A collection of b-sides, rarities and alternate versions, coming soon (estimated October 2011 release date)

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Bleu - "Besides"

Bleu "Blow Up The Radio" from the forthcoming "Besides" compilation (Fall 2011)

….this is another funky Roger Joseph Manning Jr. collaboration - was originally meant to be a pitch song…it's got some of Roger's signature 70's synth-isms...Roger's pal John O'Brien (famous for his film work) finished up the production and mixed this jim-jam…i think (i hope) it's got a little bit of Kool and The Gang in there(?)…

written by Bleu and Roger Joseph Manning Jr.
produced by Bleu, Roger Joseph Manning Jr. and John O'Brien
recorded by Bleu and John O'Brien
mixed by John O'Brien

keyboards - Roger Joseph Manning Jr.
guitars - Bleu
programming - Bleu and John O'Brien

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Bleu - Blow Up The Radio

Bleu "If..." from the forthcoming "Besides" compilation (Fall 2011)

i'm on tour now - come out & see me!
On Tour This Week 11/6/12 - 11/17/12!:
11/6 Eddie's Attic, Atlanta, GA
11/7 Waterstone Showroom, Nashville, TN
11/9 West End Public, Chapel Hill, NC
11/10 Kirk Avenue Music Hall, Roanoke, VA
11/11 Iota Club and Cafe, Arlington, VA
11/14 Milkboy, Ardmore, PA
11/15 Rockwood Music Hall, New York, NY
11/17 Great Scott, Boston, MA

…this is another song written with pro-writer-types at a song-retreat put on by Ed Roland..TAWGS again, and Dwight Baker (Kelly Clarkson/Bob Schneider)….theoretically it was also meant as a pitch-song, although, when i started working on the recording with Ducky it immediately felt like a "Bleu" song….again, i fully intended on putting this on FOUR, but i just couldn't find the right spot in the sequence for it…it iS kinda over-the-top Beatles- y (not that that's a bad thing obviously)..

written by Bleu, T.A.W.G.S. and Dwight Baker
produced by Bleu
recorded by Ducky Carlisle
mixed by Ducky Carlisle and Bleu

drums - Ducky Carlisle
all other instruments - Bleu

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Bleu - If...

Bleu "Save It for a Rainy Day" from the forthcoming "Besides" compilation (Fall 2011)

…i wrote this song with a long-time friend and collaborator Eric Barao…i really loved this song of his "Sugar and Cream" (which will be on his upcoming release, which i did some producing/playing/mixing on) and basically, i suckered him into writing a new tune based on it….if i remember correctly, we recorded everything pretty quickly on the spot in his basement (?)..except the drums, which were done later by my drummer at the time Dylan Halacy (at Tony Goddess's studio in Central Square)…anyway..i always liked the energy of this thing and i think it's a very appropriate title for the last track of this b-sides record!...
written by Bleu and Eric Barao
produced by Bleu
recorded by Eric Barao, Tony Goddess, and Bleu
mixed by Bleu
drums - Dylan Halacy
all other instruments - Bleu
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Bleu - Save it for a Rainy Day

Bleu "When The Dog Day Comes" from the forthcoming "Besides" compilation (Jan 2012)

…this was actually written as a "pitch song" (for an American Idol winner if you can believe it)…my two collaborators TAWGS (Chantal Kreviazuk/Josh Groban) and Troy "RADIO" Johnson (Will Smith/JLo) are very successful pop writers, and we recorded the initial demo at Radio's church in Pasadena…the pipe organ and piano that you hear on this recording are the real deal, and the vocal was done right in the middle of the church too!…i asked my buddy Steve Lu to write a string arrangement to put on top of what we had, and he really made it freakin' ePic…i fully intended on putting this on FOUR, but i just couldn't find an appropriate spot for it…i'm glad this song is gettin' it's "due" here…

written by Bleu, Troy "RADIO" Johnson and TAWGS
produced by Bleu
recorded by Troy "Radio" Johnson
strings recorded by Paul Du Gre
mixed by Ducky Carlisle and Bleu

piano and pipe organ - Bleu
string arrangement - Stephen Lu
strings by The Section Quartet
	violin - Eric Gorfain
	violin - Daphne Chen
	viola - Leah Katz
	cello - Richard Dodd





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Bleu - When The Dog Day Comes

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