''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 The Steve Miller Band is an American rock band formed in 1966 in San Francisco, California. The band is led by Steve Miller on guitar and lead vocals. The group had a string of mid- to late-1970s hit singles that are staples of classic rock, as ...

. 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

Personnel

* Steve Miller –

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– bass *

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* Gordy Knudtson – drums ;Additional personnel * Milt Jackson – vibraphone on "Born to be Blue" *

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– alto saxophone on "When Sonny Gets Blue" & "Red Top" * Bobby Malach –

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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

1988 debut albums Steve Miller albums Capitol Records albums Covers albums Easy listening albums Jazz albums by American artists {{1980s-rock-album-stub