Navy Blue

Album

Navy Blue

Label

20th Century Fox Records

Genre

Middle of the road

Media Type

CD

Duration

2:27

Composer(s)

Bob Crewe;Elliott Murphy;Eddie Rambeau;Bud Rehak

Entered Chart

Jan 25, 1964

Peak Date

Mar 14, 1964

Released

December 1963

Recorded

1963

Catalog #

89337

B-Side

"Unbelievable Guy"

A full page advertisement appeared on page 5 of the February 1, 1964 issue of Billboard for "Navy Blue" hailed as "The first big hit of '64 from 20th Century-Fox Records" by Diane Renay. This prophecy came true. Unfortunately, this was as good as things ever got for Diane Renay. The song reached #6 on the Billboard Chart and #1 on the middle of the road chart, but Miss Renay sank without trace. "Navy Blue" was written by Bob Crewe, Bud Rehak and Eddie Rambeau, and like Miss Renay's hypothetical sailor friend, is mostly forgotten. Rehak and Rambeau also wrote Renay's follow-up song, the likewise nautical "Kiss Me Sailor," which went to #29 a few months later. Eddie Rambeau cracked the Top-40 the next year as an artist with the song "Concrete And Clay," which made #35. >>

Blue, navy blue, I'm as blue as I can be
'Cause my steady boy said "Ship ahoy"
And joined the Nay-ee-ay-vee

He said he wanted to settle down
And let me be his girl
But first he had to do a little travelin' around
And see the whole wide world

That's why I'm
Blue, navy blue, I'm as blue as I can be
'Cause my steady boy said "Ship ahoy"
And joined the Nay-ee-ay-vee

I got a letter yesterday from Tokyo
And a souvenir
A walky-talky wind-up little China doll
That says "Wish you were here"

Blue, navy blue, I'm as blue as I can be
'Cause my steady boy said "Ship ahoy"
And joined the Nay-ee-ay-vee

He's comin' home to see me on a weekend pass
A forty-eight hour day-ate
That boat he's sailin' on just better get here fast
'Cause I can hardly wait

Till then I'm
Blue, navy blue, I'm as blue as I can be
'Cause my steady boy said "Ship ahoy"
And joined the Nay-ee-ay-vee

Ah-ahhhhhh
"Blue, navy blue, I'm as blue as I can be"

Ah-ahhhhhh