Midnight Blue (Lou Gramm song)
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| "Midnight Blue" | ||||
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| Single by Lou Gramm | ||||
| from the album Ready or Not | ||||
| B-side | "Chain of Love" | |||
| Released | January 1987 | |||
| Recorded | 1986 | |||
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| Length | 3:54 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
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| Lou Gramm singles chronology | ||||
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"Midnight Blue" is a song by American rock singer-songwriter Lou Gramm, issued as a 7" single in the United States in January 1987 by Atlantic Records. It was the lead-off single from Gramm's debut album, Ready or Not, released in February 1987. An extended remix of the song was available as a 12" single.
In a contemporary review, Cash Box praised the single as being "riveting" and "triumphant."[5] Bret Adams has described "Midnight Blue" as "a terrific pop/rock song" on AllMusic. He has claimed that "despite its hit status, it's one of the decade's truly underappreciated singles".[6] Stephen Thomas Erlewine, while reviewing the Foreigner retrospective collection Jukebox Heroes: The Foreigner Anthology (2000), has called the song "the last great single of the album-rock era".[7]
The single peaked at number 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100[8] and spent five weeks on the top of the Mainstream Rock chart, starting on 14 February 1987.[9] "Midnight Blue" has remained Gramm's highest-charting solo hit to date.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Midnight Blue" | Lou Gramm, Bruce Turgon | 3:54 |
| 2. | "Chain of Love" | Gramm, Turgon | 3:58 |
| Total length: | 7:52 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Midnight Blue" (extended remix) | Gramm, Turgon | 5:23 |
| 2. | "Chain of Love" | Gramm, Turgon | 3:58 |
| Total length: | 9:21 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Midnight Blue" (extended remix) | Gramm, Turgon | 5:23 |
| 2. | "Midnight Blue" | Gramm, Turgon | 3:54 |
| 3. | "Chain of Love" | Gramm, Turgon | 3:58 |
| Total length: | 13:15 | ||
Personnel
- Lou Gramm – vocals; producer
- Eddie Martinez – lead guitar
- Bruce Turgon – rhythm guitars
- Stanley Sheldon – bass guitar
- Phil Ashley – keyboards, programming
- Ben Gramm – drums
- Mark Rivera – backing vocals
- Sherryl Marshall – backing vocals
- Cookie Watkins – backing vocals
Technical personnel
- Pat Moran – producer, engineer
- Ted Jensen – mastering engineer (at Sterling Sound, New York)
- Timothy White – cover photography
- Bob Defrin – art direction