High Life is the second album by Frankie Miller

Frankie Miller

Frankie Miller is a Scottish rock singer-songwriter, who had his biggest success in the 1970s. Miller was raised at Colvend Street, Glasgow with his parents, Cathy and Frank, and elder sisters Letty and Anne. Miller attended Sacred Heart Primary school. He was an altar boy in Sacred Heart Chapel...

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With Chrysalis Records

Chrysalis Records

Chrysalis Records was a British record label that was created in 1969. The name was both a reference to the pupal stage of a butterfly and a combination of its founders names, Chris Wright and Terry Ellis...

 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

Allen Toussaint

Allen Toussaint is an American musician, composer, record producer, and influential figure in New Orleans R&B.Many of Toussaint's songs have become familiar through numerous cover versions, including "Working in the Coalmine", "Ride Your Pony", "Fortune Teller", "Play Something Sweet ", "Southern...

 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

Otis Redding

Otis Ray Redding, Jr. was an American soul singer-songwriter, record producer, arranger and talent scout. He is considered one of the major figures in soul and R&B...

. "Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)

Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)

Play Something Sweet is a song by Allen Toussaint that has been covered by Frankie Miller, B.J. Thomas and Three Dog Night, among others.-History:...

" was covered by Three Dog Night

Three Dog Night

Three Dog Night is an American rock band best known for their music from 1968 to 1975. During that time the band charted 21 Billboard top 40 hits in America, three of which reached Number One...

 and "Shoo Rah" was covered by Betty Wright

Betty Wright

Bessie Regina Norris, better known by her stage name, Betty Wright , is a Grammy winning Miami-based soul and R&B singer-songwriter, who won fame in the 1970s with hits such as "Clean Up Woman" and "Tonight Is the Night"...

. 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

Chrysalis Records

Chrysalis Records was a British record label that was created in 1969. The name was both a reference to the pupal stage of a butterfly and a combination of its founders names, Chris Wright and Terry Ellis...

 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

1. "High Life"
2. "Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)
   Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)
   Play Something Sweet is a song by Allen Toussaint that has been covered by Frankie Miller, B.J. Thomas and Three Dog Night, among others.-History:...
   
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3. "Trouble"
4. "A Fool"
5. "Little Angel"
6. "With You In Mind"

SIDE TWO

1. "The Devil Gun"
2. "I’ll Take A Melody"
3. "Just A Song"
4. "Shoo Rah"
5. "I'm Falling In Love Again"

Personnel

• Frankie Miller - vocals, acoustic guitar

RHYTHM

• Allen Toussaint
  Allen Toussaint
  Allen Toussaint is an American musician, composer, record producer, and influential figure in New Orleans R&B.Many of Toussaint's songs have become familiar through numerous cover versions, including "Working in the Coalmine", "Ride Your Pony", "Fortune Teller", "Play Something Sweet ", "Southern...
  
   - piano, organ, conga
• Joe Wilson - guitar, slide guitar
• Tom Robb - bass, conga
• 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
  Allen Toussaint
  Allen Toussaint is an American musician, composer, record producer, and influential figure in New Orleans R&B.Many of Toussaint's songs have become familiar through numerous cover versions, including "Working in the Coalmine", "Ride Your Pony", "Fortune Teller", "Play Something Sweet ", "Southern...