The Rock (The Frankie Miller Band album)

1975 studio album by The Frankie Miller Band

The Rock

Studio album by

The Frankie Miller Band

Released| September 1975
Recorded| 1975
Studio| His Masters Wheels (San Francisco)
Genre| Blues rock[1]
Length| 62:36 (2003 reissue/eagle records)
Label| Chrysalis
Producer| Elliot Mazer
The Frankie Miller Band chronology
| High Life
(1974)  | The Rock
(1975)  | Full House
(1977)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Christgau's Record Guide| B[2]

The Rock is the third album from Frankie Miller, and the only one officially credited to The Frankie Miller Band.[3] The album features backing from The Memphis Horns and The Edwin Hawkins Singers.[4][5][6][7][8]

The album was recorded in sight of the prison of Alcatraz in San Francisco, Miller commented that it was only music that had saved him that kind of fate and dedicated the song, The Rock, to the plight of prisoners, a reference to his second cousin Jimmy Boyle.[citation needed]

"Ain't Got No Money" became the album’s most covered song with notable versions from Cher, Chris Farlowe and Bob Seger. The song, "Drunken Nights in the City", was written for his late-night drinking buddy Jimmy Johnstone, the former (Celtic FC) Scottish footballer.[citation needed] Etta James covered the song A Fool in Love for her 1990 album, Stickin' to My Guns. "A Fool in Love" was also covered by UFO.

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by Frankie Miller, except where noted

No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "A Fool in Love"|  | 3:02
2.| "The Heartbreak"|  | 4:01
3.| "The Rock"|  | 3:32
4.| "I Know Why The Sun Don’t Shine"|  | 5:59
5.| "Hard on the Levee"|  | 3:15
6.| "Ain’t Got No Money"|  | 2:53
7.| "All My Love to You"|  | 5:35
8.| "I’m Old Enough"|  | 4:50
9.| "Bridgeton"|  | 4:45
10.| "Drunken Nights in the City"|  | 3:51
11.| "Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever" (CD bonus track)| Ivy Jo Hunter, Stevie Wonder| 3:27
12.| "I’m Old Enough (single edit)" (CD bonus track)|  | 3:24

## Personnel

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Musicians

* Frankie Miller - vocals, rhythm guitar
* Henry McCullough \- lead guitar, backing vocals
* Mick Weaver \- keyboards
* Chrissy Stewart - bass guitar
* Stu Perry - drums, percussion
* James Dewar \- backing vocals
* The Memphis Horns \- horn section
* The Edwin Hawkins Singers \- backing vocals

Production credits

* Produced by Elliot Mazer
* Engineered by Jeremy Zatkin, Elliot Mazer
* Recorded at His Master's Wheels, San Francisco

## References

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1. ^ "The Top 30 British Blues Rock Albums Of All Time". Classic Rock. Future plc. 23 March 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: M". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 8 March 2019 - via robertchristgau.com.
3. ^ "Frankie Miller - The Rock". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
4. ^ "Frankie Miller Band, The– The Rock". discogs.com. 1975. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
5. ^ "The Rock". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
6. ^ "Rock". Amazon. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
7. ^ Collette, Doug. "Frankie Miller". glidemagazine.com. `{{cite web}}`: Missing or empty `|url=` (help)
8. ^ "Frankie Miller The Rock". spirit-of-rock.com. Retrieved 10 January 2014.

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Frankie Miller

Studio albums|

* Once in a Blue Moon (1973)
* High Life (1974)
* The Rock (1975)
* Full House (1977)
* Double Trouble (1978)

Compilation albums|

* Frankie Miller's Double Take (2016)

Singles|

* "Darlin'"
* "Caledonia"

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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