Reba McEntire – How Blue, is a song written by John Moffat, and recorded by American country music artist Reba McEntire. It was released in September 1984 as the first single from the album My Kind of Country. It was her third number one single on the Billboard country music chart and would be the first of a series of number one singles during the 1980s and 1990s.
Was released on September 24, 1984 on MCA Nashville Records. The song reached number one on the Billboard Magazine country music chart months before My Kind of Country’s release, reaching the top spot in January 1985. The song also peaked at number 6 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks charts around the same time. The song helped McEntire to win the Country Music Association Awards’ “Female Vocalist of the Year” honor and was also regarded as a “new traditionalist” by many music critics, along with country artists, George Strait and Ricky Skaggs.
Reba McEntire – How Blue
From the album My Kind of Country
B-side “That’s What He Said”
Released September 24, 1984
Recorded 1984
Genre Country
Length 2:42
Label MCA
Songwriter(s) John Moffat
Producer(s) Harold Shedd
COUNTRYPEDIA
Reba McEntire – How Blue Lyrics
[Chorus]
How blue (How blue) can you make me?
How long until I heal?
How can I go on loving you when you’re gone?
How blue
(How blue) can I feel?
[Verse 1]
Oh, honey, why did you leave me?
Don’t you have a heart left in your chest
I swear to you that I’m dying
Because my mind won’t let my body rest
[Chorus]
How blue (How blue) can you make me?
How long until I heal?
How can I go on loving you when you’re gone?
How blue
(How blue) can I feel?
[Verse 2]
If I sink any lower
I’ll go under
If I cry anymore
I’ll go blind
No, there’s no relief for this missing you grief
How long can you torture my mind?
[Chorus]
How blue (How blue) can you make me?
How long until I heal?
How can I go on loving you when you’re gone?
How blue
(How blue) can I feel?
GENIUS
