Baby Turns Blue

"Baby Turns Blue"
Single by Virgin Prunes
from the album ...If I Die, I Die
B-side	"Yeo", "Chance of a Lifetime"
Released	9 October 1982
Format	7", 12"
Recorded	Berry Street Studio and Windmill Lane Studios
Genre	Post-punk, gothic rock
Length	3:43
Label	Rough Trade
Writer(s)	Virgin Prunes
Producer(s)	Colin Newman, Virgin Prunes
Virgin Prunes singles chronology
"Pagan Lovesong" (1982) "Baby Turns Blue" (1982) "Love Lasts Forever" (1986)

"Baby Turns Blue" is a single by the Irish post-punk band Virgin Prunes, released on 9 October 1982 by Rough Trade Records.^[1][2] The remixed 12" version was retitled The Faculties of a Broken Heart".^[3]

Formats and track listing

All songs written by the Virgin Prunes

UK 7" single (RT 119)

1. "Baby Turns Blue" – 3:43
2. "Yeo" – 2:17

UK 12" single (RT 119T)

1. "The Faculties of a Broken Heart (What Should We Do If Baby Turns Blue)"
2. "Chance of a Lifetime"
3. "Yeo"

Personnel

Virgin Prunes Mary D'Nellon – drums Dik Evans – guitar Gavin Friday – vocals Guggi – vocals Strongman – bass guitar

Technical personnel Kevin Maloney – engineering Colin Newman – production Steve Parker – engineering Virgin Prunes – production The Yeomen – production (B-side)

Charts

Charts (1982)	Peak position
UK Indie Chart[4]	15

References

1. Gimarc, George (October 15, 1997). Post Punk Diary: 1980-1982. Macmillan. p. 320. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
2. "Virgin Prunes / Discography". virginprunes.com. 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
3. http://www.discogs.com/Virgin-Prunes-The-Faculties-Of-A-Broken-Heart/release/359329
4. Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Retrieved 21 September 2014.

External links

• "Baby Turns Blue" at Discogs (list of releases)