Released January 1974 High Life
(1974) The Rock
(1975) Release date January 1974 Label Chrysalis Records | Length 36:13 Artist Frankie Miller Producer Allen Toussaint Genre Blues rock | |
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Recorded 1973
Web IV Recording Studio, Atlanta, Georgia
(Horns: Studio In The Country, Bogalusa, Louisiana) Similar The Rock, Once in a Blue Moon, Double Trouble, Full House, Long Way Home | ||
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 almost immediately covered by Three Dog Night and "Shoo Rah" was covered by Betty Wright -- and both tracks become chart hits.
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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 Frankie Miller; except where indicated
Side One
- "High Life" (Allen Toussaint)
- "Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)" (Allen Toussaint)
- "Trouble"
- "A Fool" (Allen Toussaint)
- "Little Angel"
- "With You in Mind" (Allen Toussaint)
Side Two
- "The Devil Gun"
- "I’ll Take a Melody" (Allen Toussaint)
- "Just a Song" (Allen Toussaint)
- "Shoo Rah" (Allen Toussaint)
- "I'm Falling in Love Again"
Personnel
RHYTHM
HORNS
Production credits
Songs
1High Life1:00
2Brickyard Blues3:39
3Trouble3:32