The Bluest Eyes in Texas - wikipedia The Bluest Eyes in Texas `` The Bluest Eyes in Texas '' Single by Restless Heart from the album Big Dreams in a Small Town B - side `` El Dorado '' Released May 13, 1988 Format 7 - inch Genre Country Length 4 : 45 Label RCA Nashville Songwriter ( s ) Tim DuBois Dave Robbins Van Stephenson Producer ( s ) Tim DuBois, Scott Hendricks, Restless Heart Restless Heart singles chronology `` Wheels '' ( 1987 ) `` The Bluest Eyes in Texas '' ( 1988 ) `` A Tender Lie '' ( 1988 ) `` Wheels '' ( 1987 ) `` The Bluest Eyes in Texas '' ( 1988 ) `` A Tender Lie '' ( 1988 ) `` The Bluest Eyes in Texas '' ( originally released as `` Bluest Eyes in Texas '' ) is a song written by Tim DuBois, Dave Robbins and Van Stephenson, and recorded by American country music group Restless Heart. It was released in May 1988 as the lead single from Restless Heart 's album Big Dreams in a Small Town. Contents 1 Content 2 Inspiration 3 Chart performance 3.1 Year - End Charts 4 Cover versions 5 References 6 External links Content In the United States, the single reached the top position in the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in 1988. In Canada, the single peaked at the number - two position on the RPM Country Tracks chart. Bill Balsley directed the song 's music video, which premiered in early 1988. Song co-writers Robbins and Stephenson later joined with Henry Paul to form the country group BlackHawk in 1992. Inspiration In an interview with The Boot, Robbins said that Van Stephenson provided the idea of the song when he started telling them about an old girlfriend from high school who he bumped into recently. He dated her until her family moved from Nashville, Tennessee to Texas. When they reunited, all he could think about was how blue her eyes were. In the song, the narrator sings that he has just left his partner. He questions the reason for their break - up, but says that he is trying to move on. He bemoans that he ca n't forget her blue eyes, and that they haunt him. Chart performance Chart ( 1988 ) Peak position US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) Canadian RPM Country Tracks Year - End Charts Chart ( 1988 ) Position US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) 5 Cover versions Chloë Sevigny sang a cover version in her role as Lana Tisdel in Kimberly Peirce 's 1999 film Boys Do n't Cry. A Camp ( Nina Persson and Nathan Larson ) also covered the song in a studio recording for the film 's closing credits and soundtrack album. References Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits : 1944 - 2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 348. Jump up ^ Conaway, Alanna ( 4 November 2010 ). `` Restless Heart, ' The Bluest Eyes in Texas ' -- Story Behind the Lyrics ''. The Boot. Retrieved 3 December 2010. Jump up ^ `` Restless Heart -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot Country Songs for Restless Heart. Jump up ^ Boys Do n't Cry ( Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack ) at Discogs. Retrieved October 7, 2012. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Preceded by `` Do n't Close Your Eyes '' by Keith Whitley Billboard Hot Country Songs number - one single August 20, 1988 Succeeded by `` The Wanderer '' by Eddie Rabbitt Restless Heart John Dittrich Paul Gregg Dave Innis Greg Jennings Larry Stewart Verlon Thompson Studio albums Restless Heart Wheels Big Dreams in a Small Town Fast Movin ' Train Big Iron Horses Matters of the Heart Still Restless Compilation albums The Best of Restless Heart Greatest Hits Larry Stewart albums Down the Road Heart Like a Hurricane Why Ca n't You Learning to Breathe Singles `` Let the Heartache Ride '' `` I Want Everyone to Cry '' `` ( Back to The ) Heartbreak Kid '' `` Til I Loved You '' `` That Rock Wo n't Roll '' `` I 'll Still Be Loving You '' `` Why Does It Have to Be ( Wrong or Right ) '' `` Wheels '' `` The Bluest Eyes in Texas '' `` A Tender Lie '' `` Big Dreams in a Small Town '' `` Say What 's in Your Heart '' `` Fast Movin ' Train '' `` Dancy 's Dream '' `` When Somebody Loves You '' `` Long Lost Friend '' `` You Can Depend on Me '' `` Familiar Pain '' `` When She Cries '' `` Mending Fences '' `` Tell Me What You Dream '' `` We Got the Love '' `` Feel My Way to You '' `` Wichita Lineman '' Other songs `` Hummingbird '' Larry Stewart solo singles `` Alright Already '' `` I 'll Cry Tomorrow '' Related articles Discography The Buffalo Club ( The Buffalo Club `` If She Do n't Love You '' `` Nothin ' Less Than Love '' ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Bluest_Eyes_in_Texas&oldid=768866003 '' Categories : 1988 songs 1988 singles Billboard Hot Country Songs number - one singles Restless Heart songs Songs about Texas Songs written by Tim DuBois Songs written by Van Stephenson Song recordings produced by Scott Hendricks RCA Records Nashville singles Songs written by Dave Robbins ( keyboardist ) Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Billboardcountrysongs Singlechart called without song Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 6 March 2017, at 06 : 41. 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Question: who sings the song the bluest eyes in texas
Answer: Restless Heart