Mr. Blue

"Mr. Blue"
Single by The Fleetwoods
Released	1959
Genre	Pop
Length	2:26
Label	Dolton
Songwriter(s)	DeWayne Blackwell
Producer(s)	Kearney Barton
The Fleetwoods singles chronology

"Mr. Blue" is a popular song written by DeWayne Blackwell^[1] that was a hit for The Fleetwoods, reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in November 1959^[2] and giving the group its second chart-topping hit of the year.

Chart positions

Chart (1959)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	1
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Sides ^[3]	3

The song was covered in 1959 by David Macbeth, whose Joe Meek produced version^[4] reached #18 on the UK Singles Chart, spending one week in the Top 20.^[5]
Also in 1959, the song was covered by former boxer and future actor Mike Preston who peaked at #12 and spent five weeks in the Top 20 with the song. The single's B-side is a cover of the Frankie Avalon song "Just Ask Your Heart".
In 1963, the song was recorded by Bobby Vinton on his album Blue on Blue.
In 1969, the song was recorded by Classics IV on their album, Traces (Imperial 12429).
In 1974, the song was recorded by Italian singer Mina for her album Baby Gate
In 1975, the song was recorded by David Bromberg on his album, Midnight on the Water (Columbia CK 57309).^[6]
Country singer Garth Brooks recorded the song for his 1990 album, No Fences.
Bob Dylan and The Band recorded the song in 1967, released in 2014 on The Bootleg Series Vol. 11: The Basement Tapes Complete.

↑ BMI Repertoire Database
↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 230.
↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 208.
↑ Joe Meek, Telstar: The Hits of Joe Meek, Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., London, 2006
↑ David MacBeth Cart History Retrieved 09-26-11
↑ Midnight on the Water (David Bromberg album)

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