Blue was a British pop/rock group formed in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1973 by
Timmy Donald (b. 1946, Bristol, Avon, England) (drums),
Ian MacMillan (b. 1947, Paisley, Strathclyde, Scotland) (bass, guitar, vocal), and
Hugh Nicholson (b. 1949, Rutherglen, Strathclyde, Scotland) (guitar, vocal, keyboard). Signed to
Elton John's Rocket Records label (John also produced them), they released their self-titled debut album, then added Robert "Smiggy" Smith (b. 1946, Kiel, Germany) (guitar) for their second,
Life in the Navy. They were then reorganized, with
MacMillan and
Nicholson remaining and adding
Charlie Smith (drums) and
David Nicholson (guitar). This lineup scored a U.S. singles chart entry and U.K. Top 40 hit with "Gonna Capture Your Heart" and recorded the third album
Another Night Time Flight (1977) and the fourth album
Fool's Party (1979), after which
Blue broke up.
–
William Ruhlmann, Rovi