Mr. Blue

"Mr. Blue"
"Mr. Blue"
Single by the Fleetwoods
from the album Mr. Blue
B-side	"You Mean Everything to Me"
Released	1959
Genre	Pop
Length	2:26
Label	Dolton 5
Songwriter(s)	DeWayne Blackwell
Producer(s)	Kearney Barton
The Fleetwoods singles chronology

"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.

Chart positions

Chart (1958-2018)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100^[5]	231

The song was covered in 1959 by David MacBeth, whose Joe Meek produced version^[6] reached number 18 on the UK Singles Chart, spending one week in the Top 20.^[7]

^ 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.
^ "BMI | Repertoire Search". Archived from the original on January 18, 2013. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
^ 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.
^ "Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart". Billboard. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
^ Joe Meek, Telstar: The Hits of Joe Meek, Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., London, 2006
^ "DAVID MACBETH | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved May 4, 2021.

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