Born 2 B Blue

Born 2 B Blue is a solo studio album by Steve Miller, and his only one to date. The album was released in 1988, by Capitol Records. It consists primarily of jazz standards reinterpreted in a more modern context. It represented a departure from Miller's work with the Steve Miller Band. The album was Miller's final release for Capitol Records, after 20 years with the label. Born 2 B Blue: Exclusive Opaque Baby Blue Vinyl re-released on May 24th, 2019 by Capitol/UMC Label, as well as on Black Vinyl.

Born 2 B Blue
Studio album by
Steve Miller
Released1988
Recordedin Seattle, Minneapolis, Los Angeles and New York
GenreEasy listening, jazz
Length42:22
LabelCapitol
ProducerSteve Miller
Steve Miller chronology
Living in the 20th Century
(1986)		 Born 2 B Blue
(1988)		 Wide River
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rolling Stone

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah"Allie Wrubel, Ray Gilbert4:13
2."Ya Ya"Lee Dorsey, Morris Levy, Clarence Lewis, Morgan Robinson3:37
3."God Bless the Child"Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog Jr.5:00
4."Filthy McNasty"Horace Silver2:50
5."Born to Be Blue"Mel Tormé, Robert Wells5:25
6."Mary Ann"Ray Charles4:49
7."Just a Little Bit"Buster Brown, Ralph Bass, Fats Washington, John Thornton4:04
8."When Sunny Gets Blue"Marvin Fisher, Jack Segal4:36
9."Willow Weep for Me"Ann Ronell5:12
10."Red Top"Lionel Hampton, Ben Kynard2:31

Personnel
Additional personnel
  • Milt Jackson - vibraphone on "Born to be Blue"
  • Phil Woods - alto saxophone on "When Sonny Gets Blue" & "Red Top"
  • Bobby Malach – tenor saxophone on "Mary Ann," "God Bless the Child," "Filthy McNasty," & "Just a Little Bit"
  • Ricky Peterson – all programming on "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah," additional synthesizers on "Ya Ya" & "Just a Little Bit"
  • Bruce Paulson - trombone on "God Bless the Child"
  • Steve Faison - percussion on "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah"
  • Steve Wiese (engineer) - recorded and mixed at Creation Audio, Minneapolis
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References
  1. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Born 2B Blue - Steve Miller". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-08-14.


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