Feeling Orange but Sometimes Blue

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Feeling Orange but Sometimes Blue
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Studio album by
Released2002
Recorded2001
Genre
Length51:29
Label LeSun Music
Producer Ledisi, Sundra Manning, Nelson Braxton, Wayne Braxton, Louis "Paisley" Hinton
Ledisi chronology
Soulsinger
(2000)
Feeling Orange but Sometimes Blue
(2002)
Lost & Found
(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.

Contents

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

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."So Right"
  • Ledisi
  • Ledisi
  • Sundra Manning
  • Nelson Braxton
3:43
2."I've Got It"
  • Ledisi
  • Ledisi
  • Manning
3:33
3."Sugar / Brown Sugar"
  • Louis "Paisley" Hinton
4:43
4."Meeting Marcus on a Thursday"
  • Ledisi
  • Ledisi
  • Manning
3:59
5."'Round Midnight"
  • Ledisi
  • Braxton
3:44
6."Straight No Chaser"
  • Ledisi
  • Sally Swisher
  • Monk
  • Ledisi
  • Manning
2:55
7."Feeling Orange but Sometimes Blue" (featuring Pete Escovedo)
  • Ledisi
  • Ledisi
  • Manning
7:43
8."In a Sentimental Mood"
  • Manny Kurtz
  • Ledisi
  • Manning
  • Nelson Braxton
  • Wayne Braxton
5:22
9."If You Go"
  • Ledisi
  • Ledisi
  • Manning
2:32
10."Autumn Leaves (Les feuilles mortes)"
4:37
11."Land of the Free"
  • Ledisi
  • Ledisi
5:33
12."Autumn Leaves"
2:56
Total length:51:29

Sample credits

Personnel

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

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