Badfinger singles
Baby Blue
compiled by Tom Brennan
last revised: August 06, 2022
thanks to Stephane Fremon for Italy and Malaysia scans
thanks to Mikael Werkelin for Sweden scans

special items
Cash Box magazine ad (U.S.A.)
Billboard magazine ad (U.S.A.)
sheet music cover (U.S.A.)

sheet music cover (Australia)

charting
Cash Box (U.S.): peaked at #9 on weeks ending May 6 & 13, 1972 (10 weeks in Top 100 from March 18 until May 20, 1972) | Badfinger with Cash Box VP
Billboard (U.S.): peaked at #14 on weeks ending April 29 and May 6, 1972 (10 weeks on Hot 100)
Record World (U.S.): peaked at #12 on May 13, 1972
CHUM Radio 1050AM, Toronto (Canada): peaked at #12 on top 30 singles chart: April 29, 1972
KXOK Radio 630AM, St. Louis, MO (U.S.): peaked at #01 on top 25 chart: April 29, 1972

Casey Kasem announcing Baby Blue at #19 and telling Without You Nilsson story: April 15, 1972

Baby Blue-Flying jukebox label (U.S.)

iTunes Store #1 in 3 countries on October 05, 2013

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A: Baby Blue
produced by Todd Rundgren
remixed by Al Steckler

B: Flying
produced by Geoff Emerick/Todd Rundgren
Note: Apple 42 was scheduled for release on March 10, 1972 in the U.K. but was cancelled.
Some countries that did release the single ended up using the same catalog number.

U.S.A.
Apple 1844

released:
March 6, 1972

Baby Blue (U.S.) picture sleeve

Baby Blue (Apple 1844, U.S.A.)

Flying (Apple 1844, U.S.A.)

Baby Blue (white label promo)

Flying (white label promo)

Canada
Apple 1844

released:
March 6?, 1972

standard sleeve

Baby Blue (Canada)

Flying (Canada)

   
Mexico
Apple 7110

released:
March 6?, 1972
Baby Blue Mexico PS front
Baby Blue Mexico PS back
Baby Blue Mexico label
Flying Mexico label
 

Japan
Apple EAR-10046

released:
May 5, 1972

Baby Blue (Japan, picture sleeve)

Baby Blues PS back (Japan)

   

Singapore
Apple 1844

released:
1972

Baby Blue sleeve (Singapore)

Baby Blue label (Singapore)

Flying label (Singapore)



Australia
Apple 9888

released:
1972

standard sleeve

Baby Blue (Australia)


   

New Zealand
Apple 42

released:
1972

Baby Blue sleeve (New Zealand)

Flying sleeve (New Zealand)

Baby Blue label (New Zealand)

FLying label (New Zealand)


Germany
Apple 1C 006 93391

released:
1972

Baby Blue picture sleeve (Germany)

Baby Blue PS back (Germany)
Baby Blue (Germany)
Flying (Germany)  

France
Apple 2C 006 93391 M

released:
1972

Baby Blue (France, picture sleeve)

       

Italy
Apple 3C 006 93391

released:
1972

Baby Blue (Italy PS front)

Baby Blue (Italy PS back)

Baby Blue Italy label A

Flying (Italy)
 

Holland
Apple 5C 006 93391

released:
1972

Baby Blue/Flying (Holland, picture sleeve)



   

Denmark
Apple 1844

released:
1972

Baby Blue PS (Denmark)

Baby Blue (Denmark)

Flying (Denmark)

   

Sweden
Apple 4E 006-93391

released:
1972

Baby Blue PS (Sweden)

Baby Blue label (Sweden)

Flying label (Sweden)

   

South Africa
Apple 42J

released:
1972


Baby Blue (South Africa)
Flying (South Africa)
   

Brazil
Apple 42

released:
1972


Baby Blue (Brazil)

Flying (Brazil)

   


A: Take It All
produced by Todd Rundgren
B: Baby Blue
produced by Todd Rundgren
remixed by Al Steckler

Philippines
Apple-036

released:
1972
standard Dyna Records sleeve
Take It All (Philippines)
Baby Blue (Philippines)

A: Without You
produced by Geoff Emerick
B: Baby Blue
produced by Todd Rundgren
remixed by Al Steckler

Nicaragua
Apple 01-0667

released:
1972
standard Apple Records sleeve
Without You (Nicaragua)
Baby Blue (Nicaragua)


Jukebox single
A: Baby Blue

produced by Todd Rundgren
remixed by Al Steckler

B: Day After Day
produced by George Harrison/Todd Rundgren

U.S.A.
Capitol/Cema S7-17487

released:
1985

Baby Blue jukebox single (Capitol)
Baby Blue jukebox (US)

Baby Blue (blue vinyl)





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