"Lady Blue" is the 1975 hit love song by singer–songwriter

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. It was a track on his LP album, ''

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''. The song reached number 14 on the U.S. ''

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'' on Nov. 1, 1975. The song featured a saxophone solo in the instrumental section. The first live play of the song in a concert was by

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on September 30, 1977 at

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in West Hollywood, CA. His studio version reached #39 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1978.

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and Leon Russell performed ''Lady Blue'' live on July 28, 1987 at Hunts in Burlington, VT.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

References

External links

YouTube, Leon Russell, Lady Blue 1975
1975 songs Leon Russell songs Songs written by Leon Russell Song recordings produced by Denny Cordell {{1970s-song-stub