Pretty Blue Eyes
{{Infobox song
| name = Pretty Blue Eyes
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Steve Lawrence
| album =
| B-side = You're Nearer
| released = 1959
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Pop
| length = {{Duration|m=1|s=52}}
| label = ABC-Paramount
| writer = Teddy Randazzo & Bobby Weinstein[http://musicvf.com/song.php?id=39338 Pretty Blue Eyes - By: Steve Lawrence], MusicVF.com. Accessed July 25, 2015
| producer = Don Costa"[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/60s/1961/Billboard%201961-10-09.pdf Announcing Don Costa Productions, Inc.]", Billboard, October 9, 1961. p. 9. Accessed December 2, 2015.
| prev_title = Only One Love
| prev_year = 1959
| next_title = Footsteps
| next_year = 1960
}}
"Pretty Blue Eyes" is a song written by Teddy Randazzo and Bobby Weinstein.Lonergan, David F. (2005). [https://books.google.com/books?id=NP6OdDrutyAC&pg=PA177 Hit Records, 1950-1975]. Scarecrow Press. p. 177. Retrieved April 4, 2018. In 1959, it was a hit single for Steve Lawrence, and in 1960 for Craig Douglas.
Steve Lawrence version
In 1959, Steve Lawrence released the song as a single. Lawrence's version spent 18 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 9,[https://www.billboard.com/artist/steve-lawrence/chart-history/hsi/ Hot 100 - Steve Lawrence Pretty Blue Eyes Chart History], Billboard.com. Retrieved April 4, 2018. while reaching No. 7 on the Cash Box Top 100,"[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Cash-Box/60s/1960/CB-1960-01-23.pdf The Cash Box Top 100]", Cash Box, January 23, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved April 4, 2018. No. 4 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade,{{cite web |url=http://www.1050chum.com:80/index_chumcharts.aspx?chart=142 |title=CHUM Charts – Chart No. 142 |accessdate=April 4, 2018 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060716035119/http://www.1050chum.com/index_chumcharts.aspx?chart=142 |publisher=CHUM |archivedate=July 16, 2006 |date=January 18, 1960 }} and No. 7 in Australia.David Kent, Australian Top 20 Singles - Week Ending February 13, 1960
=Chart performance=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Chart (1959-1960)
!Peak |
|---|
| Australia
|align="center"|7 |
| Canada (CHUM Hit Parade)
|align="center"|4 |
| US Billboard Hot 100
|align="center"|9 |
| US Cash Box Top 100
|align="center"|7 |
| US Cash Box Records Disc Jockeys Played Most"[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Cash-Box/60s/1960/CB-1960-01-30.pdf The Records Disc Jockeys Played Most]", Cash Box, January 30, 1960. p. 16. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
| align="center"|5 |
| US Cash Box Top Ten Juke Box Tunes"[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Cash-Box/60s/1960/CB-1960-01-30.pdf Top Ten Juke Box Tunes]", Cash Box, January 30, 1960. p. 18. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
| align="center"|6 |
Cover versions
- In 1960, Craig Douglas released a cover of the song, which reached No. 4 on the UK's New Musical Express chart[http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/7177/craig-douglas/ Craig Douglas - Full Official Chart History], Official Charts Company. Accessed October 15, 2015 and No. 12 in Italy."[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/60s/1960/Billboard%201960-05-16.pdf Best Selling Pop Records in Italy]", Billboard, May 16, 1960. p. 4. Accessed December 2, 2015. The song also reached No. 20 in the Netherlands in 1960, in a tandem ranking of Steve Lawrence and Craig Douglas's versions.[http://dutchcharts.nl/weekchart.asp?year=1960&date=19600416&cat=s 16/04/1960], Dutch Charts. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
- In 1964, Teddy Randazzo released a version of the song as the B-side of "Doo Dah"."[https://books.google.com/books?id=-kQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA22 DCP International Presenting]", Billboard, January 25, 1964. p. 22. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
- In 1967, The Guess Who released a version of the song, which reached No. 48 on Canada's RPM 100."[http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=892& RPM 100]", RPM, Volume 7, No. 19, July 08, 1967. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
References
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{{Steve Lawrence}}
Category:Songs written by Bobby Weinstein
Category:Songs written by Teddy Randazzo
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