Midnight Blue (Lou Gramm song)

"Midnight Blue"
Single by Lou Gramm
from the album Ready or Not
B-side"Chain of Love"
ReleasedJanuary 1987
Recorded1986
Genre
Length3:54
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Lou Gramm singles chronology
"Midnight Blue"
(1987) 		"Ready or Not"
(1987)

"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.

Reception

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

U.S. 7" single (Atlantic 7-89304)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Midnight Blue"Lou Gramm, Bruce Turgon3:54
2."Chain of Love"Gramm, Turgon3:58
Total length:7:52
German 12" single (Atlantic 786 723-0)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Midnight Blue" (extended remix)Gramm, Turgon5:23
2."Chain of Love"Gramm, Turgon3:58
Total length:9:21
German 12" blue vinyl single (Atlantic 786 723-0)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Midnight Blue" (extended remix)Gramm, Turgon5:23
2."Midnight Blue"Gramm, Turgon3:54
3."Chain of Love"Gramm, Turgon3:58
Total length:13:15

Personnel

Technical personnel

  • Pat Moran – producer, engineer
  • Ted Jensen – mastering engineer (at Sterling Sound, New York)
  • Timothy White – cover photography
  • Bob Defrin – art direction

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1987) Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report)[10]
8
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[11] 15
Germany (GfK)[12] 45
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[13] 29
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[14] 40
UK Singles (OCC)[15] 82
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 5
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[9] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1987) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[16] 51
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[17] 82

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Cassette Chronicles – Lou Gramm's ' Ready or Not'". 15 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Ready or Not - Lou Gramm | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  3. ^ "Album Review : Lou Gramm – Questions and Answers". 23 July 2021.
  4. ^ Eddy, Chuck (22 March 1997). "Working-Woman Rock from Sigmund Freud to Simon Frith". The Accidental Evolution of Rock 'n' Roll: A Misguided Tour Through Popular Music. Da Capo Press. p. 21. ISBN 0-306-80741-6.
  5. ^ "Single Releases" (PDF). Cash Box. 24 January 1987. p. 9. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  6. ^ Adams, Bret. Lou Gramm: Ready or Not > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  7. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Foreigner: Jukebox Heroes: The Foreigner Anthology > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  8. ^ a b "Lou Gramm Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  9. ^ a b "Lou Gramm Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  10. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 128. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  11. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0799." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  12. ^ "Lou Gramm – Midnight Blue" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  13. ^ "Lou Gramm – Midnight Blue" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  14. ^ "Lou Gramm – Midnight Blue". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  15. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  16. ^ "Australian Music Report No 701 – 28 December 1987 > National Top 100 Singles for 1987". Australian Music Report. Retrieved 11 December 2019 – via Imgur.
  17. ^ "1987 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 99, no. 52. 26 December 1987.

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