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| cover = Born 2b blue.jpg
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| released = September 1988<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/greatrockdiscogr00stro/page/548/mode/2up?q=steve+miller|title=Great Rock Discography|page=548}}</ref>
| released = 1988
| recorded = in Seattle, Minneapolis, Los Angeles and New York
| recorded = in Seattle, Minneapolis, Los Angeles and New York
| venue =
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| length = 42:22
| length = 42:22
| label = [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
| label = [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
| producer = [[Steve Miller (musician)|Steve Miller]]
| producer = Steve Miller
| prev_title = [[Living in the 20th Century]]
| prev_title = [[Living in the 20th Century]]
| prev_year = 1986
| prev_year = 1986
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| next_year = 1993
| next_year = 1993
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'''''Born 2 B Blue''''' is a [[studio album]] by [[Steve Miller (musician)|Steve Miller]], released in 1988 by [[Capitol Records]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Koster |first1=Rick |title=Texas Music |date=2000 |publisher=St. Martin's Publishing Group |page=131}}</ref> It 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.

==Critical reception==
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web|author=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/born-2b-blue-mw0000197299 |title=Born 2B Blue - Steve Miller |publisher=AllMusic |date= |accessdate=2018-08-14}}</ref>
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web|author=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/born-2b-blue-mw0000197299 |title=Born 2B Blue – Steve Miller |publisher=AllMusic |date= |accessdate=2018-08-14}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev2 = ''[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]''
| rev2Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite book|last=Larkin|first=Colin|author-link=Colin Larkin|title=[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|year=2007|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|edition=4th|isbn=978-0195313734}}</ref>
| rev2Score = {{Rating|3|5}}
| rev3 = ''[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]''
| rev3 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
| rev3Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite book|last=Larkin|first=Colin|author-link=Colin Larkin|title=Encyclopedia of Popular Music|year=2007|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|edition=4th|isbn=978-0195313734|title-link=Encyclopedia of Popular Music}}</ref>
| rev3Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite book |title=The Rolling Stone Album Guide |date=1992 |publisher=Random House |page=475}}</ref>
}}
}}
''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'' called the album "perhaps the most anemic, far-removed expression of blues sentiment to surface in years".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Moon |first1=Tom |title=Steve Miller Born 2 B Blue |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=September 25, 1988 |page=L12}}</ref>

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'''''Born 2 B Blue''''' is a solo [[studio album]] by [[Steve Miller (musician)|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==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
{{Track listing

| title1 = [[Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah]]
| title1 = [[Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah]]
| writer1 = [[Allie Wrubel]], [[Ray Gilbert]]
| writer1 = [[Allie Wrubel]], [[Ray Gilbert]]
| length1 = 4:13
| length1 = 4:13


| title2 = [[Ya Ya]]
| title2 = [[Ya Ya (Lee Dorsey song)|Ya Ya]]
| writer2 = [[Lee Dorsey]], [[Morris Levy]], Clarence Lewis, Morgan Robinson
| writer2 = [[Lee Dorsey]], [[Morris Levy]], Clarence Lewis, Morgan Robinson
| length2 = 3:37
| length2 = 3:37
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;Additional personnel
;Additional personnel
* [[Milt Jackson]] - vibraphone on "Born to be Blue"
* [[Milt Jackson]] – vibraphone on "Born to be Blue"
* [[Phil Woods]] - alto saxophone on "When Sonny Gets Blue" & "Red Top"
* [[Phil Woods]] – alto saxophone on "When Sunny Gets Blue" & "Red Top"
* Bobby Malach – [[tenor saxophone]] on "Mary Ann," "God Bless the Child," "Filthy McNasty," & "Just a Little Bit"
* 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"
* 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"
* Bruce Paulson – trombone on "God Bless the Child"
* Steve Faison - percussion on "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah"
* Steve Faison – percussion on "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah"
* Steve Wiese (engineer) - recorded and mixed at Creation Audio, Minneapolis
* Steve Wiese (engineer) – recorded and mixed at Creation Audio, Minneapolis


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 20:57, 4 November 2024

Born 2 B Blue
Studio album by
Steve Miller
ReleasedSeptember 1988[1]
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)

Born 2 B Blue is a studio album by Steve Miller, released in 1988 by Capitol Records.[2] It 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.

Critical reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]

The Philadelphia Inquirer called the album "perhaps the most anemic, far-removed expression of blues sentiment to surface in years".[6]

Track listing

[edit]
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

[edit]
Additional personnel
  • Milt Jackson – vibraphone on "Born to be Blue"
  • Phil Woods – alto saxophone on "When Sunny 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

[edit]
  1. ^ "Great Rock Discography". p. 548.
  2. ^ Koster, Rick (2000). Texas Music. St. Martin's Publishing Group. p. 131.
  3. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Born 2B Blue – Steve Miller". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  5. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 475.
  6. ^ Moon, Tom (September 25, 1988). "Steve Miller Born 2 B Blue". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. L12.


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