Frankie Miller - High Life - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

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Digitally remastered and expanded edition features two bonus tracks. Includes 12 page full-color booklet featuring a 3,500 word essay, enhanced artwork & previously unseen photos. The third solo album from Frankie Miller, but this time around tagged as The Frankie Miller Band. Chrysalis, his record company, felt that his career had been undervalued by two previous albums recorded with, even though they were great musicians, what amounted to, session players, not presenting a unified band identity. With this in mind, Miller was charged with gathering a group of musicians that would form the basis of a permanent outfit, the hub of which contained members from Wings and Irish progressive rock band Eire Apparent; that's guitarist Henry McCullough and bassist Chrissy Stewart. Together with Mick Weaver (aka Wynder K. Frog) on Keyboards and drummer Stu Perry they were sent to San Francisco to record with Neil Young's producer Elliot Mazer. Because this time around Miller avoided the limitations of working with session players he developed a far more organic and hard hitting record that met with strong critical support but, sadly, once again failed to connect commercially. Recorded in full view of San Francisco's infamous Alcatraz prison, the contents were bolstered by the inclusion of a number of key tracks, including; 'Ain't Got No Money' (later covered by Cher and Bob Seger), 'A Fool In Love' (co-written by Free bassist Andy Fraser and covered by UFO) and the gritty blues rock of 'All My Love To You'. 'The Rock' is viewed as one of the cornerstones of Miller's career and it's a record that further enhanced his reputation as one of the greatest blues vocalists of the era. With the appointment of the full-time band, he was able to tour the record at home and abroad, which further established his profile and elevated his status.

Digitally remastered and expanded edition includes four bonus tracks. 16 page full-color booklet with 4,500 word essay with new interviews, enhanced artwork and previously unseen photos. With three albums already under his belt, Frankie Miller had earned major respect as a vocalist and songwriter but commercial success had persistently evaded him. For some reason, achieving the magical breakthrough had always slipped through his fingers. 'Full House' was another attempt to right wrongs. Frankie assembled a new backing band and recorded an LP with purposeful appeal crammed with a choice selection of freshly penned songs and well-chosen covers. Produced by Chris Thomas, who had scored success with overseeing records by Roxy Music, Badfinger, Procol Harum and also mixed Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon, the album provided yet another clear indication that Miller's talent had been hidden under a bushel for far too long. The opening track 'Be Good To Yourself' (written by Free bassist Andy Fraser) was selected as it's first single and finally gave him chart success in the UK. At this point Frankie's reputation was at an all-time high, giving his record company further belief that this was an act that would eventually reap justifiable rewards. 'Full House' is, in the main, a tough, ballsy record not only showcasing his incredible voice but also developing his profile from bar band singer to fully fledged rock star. Check out the stunning interpretation of John Lennon's 'Jealous Guy' and the low down hard rock of 'Take Good Care Of Yourself', '(I'll Never) Live In Vain' and 'Down The Honky Tonk', a selection of the finest performances by a singer that has been rightfully dubbed the greatest white soul singer of all time.