Born to Be Blue

~ Song

Relationships

writer:Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”)
Robert Wells (songwriter)
publisher:Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
PW 3 ASCAP Songs
sub-publisher:BMG Rights Management (France) (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint BMG (2008–present)) (ended)
Universal Music Publishing France (not for release label use!)
ロックンロール ミュージック (Rock ’n’ Roll Music)
lyrics page:https://j-lyric.net/artist/a051fb4/l01b4fc.html [info]
https://j-lyric.net/cd/zB00LL85ATG/t332374.html [info]
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/22899 [info]
Wikidata:Q4945935 [info]

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1946-06-04Born to Be BlueSonny Burke and His Orchestra feat. Mel Tormé2:40
1947-01-26Born to Be Blue/sign offliveCharlie Spivak and His Orchestra3:38
1947-11-20Born to Be BlueMildred Bailey2:55
1947-11-20Born to Be BlueMildred Bailey2:53
1951-07-25Born to Be BlueinstrumentalWynton Kelly3:27
1951-07-25Born to Be Blue (alternate take)instrumentalWynton Kelly3:00
1959-09-14 – 1959-09-15Born to Be BlueinstrumentalThe Lou McGarity Big Eight3:56
1960-01Born to Be BluesinstrumentalStan Getz4:59
1960-03Born to Be BluecoverStan Getz3:53
1960-05-01Born to Be BlueinstrumentalStan Getz6:25
1960-05-18Born to Be BluecoverThe Tommy Flanagan Trio4:24
1960-06-29 – 1961-01-07Born to Be BluecoverThe George Shearing Quintet with Nancy Wilson2:13
1961-11-28Born to Be BluecoverGene Ammons with Joe Newman, Jack McDuff?:??
1962-03-01Born to Be BlueinstrumentalGrant Green4:52
1962-03-01Born to Be Blue (alternate take)instrumentalGrant Green4:41
1962-06-25Born to Be Blue (take 2)instrumentalWes Montgomery7:27
1962-06-25Born to Be Blue (take 1)instrumentalWes Montgomery7:24
1963-09-10Born to Be BlueinstrumentalBobby Timmons4:29
1964-11-16Born to Be BlueinstrumentalWes Montgomery3:41
1964Born to be BlueChet Baker4:05
1964Born to Be BlueinstrumentalCharlie Byrd2:16
1965-08-30Born to Be Blue (mono)coverEddie Harris5:12
1965-08-30Born to Be BlueinstrumentalEddie Harris5:11
1965-09-25Born to Be BlueinstrumentalSahib Shihab3:49
1966-09Born to Be BlueinstrumentalThe Wynton Kelly Trio4:07
1975-09-09 – 1975-10Born to Be BluecoverThe Singers Unlimited3:37
1976-06-15Born to Be BlueinstrumentalDexter Gordon Trio8:14
1981-12-14Born to Be BlueinstrumentalFreddie Hubbard7:22
1982-04-15Born to Be BlueliveGeorge Shearing & Mel Tormé5:14
1992-12-06 – 1992-12-07Born to Be BluecoverLaurent de Wilde, Ira Coleman & Billy Drummond6:07
1993-01-06Born to Be BluecoverMelvin Rhyne, Joshua Redman, Peter Bernstein & Kenny Washington6:43
1993-02Born to Be BlueinstrumentalBob Rockwell Trio9:26
1994-09Born to Be BlueinstrumentalJan Lundgren Trio, Herb Geller?:??
1994-10-06 – 1994-11-20Born to Be BlueJames Carter7:45
1995Born to Be BlueinstrumentalHerb Pomeroy & Billy Novick7:30
1997-05-08Born to Be BlueinstrumentalEric Alexander5:57
1999-08-30 – 1999-08-31Born to Be BluecoverMarty Elkins6:03
2004-04-20Born to Be BlueinstrumentalReeds and Deeds7:43
2014-03-07Born to be blue (live, 2014-03-07: 桜坂劇場, Naha, Okinawa, Japan)cover and liveUA×菊地成孔7:59
2018-06-16 – 2018-06-18Born to Be BlueThe Amazing Keystone Big Band4:34
(I Was) Born to Be BlueChet Baker4:07
(I Was) Born to Be BlueElla Fitzgerald2:45
Born to be blueChet Baker4:05
Born to be bluecoverUA×菊地成孔6:08
Born to be BlueChet Baker4:10
Born to be BlueChet Baker4:06
Born to be BluecoverNancy Wilson2:22
Born to be BlueEddie Henderson6:28
Born to Be Bluecover and instrumentalThe Ralph Sharon Trio2:59
Born to Be BluecoverElizabeth Shepherd0:01
Born to Be BluecoverTOKU5:27
Born to Be BlueMel Tormé2:41
Born to Be Bluecover and instrumentalWynton Kelly4:14
Born to Be Bluecover and instrumentalDavid Braid5:22
Born to Be BlueJudy Niemack with Cedar Walton Trio5:03
Born to Be BlueinstrumentalCarl Orrje Trio?:??
Born to Be BluecoverRay Charles2:58
Born to Be BlueinstrumentalWes Montgomery?:??
Born to Be BluecoverKlüvers Big Band Featuring Bob Rockwell, Kjeld Lauritsen6:07
Born to Be BluecoverHilde Marie Kjersem + Jon Eberson4:04
Born to Be BluecoverYvonne Walter?:??
Born to Be BlueChet Baker4:04
Born to Be BlueChet Baker4:04
Born to Be BlueChet Baker4:04
Born to Be BluecoverLittle Joe3:02
Born to Be BlueDinah Shore3:08
Born to Be BlueinstrumentalGeorge Shearing & Marian McPartland4:22
Born to Be BlueClifford Brown5:16
Born to Be BlueinstrumentalClifford Brown5:17
Born to Be BluecoverHelen Merrill with Gil Evans & Clifford Brown5:13
Born to Be BlueElla Fitzgerald2:45
Born to Be Blue (mx. J 555)Dottie Reed?:??
Born to Be BlueGene Ammons7:20
Born to Be BlueChet Baker4:05
Born to Be BlueElla Fitzgerald2:43
Born to Be BluecoverHelen Merrill5:16
Born to Be BluecoverHelen Merrill5:16
Born to Be BluecoverHelen Merrill5:15
Born to Be BluecoverHelen Merrill5:16
Born to Be BluecoverHelen Merrill5:15
Born to Be BluecoverHelen Merrill6:08
Born to Be Blue (1954-12-22)coverClifford Brown & Helen Merrill5:15
Born to Be BluecoverHelen Merrill5:13
Born to Be BluecoverHelen Merrill5:15
Born to Be BluecoverNancy Wilson2:12
Born to Be BluecoverNancy Wilson2:10
Born to Be BluecoverNancy Wilson2:15
Born to Be BluecoverNancy Wilson2:14
Born to Be BluecoverSammy Davis Jr.3:13
Born to Be BluecoverHelen Merrill5:15
Born to Be BluePaul Motian Trio 2000 + One5:38
Born to Be BluecoverRay Charles2:52
Born to Be BlueMel Tormé2:36
Born to Be BluecoverHerb Drury / Jerry Cherry5:01
Born to Be BlueMel Tormé2:54
Born to Be BlueMel Tormé2:55
Born to Be BlueKenton Chen4:40
Born to Be BlueKristin Berardi5:10
Born to Be BlueMel Tormé2:55
Born to Be BlueOpie Bellas5:01
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