Fly Like an Eagle

Personnel: Steve Miller (vocals, guitar, sitar guitar); Curley Cooke (guitar); John McFee (dobro); Jachym Young (Hammond B-3 organ); Charles Calamise, Lonnie Turner (bass); Gary Mallaber (drums, percussion); Kenny Johnson (drums).
Recorded at C.B.S., San Francisco, California.
Personnel: Steve Miller (vocals, guitar, sitar, Roland organ); Lonnie Turner (bass); Gary Mallaber (drums, percussion).
Additional personnel: Curley Cooke (guitar); Les Dudek (slide guitar); Kenny Johnson (drums).
Recorded at C.B.S. Studios, San Francisco, California.
Digitally remastered by Steve Hoffman (February 1993).
This is a limited edition "Album Replica" CD of FLY LIKE AN EAGLE specially packaged to simulate the original LP design.
Personnel: Steve Miller (vocals, guitar, sitar guitar); Lonnie Turner (bass); Gary Mallaber (drums, percussion).
Additional personnel: Curley Cooke (guitar); John McFee (dobro); Jachym Young (Hammond B-3 organ); Charles Calamise (bass); Kenny Johnson (drums); James Cotton, Les Dudek.
Recorded at C.B.S. Studios, San Francisco, California.
Digitally remastered by Bob Norberg (Capitol Mastering, Los Angeles, California).
Miller forsook his love of the blues for this and its sister project Book Of Dreams. In turning to mainstream pop/rock he became a huge star and developed the knack of delivering high-quality three-minute songs that were perfect for FM radio.
The album is linked by Miller's fascination with electronic sounds, sandwiched between the irresistible title track, the Bonnie and Clyde tale of 'Take The Money And Run', the irritatingly simple 'Rock 'n' Me' and the subdued 'The Window', with its quirky lyric 'ask my baby what she wants to be, she says a monkey in a tree'. His baby replies 'there's nothing greater than love', true enough. After all, it was Miller who rhymed 'northern California' with 'girls are warm yeah'.