Wilma Burgess's original 1966 release. Arnold's "Misty Blue" peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart, crossed over to number fifty-seven on the Hot 100 singles chart, and number thirteen on the adult contemporary chart. Arnold's 1967 release is the most successful cover version to be released by a male artist. Arnold's version of "Misty Blue" appeared on his 1967 studio album with RCA Records entitled, The Last Word in Lonesome. Greg Adams of AllMusic called Arnold's version "pure MOR pop vocal material" and would later say, " Arnold's smooth crooning and Bill Walker's easy listening string arrangements are bound for the supper club." Weekly charts Track listings 7" vinyl single "Misty Blue" – 2:06 "Calling Mary Names" – 2:34 Dorothy Moore cover version Prior to Moore's blues version of "Misty Blue", fellow blues singer Joe Simon cut the song. Released in 1972, Simon's version of the song only became a regional hit. It was through the Joe Simon version that Malaco Records owner Tommy Couch was familiar with "Misty Blue" which Couch would record in 1973 with Dorothy Moore, a native of Jackson MS who had recorded a number of tracks at the Malaco Studios in Jackson. Moore would recall receiving a morning call at her home from Couch inviting Moore to Couch's studio to hear a song he deemed perfect for her: (Dorothy Moore quote:)"I didn’t have a car at the time, so I took the bus to Malaco [where] I listened to the song [and] liked it...The rhythm section [was] there [so] we decided to record it. They had the lyrics typed out and [put] in front of me. And we did that record in one take. 'Misty Blue' was meant for me" - although Moore admits: "I recorded it just like I did any other. I didn’t say: 'This is a hit.' I never saw [great success] coming." Evidently reluctant to release the track themselves, Malaco Records shopped Moore's "Misty Blue" to major labels without success, with the track remaining "in the can" until November 1975 when the cash-strapped Malaco Records used the last of its resources to press Moore's "Misty Blue" which they released themselves. When Moore was advised of her recording's belated release by Couch (Dorothy Moore quote:)"I [asked to] come in [to the studio] and add one thing to it. I had a copy of the recording [and had realized]