- blues
- 42 min
- 10 tracks
- Capitol Records
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.
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Classical in form, grave, spare and character-led.
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
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Tracks
- 1Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah4:14
- 2Ya Ya3:37
- 3God Bless the Child5:01
- 4Filthy McNasty2:50
- 5Born to Be Blue5:25
- 6Mary Ann4:50
- 7Just a Little Bit4:04
- 8When Sunny Gets Blue4:36
- 9Willow Weep for Me5:13
- 10Red Top2:31
10 tracks, 42 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Steve Miller
- Label
- Capitol Records
- Released
- 1988
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- US
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