Shades of Blue (Ben E. King album)

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Shades of Blue
Studio album by
Ben E. King
ReleasedAugust 10, 1999
GenreSoul
Length51:38
LabelHalfnote Records
Ben E. King chronology
Anthology
(1993)
Shades of Blue
(1999)
I Have Songs in My Pocket
(1998)

Shades of Blue is the 18th album released by Ben E. King and was released in 1999.[1]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Little Mama" – 3:32
  2. "You're Drivin' Me Crazy" – 3:34
  3. "Just for the Thrill" – 3:51
  4. "They Can't Take That Away from Me" – 4:18
  5. "Hallelujah I Love Her So" – 3:27
  6. "Song for Jennie" – 3:45
  7. "There'll Be Some Changes Made" – 3:45
  8. "Stairway to the Stars" – 5:43
  9. "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home to" – 2:19
  10. "I Want a Little Girl" – 3:09
  11. "Baby Won't You Please Come Home" – 4:28
  12. "Cry" – 5:17
  13. "Learnin' the Blues" – 4:30

Personnel[edit]

  • Ben E. King - executive producer, liner notes, vocals
  • Steve Alcott - bass guitar
  • Todd Anderson - alto saxophone, tenor Saxophone
  • Regis Andiorio - violin
  • Michael Blake - flute, tenor saxophone
  • Crispin Cioe - baritone saxophone
  • Rusty Cloud - piano
  • Jim Clouse - engineer, mastering, mixing, producer, tenor saxophone
  • Lou Gimenez - sound editing
  • Guido Gonzalez - trumpet
  • Alex Harding - baritone saxophone
  • Graham Hawthorne - drums
  • Aaron Heick - flute, alto saxophone
  • Richard Hendrickson - violin
  • Ned Holder - trombone
  • Daniel Hovey - guitar
  • Milt Jackson - vibraphone
  • Dale Kleps - flute, baritone saxophone
  • Dan Levine - trombone
  • Steve Little - drums
  • David Longworth - drums
  • Richard Maximoff - viola
  • David "Fathead" Newman - tenor saxophone
  • Tim Ouimette - arranger, conductor, flugelhorn, liner notes, producer, trumpet
  • Steve Remote - mixing engineer
  • John Walsh - trumpet

References[edit]

  1. ^ Shades of Blue at Allmusic