BBoyZii - Bluer Than Blue
BBoyZii
Feb 16, 2025 01:18am
<p>"<strong>Bluer Than Blue</strong>" is a 1978 song recorded by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Johnson_(singer)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michael Johnson</a>. The song was written by noted pop and country songwriter <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Goodrum" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Randy Goodrum</a>. Originally recorded as a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demo_(music)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">demo</a>, "Bluer Than Blue" was taken as the first single from Johnson's subsequent LP, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Michael_Johnson_Album" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Michael Johnson Album</em></a>. The song is from the point of view of a man who is in a failing relationship, and is trying to convince himself that his situation will improve once the one he loved moves on; however, it is evident by the lyrics to the song his efforts are thus far ineffective.</p><p><br></p><p>The song became the singer's first <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_40" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">top 40</a> hit, reaching #12 on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Billboard</em> Hot 100</a> chart in summer 1978. It also reached #10 on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cash_Box" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Cash Box</em></a> chart. It proved even more popular with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adult_contemporary" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">adult contemporary</a> radio stations, spending three weeks at #1 on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adult_Contemporary_(chart)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Easy Listening</a> chart that same year. To date, this is Johnson's highest-charting single on the Pop and Adult Contemporary charts. The song has become a well-known American 1970s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soft_rock" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">soft rock</a> single that continues to be played on radio stations.</p>