"Am I Blue" is a song written by David Chamberlain, and recorded by American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

artist George Strait. It was released in August 1987 as the third and final single from his album ''

Ocean Front Property ''Ocean Front Property'' is the seventh studio album by American country music artist George Strait, released on January 12, 1987, by MCA Records. It is certified 2× Multi-platinum by the RIAA. It is the first album to debut at #1 on the Billboar ...

''. It became his 12th number 1 single in the U.S.

Critical reception

Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song a B+ grade, saying that it "revels in his

Western swing Western swing music is a subgenre of American country music that originated in the late 1920s in the West and South among the region's Western string bands. It is dance music, often with an up-tempo beat, which attracted huge crowds to dance ...

roots." He goes on to say that "the contemporary production makes it timely, but the arrangements and vocal performance make it timeless."CountryUniverse.net
Song review

Charts

References

1987 singles 1986 songs George Strait songs Song recordings produced by Jimmy Bowen MCA Records singles Songs written by David Chamberlain (songwriter) {{1986-country-song-stub