[1] It is about a chain gang from the country's convict past, and it struck a chord with young suburban audiences, such that it reached No.
[1] The 30th anniversary "remixed" version of the album was released as a CD in September 2001.
Chain appeared at a special night to mark the 30th anniversary of the release of Toward the Blues held in Melbourne at the Mercury Lounge during September 2001.
Manfred Mann's Earth Band released a cover version of "Black and Blue" on the album Messin'.
[6] Ash Grunwald (with Scott Owen and Andy Strachan of The Living End) covered the song on the 2013 album Gargantua.