''Your Baby Never Looked Good in Blue'' is a single by

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, released on March 21, 1990. Written by

Diane Warren Diane Eve Warren (born September 7, 1956) is an American songwriter. She has received several awards including a Grammy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, three ''Billboard'' Music Awards and an Honorary Academy Award. Wa ...

and produced by

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, the song was included on the group's second studio album, '' What You Don't Know''. Lead vocals on the track were performed by

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. The song was the fourth

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released from ''What You Don't Know'', and it is a romance-themed

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sung from the perspective of a person whose lover is rumored to have "found someone new".

Background

Composer Diane Warren had submitted "Your Baby Never Looked Good in Blue" for consideration for Exposé to record along with the Warren composition "

I'll Never Get Over You Getting Over Me "I'll Never Get Over You Getting Over Me" is a song written by Diane Warren and recorded by female contemporary R&B group Exposé. It is featured on Exposé's 1992 eponymous album. It was the second single taken from the group's third studio albu ...

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president

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had indicated that only one of those two songs could be recorded by the group and while Jurado – who considered "both beautiful songs" – had favored the latter, the group's producer

opted for "Your Baby Never Looked Good in Blue". (Exposé would be able to record "I'll Never Get Over You Getting Me" for their 1992 album ''

'' with the track becoming a Top Ten hit.)

Reception

''Los Angeles Times'' music critic Dennis Hunt, in a dismissive review of the ''What You Don't Know'' album, mentioned "Your Baby Never Looked Good in Blue" - (Dennis Hunt quote:) "which has mournful country-style lyrics" - as the album's "one top notch song". However in its single release, "Your Baby Never Looked Good in Blue" would end Exposé's streak of Top Ten singles - the group had scored seven - , peaking at #17 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for the week ending May 26, 1990. The song was more successful on the ''Billboard''

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, where it reached #9 in June of that year.Hyatt, Wesley (1999). ''The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits'' (Billboard Publications), page 388.

Music video

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shows scenes of the three vocalists performing at a concert, preparing for the performance backstage and surrounding a tour bus.

Track listing

U.S. 7" single (vinyl and cassette)

:A - "Your Baby Never Looked Good in Blue" (3:54) :B - "Now That I Found You" (3:46)

Charts

References

External links

7" single info from discogs.com
{{Authority control 1990 singles Exposé (group) songs Pop ballads Songs written by Diane Warren 1989 songs Arista Records singles