Blue Morning, Blue Day

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"Blue Morning, Blue Day"
Foreigner - Blue Morning, Blue Day b-w I Have Waited So Long (1978) big.JPG
Single by Foreigner
from the album Double Vision
B-side "I Have Waited So Long"
ReleasedDecember 1978 (1978-12) (US)
January 1979 (UK) [1]
Recorded1978
Genre Hard rock
Length3:08
Label Atlantic
Songwriter(s) Lou Gramm, Mick Jones
Producer(s) Keith Olsen, Mick Jones, Ian McDonald
Foreigner singles chronology
"Double Vision"
(1978)
"Blue Morning, Blue Day"
(1978)
"Love Has Taken Its Toll"
(1979)
Blue vinyl issue
Blue Morning, Blue Day on blue vinyl - Foreigner.jpg
Limited edition release

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