Born 2 B Blue

Born 2 B Blue
Born 2 B Blue
Studio album by Steve Miller
Released	1988
Recorded	in Seattle, Minneapolis, Los Angeles and New York
Genre	Easy listening, jazz
Length	42:22
Label	Capitol
Producer	Steve Miller
Steve Miller chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Rolling Stone
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[2]

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 24, 2019 by Capitol/UMC Label, as well as on Black Vinyl.

Track listing[]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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[]

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

References[]

^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Born 2B Blue - Steve Miller". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.

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[1] Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Born 2B Blue - Steve Miller". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-08-14.

[2] Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.

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