"Blue Side of Town" is a song written by

Paul Kennerley Paul Kennerley (born 1948) is an English singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer working in the American contemporary country music industry. Biography Paul Kennerley was born in Hoylake, Cheshire (now Merseyside), England in 1948. In 1 ...

and

Hank DeVito Henry M. "Hank" DeVito is an American musician and photographer known primarily for his pedal steel guitar work and songwriting. Biography After high school, DeVito attended the School of Visual Arts in New York City. He studied graphic arts and ...

, and recorded by American

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artist

Patty Loveless Patty Loveless (born Patricia Lee Ramey, January 4, 1957) is an American country music singer. She began performing in her teenaged years before signing her first recording contract with MCA Records' Nashville division in 1985. While her first ...

. It was released in October 1988 as the first single from her album '' Honky Tonk Angel''. Loveless purchased the recording rights to this song in 1985, a few years before she recorded it but it was not included on her self-titled album, ''

''. The song charted for 22 weeks on the

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chart, reaching #4 during the week of January 14, 1989.

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*Canadian country music singer

Lori Yates Lori Yates is a Canadian alternative country music singer and songwriter. Biography Early career Yates' early music career was with Toronto-area bands such as Rang Tango, Senseless and The Last Resorts. Yates was influenced by varied artists ...

recorded the song for her 1989 album ''Can't Stop the Girl''. *

Rosie Flores Rosie Flores (born September 10, 1950) is an American rockabilly and country music artist. Her music blends rockabilly, honky tonk, jazz, and Western swing along with traditional influences from her Tex-Mex heritage. She currently resides in Au ...

recorded the song for her 1987 self-titled album ''Rosie Flores''. {{authority control 1988 singles Patty Loveless songs Lori Yates songs Song recordings produced by Tony Brown (record producer) Songs written by Paul Kennerley MCA Nashville Records singles Songs written by Hank DeVito 1987 songs