Born 2 B Blue
1988 studio album by Steve Miller
Born 2 B Blue is a studio album by Steve Miller , released in 1988 by Capitol Records . This is the only solo album that Miller has released, making it his only album not to be credited under the name Steve Miller Band . 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.
Track listing
Title Writer(s) 1. "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah " Allie Wrubel , Ray Gilbert 4:13 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 Silver 2:50 5. "Born to Be Blue " Mel Tormé , Robert Wells5:25 6. "Mary Ann " Ray Charles 4:49 7. "Just a Little Bit " Buster Brown , Ralph Bass , Fats Washington, John Thornton4:04 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 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
References
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