Blue_Guitar

Blue Guitar

Blue Guitar

1963 single by Richard Chamberlain

For the Celeste Buckingham song, see Blue Guitar (Celeste Buckingham song). For the song recorded by Justin Hayward and John Lodge, see Blue Jays (album).

"Blue Guitar" is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. In 1963, Richard Chamberlain released it as the lead single from his album Twilight of Honor. It was a No. 12 hit on the Easy Listening chart and reached No. 42 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1]

Quick Facts Single by Richard Chamberlain, from the album Twilight of Honor ...

Background

Chamberlain's single is also notable for its B-side, another Bacharach-David composition entitled "(They Long to Be) Close to You." This is the original version of the song that became a number-one hit for the Carpenters in 1970.

It has been covered by Canadian actor Lorne Greene for his album The Ponderosa.

References

  1. [1]
    Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 51.



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