He's Back and I'm Blue

"He's Back and I'm Blue" is a song written by Robert Anderson and Michael Woody, and recorded by the American country music group The Desert Rose Band. It was released in February 1988 as the third single from the album The Desert Rose Band. The song was the fourth country hit for The Desert Rose Band and the first of two number ones for the group. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the country chart.[1]

"He's Back and I'm Blue"
Single by The Desert Rose Band
from the album The Desert Rose Band
B-side"One That Got Away"
ReleasedFebruary 1988
GenreCountry, country rock
Length3:05
LabelMCA/Curb
Songwriter(s)Robert Anderson
Michael Woody
Producer(s)Paul Worley
The Desert Rose Band singles chronology
"One Step Forward"
(1987)
"He's Back and I'm Blue"
(1988)
"Summer Wind"
(1988)

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1988) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1

Year-end charts

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Chart (1988) Position
Canadian RPM Country Tracks[3] 14
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 22

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 104.
  2. ^ "Desert Rose Band Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. ^ "Top 100 Country Singles of '88" (PDF). RPM. December 24, 1988. p. 15.
  4. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved July 9, 2021.