Blue Skies Again (album)
# Blue Skies Again (album)

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| The Village Voice | B+ |

Blue Skies Again is the ninth studio album by American country music artist John Anderson. It was released on November 2, 1987, as his first album for MCA Nashville after leaving Warner Bros. Records in 1986.

## Personnel

* Donna Anderson - background vocals
* John Anderson - lead vocals
* Eddie Bayers - drums and percussion on "Somewhere Between Ragged and Right"
* Jerry Bridges - bass guitar on "Somewhere Between Ragged and Right"
* Buddy Emmons - steel guitar
* David Hungate - bass guitar
* John Barlow Jarvis - DX-7, piano
* Waylon Jennings - duet vocals on "Somewhere Between Ragged and Right"
* Mike Lawler - synthesizer, keyboards on "Somewhere Between Ragged and Right"
* Larrie Londin - drums
* Gary Scruggs - acoustic guitar on "Somewhere Between Ragged and Right"
* Joe Spivey - fiddle, mandolin
* Billy Joe Walker Jr. - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
* Deanna Anderson Wall - background vocals
* Curtis Young - background vocals
* Reggie Young - electric guitar

## Chart performance

### Album

| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 41 |

### Singles

| Year | Single | Peak positions | Peak positions |
| - | - | - | - |
| Year | Single | US Country | CAN Country |
| 1987 | "When Your Yellow Brick Road Turns Blue" | 48 | — |
| 1988 | "Somewhere Between Ragged and Right" (with Waylon Jennings) | 23 | 35 |
| 1988 | "It's Hard to Keep This Ship Together" | 65 | * |
