Feeling Orange but Sometimes Blue explained

Feeling Orange but Sometimes Blue
Type:	studio
Artist:	Ledisi
Cover:	ledisi feeling orange but sometimes blue front.jpg
Released:	2002
Recorded:	2001
Genre:	jazz soul blues
Label:	LeSun Music
Producer:	Ledisi, Sundra Manning, Nelson Braxton, Wayne Braxton, Louis "Paisley" Hinton
Prev Title:	Soulsinger
Prev Year:	2000
Next Title:	Lost & Found
Next Year:	2007

Feeling Orange but Sometimes Blue is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Ledisi.^[1] The album was released in 2002 on Ledisi's record label LeSun Music.

The album's musical style ranges from 1930s–1940s blues influences to contemporary jazz music. Live instrumentation was employed in recording of the entire album as part of Ledisi's vision of creating a jazz record using live instruments.

Production and recording

In 2001, Ledisi began recording her second album. Unlike her previous album Soulsinger, Ledisi wrote and recorded original jazz songs. "Sugar / Brown Sugar" mixes interpretations of "Sugar" by Stanley Turrentine and "Brown Sugar" by D'Angelo. She also recorded jazz standards including "'Round Midnight", "In a Sentimental Mood", and "Autumn Leaves". She worked with American musician Pete Escovedo on the title-track "Feeling Orange but Sometimes Blue". According to album's liner notes, "If You Go" was dedicated to American singer Aaliyah who died in a plane crash in August 2001.^[2]

Promotion

"Feeling Orange but Sometimes Blue" was released as the first single in June 2002.^[3] "Good Lovin'", from the album Soulsinger (2000), was released as the B-side song to "Feeling Orange but Sometimes Blue". On May 25, 2003, Ledisi and her band Anibade performed a twenty-minute set list at the California Music Awards.^[4]

Accolades

Feeling Orange but Sometimes Blue won "Outstanding Jazz Album" at the California Music Awards on May 25, 2003.^[4] She was also nominated for "Outstanding Female Vocalist" and Feeling Orange but Sometimes Blue was also nominated for "Outstanding R&B Album" at the same ceremony.^[5]

Track listing

Sample credits

• "Sugar / Brown Sugar" contains an interpretation of "Sugar" by Stanley Turrentine and "Brown Sugar" by D'Angelo.

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Feeling Orange but Sometimes Blue.^[2]

• Rich Armstrong – trumpet (track 2)
• Ron Belcher – double bass (tracks: 2, 4, 6)
• Tommy Bradford – drums (tracks: 1, 8)
• Nelson Braxton – arrangements (tracks 5, 10, 11), bass (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11), production (track 1)
• Wayne Braxton – production (track 8), tenor saxophone (track 8)
• Dezson Claborne – drums (tracks 4)
• Brian Collier – drums (tracks 3, 5, 7, 10, 11)
• Pete Escovedo – percussion (track 7)
• Louis "Paisley" Hinton – arrangements (tracks 3, 11), piano (track 4)
• Richard Howell – tenor saxophone (tracks 4, 6)
• David James – slide guitar (track 2)
• Josh Jones – percussion (tracks: 3, 10)
• Ledisi – executive production, vocals (all tracks), arrangements (tracks: 4, 5, 6, 10), production (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11), songwriting (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 11)
• Mark Levine – piano (track 9)
• Sundra "Sun" Manning (tracks 10, 11), organ (tracks 3, 10), piano (tracks 2, 5, 7, 10, 11), production (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7)
• Johnny Mercer – songwriting (tracks: 10, 12), production (tracks 10, 12)
• Karl Perazzo – percussion (track 7)
• Robert Rhodes, Jr. – (track 2)
• Khalil Shaheed – trumpet (track 4
• Wayne Wallace – trombone (track 4)

Notes and References

1. Web site: WBSS Media-Ledisi . 2022-11-25 . wbssmedia.com.
2. Feeling Orange but Sometimes Blue . . 2002 . jazz singer edition . United States . LeSun Music.
3. https://www.discogs.com/release/319403-Ledisi-Feeling-Orange-But-Sometimes-Blue Ledisi - Feeling Orange but Sometimes Blue (Discogs)
4. https://eastbayexpress.com/keepin-the-booty-big-1/ Keepin’ the Booty Big
5. https://www.j-notes.com/2003/04/get_your_vote_on/ Get Your Vote On