Midnight Blue

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"Midnight Blue" is a 1975 soft rock ballad co-written and performed by Melissa Manchester, with lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager, that became one of Manchester’s signature hits.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
albumSequenceNumber third studio album for Melissa Manchester
associatedAct Carole Bayer Sager NERFINISHED
bSide We’ve Got Time NERFINISHED
chartName Billboard Adult Contemporary NERFINISHED
Billboard Hot 100 NERFINISHED
chartPeakCountry United States NERFINISHED
chartPositionUSAdultContemporary 1
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 6
composer Melissa Manchester NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coWriter Melissa Manchester NERFINISHED
criticalReception generally positive
decade 1970s
era classic soft rock era
genre pop
soft rock
hasApproxBPM ~76
hasFormat 7-inch single
hasKey A major
hasSongwriter Melissa Manchester NERFINISHED
hasTheme reconciliation
romantic relationship
hasTimeSignature 4/4
includedInAlbum Melissa NERFINISHED
labelCatalogNumber Arista AS 0119 NERFINISHED
language English
length 3:55
lyricist Carole Bayer Sager NERFINISHED
musicalStyle piano-based ballad
notableFor being one of Melissa Manchester’s first major hits
establishing Melissa Manchester on pop and adult contemporary radio
performer Melissa Manchester NERFINISHED
producer Vini Poncia NERFINISHED
radioFormatSuccess Top 40 pop
adult contemporary
recordingPeriod 1974
recordLabel Arista Records
releaseDate 1975-04
releaseYear 1975
signatureSongOf Melissa Manchester NERFINISHED
singleType lead single
tempo slow ballad
vocalist Melissa Manchester NERFINISHED
vocalStyle melodic

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Carole Bayer Sager notableWork Midnight Blue