Rock Archeologia

Bruce Miller - Rude Awakening (1975) 

Artist: Bruce Miller
Album: Rude Awakening
Label: A&M Records Of Canada Limited
Catalog#: SP-9018 
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album 
Country: Canada 
Released: 1975 
Genre: Rock, Folk, Country, Soft Rock 
Format: FLAC (track+.cue)
Bitrate: lossless
Duration: 00:36:20

•  In 1974 Skylark disbanded and David Foster immediately began his career as a top studio keyboard player in L.A. During those first years he played on albums by Lynyrd Skynard, Keith Moon of the Who and George Harrison. In 1975 he was given the chance to co-produce Bruce Miller’s “Rude Awakening.” Miller was a Canadian singer/songwriter whose folk/rock music was following the footsteps of acts like the Eagles, Poco and Jackson Browne. Foster co-produced “Rude Awakening” with another compatriot, Gaye De Lorme, a very talented guitar player. Though the album remains a best kept secret, Foster’s arrangements for the record clearly show his developing talents.
• Miller co-wrote the bulk of the album. He sang the songs with conviction while playing the acoustic guitar and fiddle. Among the songs there’s the nice opening number, “Summer Of Our Love,” that features some fine sax work by Tom Scott. The title track sports a good beat and an effective refrain with interesting guitar work by De Lorme and Foster on clavinet. There are other big names in the lineup including Poco member Rusty Young, famous Brazilian percussionist Airto Moreira, bassist Lee Sklar and drummer Jim Keltner who played with Foster in the group Attitudes. “Rude Awakening” was engineered by Keith Olsen who would become another top-notch music maker. He enlisted Foster to play on several of his productions of that era. After “Rude Awakening.” Miller continued his career in the music biz, co-writing hit songs for big country names like Reba McEntire and the Dixie Chicks.

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 • Side One:
A1. Summer Of Our Love 03:23
A2. Sweet Dreams Tonight 02:37
A3. Way Up On The Mountain 04:09
A4. Roly Poly 01:54
A5. Gimme One Day 03:50
 • Side Two:
B1. Rude Awakening 04:37
B2. Rebecca 03:43
B3. Hobo On Home 02:11
B4. Fairy Tales On The Highway 03:30
B5. Garden Of Leisure 06:21

       Arranged By – Bruce Miller, David Foster, Gaye De Lorme
       Arranged By (Backing Vocals) – David Foster 
       Producer – David Foster, Gaye De Lorme

Personel:
Jim Keltner, Moe Price - Drums
Bruce Miller - Vocals, Guitar, Arranger
Lee Sklar, Harry Krawchuck - Bass
Gaye De Lorme - Guitar, Producer, Back vocals, Arranger
Rusty Young - Guitar
David Foster - Keyboards, Producer, Arranger
Airto - Percussion
Tom Scott - Saxophone
Keith Olsen, Cathy, Nette & Carmen - Back vocals

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