"Misty Blue" is a song written by Bob Montgomery that has been recorded and made commercially successful by several music artists. Although Montgomery wrote the song for a different artist in mind, it was brought first to the attention of Wilma Burgess in 1966. It was recorded by Eddy Arnold the following year, both versions were top 5 Country Hits. A decade later, blues artist Dorothy Moore released the highest-charting version of the song and it reached the top ten in several different radio formats. Following Moore's revival of the track, numerous artists re-covered the tune, including country artist Billie Jo Spears. Spears's version would also go on to become a successful single release. Numerous other artists and musicians of different genres have recorded their own versions of "Misty Blue". The song is now considered both a country music and blues standard. Wilma Burgess original version Bob Montgomery originally wrote the song for Brenda Lee, recalling, "I wrote 'Misty Blue' in about twenty minutes. It was a gift and it was perfect for Brenda Lee, but she turned it down. Her producer Owen Bradley loved the song and as he couldn’t push her to do it, he cut it country style with Wilma Burgess." Burgess recorded the song on March 24, 1966 at the Columbia Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. "Misty Blue" was released in October 1966 and spent most of December 1966 and January–February 1967 in the top ten, peaking at number 4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It ultimately became her highest-charting single. The song spawned the release of Burgess's second studio album Wilma Burgess Sings Misty Blue in 1967. "Misty Blue" would ultimately become Burgess's signature song and would be re-recorded by her several times throughout her career. Paul Wadey of The Independent called Burgess's version of the song "soulful", noting that she was "an underrated song stylist who was at her best when handling romantic ballads." Weekly charts Track listings 7" vinyl single "Misty Blue" – 2:30 "Ain't Got No Man" – 2:29 Eddy Arnold cover version "Misty Blue" was made successful again by American country artist Eddy Arnold less than a year later. Arnold recorded his version of the track on April 20, 1966 with producer Chet Atkins. The song was released as a single in May 1967 and it became a major hit for Arnold. The song became even more successful than