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)

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

Born 2 B Blue is a solo studio album by 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

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