Sneak Attack (album)

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Sneak Attack
Studio album by
Released1981
Recorded1981
GenreRock
LabelAtlantic
ProducerBuddy Miles, Jim Paris, Monty Lee Stark

Sneak Attack is an album released in 1981 by the Buddy Miles Regiment, a band headed by American rock guitarist and drummer Buddy Miles.[1][2] The album was released as an 11-track two-LP vinyl set, and includes tracks that were recorded live at the CIM prison facility in Chino, California. It was co-produced by Jim Paris and recorded and mastered at three different recording studios in Los Angeles, California, including the live show at Chino State Prison where Miles formed an all-inmate band while serving time there.[3]

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[5]

The Boston Globe wrote that the album "skips from jazz-rock to R&B with the best material strictly instrumental."[6]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks composed by Buddy Miles; except where indicated

Record one:

  1. "Latin Rock Fusion" 6:55
  2. "Can You Hold Me" 5:37
  3. "Sunshine of Your Love" 5:42 (Jack Bruce, Peter Brown, Eric Clapton)
  4. "I've Made My Mind Up" 7:42
  5. "Working Hard Every Day" 10:35

Record two:

  1. "Colossus" 4:56
  2. "Let's Make It Together" 8:13
  3. "Jazz Fusion" 4:30
  4. "Hold Her Tight"
  5. "Dust in the Wind" (Kerry Livgren)
  6. "For Your Precious Love" (Arthur H. Brooks, Jerry Butler, Richard A. Brooks)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Buddy Miles Biography by Steve Huey". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Billboard LPs". Billboard. Vol. 93, no. 31. Aug 8, 1981. p. 62.
  3. ^ Buddy Miles Express Sneak Attack Japan Promo DOUBLE LP (362103)
  4. ^ "Sneak Attack Buddy Miles". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  5. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press.
  6. ^ Conte, Frank (15 Oct 1981). "Reviews". Calendar. The Boston Globe. p. 1.