Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
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"Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" | ||||
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Nashville) | ||||
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Length | 2:37 | |||
Label | United Artists | |||
Songwriter(s) | Richard Leigh | |||
Producer(s) | Allen Reynolds | |||
Crystal Gayle singles chronology | ||||
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"Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" is a song written by Richard Leigh, and recorded by American country music singer Crystal Gayle. It was released in June 1977 as the first single from Gayle's album We Must Believe in Magic.
Background
"Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" composer Richard Leigh had been responsible for all three of Crystal Gayle's previous Top Ten
The track was recorded at Jack's Tracks in Nashville on October 27, 1976. As Reynolds' regular session keyboardist Charles Cochran had suffered a stroke with some resultant numbness in his hands, Reynolds hired
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Critical reception
The song became a worldwide hit single. In the United States, it topped the Billboard
Cover versions
The song has been covered by Lorrae Desmond, Laura Fygi, Anita Meyer, the Nolans, Tessanne Chin, Dolly Parton, Alison Statton (aka Devine & Statton), Wendy Van Wanten, and Dana Winner. Mireille Mathieu recorded the song first in French as "Un peu de bleu" in 1977 then in German as "Tränen Würden Mir Nicht Stehn" in 1980, another French rendering "Mes yeux bleus sont gris" was recorded by Michèle Torr, Matell, and a Cantonese version titled "你說是甜我說苦 (You Say it is Sweet, I say it is Bitter)" was recorded by Prudence Liew for her Jokingly Saying album. Jitka Zelenková in Czech version (Loučení) in 1979 and then also Lenka Filipová in Czech version Vraní blues for her album Zamilovaná in 1981.
Chart performance
Weekly singles charts
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Year-end charts
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See also
References
- ^ ISBN 0-634-09806-3.
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- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 131.
- ^ "Crystal Gayle Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Crystal Gayle Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 12/10/77". Archived from the original on 2016-10-30. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
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- ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1977". Billboard. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
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- ^ "australian-charts.com - Forum - Top 100 End of Year AMR Charts - 1980s (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1978/Top 100 Songs of 1978". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-12.