DOUBLE TROUBLE?

Digitally remastered and expanded edition includes seven bonus tracks. 16 page full-color booklet with 4 000 word essay with new interviews enhanced artwork and previously unseen photos. With Chrysalis buoyed by the chart success of the Be Good To Yourself single from Frankie s previous album the label was increasingly convinced that a commercial breakthrough was in sight. It was with this belief that American hard rock producer Jack Douglas was asked to produce Double Trouble album number five in Miller s considerable arsenal of achievements. Douglas was of course riding high with a series of big selling albums for Aerosmith but agreed to work on this record. Recording commenced in London at AIR studios but Douglas s other production commitments soon interfered with the schedule and it was decided to relocate entirely to New York at the Record Plant a facility that Jack knew well. The band this time around now featured keyboardist Paul Carrack (from Ace) guitarist Ray Russell and several guests including Aerosmith s Steven Tyler on backing vocals and mouth harp. It also provided the opportunity for selecting songs that had the potential to follow-up on the stylistic success of Be Good To Yourself and set a path to greater rewards. Issued in 1978 there s no doubt that Double Trouble is one of the definitive Frankie Miller albums that showcases a man with a plan and a voice that could move mountains.