The Miller Sisters
Got You On My Mind

Got You On My Mind

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27 original recordings from sun’s celebrated duo

Includes all of their released material plus a selection of alternate takes, other key artists’ recordings and a Miller Trio track – the definitive Miller Sisters collection.

Not to be confused with the same-named New York quintet, The Miller Sisters were in fact sisters-in-law Elsie Jo Wages-Miller and Mildred “Millie” Miller, a Mississippi duo whose breath-taking close vocal harmonies saw them record not only in their own right for Sam Phillips’ label, but also grace the recordings of other Sun notables. Jo was married to guitarist Roy Miller, Millie’s brother, and initially they performed as The Miller Trio in and around the Memphis area. The next stage in the evolution of C&W thrushes, theirs was a sound carved out in the honky-tonks of the South where traditional Country sentiment was beginning to give way to a harder edged rockin’ sound.

Blending their voices with seemingly effortless perfection, Phillips saw in the girls an opportunity to emulate The Davis Sisters’ success, and the first of three singles, ‘Someday You Will Pay’ b/w ‘You Didn’t Think I Would’, was released in Spring 1955. Two further discs followed, including the ever-popular ‘Ten Cats Down’, a fine example of Sun’s mid-50s femme rocker sound. They can also be heard performing background vocals on Glenn Honeycutt and Cast King’s recordings, as well as a demo by Gene Simmons, who is credited with introducing them into the Sun fold, tracks which are also included on this compilation.

TRACKLISTING

  1. The Miller Sisters – Someday You Will Pay
  2. The Miller Sisters – You Didn’t Think I Would
  3. The Miller Sisters – There’s No Right Way To Do Me Wrong
  4. The Miller Sisters – You Can Tell Me
  5. The Miller Sisters – Ten Cats Down
  6. The Miller Sisters – Finders Keepers
  7. The Miller Sisters – It Only Hurts For A Little While
  8. The Miller Sisters – Woody
  9. The Miller Sisters – Look What You’ve Done To My Heart
  10. The Miller Sisters – Got You On My Mind
  11. The Miller Sisters – I Know I Can’t Forget You (But I’ll Try)
  12. The Miller Sisters – You Can’t Break The Chains Of Love (Alternate)
  13. The Miller Sisters – My Isle Of Golden Dreams
  14. Gene Simmons – If I’m Not Wanted – Version 1
  15. Glenn Honeycutt – I’ll Be Around
  16. Glenn Honeycutt – I’ll Wait Forever
  17. Cast King / The Miller Sisters – Can’t Find Time To Pray
  18. Cast King / The Miller Sisters – Like A Weed In The Garden
  19. The Miller Trio – Don’t Let Me Down
  20. The Miller Sisters – Ten Cats Down (Alternate 1
  21. The Miller Sisters – Finders Keepers (Alternate)
  22. The Miller Sisters – Studio Chatter
  23. The Miller Sisters – Woody
  24. The Miller Sisters – Got You On My Mind (Alternate)
  25. The Miller Sisters – I Know I Can’t Forget You (But I’ll Try) (Alternate)
  26. The Miller Sisters – Look What You’ve Done To My Heart (Alternate)
  27. The Miller Sisters – You Can’t Break The Chains Of Love
  1. The Miller Sisters – Ten Cats Down (Alternate 2)

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