"Blue Eyes" is a song performed by British musician Elton John with music written by John and lyrics written by Gary Osborne. It was released in 1982 as the UK lead single from John's 16th studio album, Jump Up! (1982). It was released as the album's second single in the US. It hit No. 8 in the UK; in the US, it spent three weeks at No. 10 on the Cash Box chart, went to No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100, and spent two weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard AC chart. John performed this song often in his concerts until 2012.
Music video
The music video for the song was filmed in Australia, on Sydney's Bondi to Bronte walk. The exact location is at the most easterly point of Marks Park, Tamarama, where a low, sandstone turret rests on the top of the cliffs and overlooks the Tasman Sea. The white grand piano was positioned right in the middle of the turret. The song and video was in dedication to Elizabeth Taylor.
Personnel Elton John – vocals, acoustic piano James Newton Howard – Fender Rhodes, synthesizers, string arrangements and conductor Dee Murray – bass Jeff Porcaro – drums, possible tambourine The Mountain Fjord Orchestra – strings Gavyn Wright – concertmaster
Accolades Grammy Awards
| style="width:35px; text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|1983 || rowspan="2"| "Blue Eyes" || Best Pop Vocal Performance – Male ||
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1982)PeakpositionAustralia (Kent Music Report)4Belgium (Ultratop)8Canada Top Singles (RPM)5Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)1Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)16Luxembourg (Radio Luxembourg)4Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)10Netherlands (Single Top 100)19New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, May 16, 1982 11South Africa (Springbok Radio)7Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)9UK Singles (OCC)8US Cash Box Top 10010West Germany (Official German Charts)51
Year-end charts Chart (1982) RankAustralia (Kent Music Report)54Brazil (Crowley) 18Canada Top Singles (RPM)49Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)80US Billboard Hot 10062US Cash Box Top 10059
See also List of Billboard Adult Contemporary number ones of 1982
References
External links Lyrics of this song