Pretty Blue Eyes

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"Pretty Blue Eyes"
Single by Steve Lawrence
B-side "You're Nearer"
Released 1959
Format Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM
Genre Pop music
Length 1:52
Label ABC-Paramount Records
Writer(s) Teddy Randazzo & Bobby Weinstein[1]
Producer(s) Don Costa[2]
Steve Lawrence singles chronology
"Only One Love"
(1959)
"Pretty Blue Eyes"
(1959)
"Footsteps"
(1960)

"Pretty Blue Eyes" is a song released in 1959 by Steve Lawrence. The song spent 18 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 9,[3] while reaching No. 4 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade,[4] No. 7 in Australia,[5] and No. 20 in the Netherlands.[6]

In 1960, Craig Douglas released a cover of "Pretty Blue Eyes", which reached No. 4 on the UK's New Musical Express chart[7] and No. 12 in Italy.[8]

References

  1. Pretty Blue Eyes - By: Steve Lawrence, MusicVF.com. Accessed July 25, 2015
  2. "Announcing Don Costa Productions, Inc.", Billboard, October 9, 1961. p. 9. Accessed December 2, 2015.
  3. Steve Lawrence - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed July 25, 2015
  4. "CHUM Hit Parade", CHUM, Week of January 25, 1960
  5. David Kent, Australian Top 20 Singles - Week Ending February 13, 1960
  6. Steve Lawrence - Pretty Blue Eyes, Dutch Charts. Retrieved July 27, 2015
  7. Craig Douglas - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Accessed October 15, 2015
  8. "Best Selling Pop Records in Italy", Billboard, May 16, 1960. p. 4. Accessed December 2, 2015.

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