Your Baby Never Looked Good in Blue
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"Your Baby Never Looked Good in Blue" is the title of a 1990 song by the American girl group
Exposé
. Written by acclaimed songwriter 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 has "found someone new".
charts, "Your Baby Never Looked Good in Blue" broke a string of seven consecutive top ten singles by Exposé on the Hot 100
chart when it peaked at #17 for the week ending May 26, 1990. The song was more successful on the Billboard adult contemporary chart
, where it reached #9 in June of that year.
shows scenes of the three vocalists performing at a concert, preparing for the performance backstage and surrounding a tour bus.
Girl group
A girl group is a popular music act featuring several young female singers who generally harmonise together.Girl groups emerged in the late 1950s as groups of young singers teamed up with behind-the-scenes songwriters and music producers to create hit singles, often featuring glossy production...
Exposé
Exposé (band)
Exposé is an American vocal group. Primarily consisting of lead vocalists Ann Curless, Jeanette Jurado, and Gioia Bruno, the group achieved much of their success in the late 1980s and early 1990s, becoming the first group to have four top ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart from their debut...
. Written by acclaimed songwriter Diane Warren
Diane Warren
Diane Eve Warren , is a US songwriter. Her songs have received six Academy Award nominations, five Golden Globe nominations, including one win and seven Grammy Award nominations, including one win. She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2001...
and produced by Lewis Martineé
Lewis Martineé
Lewis Antonio Martineé is a freestyle music producer and former DJ based in Miami, Florida. In addition to founding the girl group Exposé in 1984, he also wrote and produced all of the songs on its first two albums, Exposure and What You Don't Know . He also contributed to the group's third...
, 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
Jeanette Jurado
Jeanette Livier Jurado is a member of the popular girl group Exposé. She was born on November 14, 1965, in Pico Rivera, California, a suburb of Los Angeles.Jurado is a member of Exposé, along with Ann Curless and Gioia Bruno, then later Kelly Moneymaker...
. The song was the fourth single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
released from What You Don't Know, and it is a romance-themed ballad sung from the perspective of a person whose lover has "found someone new".
Reception
On the BillboardBillboard (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...
charts, "Your Baby Never Looked Good in Blue" broke a string of seven consecutive top ten singles by Exposé on the Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
chart when it peaked at #17 for the week ending May 26, 1990. The song was more successful on the Billboard adult contemporary chart
Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States...
, where it reached #9 in June of that year.
Music video
The music videoMusic video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
shows scenes of the three vocalists performing at a concert, preparing for the performance backstage and surrounding a tour bus.
U.S. 7" single (vinyl and cassette)
- A - "Your Baby Never Looked Good in Blue" (3:55)
- B - "Now That I Found You" (3:43)