In the Blue Light (Kelela album)

In the Blue Light
Live album by Kelela
Released	February 11, 2025 (2025-02-11)
Recorded	May 28–29, 2024
Venue	Blue Note Jazz Club (New York)
Studio	The Bridge Studios (New York) Power Station (New York)
Genre	Alternative R&B jazz neo soul
Length	63:59
Label	Warp
Kelela chronology
RAVE:N, The Remixes (2024) In the Blue Light (2025)
Singles from In the Blue Light
"Better (Unplugged)" Released: January 28, 2025

In the Blue Light is a live album by American singer Kelela, released on February 11, 2025 on Warp Records. The live recordings are taken from the two concerts Kelela held at the Blue Note Jazz Club in New York on May 28 and May 29, 2024. ^[1] The album's lead single "Better (Unplugged)" was released on January 28, 2025.

Track listing

In the Blue Light track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Originally from	Length
1.	"Enemy"	Kelela Mizanekristos Susumu Yokota Asma Maroof Will Boston	Cut 4 Me (2013)	6:59
2.	"Raven"	Mizanekristos	Raven (2023)	4:22
3.	"Take Me Apart"	Mizanekristos Dominic Salole Alexander Shuckburgh Jordan Cruz	Take Me Apart (2017)	2:47
4.	"Bankhead"	Mizanekristos	Cut 4 Me	1:54
5.	"Waitin'"	Mizanekristos Salole Dean Bein	Take Me Apart	4:35
6.	"30 Years"	Betty Carter	Droppin' Things (1990); Betty Carter cover	4:09
7.	"All the Way Down"	Mizanekristos Jeremiah Raisen Jess Glynne Talay Riley Tinashe Kachingwe Dacoury Natche	Hallucinogen (2015)	5:39
8.	"Furry Sings the Blues"	Joni Mitchell	Hejira (1976); Joni Mitchell cover	5:37
9.	"Blue Light"	Mizanekristos Maroof Sam Dew Nia Andrews Alexey Sushon	Take Me Apart	4:54
10.	"Love Notes"	Mizanekristos Carter Mark Zubek	Feed the Fire (1994); Betty Carter cover	8:17
11.	"Better"	Mizanekristos Salole Sushon Romy Croft	Take Me Apart	6:39
12.	"Cherry Coffee"	Mizanekristos	Cut 4 Me	7:07
Total length:				63:59

Note

• All tracks are subtitled "(Unplugged)"

Personnel

• Kelela – lead vocals, executive production, creative direction
• Daniel Aged – bass, co-executive production
• Briley Harris – piano, Rhodes, keyboards
• Ahya Simone - harp
• Buz Donald – drums
• Alayna Rodgers – background vocals
• Xenia Manasseh – background vocals
• Simon Lancelot – mastering
• Gloria Kaba – mixing, vocal engineering
• Jessica Chambliss – vocal production on "Better (Unplugged)"

References

1. Strauss, Matthew. "Kelela to Release New In the Blue Light Live Album". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 11, 2025.