Born 2 B Blue
Born 2 B Blue is the debut solo album by Steve Miller, released in 1988 by Capitol Records, and his only album to not be released under the Steve Miller Band moniker. 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
The Philadelphia Inquirer called the album "perhaps the most anemic, far-removed expression of blues sentiment to surface in years".Track listing
Personnel
- Steve Miller – guitar, vocals
- Billy Peterson – bass guitar
- Ben Sidran – keyboards
- Gordy Knudtson – drums
- 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 – recorded and mixed at Creation Audio, Minneapolis
Charts