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"Midnight Blue" is a song by American rock singer-songwriter Lou Gramm, issued as a 7" single in the United States in January 1987 by Atlantic Records. It was the lead-off single from Gramm's debut album, Ready or Not, released in February 1987. An extended remix of the song was available as a 12" single.

"Midnight Blue"
Single by Lou Gramm
from the album Ready or Not
B-side	"Chain of Love"
Released	January 1987
Recorded	1986
Genre	Rock[1] pop rock[2][3]
Length	3:54
Label	Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Lou Gramm Bruce Turgon
Producer(s)	Pat Moran Lou Gramm
Lou Gramm singles chronology
"Midnight Blue" (1987) "Ready or Not" (1987)

Reception

In a contemporary review, Cash Box praised the single as being "riveting" and "triumphant."[4] Bret Adams has described "Midnight Blue" as "a terrific pop/rock song" on AllMusic. He has claimed that "despite its hit status, it's one of the decade's truly underappreciated singles".[5] Stephen Thomas Erlewine, while reviewing the Foreigner retrospective collection Jukebox Heroes: The Foreigner Anthology (2000), has called the song "the last great single of the album-rock era".[6]

The single peaked at number 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100[7] and spent five weeks on the top of the Mainstream Rock chart, starting on 14 February 1987.[8] "Midnight Blue" has remained Gramm's highest-charting solo hit to date.

Track listing

Personnel

• Lou Gramm – vocals; producer
• Eddie Martinez – lead guitar
• Bruce Turgon – rhythm guitars
• Stanley Sheldon – bass guitar
• Phil Ashley – keyboards, programming
• Ben Gramm – drums
• Mark Rivera – backing vocals
• Sherryl Marshall – backing vocals
• Cookie Watkins – backing vocals

Technical personnel

• Pat Moran – producer, engineer
• Ted Jensen – mastering engineer (at Sterling Sound, New York)
• Timothy White – cover photography
• Bob Defrin – art direction

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1987)	Peak position
Australian (Kent Music Report)[9]	8
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[10]	15
Germany (Official German Charts)[11]	45
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12]	29
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13]	40
UK Singles (OCC)[14]	82
US Billboard Hot 100[7]	5
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[8]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1987)	Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[15]	51
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[16]	82

See also

• List of Billboard Mainstream Rock number-one songs of 1987

References

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