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 released by Three Dog Night the same year as Miller's, and "Shoo Rah" was covered by Betty Wright—and both of these cover versions become chart hits.
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.
Contents
Track listing
All tracks composed by Allen Toussaint, except where indicated:
Side One
"High Life"
"Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)"
"Trouble" (Frankie Miller)
"A Fool"
"Little Angel" (Frankie Miller)
"With You in Mind"
Side Two
"The Devil Gun" (Frankie Miller)
"I'll Take a Melody"
"Just a Song"
"Shoo Rah, Shoo Rah"
"I'm Falling in Love Again" (Frankie Miller)
"With You in Mind (Reprise)"
Bonus Tracks
"Brickyard Blues (live)"
"The Devil Gun (live)"
"If You Need Me (demo)"
"With You In Mind (demo)"
Personnel
Frankie Miller - vocals, acoustic guitar