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Blue, also referred to as The Blue Album, is a 1970s studio album released in 2006 on Motown Records by American singer Diana Ross.

Recorded in late 1971 and early 1972, the album was originally conceived as a follow-up to her #1 Lady Sings the Blues soundtrack. Berry Gordy and Motown subsequently decided to shelve the album, and Ross's next release was the "Touch Me in the Morning" single and album.

Blue was initially sold through Starbucks' US stores for the first 30 days of release. Starbucks immediately sold out of its supply nationwide. The album peaked at #2 on Billboard's Jazz Chart. It logged a single week on Billboard's pop album chart, at #146. Its final sales figure was slightly higher than 100,000 US copies.

Tracks 12-15 were originally recorded for Lady Sings the Blues but some were left out of the movie or were included in different versions.

Numerous remixes of "What a Difference a Day Makes" were produced for promotional use.

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