New Green Clear Blue is the seventh and final studio album by American musician and songwriter Dan Hartman, released by Private Music in 1989.

The album represented a big stylistic departure for Hartman; it consists of instrumental, ambient songs, with the concept of being a journey into the subconscious.

[2] In the album's sleeve notes, Hartman was quoted as saying: "The subconscious mind is a powerful world possessing experiences and feelings we do not necessarily recognize in our daily movements; but nonetheless they influence our entire lives.

After the commercial success of his 1984 album I Can Dream About You, Hartman returned to the studio to record the follow-up, White Boy, however his label, MCA, disagreed with the musical direction of the material and ultimately refused to release it.

"[4] With his departure from MCA, Hartman was inspired to record an instrumental, ambient album after listening to the music of Brian Eno and Vangelis.

Once he decided to begin the New Green Clear Blue project, Hartman began reading material on the subconscious mind and intuitiveness, as well as how songs work to create an emotional reaction with their listener.

Hartman revealed to Mohave Daily Miner: "The basis of this album was to use tones and shades in certain patterns so the door to a listener's subconscious would be opened.

Finally, he introduces aural events which occur only once or twice in a piece, but which serve as lenses enabling the mind's eye to focus more sharply on his mist-hung musical landscapes.