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.
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| Released | 1988 | |||
| Recorded | in Seattle, Minneapolis, Los Angeles and New York | |||
| Genre | Easy listening, jazz | |||
| Length | 42:22 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Steve Miller | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" | Allie Wrubel, Ray Gilbert | 4:13 |
| 2. | "Ya Ya" | Lee Dorsey, Morris Levy, Clarence Lewis, Morgan Robinson | 3:37 |
| 3. | "God Bless the Child" | Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog Jr. | 5:00 |
| 4. | "Filthy McNasty" | Horace Silver | 2:50 |
| 5. | "Born to Be Blue" | Mel Tormé, Robert Wells | 5:25 |
| 6. | "Mary Ann" | Ray Charles | 4:49 |
| 7. | "Just a Little Bit" | Buster Brown, Ralph Bass, Fats Washington, John Thornton | 4:04 |
| 8. | "When Sunny Gets Blue" | Marvin Fisher, Jack Segal | 4:36 |
| 9. | "Willow Weep for Me" | Ann Ronell | 5:12 |
| 10. | "Red Top" | Lionel Hampton, Ben Kynard | 2:31 |
Personnel
- Steve Miller – guitar, vocals
- Billy Peterson – bass
- Ben Sidran – keyboards
- Gordy Knudtson – drums
- 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
- Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Born 2B Blue - Steve Miller". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
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