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Frankie Miller – Darlin’
“Darlin’” by Frankie Miller from the album Once in a Blue Moon (1978)
Charted: #6 in UK and #103 in US
Miller wrote for and performed with many recording artists and is best known for his album Full House, the singles “Jealousy”, “Darlin'” and his duet with Phil Lynott on the Thin Lizzy song “Still in Love with You”. In 1978 Bob Seger remarked that Miller “was a huge influence” on him.
Active since 1966. He’s got only one big and memorable song: Darlin’ in 1978
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Oscar Stewart Blandamer’s music career started as a sax player with such bands as Jimmy James & The Vagabonds, Johnny Wakelin & the Kinshasa Band, and the Q Tips. He went onto forge a successful songwriting career penning such tunes as “I’ll Mend Your Broken Heart” for Phil Everly and Cliff Richard and “Tomb of Memories” for Paul Young. This tune was Blandameyer’s most successful song.
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Despite writing “Darlin” in 1970, it wasn’t until 1977 that the song was recorded by the British country band Poacher, who had won the British TV talent show New Faces. It was expected that it would be a big hit for them, but despite a great deal of airplay it flopped in the UK though it did make #86 on the US Country charts.
A year later, producer Dave Mackay gave the song to Frankie Miller, who recorded a a rock and blues version giving him his first and and only UK Top 10 hit. It also topped the singles chart in Norway and fell just short of the US Hot 100.
Francis John Miller is born on November 2, 1949.
Lyrics
Darlin’
I’m feeling pretty lonesome
I’d call you on the phone some
But I don’t have a dime
Darlin’ you’re so far behind me
Tomorrow’s gonna find me
Further down the line
Takin’ me some paper
Pencil in my hand
I’m gonna write
Darlin’ you know I feel the cold nights
Thinking of the old nights
Spent along with you
Darlin’ the tear is in my eye now
Knowing I can try now
To make it back to you…
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