Your Baby Never Looked Good in Blue is a single by Exposé, released on March 21, 1990. Written by Diane Warren and produced by Lewis Martineé, the song was included on the group's second studio album, What You Don't Know. Lead vocals on the track were performed by Jeanette Jurado. The song was the fourth single released from What You Don't Know, and it is a romance-themed ballad sung from the perspective of a person whose lover is rumored to have "found someone new".
| "Your Baby Never Looked Good in Blue" | ||||
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| Single by Exposé | ||||
| from the album What You Don't Know | ||||
| B-side | "Now That I Found You" | |||
| Released | March 21, 1990 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:54 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Diane Warren | |||
| Producer(s) | Lewis Martineé | |||
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Background
editComposer Diane Warren had submitted "Your Baby Never Looked Good in Blue" for consideration for Exposé to record along with the Warren composition "I'll Never Get Over You Getting Over Me": Arista president Clive Davis had indicated that only one of those two songs could be recorded by the group and while Jurado – who considered "both beautiful songs" – had favored the latter, the group's producer Lewis Martineé opted for "Your Baby Never Looked Good in Blue".[1] (Exposé would be able to record "I'll Never Get Over You Getting Me" for their 1992 album Exposé with the track becoming a Top Ten hit.)
Reception
editLos Angeles Times music critic Dennis Hunt, in a dismissive review of the What You Don't Know album, mentioned "Your Baby Never Looked Good in Blue" - (Dennis Hunt quote:) "which has mournful country-style lyrics" - as the album's "one top notch song".[2]
Music video
editThe music video shows scenes of the three vocalists performing at a concert, preparing for the performance backstage and surrounding a tour bus.
Track listing
editU.S. 7" single (vinyl and cassette)
edit- A - "Your Baby Never Looked Good in Blue" (3:54)
- B - "Now That I Found You" (3:46)
Charts
edit| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[3] | 19 |
| Canada RPM Top 100 Singles[4] | 17 |
| US Adult Contemporary[5] | 9 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[6] | 17 |
| US Cash Box Top 100[7] | 16 |
References
edit- ^ Jurado, Jeanette (November 30, 2012). "Exposé". Round Trip With Dave O (Interview). Interviewed by Dave O'. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
- ^ Los Angeles Times 9 July 1989 "Record Rack" by Dennis Hunt p.73 (Calendar)
- ^ http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.7981&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=4u444os8oh391jedk635aciqd7[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-12. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Artist Search for "exposé"". AllMusic.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2011). Top Pop Singles 1955-2010. Record Research.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2014). Cash Box Pop Hits: 1952-1996. Record Research.