Are Your Eyes Still Blue

"Are Your Eyes Still Blue" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Shane McAnally. It is the second single from his only studio album, Shane McAnally. He wrote the song with Julie Wood and Steve Mandile, the latter of whom would later become a member of the band Sixwire.

"Are Your Eyes Still Blue"
Single by Shane McAnally
from the album Shane McAnally
B-side"If It's Over"[1]
ReleasedAugust 17, 1999 (1999-08-17)[2]
GenreCountry
Length3:45
LabelCurb
Songwriter(s)
  • Shane McAnally
  • Julie Wood
  • Steve Mandile
Producer(s)Rich Herring[3]
Shane McAnally singles chronology
"Say Anything"
(1999)		 "Are Your Eyes Still Blue"
(1999)		 "Run Away"
(2000)

Content

Thematically, the song is about "a man still intrigued by his old flame and the transformation that has taken place since their parting."[3] Throughout, the male narrator questions his former lover with "Are your eyes still blue?" The song consists of two verses, a chorus which is sung three times, and a bridge. It begins in the key of F major, then modulates upward by a whole-step at each chorus, ending in B major. It is in 2/2 or cut time with an approximate tempo of 84 half-notes per minute.[4] Prominent mandolin and fiddle are heard throughout.

Critical reception

An uncredited review in Billboard was favorable, saying that "His sophomore single is an appealing uptempo number with a decidedly more country flavor. Production is crisp and flatters McAnally's energetic performance."[3] Country Standard Time writer Dan McIntosh, in a review of the album, wrote that it "nicely melds fiddle and mandolin into what comes off as a sort of modern day bluegrass plucker."[5]

Personnel

From Shane McAnally liner notes.[6]

Chart performance
Chart (1999) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[7] 47
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[8] 31

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 261. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
  2. "Are Your Eyes Still Blue [CD5/Cassette Single] – Shane McAnally". AllMusic. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  3. "Reviews". Billboard: 22. July 3, 1999.
  4. "'Are Your Eyes Still Blue' sheet music". Musicnotes.com. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  5. McIntosh, Dan. "Shane McAnally: Shane McAnally". Country Standard Time. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  6. Shane McAnally (CD booklet). Shane McAnally. Curb Records. 2000. 77818.CS1 maint: others (link)
  7. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 10004." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. November 8, 1999.
  8. "Shane McAnally Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
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