Are Your Eyes Still Blue

"Are Your Eyes Still Blue"
Single by Shane McAnally
from the album Shane McAnally
B-side	"If It's Over"[1]
Released	August 17, 1999 (1999-08-17)[2]
Format	CD single
Genre	Country
Length	3:45
Label	Curb
Writer(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)

"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.

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 76 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]

Personnel

From Shane McAnally liner notes.^[5]

• Dan Dugmore – acoustic guitar, steel guitar
• Lori D. Hall – background vocals
• Tony Harrell – piano
• Rich Herring – acoustic guitar, background vocals
• Michael Lusk – background vocals
• Brent Rowan – electric guitar
• Wanda Vick – fiddle, mandolin
• Mel Watts – drums
• Glenn Worf – bass guitar

Chart performance

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