Blue Side of Town
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"Blue Side of Town" is a single release by Patty Loveless
, recorded at MCA/Nashville in the spring of 1988. It was included on her third album with MCA Records, Honky Tonk Angel, with the single being released in October 1988. It was the first single released from the album.
Loveless purchased the recording rights to this song in 1985, a few years before she recorded it but it wasn't included on her self-titled album, Patty Loveless
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The song charted for 22 weeks (her longest to date) on the Billboard
Hot Country Singles and Tracks
chart, reaching #4 during the week of January 14, 1989.
Patty Loveless
Patty Loveless , is an American country music singer.Since her emergence on the country music scene in late 1986 with her first album, Loveless has been one of the most popular female singers of the Neotraditional country movement, although she has also recorded albums in the Country pop and...
, recorded at MCA/Nashville in the spring of 1988. It was included on her third album with MCA Records, Honky Tonk Angel, with the single being released in October 1988. It was the first single released from the album.
Loveless purchased the recording rights to this song in 1985, a few years before she recorded it but it wasn't included on her self-titled album, Patty Loveless
Patty Loveless (album)
Patty Loveless is the self-titled debut album from country music artist Patty Loveless. It was released in 1986. Among its tracks were Billboard Top Country Singles minor hits, "Lonely Days, Lonely Nights," "I Did," "After All," and "Wicked Ways." The album peaked at #35 on the Top Country Albums...
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The song charted for 22 weeks (her longest to date) on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Country Singles and Tracks
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
chart, reaching #4 during the week of January 14, 1989.
Chart positions
| Chart (1988-1989) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 4 |
Covers
- Canadian country music singer Lori YatesLori YatesLori Yates is a Canadian Juno Award-nominated country music singer and songwriter.-Early career:Lori Yates early music career was with Toronto-area bands such as The Last Resorts and Rang Tango .-Nashville:Yates became a Nashville-based artist on the Columbia Records Nashville label...
recorded the song for her 1989 album Can't Stop the Girl.