Faded Blue

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Faded Blue
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 2, 1984
Genre Country
Length37:38
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Gary Morris, Jim Ed Norman
Gary Morris chronology
Why Lady Why
(1983)
Faded Blue
(1984)
Anything Goes
(1985)

Faded Blue is the third studio album by American country music artist Gary Morris. It was released on April 2, 1984 via Warner Bros. Records. The album includes the singles "Between Two Fires", "Second Hand Heart" and "Baby Bye Bye". [1]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Baby Bye Bye" Gary Morris, Jamie Brantley3:18
2."Roll Back the Rug and Dance" John Barlow Jarvis, Don Cook, Gary Nicholson 3:08
3."Second Hand Heart" Mark Gray, Harold Tipton, Craig Karp4:10
4."Between Two Fires"Jan Buckingham, Sam Lorber, J. D. Martin4:02
5."Whoever's Watchin'"Morris, Kevin Welch 2:48
6."All She Said Was No"Morris, Eddie Setser3:06
7."Miracle" Mac McAnally 4:00
8."West Texas Highway and Me"Morris, Setser3:02
9."Bed of Roses"Morris, Setser6:26
10."Faded Blue"Brian Neary, Jim Photoglo 3:38

Personnel

Adapted from liner notes. [2]

Strings arranged and conducted by Bergen White, performed by The Nashville String Machine with Carl Gorodetzky, concertmaster.

Chart performance

Chart (1984)Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [3] 12

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References

  1. "Gary Morris : Faded Blue". Discogs.com. 1984. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  2. Faded Blue (CD booklet). Gary Morris. Warner Brothers Records. 1984. 25069-1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. "Gary Morris Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.