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Frankie Miller is one of the great unsung rockers of the '70s, a blue-eyed soul singer on par with Rod Stewart and Joe Cocker who could also rock as hard as Bob Seger. All three of these artists recognized a kindred spirit in Miller, with all three covering his songs in the '70s and '80s. Like all hard-working rockers, Miller kept working right into the '90s, when he tragically suffered a brain hemorrhage while woodshedding a new band with Joe Walsh. After five months, he emerged from a coma but was paralyzed and lost his speech. His friends did their best to keep his legacy alive, a mission that peaks with 2016's Frankie Miller's Double Take. Instigated by the curiosity of Rod Stewart, producer David Mackay asked Miller's wife if there were any unreleased songs, and she sent him a bunch of tapes, which he then polished and refurbished into Double Take. Figuring that the best way to garner attention for the album was to get his friends and fans aboard, he constructed the album as set of duets, adding some additional instrumentation along the way. He got a bunch of heavy hitters: Stewart, Walsh, Elton John, Huey Lewis, Paul Carrack, Willie Nelson, and Kid Rock are all here, along with Bonnie Tyler and Kim Carnes -- two raspy-voiced soul singers who are natural foils for Miller -- Delbert McClinton, Steve Cropper, and John Parr. All these superstars do attract headlines, but they don't quite attract attention on Double Take, as each of the performers chooses to keep the focus on Miller's songs and, to a lesser extent, his singing. While the production is just a tad too polished to feel as gritty as Miller's best '70s works, the music is nevertheless in that vein and many of the songs are quite good, particularly the gospel-drenched Elton John number "Where Do the Guilty Go?" and the swaggering "Way Past Midnight" (performed with Lewis). "Kiss Her for Me" (with Stewart) is a pretty ballad and "Jezebel Jones" (with Kid Rock) is a prime slice of soulful rock. While it's tempting for the Miller faithful to wish he was singing lead on every song, it's clear this is a labor of love and we're fortunate to have these fine songs resurrected in whatever fashion we can get.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Stuart Emerson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Frankie Miller, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Jenkins, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Walsh, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Miller, ComposerLyricist - David Mackay, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Lorraine Crosby, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Stevenson, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ashley Kingsley, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Geoff Whitehorn, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Stewart, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lenny Zakatek, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kate Coyston, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Parrish, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 June Productions Ltd and Brighton Music Ltd. Under exclusive licence to Universal Music Group International Limited
Stuart Emerson, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Cropper, Guitar, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Elton John, Piano, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Frankie Miller, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Jenkins, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Miller, ComposerLyricist - David Mackay, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Synthesizer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Lorraine Crosby, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Lynn, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mick Weaver, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Stevenson, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jubilation, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Minhinnett, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mal Bruce, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 June Productions Ltd and Brighton Music Ltd. Under exclusive licence to Universal Music Group International Limited
Huey Lewis, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Scott English, ComposerLyricist - Frankie Miller, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Jenkins, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Miller, ComposerLyricist - David Mackay, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - John Colla, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Marvin McFadden, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Stevenson, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Geoff Whitehorn, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Stewart, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Johnnie Bamont, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Huff, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 June Productions Ltd and Brighton Music Ltd. Under exclusive licence to Universal Music Group International Limited
Frankie Miller, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Jenkins, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Bonnie Tyler, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Miller, ComposerLyricist - David Mackay, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Ian Lynn, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Stevenson, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Stewart, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 June Productions Ltd and Brighton Music Ltd. Under exclusive licence to Universal Music Group International Limited
Kevin Savigar, Producer, Additional Producer - Scott English, ComposerLyricist - ROD STEWART, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Frankie Miller, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Jenkins, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Walsh, Guitar, Piano, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Miller, ComposerLyricist - David Mackay, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Ian Lynn, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Stevenson, Mastering Engineer, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Stewart, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 June Productions Ltd and Brighton Music Ltd. Under exclusive licence to Universal Music Group International Limited
Mark Prentice, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Frankie Miller, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Rossi, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Organ, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Miller, ComposerLyricist - David Mackay, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jerry Stevenson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Toby Jackman, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 June Productions Ltd and Brighton Music Ltd. Under exclusive licence to Universal Music Group International Limited
José Antonio Rodríguez, Acoustic Guitar, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Lynn Williams, ComposerLyricist - Mark Prentice, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Morgan, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Frankie Miller, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kiki Dee, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Miller, ComposerLyricist - David Mackay, Producer, Mixer, Percussion, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Ian Lynn, Piano, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Stevenson, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 June Productions Ltd and Brighton Music Ltd. Under exclusive licence to Universal Music Group International Limited
Stuart Emerson, Acoustic Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Scott English, ComposerLyricist - Frankie Miller, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kid Rock, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Miller, ComposerLyricist - David Mackay, Producer, Mixer, Bass Guitar, Percussion, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Lorraine Crosby, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Lynn, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Stevenson, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Ashley Kingsley, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Geoff Whitehorn, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Full House, FeaturedArtist - Ray Minhinnett, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Golden, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Kate Coyston, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Parrish, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 June Productions Ltd and Brighton Music Ltd. Under exclusive licence to Universal Music Group International Limited
Will Jennings, ComposerLyricist - Frankie Miller, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Miller, ComposerLyricist - David Mackay, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Pentelow, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Stevenson, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Full House, FeaturedArtist - Ray Minhinnett, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Golden, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - James Kenneth Trombly, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Dickinson, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Winch, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Payn, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 June Productions Ltd and Brighton Music Ltd. Under exclusive licence to Universal Music Group International Limited
Mark Prentice, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Cottle, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Will Jennings, ComposerLyricist - Frankie Miller, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Delbert McClinton, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Miller, ComposerLyricist - David Mackay, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Pentelow, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Stevenson, Mastering Engineer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Full House, FeaturedArtist - Ray Minhinnett, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Golden, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Winch, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Payn, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 June Productions Ltd and Brighton Music Ltd. Under exclusive licence to Universal Music Group International Limited
Kim Carnes, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Frankie Miller, Vocals, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Jenkins, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Miller, ComposerLyricist - David Mackay, Producer, Mixer, Bass Guitar, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Ian Lynn, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Stevenson, Mastering Engineer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Minhinnett, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 June Productions Ltd and Brighton Music Ltd. Under exclusive licence to Universal Music Group International Limited
Willie Nelson, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mickey Raphael, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart Emerson, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Frankie Miller, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Jenkins, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Miller, ComposerLyricist - David Mackay, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Synthesizer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Ian Lynn, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Stevenson, Mastering Engineer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Simpson, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Parrish, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mario Kombou, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Alborough, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 June Productions Ltd and Brighton Music Ltd. Under exclusive licence to Universal Music Group International Limited
Scott English, ComposerLyricist - Frankie Miller, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Jenkins, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Miller, ComposerLyricist - David Mackay, Producer, Mixer, Percussion, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Ian Lynn, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Stevenson, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Stewart, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Hotei, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Huff, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 June Productions Ltd and Brighton Music Ltd. Under exclusive licence to Universal Music Group International Limited
Stuart Emerson, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Prentice, Bass Guitar, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Cottle, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Frankie Miller, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Jenkins, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Carrack, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Miller, ComposerLyricist - David Mackay, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Lorraine Crosby, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Stevenson, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Minhinnett, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 June Productions Ltd and Brighton Music Ltd. Under exclusive licence to Universal Music Group International Limited
Stuart Emerson, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Frankie Miller, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Miller, ComposerLyricist - David Mackay, Producer, Mixer, Percussion, Recording Engineer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jerry Stevenson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 June Productions Ltd and Brighton Music Ltd. Under exclusive licence to Universal Music Group International Limited
Stuart Emerson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Prentice, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Cadd, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Will Jennings, ComposerLyricist - Charlie Morgan, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Frankie Miller, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Miller, ComposerLyricist - David Mackay, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Strings, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Lorraine Crosby, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Lynn, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Stevenson, Mastering Engineer, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Geoff Whitehorn, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Minhinnett, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 June Productions Ltd and Brighton Music Ltd. Under exclusive licence to Universal Music Group International Limited
Stuart Emerson, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Parr, Guitar, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Frankie Miller, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Miller, ComposerLyricist - David Mackay, Producer, Mixer, Percussion, Recording Engineer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jerry Stevenson, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Geoff Whitehorn, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Minhinnett, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Carrack, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 June Productions Ltd and Brighton Music Ltd. Under exclusive licence to Universal Music Group International Limited
Frankie Miller, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Miller, ComposerLyricist - David Mackay, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Strings, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Ian Lynn, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Stevenson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Stewart, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Simpson, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lenny Zakatek, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 June Productions Ltd and Brighton Music Ltd. Under exclusive licence to Universal Music Group International Limited
James Graydon, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Cottle, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Frankie Miller, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Miller, ComposerLyricist - David Mackay, Producer, Mixer, Percussion, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jerry Stevenson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 June Productions Ltd and Brighton Music Ltd. Under exclusive licence to Universal Music Group International Limited
Album review
Frankie Miller is one of the great unsung rockers of the '70s, a blue-eyed soul singer on par with Rod Stewart and Joe Cocker who could also rock as hard as Bob Seger. All three of these artists recognized a kindred spirit in Miller, with all three covering his songs in the '70s and '80s. Like all hard-working rockers, Miller kept working right into the '90s, when he tragically suffered a brain hemorrhage while woodshedding a new band with Joe Walsh. After five months, he emerged from a coma but was paralyzed and lost his speech. His friends did their best to keep his legacy alive, a mission that peaks with 2016's Frankie Miller's Double Take. Instigated by the curiosity of Rod Stewart, producer David Mackay asked Miller's wife if there were any unreleased songs, and she sent him a bunch of tapes, which he then polished and refurbished into Double Take. Figuring that the best way to garner attention for the album was to get his friends and fans aboard, he constructed the album as set of duets, adding some additional instrumentation along the way. He got a bunch of heavy hitters: Stewart, Walsh, Elton John, Huey Lewis, Paul Carrack, Willie Nelson, and Kid Rock are all here, along with Bonnie Tyler and Kim Carnes -- two raspy-voiced soul singers who are natural foils for Miller -- Delbert McClinton, Steve Cropper, and John Parr. All these superstars do attract headlines, but they don't quite attract attention on Double Take, as each of the performers chooses to keep the focus on Miller's songs and, to a lesser extent, his singing. While the production is just a tad too polished to feel as gritty as Miller's best '70s works, the music is nevertheless in that vein and many of the songs are quite good, particularly the gospel-drenched Elton John number "Where Do the Guilty Go?" and the swaggering "Way Past Midnight" (performed with Lewis). "Kiss Her for Me" (with Stewart) is a pretty ballad and "Jezebel Jones" (with Kid Rock) is a prime slice of soulful rock. While it's tempting for the Miller faithful to wish he was singing lead on every song, it's clear this is a labor of love and we're fortunate to have these fine songs resurrected in whatever fashion we can get.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 19 track(s)
- Total length: 01:10:15
- Main artists: Frankie Miller
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal Music Group International
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2016 June Productions Ltd and Brighton Music Ltd. This Compilation ℗ 2016 June Productions Ltd and Brighton Music Ltd.
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