Blue Boy (song)

1958 single by Jim Reeves

"Blue Boy"

Single by Jim Reeves
from the album  The Best of Jim Reeves
B-side| Theme Of Love (I Love To Say, "I Love You")
Released| 1958
Recorded| 1958
Genre| Country
Length| 2:07
Label| RCA Victor
Songwriter(s)| Boudleaux Bryant[1]
Jim Reeves singles chronology
| "I Love You More"
(1958)  | "Blue Boy"
(1958)  | "Theme of Love"
(1958)

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"Blue Boy" is a song written by Boudleaux Bryant, sung by Jim Reeves, and released on the RCA Victor label. In July 1958, it peaked at No. 2 on Billboard's country and western jockey chart.[2] It spent 22 weeks on the charts and was also ranked No. 10 on Billboard's 1958 year-end country and western chart.[2][3] On the Hot 100, "Blue Boy" peaked at No. 45.[4]

The song was originally recorded by Anita Carter as "Blue Doll" [5] b/w "Go Away Johnnie" on Cadence 1333, released August, 1957.[6] The single did not chart.

The song has been included on multiple compilation albums, including He'll Have to Go & Other Hits (1960),[7] The Best of Jim Reeves (1964),[8] The Unforgettable Jim Reeves (1976),[9] Country U.S.A.: 1958 (1989),[10] and The Essential Jim Reeves (1995).[11]

## See also

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* Billboard year-end top 50 country & western singles of 1958

## References

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1. ^ "classic-country-song-lyrics.com". classic-country-song-lyrics.com. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
2. ^ a b Joel Whitburn (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Billboard Books. p. 263\. ISBN 0823076326.
3. ^ "Chart Toppers of 1958". The Billboard. December 15, 1958. p. 44.
4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 699.
5. ^ "Song: Blue Doll written by Boudleaux Bryant | SecondHandSongs". SecondHandSongs.
6. ^ "Anita Carter - Blue Doll".
7. ^ "He'll Have to Go & Other Hits". AllMusic. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
8. ^ "The Best of Jim Reeves". AllMusic. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
9. ^ "The Unforgettable Jim Reeves". AllMusic. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
10. ^ "Country U.S.A.: 1958". AllMusic. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
11. ^ "The Essential Jim Reeves". AllMusic. Retrieved December 10, 2020.

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Studio albums|

* Jim Reeves Sings (1955)
* Singing Down the Lane (1956)
* Bimbo (1957)
* Jim Reeves (1957)
* Girls I Have Known (1958)
* God Be with You (1959)
* Songs to Warm the Heart (1959)
* According to My Heart (1960)
* The Intimate Jim Reeves (1960)
* He'll Have to Go (1960)
* Tall Tales and Short Tempers (1961)
* Talkin' to Your Heart (1961)
* The Country Side of Jim Reeves (1962)
* A Touch of Velvet (1962)
* We Thank Thee (1962)
* Gentleman Jim (1963)
* The International Jim Reeves (1963)
* Good 'n' Country (1963)
* Twelve Songs of Christmas (1963)
* Kimberley Jim (1964)
* Moonlight and Roses (1964)
* The Jim Reeves Way (1965)
* Yours Sincerely, Jim Reeves (1966)
* Blue Side of Lonesome (1967)
* My Cathedral (1967)
* A Touch of Sadness (1968)
* Jim Reeves—and Some Friends (1969)
* Jim Reeves Writes You a Record (1971)

Live albums|

* Jim Reeves on Stage (1968)

Compilations|

* The Best of Jim Reeves (1964)
* Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? (1964)
* Up Through the Years (1965)
* The Best of Jim Reeves Vol. II (1965)
* The Best of Jim Reeves Volume III (1969)
* Something Special (1971)
* 40 Golden Greats (1975)
* Remembering Patsy Cline & Jim Reeves (1982)

Singles|

* "Mexican Joe"
* "Bimbo"
* "I Love You"
* "Am I Losing You"
* "Yonder Comes a Sucker"
* "Four Walls"
* "Anna Marie"
* "Blue Boy"
* "Billy Bayou"
* "He'll Have to Go"
* "The Blizzard"
* "Stand at Your Window"
* "Adios Amigo"
* "Welcome to My World"
* "Love Is No Excuse"
* "I Guess I'm Crazy"
* "I Love You Because"
* "I Won't Forget You"
* "This Is It"
* "Is It Really Over?"
* "Distant Drums"
* "Blue Side of Lonesome"
* "I Won't Come In While He's There"
* "When You Are Gone"
* "Missing You"
* "Am I That Easy to Forget"
* "Don't Let Me Cross Over"
* "Have You Ever Been Lonely?"

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