High Life (Frankie Miller album)

Infobox Album
Name = High Life
Type = album
Artist = Frankie Miller


Released = 1974
Recorded = 1973
Genre = Blues Rock
Length =
Label = Chrysalis Records
Producer = Allen Toussaint
Reviews =
Last album = "Once In A Blue Moon" (1973)
This album = "High Life " (1974)
Next album = "The Rock" (1975)

"High Life " is the second album by Frankie Miller.

With Chrysalis Records willing to speculate in matching up Miller's vocal talents with hitmaking talent, they commissioned Miller's second album to be produced by Allen Toussaint who also composed seven songs on the album. Toussaint's production style lends itself well to the voice described as the best since Otis Redding. The songs; "Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)" was covered by Three Dog Night and "Shoo Rah" was covered by Betty Wright, both were hits which was somewhat galling for Miller that two of the tracks were hits for other artists.

Despite poor sales, the album was critically well received, although Miller was to disown it as Chrysalis Records had decided on a remix, without Miller's or Toussaint's knowledge or consent, to keep in-line with the then current trends.

Track listing

SIDE ONE
#"High Life"
#"Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)"
#"Trouble"
#"A Fool"
#"Little Angel"
#"With You In Mind"

SIDE TWO
#"The Devil Gun"
#"I’ll Take A Melody"
#"Just A Song"
#"Shoo Rah"
#"I'm Falling In Love Again"

Personnel

*Frankie Miller - vocals, acoustic guitar

RHYTHM
*Allen Toussaint - piano, organ, congo
*Joe Wilson - guitar, slide guitar
*Tom Robb - bass, congo
*Mike Huey - drums
*G.C. Coleman - drums
*Auburn Burrell - dobra guitar
*Barry Bailey - guitar

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

Production credits

*Recorded at Web IV Recording Studio, Atlanta, Georgia
*Engineered by Joe Wilson
*Horns recorded at Studio In The Country, Bogalusa, Louisiana
*Remix by Don Davis, Lou Costello at United Sound Studios, Detroit
*Arranged and Produced by Allen Toussaint