Children of the Future (Steve Miller Band album)

Children of the Future
Studio album by Steve Miller Band
Released	September 1968
Recorded	Early 1968 at Olympic Studios, London, England[1]
Genre	Psychedelic rock, blues-rock
Length	38:21
Label	Capitol
Producer	Glyn Johns[1]
Steve Miller Band chronology
Children of the Future (1968) Sailor (1968)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Children of the Future is the first studio album by American rock band Steve Miller Band, released in 1968 by Capitol Records. The album was produced by notable British record producer/engineer, Glyn Johns,^[1] who would go on to produce another American band, The Eagles.

Style

The style is a mixture of blues and psychedelic rock reflecting the ambience of the British blues revival, not surprisingly considering the album was recorded in London (at Olympic Studios). Rolling Stone described the first side as being "constructed like Sgt Pepper".^[3] Writing in Crawdaddy!, Peter Knobler called the album "a triple moment of experience, knowledge, inspiration."^[4] However, many of the songs had been written earlier in 1967-68 when Miller was working as a janitor at a Texas music studio.^[5] "Baby's Callin' Me Home" was written by Boz Scaggs who later rose to considerable global fame in his own right.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Steve Miller, except where noted.

Side one

1. "Children of the Future" – 2:59
2. "Pushed Me to It" – 0:38
3. "You've Got the Power" – 0:53
4. "In My First Mind" (Miller, Jim Peterman) – 7:35
5. "The Beauty of Time Is That It's Snowing (Psychedelic B.B.)" – 5:17

Side two

1. "Baby's Callin' Me Home" (Boz Scaggs) – 3:24
2. "Steppin' Stone" (Scaggs) – 3:02
3. "Roll with It" – 2:29
4. "Junior Saw It Happen" (Jim Pulte) – 2:29
5. "Fanny Mae" (Buster Brown) – 3:11
6. "Key to the Highway" (Big Bill Broonzy, Charlie Segar) – 6:18

Personnel

• Steve Miller – vocals, guitar,^[1] harmonica
• Boz Scaggs – guitar,^[1] backing vocals; lead vocals on "Baby's Calling Me Home" & "Steppin' Stone"
• Lonnie Turner – bass guitar^[1], backing vocals
• Jim Peterman – mellotron on side one, Hammond organ on side two,^[1] backing vocals
• Tim Davis – drums^[1], backing vocals, lead vocals on "Junior Saw It Happen" & "Fannie Mae"
• Glyn Johns – producer/engineer

Charts

Chart (1968)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[6]	134

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h} Ashley Brown, ed (1990). "Space Cowboy". The Marshall Cavendish Illustrated History of Popular Music. 11 (Reference ed.). Marshall Cavendish. pp. 1225. ISBN 1-85435-026-9. 
2. ^ Allmusic review
3. ^ Rolling Stone Review
4. ^ Crawdaddy! 1968
5. ^ All Music Review
6. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/artist/steve-miller-p106068/charts-awards/billboard-albums