''Blue on Blue'' is

Leigh Nash Leigh Anne Bingham Nash ( ; born June 27, 1976) is an American singer and songwriter who is the lead vocalist for the Christian alternative rock band Sixpence None the Richer and was also a member of Fauxliage. Her debut solo album, ''Blue on ...

's debut solo album and consists of

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songs. Nash began working on the album a year after

Sixpence None the Richer Sixpence None the Richer is an American Christian alternative rock band that formed in New Braunfels, Texas, and eventually settled in Nashville, Tennessee. They are best known for their songs " Kiss Me" and " Breathe Your Name" and their cover ...

disbanded. Produced by

Pierre Marchand Pierre Marchand (born 1958) is a Canadian songwriter, musician and record producer. Marchand is known for his ongoing collaboration with Sarah McLachlan, having produced all of her albums since '' Solace'' in 1991. He also co-wrote several of M ...

who is best known for his collaborations with

Sarah McLachlan Sarah Ann McLachlan (born January 28, 1968) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. As of 2015, she had sold over 40 million albums worldwide. McLachlan's best-selling album to date is ''Surfacing (album), Surfacing'' (1997), for which she won two G ...

. "My Idea of Heaven" was released to US radio on the July 14, 2006. A video was also made to accompany the song.

Critical and commercial response

The album met mixed to positive reviews upon release. Nash's vocals, lyrics and music direction were lauded. ''Blue on Blue'' was criticized mainly because of the songs not being as immediately appealing as the ones released by

. Collaborators on this album are Sixpence bandmate

Matt Slocum Matt Slocum (born 27 December 1972) is a guitarist, cellist, pianist and composer, known for his work as the principal songwriter and lead guitarist of Sixpence None the Richer. Biography Born in Rhode Island to Joseph and Hildegard Slocum, ...

, and the songwriting/production team of

Rick Nowels Richard Wright Nowels Jr. (born March 16, 1954) is an American songwriter and record producer. He has co-written and co-produced over 90 hit singles with multiple artists,Billy Steinberg William Endfield Steinberg (born February 26, 1950) is an American songwriter. He achieved his greatest success in the 1980s with songwriting partner Tom Kelly (musician), Tom Kelly; together they wrote or co-wrote the No. 1 hits "Like a Virgin ...

. Commercially, the album did not perform well. One of the main reasons for this is the fact that the album remains unknown among the masses due to the lack of promotion and airplay. So far, it managed to reach No. 25 in the ''

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charts; however, the bonus track "Blue Sky" reached No. 5 in Japanese pop music Chart due to its frequent airplay and the advertisement of "Toyota Prius" in Japan in 2007.

Track listing

# "Along the Wall" (

, Leigh Nash) - 4:30 # "Nervous in the Light of Dawn" (

, Leigh Nash) - 4:40 # "My Idea of Heaven" (Nowels, Steinberg, Leigh Nash) - 4:05 # "Ocean Size Love" (Leigh Nash,

Scott Cutler Scott Michael Cutler is an American songwriter, musician, record producer, and music executive. As a member of the alternative rock band Ednaswap, he co-wrote " Torn" which was covered in 1997 by Natalie Imbruglia. Her recording became the wo ...

Anne Preven Anne Preven (born February 25, 1965) is an American songwriter, music publisher, and record producer. As a member of the alternative rock band Ednaswap, she co-wrote " Torn" which was covered by Lis Sørensen (Danish), Trine Rein (Norwegian), a ...

) - 4:58 # "Never Finish" (

Ron Aniello Ron Aniello is an American songwriter, record producer, composer and musician who has enjoyed a diverse career working with Bruce Springsteen, Matthew Koma, Shania Twain Eilleen Regina "Shania" Twain ( ; born August 28, 1965) is a Canadi ...

, Leigh Nash) - 3:44 # "Between the Lines" (Leigh Nash, Pierre Marchand) - 4:07 # "More of It" (

Greg Wells William Gregory Wells (born 1968) is a Canadian record producer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and mix engineer. He has worked with Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Quincy Jones, J*Davey, Burt Bacharach, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Missy Elliott, ...

, Leigh Nash) - 3:09 # "Angel Tonight" (

Holly Knight Holly Knight (born 1956) is an American songwriter, musician, and singer. She was a member of the 1980s pop rock groups Spider and Device, and wrote or co-wrote several hit singles for other artists, such as " Rag Doll", " Obsession", " Love Is ...

, Leigh Nash) - 3:17 # "Blue" (

Jude Cole Jude Anthony Cole (born June 18, 1960) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and talent manager from Carbon Cliff, Illinois. He began his career as part of Moon Martin's backing group the Ravens, and joined the English power pop ...

, Leigh Nash) - 3:32 # "Cloud Nine" (Cutler, Preven, Leigh Nash) - 3:47 # "Just a Little" (Leigh Nash,

Danielle Brisebois Danielle Brisebois (born June 28, 1969) is an American producer, singer, songwriter and former child actress. She is best known for her role as Stephanie Mills on the Norman Lear-produced sitcoms ''All in the Family'' and its spin-off '' Arch ...

, Wayne Rodrigues) - 4:01 ;iTunes edition bonus track #

"Thank You" - 3:59 ;Japanese edition bonus tracks #

"Run Together" (

, Leigh Nash) - 4:13 # "Blue Sky" (

, Leigh Nash) - 4:09 # "Blue Sky" (A cappella version) - 4:01 *"Along the Wall" can be heard at the

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episode "Hands on a Hybrid". *"Blue Sky" is the theme to

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in Japan.

Chart performance

References

{{Authority control Leigh Nash albums 2006 debut albums Albums produced by Pierre Marchand