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by American

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band

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. The album was released in October 1984, by

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. "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

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, and died four years later. The album contained two minor hit singles, “Shangri-La” (No. 57 on the

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) and, “Bongo Bongo” (No. 84 on the

). 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."Steve Miller, liner notes to ''Steve Miller Band: Box Set'', 1994

Track listing

Personnel

* Steve Miller – vocals, guitar,

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, keyboards * Kenny Lee Lewis – bass guitar, guitar * Byron Allred – keyboards *

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– drums,

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Charts

References

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