Italian X Rays

Album by Steve Miller Band

Italian X Rays

Studio album by

Steve Miller Band

Released| October 1984[1]
Recorded| 1984
Genre| Rock, new wave, synth-pop
Length| 37:19
Label| Capitol
Producer| Steve Miller, Byron Allred, Kenny Lee Lewis, Gary Mallaber
Steve Miller Band chronology
| Steve Miller Band Live!
(1983)  | Italian X Rays
(1984)  | Living in the 20th Century
(1986)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music| [3]

Italian X Rays is the thirteenth studio album by American rock band Steve Miller Band. The album was released in October 1984, by Capitol Records. "Who Do You Love?" and "Out of the Night" were songs co-written by Steve Miller and Tim Davis. Tim Davis had been a co-founder of the Steve Miller Band and had been a drummer, singer and songwriter with the band during its first five albums, released between 1968 and 1970. As of 1984, Davis was suffering from the effects of diabetes, and died four years later.

The album contained two minor hit singles, “Shangri-La” (No. 57 on the Billboard Hot 100) and, “Bongo Bongo” (No. 84 on the Billboard Hot 100). Music videos were also made to accompany both tracks.

Referring to "Out of the Night", Steve Miller wrote, in the liner notes to the Steve Miller Band Box Set (1994), "This is the last song I wrote with Tim Davis. Tim was dying at the time from diabetes and it had taken a terrible toll on him. But he never lost his good humor."[4]

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Radio 1"| Byron Allred| 0:37
2.| "Italian X Rays"| Steve Miller, Gary Mallaber| 4:40
3.| "Daybreak"| Allred| 2:38
4.| "Shangri-La"| Miller, Kenny Lee Lewis| 5:04
5.| "Who Do You Love?"| Miller, Tim Davis| 2:56
6.| "Harmony of the Spheres 1"| Allred| 1:46
7.| "Radio 2"| Allred| 0:35
8.| "Bongo Bongo"| Miller, Chris McCarty| 3:12
9.| "Out of the Night"| Miller, Davis| 3:46
10.| "Golden Opportunity"| Mallaber, Lewis| 3:32
11.| "The Hollywood Dream"| Miller, Allred| 3:51
12.| "One in a Million"| Miller| 3:43
13.| "Harmony of the Spheres 2"| Allred| 0:53

## Personnel

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* Steve Miller – vocals, guitar, Synclavier, keyboards
* Kenny Lee Lewis – bass guitar, guitar
* Byron Allred – keyboards
* Gary Mallaber – drums, percussion

## Charts

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Chart performance for Italian X Rays Chart (1984)  | Peak
position

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Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[5] | 88
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[6] | 49
US Billboard 200[7] | 106

## References

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1. ^ "Upcoming Releases". CMJ New Music Report. October 1, 1984. p. 44.
2. ^ "Italian X-Rays - Steve Miller Band". AllMusic. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
4. ^ Steve Miller, liner notes to Steve Miller Band: Box Set, 1994
5. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 9548". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
6. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Steve Miller Band – Italian X Rays". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
7. ^ "The Steve Miller Band Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 7, 2025.

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Studio albums|

* Children of the Future
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* Your Saving Grace
* Number 5
* Rock Love
* Recall the Beginning...A Journey from Eden
* The Joker
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* Book of Dreams
* Circle of Love
* Abracadabra
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* Living in the 20th Century
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Live albums|

* Live at the Fillmore Auditorium
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Compilations|

* Anthology
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* Young Hearts
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Singles|

* "The Joker"
* "Take the Money and Run"
* "Rock'n Me"
* "Fly Like an Eagle"
* "Jet Airliner"
* "Jungle Love"
* "Swingtown"
* "Abracadabra"
* "I Want to Make the World Turn Around"

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