the intro was too long - and [so] I put that 'mmmm-ooh-a-ooh' over the first few notes." Also Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section veteran Jimmy Johnson overdubbed his rhythm guitar work on to the 1973 track. Malaco Records did shop the updated track to Florida-based TK Records whose owner Henry Stone passed on releasing Moore's "Misty Blue" while agreeing for TK to act as national distributor for Malaco's own release of the track which Stone began promoting heavily via his own independent network. After receiving its initial airplay in Chicago and Washington DC, Moore's single broke in the southern states in April 1976 and three months later it was nominated for a Grammy Award. In 1976 the single reached number 2 on the R&B chart and 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, as well as number 14 on the Adult Contemporary chart. Billboard ranked it as the No. 19 song for 1976. "Misty Blue" was also a UK hit, reaching number 5 there on the chart dated for the week of 8 August 1976. Moore's single also achieved hit status in Australia (5), Canada (4), New Zealand (4), and South Africa (11). Weekly charts Year-end charts All-time charts Certifications Other versions similar to Dorothy Moore's In 1976 Etta James recorded Misty Blue on her album Dreamer, a blues version of the song. It was one of the songs she almost always sang at her performances. Vocals: Etta James Drums: Donto James Guitar: Josh Sklair Bass Guitar: Sametto James Trumpet: Lee Thornburg Keyboards: David Kirk Mathews Trombone: Kraig Kilby Saxophones: Jimmy Z Recording Engineer: Terry Howard Composer Lyricist: Bob Montgomery In 2002, the English trip hop trio Amillionsons released a song which heavily sampled the track titled "Mistiblue", which reached number 39 in the UK. Monica covered the song on her 1998 multi-platinum album The Boy Is Mine. Mary J. Blige performed it at one of the Share My World Tour shows, which was released into The Tour. Cyndi Lauper covered the song as part of her classic country album Detour in 2016 and also included it as part of the set list on the associated tour. Billie Jo Spears cover version The revival of "Misty Blue" by Dorothy Moore renewed country artists' interests in the song. In January 1976, American country music artist Billie Jo Spears recorded the song alongside producer Larry Butler. Spears had recently regained success with the help