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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 as of 2022, 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.

Born 2 B Blue
Studio album by Steve Miller
Released	1988
Recorded	in Seattle, Minneapolis, Los Angeles and New York
Genre	Easy listening, jazz
Length	42:22
Label	Capitol
Producer	Steve Miller
Steve Miller chronology
Living in the 20th Century (1986) Born 2 B Blue (1988) Wide River (1993)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Rolling Stone
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]

Track listing

Personnel

• Steve Miller – guitar, vocals
• Billy Peterson – bass
• Ben Sidran – keyboards
• Gordy Knudtson – drums

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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