Mr. Blue

For the Electric Light Orchestra song, see Mr. Blue Sky.
"Mr. Blue"
Single by the Fleetwoods
from the album Mr. Blue
B-side"You Mean Everything to Me"
Released1959
GenrePop[1]
Length2:26
LabelDolton 5
Songwriter(s)DeWayne Blackwell
Producer(s)Kearney Barton
The Fleetwoods singles chronology
"Graduation's Here"
(1959) 		"Mr. Blue"
(1959) 		"You Mean Everything to Me"
(1959)

"Mr. Blue" is a popular song written by DeWayne Blackwell[2] that was a hit for the Fleetwoods, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in November 1959,[3] giving the group its second chart-topping hit of the year. Roy Lanham played guitar on the track, and Si Zentner played the trombone.

  1. ^ Breihan, Tom (February 13, 2018). "The Number Ones: The Fleetwoods' "Mr. Blue"". Stereogum. Retrieved June 6, 2023. 'Mr. Blue' was more a product of the pop-star studio system, and it wasn't nearly as good of a fit.
  2. ^ "BMI | Repertoire Search". Archived from the original on January 18, 2013. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 230.