Wild & Blue is the fourth studio album by American country music artist John Anderson. It was released in September 1982 under Warner Bros. Records. It includes the Number One country hits "Swingin'" and "Wild and Blue".

Wild & Blue
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 15, 1982
GenreCountry
Length30:15
LabelWarner Bros. Nashville
ProducerJohn Anderson
Frank Jones
John Anderson chronology
I Just Came Home to Count the Memories
(1981)
Wild & Blue
(1982)
All the People Are Talkin'
(1983)
Singles from Wild & Blue
  1. "Wild and Blue"
    Released: September 1982
  2. "Swingin'"
    Released: January 10, 1983
  3. "Goin' Down Hill"
    Released: June 25, 1983
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wild and Blue"John Scott Sherrill2:53
2."The Waltz You Save for Me" (duet with Emmylou Harris)Emil Flindt, Gus Kahn, Wayne King2:45
3."Honky Tonk Hearts"Bob McDill3:13
4."Long Black Veil"Danny Dill, Marijohn Wilkin3:18
5."She Never Looked That Good When She Was Mine"Johnny MacRae, Bob Morrison2:34
6."Disappearing Farmer"James Cowan, Sandy Pinkard3:03
7."Honky Tonk Saturday Night"Sanger D. Shafer2:53
8."Goin' Down Hill"John Anderson, X Lincoln (aka Billy Lee Tubb)3:37
9."The Price of a Thin Silver Dime"Ronal McCown3:43
10."Swingin'"Anderson, Lionel Delmore3:04
11."If a Broken Heart Could Kill"Allen Henson, Wayland Holyfield, Norro Wilson3:03

Personnel

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Chart performance

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Chart (1982) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 3
U.S. Billboard 200[3] 58

References

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  1. ^ Roland, Tom. Wild & Blue at AllMusic
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1990). "A". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved August 16, 2020 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ "John Anderson". Billboard. Retrieved 21 July 2023.