Blue Skies Again (album)

Blue Skies Again is the ninth studio album by American country music artist John Anderson. It was released on November 2, 1987, as his first album for MCA Nashville after leaving Warner Bros. Records in 1986.

Blue Skies Again
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 2, 1987
GenreCountry
Length29:50
LabelMCA Nashville
ProducerJohn Anderson, Jimmy Bowen
John Anderson chronology
Countrified
(1986)
Blue Skies Again
(1987)
10
(1988)
Singles from Blue Skies Again
  1. "When Your Yellow Brick Road Turns Blue"
    Released: September 1987
  2. "Somewhere Between Ragged and Right"
    Released: December 3, 1987
  3. "It's Hard to Keep This Ship Together"
    Released: March 1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Village VoiceB+[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Blue Skies Again"Michael P. Heeney3:26
2."There's Nothing Left for Me to Take for Granted"John Anderson, Lionel Delmore3:01
3."Quittin' Time"William Bell, Steve Cropper, Ben Dover, John Jarrard, Russell Smith3:57
4."Just for You"Anderson2:35
5."Somewhere Between Ragged and Right" (duet with Waylon Jennings)Roger Murrah, Waylon Jennings3:20
6."When Your Yellow Brick Road Turns Blue"Bernie Nelson, Gary Vincent3:08
7."His and Hers"Paul Craft2:05
8."I Make It Hard to Lose"Mark Germino2:43
9."Lying in Her Arms"Anderson, Paul Kennerley2:45
10."It's Hard to Keep This Ship Together"Anderson, Fred Carter Jr.2:50

Personnel

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Chart performance

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Album

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Chart (1987) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 41

Singles

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Year Single Peak positions
US Country CAN Country
1987 "When Your Yellow Brick Road Turns Blue" 48
1988 "Somewhere Between Ragged and Right" (with Waylon Jennings) 23 35
"It's Hard to Keep This Ship Together" 65 *

References

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  1. ^ Christgau, Robert (February 23, 1988). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved April 26, 2016.