Born 2B Blue

Track Listings

1. Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah

2. Ya Ya

3. God Bless the Child

4. Filthy McNasty

5. Born to Be Blue

6. Mary Ann

7. Just a Little Bit

8. When the Sunny Gets Blue

9. Willow Weep for Me

10. Red Top

Tracks:

Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah
Ya Ya
God Bless The Child
Filthy McNasty
Born To Be Blue
Mary Ann
Just A Little Bit
When Sunny Gets Blue
Willow Weep For Me
Red Top

Customer Reviews:

Just too bland.......2006-07-16

Bought this thinking it would be nice to hear Steve do some blues inflected jazz, but it's just way too mellow and bland. I'd call it "muzak". Yes the musicianship and production are first rate and Steve runs through a few very watered down T-Bone licks here and there, but I was disappointed. It's good background music, but not something you's put on the CD player to sit down and specifically listen to. Use it as background music at your next dinner party.

The Steve Miller Band meets its Forebears.......2005-07-27

I bought this because I had heard Steve Miller sing "God Bless The Child" as part of a Les Paul tribute and wanted a copy of that tune. The rest of this CD has been a very pleasant surprise. It's hard to categorize because while it is filled with standards and has a lot of jazz DNA it is also unmistakably the Steve Miller Band harmonies and all. So; if you like old standards and you like the classic rock of the Steve Miller Band you may well love this CD. The guitar solos are reminiscent of Larry Carlton's work with Donald Fagan (post Steely Dan) and in spots I felt more than a twinge of Steely Dan nostalgia while I was listening.

Rather than try to categorize this CD I would suggest that you listen to the samples and if you like what you hear climb aboard the Steve Miller Band's Pegasus and take a ride to a very different destination and a different time.

Suprised that my stereo did not melt down from playing this.......2004-08-10

This has to be the worst album I have ever heard. Don't get me wrong, the blues can sound good, but this is a total piece of trash. Do not waste your money. Stick with The Joker, on up through living in the 20th century. If anyone ever wishes to torture me to death, just play born to be blue over, and over again.

Refreshing, Overlooked Album from Miller.......2003-12-27

I had, like so many other people, forgot about this 1988 release from Miller. I like most people was still hearing the overplayed classics from Miller from the 70's, the songs radio still overplays. I would have not even thought of this album had I not seen the Miller Video for "Just A Little Bit", a song that Elvis Presley recorded for his forgotten "Raised on Rock" album back in 1973. I liked the Elvis version of the song and I liked Miller's updated version, so I asked my wife to get this Miller album for me for Christmas and she did. I looked at the song titles and thought oh no, after seeing "Zip A Dee Doo Dah" and "Ya Ya". However Miller adds his cosmic sound to "Zip A Dee Doo Dah and breathes life in the old Lee Dorsey tune, "Ya Ya" The album is a little too mellow in spots and towards the middle of the album songs start to sound the same but the fore-mentioned "Just a Little Bit" and the perky "Red Top pull the album back up and make the album worth having

Perhaps my favorite album of all time, period!.......2003-12-19

I bought the cassette in 1990, and I'm back to buy the CD 13 years later. I remember being in shock with the first listen or two (this is not the Steve Miller most people know). I appreciate Steve for going out on a limb and making this album. He does so many of the jazz classics, and so very well. ...only I didn't know what a jazz classic was until this album. Over the years, I've heard these songs by other performers and have come to appreciate them more and more.

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Born 2B Blue
Steve Miller
Manufacturer: EMI Special Products
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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The Joker

ASIN: B000002T1L
Release Date: 1995-06-14

Tracks:

Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah
Ya Ya
God Bless the Child
Filthy McNasty
Born to Be Blue
Mary Ann
Just a Little Bit
When the Sunny Gets Blue
Willow Weep for Me
Red Top

Music Review:

Music Review

Music Review

1. Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah
2. Ya Ya
3. God Bless the Child
4. Filthy McNasty
5. Born to Be Blue
6. Mary Ann
7. Just a Little Bit
8. When the Sunny Gets Blue
9. Willow Weep for Me
10. Red Top