Full House (Frankie Miller album)

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Full House
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1977
Recorded1976
Studio Air Studios, Oxford Street, London; Wessex Sound Studios, Highbury, London
Genre Blues rock
Length33:41
Label Chrysalis
Producer Chris Thomas
Frankie Miller chronology
The Rock
(1975)
Full House
(1977)
Double Trouble
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Full House is the fourth studio album by Frankie Miller, released in 1977. [2] It features a mix of Miller originals and covers, including a version of John Lennon's "Jealous Guy". The Andy Fraser composition "Be Good to Yourself" was issued as a single, and reached No. 27 the UK singles chart, becoming Miller's first chart hit.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks composed by Frankie Miller; except where indicated

Side One

  1. "Be Good to Yourself" (Andy Fraser)
  2. "The Doodle Song"
  3. "Jealous Guy" (John Lennon)
  4. "Searching" (Peter Knight, Bob Johnson)
  5. "Love Letters" (Edward Heyman, Victor Young)

Side Two

  1. "Take Good Care of Yourself" (Jimmy Doris)
  2. "Down the Honky Tonk"
  3. "This Love of Mine" (Frankie Miller, Robin Trower)
  4. "Let the Candlelight Shine"
  5. "(I'll Never) Live in Vain"

Charts

Chart (1977)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [3] 89
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [4] 18
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [5] 46
US Billboard 200 [6] 124

Personnel

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References

  1. "Full House Review by Jim Worbois". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  2. Hilburn, Robert (28 May 1993). "Rediscovering the Best of Frankie Miller". Los Angeles Times. p. F23.
  3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 201. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
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  5. "Swedishcharts.com – Frankie Miller – Full House". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  6. "Billboard 200 – Week of August 27, 1977". Billboard . Retrieved 19 July 2022.