"Walking in My Blue Jeans" is a song by American singer-songwriter Sophie B. Hawkins, released in 2001 as the second and final single from her third studio album, Timbre.
[1] "Walking in My Blue Jeans" originally appeared as "Strange Thing", the opening track on Hawkins' third album Timbre, which was released by Columbia in 1999.
"[5]In a review of the original release of Timbre, Sandra Sperounes of The Edmonton Journal described the song as a "mid-tempo number featuring Hawkins' yearning voice, ghostly xylophones, and a lonely guitar riff".
[6] In her review of the 2001 re-release of Timbre, Kim Curtis of the Associated Press wrote, "With its infectious optimism and catchy kettle drum chorus, the song is poised to become Hawkins' latest hit.
"[7] When the song was released as a single, Todd Spencer of the Gavin Report described "Walking in My Blue Jeans" as a "made-for-summer record, with a languid melody and a breezy, open-tuned marimba that gives it a stone-washed 'relaxed fit' on Mainstream A/Cs across the country.