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The Very Best Of The Steve Miller Band
''The Very Best of the Steve Miller Band'' is a 1991 German compilation by the Steve Miller Band. Track listing #"Space Intro" (Steve Miller) β 1:16 #"Fly Like an Eagle" (Miller) β 4:45 #"The Joker" (Miller) β 4:25 #"Abracadabra" (Miller) β 3:39 #"Give It Up" (Miller) β 3:34 #" Rock'n Me" (Miller) β 3:05 #"Macho City" (Miller) β 3:21 #"Serenade from the Stars" (Miller, Chris McCarthy) β 3:11 #"Threshold" (Miller, Byron Allred) β 1:06 #"Jet Airliner" (Paul Pena) β 3:34 #"Keeps Me Wondering Why" (Gary Mallaber, Kenny Lewis) β 3:39 #" Jungle Love" (Lonnie Turner, Greg Douglass) β 3:08 #" Take the Money and Run" (Miller) β 2:49 #"True Fine Love" (Miller) β 2:39 #"Wild Mountain Honey" (Steve McCarthy) β 4:51 #"Winter Time" (Miller) β 3:11 #"The Stake" (David Denny) β 3:56 #"Swingtown" (Miller, Chris McCarthy) β 3:28 #"The Window" (Miller, Jason Cooper) β 4:17 Personnel *Steve Miller β vocals, guitars, keyboards, electronics *Byron Allred β sy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Miller Band
The Steve Miller Band is an American rock band formed in 1966 in San Francisco, California. The band is led by Steve Miller on guitar and lead vocals. The group had a string of mid- to late-1970s hit singles that are staples of classic rock, as well as several earlier psychedelic rock albums. Miller left his first band to move to San Francisco and form the Steve Miller Blues Band. Shortly after Harvey Kornspan negotiated the band's contract with Capitol Records in 1967, the band shortened its name to the Steve Miller Band. In February 1968, the band recorded its debut album, '' Children of the Future''. It went on to produce the albums ''Sailor'', ''Brave New World'', ''Your Saving Grace'', '' Number 5'', ''Rock Love'', '' Fly Like an Eagle'', '' Book of Dreams'', among others. The band's ''Greatest Hits 1974β78'', released in 1978, sold over 13 million copies. In 2016, Steve Miller was inducted as a solo artist in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. History In 1965, after moving ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fly Like An Eagle (song)
"Fly Like an Eagle" is a song written by American musician Steve Miller for the album of the same name. The song was released in the United Kingdom in August 1976 and in the United States in December 1976. It went to number two on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for the week of March 12, 1977. The single edit can be found on '' Greatest Hits (1974β1978)''. The song has an unusually mellow and dreamy feel. It is usually played in tandem with "Space Intro", but the song also segues into "Wild Mountain Honey". History The band first performed the song in 1973 while performing at New York City's Felt Forum on a bill with The Marshall Tucker Band, Buddy Guy, and Junior Wells. An earlier 1973 version features a more bluesy and less funk-inspired rhythm, with the guitar taking the synthesizer parts (albeit with similar delay effects). The lyrics are slightly different, indicating that the place the eagle wants to fly away from is a Native American reservation. The final, funk-i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Joker (Steve Miller Band Song)
"The Joker" is a song by the Steve Miller Band from their 1973 album ''The Joker''. Released as a single in October 1973, the song topped the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in early 1974 and reached the top 20 in Australia, Canada, and the Netherlands. More than 16 years later, in September 1990, "The Joker" reached number one on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks after being used in "Great Deal", a Hugh Johnson-directed television advertisement for Levi's, thus holding the record for the longest gap between transatlantic chart-toppers. This reissue of "The Joker" also topped the Irish Singles Chart, the New Zealand Singles Chart, the Dutch Nationale Top 100, and the Dutch Top 40. English musician Fatboy Slim covered "The Joker" and released it as a single on February 28, 2005. This version reached number 32 on the UK Singles Chart and number 29 in Ireland. Lyrics Miller borrowed from the hit song "Lovey Dovey", which shares the lyric, "You're the cutest thing that I ever did see / ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock'n Me
"Rock'n Me" (also known as "Rock 'N Me" or "Rock 'N' Me") is a song by American rock band Steve Miller Band, released in 1976 from the band's ninth studio album ''Fly Like an Eagle'' (1976). It was written by primary band leader and songwriter Steve Miller released as the second single from the album. Miller also produced the song and album. The North American release of the single was generally credited to Steve Miller as a person, while the European release was generally credited to the Steve Miller Band as a whole group. The song achieved lasting commercial and critical success, with the publication ''Billboard'' labeling it "an immediate audience grabber". It became the band's second #1 hit on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, where it stayed at the top for one week, it also topped the Canadian '' RPM'' Top Singles chart. In later years, the song has been included in several compilation albums such as 1978's '' Greatest Hits 1974β78'' and 1991's ''The Very Best of the Steve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jet Airliner (Steve Miller Band Song)
"Jet Airliner" is a song composed by Paul Pena in 1973 and popularized by the Steve Miller Band in 1977. Pena wrote and recorded "Jet Airliner" in 1973 for his '' New Train'' album. However, ''New Train'' was not released until 2000, due to conflicts between him and his label. Steve Miller heard Pena's unreleased ''New Train'' album through Ben Sidran, who produced it, and who was formerly in Miller's band. Miller recorded "Jet Airliner" in 1975 during sessions for the ''Fly Like an Eagle'' album, but the song was not issued until 1977, when it was released as a single and was included on Miller's ''Book of Dreams'' album. The lyrics of the Steve Miller Band version are slightly different from the Pena original. Miller's performance of the main riff also is slightly different from Pena's original, which has a more funky edge to it. The song is also notable for an early reference to the catchphrase "keep on keepin' on", also found in John Lennon's 1974 song " Old Dirt Road" and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jungle Love (Steve Miller Band Song)
"Jungle Love" is a 1977 song by the Steve Miller Band, featured on the album ''Book of Dreams''. It was written by Lonnie Turner (longtime bass player for the Steve Miller Band) and Greg Douglass (a well-known San Francisco sideman who also played with Hot Tuna and Greg Kihn, among many others).Jay Allen Sanford"Rock On and On" '' San Diego Reader'', June 4, 2008. It reached on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. According to Greg Douglass, Turner and Douglass originally wrote the song for Dave Mason. Turner gave a demo of the record to Miller, who liked it, and the Steve Miller Band (with Douglass playing guitar) recorded it in 30 minutes on the last day of recording for ''Book of Dreams''. ''Cash Box ''Cashbox'', also known as ''Cash Box'', was an American music industry trade magazine, originally published weekly from July 1942 to November 1996. Ten years after its dissolution, it was revived and continues as ''Cashbox Magazine'', an online ...'' called it "a hard-rocking, en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Take The Money And Run (Steve Miller Band Song)
"Take the Money and Run" is a song recorded in 1976 by the Steve Miller Band. A song about two young (possibly teenage) bandits and the detective pursuing them, it was one of the many hit singles produced by the Steve Miller Band in the 1970s and featured on the 1976 album '' Fly Like an Eagle''. The song peaked at number 11 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in July 1976 and also charted in Australia. Background and writing The song was written as a road trip. Miller drew inspiration from his childhood, when he listened to the radio station while on long road trips with his family and he would sing along to his favorite songs. Because FM radio was capable of clearer stereo sound, this allowed him to make his road trip songs with more layers for a much bigger sound. Reception '' Cash Box'' said that the song gets off to a "fine start" with "spirited drums" and has "intelligent" lyrics and music that is "just as good, maybe better, than " Space Cowboy." Personnel * Steve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swingtown (song)
"Swingtown" is a 1977 hit song by the Steve Miller Band. It was their third and final single release from their ''Book of Dreams'' album, and became the second biggest hit from the LP. "Swingtown" reached on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and spent two weeks at on the ''Cash Box'' Hot 100. It also peaked at on the Canadian pop chart. Reception ''Cash Box'' said that it "centers around an infectious drum/bass riff." Chart performance Weekly charts Year-end charts Use in media In late 1978 and 1979, Ford used an edit from the instrumental sections of the song in its television ads for the '79 Ford Mustang. "Swingtown" appears in the soundtrack of the 1994 film ''My Girl 2''. "Swingtown" is used in the 2000 episode entitled " D-Girl" from the second season of the HBO series, ''The Sopranos''. "Swingtown" is a popular song sung by students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, especially at Wisconsin football games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Douglass
Greg Douglass (born 1949 in Oakland, California, United States) is an American rock guitarist. Career Douglass started his musical career in the late 1960s with his band The Virtues, which later turned into the acid-rock group Country Weather. He came in contact with Van Morrison and Jefferson Airplane spin-off band Hot Tuna and ended up touring with both of them. After his departure from Hot Tuna, Douglass founded the group Terry & the Pirates. He got in contact with Steve Miller Band bassist Lonnie Turner in 1977 and co-wrote the song " Jungle Love" as well as playing on Miller's tenth studio album, ''Book of Dreams''. In 2002, "Jungle Love" became the theme song for CBS-TV sitcom, ''Everybody Loves Raymond,'' opening the program for seasons 7-9. Douglass was a member of the band John Cipollina's Raven and appeared on 1980 album "Raven". He joined The Greg Kihn Band in 1983 and played on the band's hit single " Jeopardy". After recording ''Kihnspiracy'', ''Kihntagious'', an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Mallaber
Gary Mallaber (born October 11, 1946 in Buffalo) is a Los Angeles session drummer, percussionist and singer. He attended Lafayette High School, where he and Bobby Militello, along with other musicians, were mentored by saxophonist Sam Scamacca. Mallaber got his start playing drums in a Buffalo band known as Raven. Mallaber was the drummer-percussionist and backing singer for the 1980s band Kid Lightning, who released an album with Gerard McMahon in 1981 entitled '' Blue Rue''. Mallaber plays keyboards and sings on many albums by well-known rock artists. He is probably best known for his work as drummer-percussionist, backup singer, and co-composer for The Steve Miller Band. He has also played with the Greg Kihn Band. Mallaber was offered the job as drummer in Kiss, as a replacement when Peter Criss had left in 1980 but he did not accept the offer. Mallaber was the main studio drummer for Eddie Money for most of his earlier recordings and has played on some Bruce Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Greatest Hits Albums
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