The song "Blue on Blue" was mentioned in Kim Mitchell's hit song "Patio Lanterns".

[1] Both songs served as title tracks during their popularity.

[1] The album was released after the success of the song "Blue on Blue", but when "Blue Velvet" became a hit, the album's title was changed with it being the title track.

[1] It was only after the title change that the album managed to enter the Billboard 200 list of popular albums; it reached #10.

[1] Album - Billboard (United States) Singles - Billboard (United States)