1966–1972: Early career Miller began singing professionally as a teenager with a
Glasgow band called The Stoics. In mid 1970, he moved to London to further his career.
1972–1974: First album and collaboration with Thin Lizzy Later in 1972, Miller signed a solo
recording contract with
Chrysalis Records, and recorded his first LP
Once in a Blue Moon, with record producer Dave Robinson. The album was an early example of
pub rock, and featured backing by the pub rock band
Brinsley Schwarz. as a
duet with
Phil Lynott; the song appeared on the
Thin Lizzy album,
Nightlife. Miller's second album
High Life, was produced and partly written by
Allen Toussaint and recorded in
Atlanta, Georgia during 1974. Although two album tracks, "Shoorah Shoorah" and "Play Something Sweet", subsequently provided hits for
Betty Wright and
Three Dog Night respectively, the album was not a commercial success. was produced by
Chris Thomas. The lead off track "Be Good to Yourself" became Miller's first UK
top 40 hit, peaking at No. 27 in the
UK Singles Chart during June that year. In 1985, Miller released his final studio album,
Dancing in the Rain. It was produced by
John Jansen, and like its predecessor, the album was noted for its rock influences. Mark Deming of
AllMusic compared it to
Robert Palmer's single "
Addicted to Love" and said that the album sounds more "dated" than his earlier work. It peaked at No. 39 on the Swedish Albums chart. In 1991, Miller recorded an excerpt of "
Caledonia" for a
Tennent's lager television advert. After a surge of requests from viewers, Miller recorded and released a full-length version as a single in 1992. It peaked at No. 45 on the UK Singles Chart. A number of tribute albums have since been released, including
A Tribute to Frankie Miller (2003), which features covers and duets with various artists, and
100% Pure Frankie Miller (2014) by
Spike of
The Quireboys. In 2006, Miller released a new studio album,
Long Way Home, featuring vocals extracted from demos he recorded before his brain aneurysm. The tracks were produced by
Bill Szymczyk,
Will Jennings and
David Naughton. Another album, ''
Frankie Miller's Double Take'', followed in 2016, featuring 19 demos remastered into duets with other artists. The album peaked at No. 11 on the
Scottish Albums Chart. In March 2022, Miller released the track "One More Step to the Rainbow" as a protest to the
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. ==Discography==