Frankie Miller: Once In A Blue Moon 1972 + High Life 1974

 

Francis John Miller was born in Bridgeton, Glasgow, Scotland in 2 November 1949 is a Scottish rock

singer-songwriter and actor. Miller wrote for and performed with many recording artists and is best known for his 1977 album Full House, the singles "Be Good To Yourself", "Darlin'" and his duet with Phil Lynott on the Thin Lizzy song "Still in Love with You". Miller began singing professionally as a teenager with a Glasgow band called The Stoics. In mid 1970, he moved to London to further his career.
                              

Later in 1972, Miller signed a solo recording contract with Chrysalis Records, and recorded his first LP

Once in a Blue Moon, with record producer Dave Robinson. The album was an early example of pub rock, and featured backing by the pub rock band Brinsley Schwarz. Miller received consistently good reviews, although his singles and albums were not chart hits, Chrysalis continued to invest in his talent.
                                      

In 1974 Miller sang "Still in Love with You", as a duet with Phil Lynott; the song appeared on the Thin

Lizzy album, Nightlife. Miller's second album High Life, was produced and partly written by Allen Toussaint and recorded in Atlanta, Georgia during 1974. Although two album tracks, "Shoorah Shoorah" and "Play Something Sweet", subsequently provided hits for Betty Wright and Three Dog Night respectively, the album was not a commercial success.
                          

He spent around a decade-and-a-half cutting albums of traditional R&B, rock & roll, and country-rock.

In addition to his recorded legacy as an avatar of American roots music, his original material was covered by artists from the worlds of rock, blues, and country, from Bob Seger and Bonnie Tyler to Lou Ann Barton and the Bellamy Brothers. And Miller himself scored a surprise U.K. Top Ten smash in 1978 with "Darlin'," giving his likable, soulful style the popular airing many fans felt it deserved all along.

 

FRANKIE MILLER - ONCE IN A BLUE MOON 1972
                     

Frankie Miller – Once In A Blue Moon
Label: Eagle Records – EAMCD150, Eagle Records – GAS 0000150 EAM
Format: CD, Album, Remastered 2003
Country: Germany
Released: 1972
Genre: Rock
Style: Blues, Soul

TRACKS

                                   

01. You Don't Need To Laugh (To Be Happy)   3:30
02. I Can't Change It   3:07
03. Candlelight Sonata In "F" Mayor  2:35
04. Ann Eliza Jane   3:03
05. It's All Over   2:35
06. In No Resistance   3:59
07. After All (I Live My Life)   3:42
08. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues   4:01
09. Mail Box   3:14
10. I'm Ready   3:12

BONUS TRACKS

11. I Can See The Train (Demo)   2:25
12. Blow My Whistle (Demo)   2:28
13. The Rules Of The Game (Demo)   2:05
14. And It's Raining   3:04

MP3 @ 320 Size: 103 MB
Flac Size: 250 MB

FRANKIE MILLER - HIGH LIFE 1974
                     

Frankie Miller – High Life
Label: Eagle Records – EAMCD151, Eagle Records – GAS 0000151 EAM
Format: CD, Album, Remastered   2003
Country: Germany
Released: 1974   
Genre: Rock,
Style: Blues, Soul

TRACKS

                    

01. Highlife   1:01
02. Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)   3:37
03. Trouble   3:32
04. A Fool   2:51
05. Little Angel   3:15
06. With You In Mind   3:20
07. The Devil Gun   3:37
08. I'll Take A Melody   4:35
09. Just A Song   2:49
10. Shoo-Rah   2:50
11. I'm Falling In Love Again   4:07
12. With You In Mind   1:00

BONUS TRACKS

13. Brickyard Blues (Live)   3:15
14. The Devil Gun (Live)   5:07
15. If You Need Me (Demo)   5:47
16. With You In Mind (Demo)   4:15

MP3 @ 320 Size: 140 MB
Flac Size: 312 MB 

Frankie Miller on Urban Aspirines HERE