Shades of Blue (Ben E. King album) explained

Shades of Blue
Type:	studio
Artist:	Ben E. King
Cover:	Shades of Blue - Ben E. King.jpg
Released:	August 10, 1999
Genre:	Soul
Length:	51:38
Label:	Halfnote Records
Prev Title:	Anthology
Prev Year:	1993
Next Title:	I Have Songs in My Pocket
Next Year:	1998

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

Track listing

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

• 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

Notes and References

1. Shades of Blue at Allmusic