High Life (Frankie Miller album)

High Life
Studio album by
Frankie Miller
ReleasedJanuary 1974 (UK) / July 1974 (North America)
Recorded1973
StudioWeb IV Recording Studio, Atlanta, Georgia
Horns: Studio in the Country, Bogalusa, Louisiana
GenreBlues rock
Length36:13
LabelChrysalis
ProducerAllen Toussaint
Frankie Miller chronology
Once in a Blue Moon
(1973) 		High Life
(1974) 		The Rock
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Christgau's Record GuideB+[1]

High Life is the second album by Frankie Miller. It was produced by Allen Toussaint, who also composed seven songs on the album. "Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)" was released by Three Dog Night the same year as Miller's, and "Shoo Rah" was covered by Betty Wright—and both of these cover versions become chart hits.

Despite poor sales, the album was critically well received, although Miller was to disown it as Chrysalis Records issued the record in remixed form, without Miller's or Toussaint's knowledge or consent. The remix, by Don Davis and Lou Costello, remains the most widely available version of High Life; Toussaint and Miller's original mix of the album was made available on the 2011 Frankie Miller box set That's Who.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Allen Toussaint, except where indicated:

Side One

  1. "High Life"
  2. "Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)"
  3. "Trouble" (Frankie Miller)
  4. "A Fool"
  5. "Little Angel" (Frankie Miller)
  6. "With You in Mind"

Side Two

  1. "The Devil Gun" (Frankie Miller)
  2. "I'll Take a Melody"
  3. "Just a Song"
  4. "Shoo Rah"
  5. "I'm Falling in Love Again" (Frankie Miller)

Personnel

  • Frankie Miller - vocals, acoustic guitar

Rhythm

Horns

  • Lester Caliste - trombone
  • Clyde Kerr Jr - trumpet
  • Gary Brown - tenor saxophone
  • John Longo - trumpet
  • Alvin Thomas - baritone saxophone

Production

References

  1. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: M". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 8 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.