Sneak Attack (album) explained

Sneak Attack
Type:	Album
Artist:	Buddy Miles Regiment
Cover:	Sneak-Attack.jpg
Released:	1981
Recorded:	1981
Genre:	Rock
Label:	Atlantic
Producer:	Buddy 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

The Boston Globe wrote that the album "skips from jazz-rock to R&B with the best material strictly instrumental."^[4]

Track listing

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

1. Web site: Buddy Miles Biography by Steve Huey . AllMusic . 5 September 2023.
2. Billboard LPs . Billboard . Aug 8, 1981 . 93 . 31 . 62.
3. http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=362103 Buddy Miles Express Sneak Attack Japan Promo DOUBLE LP (362103)
4. News: Conte . Frank . Reviews . The Boston Globe . 15 Oct 1981 . Calendar . 1.