"New Shade of Blue" is a song written by John McFee and Andre Pessis, and recorded by American country music group Southern Pacific. It was released in July 1988 as the second single from the album Zuma. The song reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1]

"New Shade of Blue"
Single by Southern Pacific
from the album Zuma
B-side"Just Hang On"
ReleasedJuly 1988
GenreCountry
Length3:45
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)John McFee, Andre Pessis
Producer(s)Southern Pacific, Jim Ed Norman
Southern Pacific singles chronology
"Midnight Highway"
(1988)
"New Shade of Blue"
(1988)
"Honey I Dare You"
(1989)

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1988) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 2
Canadian RPM Country Tracks[3] 1

Year-end charts

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Chart (1988) Position
Canadian RPM Country Tracks[4] 5
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 39

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 9144-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 326.
  2. ^ "Southern Pacific Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. ^ "RPM 100 Country Singles" (PDF). RPM. November 19, 1988.
  4. ^ "Top 100 Country Singles of '88" (PDF). RPM. December 24, 1988. p. 15.
  5. ^ "1988 The Year in Music & Video" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 100, no. 52. December 24, 1988. p. Y-30. Retrieved July 7, 2021.