More Miles Per Hour was the fourth solo album released by John Miles

John Miles (musician)

John Miles is an English rock music vocalist, songwriter, guitarist and keyboard player, best known for his 1976 Top 3 UK hit single, "Music".-Career:...

 in 1979. Just like Zaragon

Zaragon

Zaragon is the third album by English singer/songwriter/guitarist John Miles. It was first released in 1978 and reissued on CD in 2008.- Background :...

 the album didn't manage to crack the top 40 in the U.K and the singles off the album failed to chart.

For this album, Miles reunited with producer Alan Parsons

Alan Parsons

Alan Parsons is a British audio engineer, musician, and record producer. He was involved with the production of several significant albums, including The Beatles' Abbey Road and Let It Be, as well as Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon for which Pink Floyd credit him as an important contributor...

 and orchestral arranger Andrew Powell

Andrew Powell

Andrew Powell - musical composer, arranger and performer - was born 18 April 1949 in London, England of Welsh parents.- Early life :He began taking piano lessons at the age of four and later attended Kings College School, Wimbledon by which time he was also learning the viola, violin and orchestral...

 with whom he also collaborated on Rebel

Rebel (John Miles album)

Rebel was the first solo album of John Miles. It was his most successful album to date with singles "Highfly" and "Music".-History:When Miles eventually signed to Decca, they introduced him to producer Alan Parsons in the summer of 1975...

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For the first time, Miles played some of tracks ("Can't Keep a Good Man Down" and "We All Fall Down") before the album was released at the Great British Music Festival in Wembley in December 1978.

For the cover Miles wanted a picture of him as a pilot in front of a Concorde

Concorde

Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde was a turbojet-powered supersonic passenger airliner, a supersonic transport . It was a product of an Anglo-French government treaty, combining the manufacturing efforts of Aérospatiale and the British Aircraft Corporation...

, but British Airports in London denied permission so Miles had to fly to New York to do the shoot.


In 2008, the album reissued with new liner notes and bonus tracks.

Tracklisting

All Tracks written by Bob Marshall and John Miles

1. "Satisfied" 3:59
2. "It's Not Called Angel" 5:08
3. "Bad Blood" 4:16
4. "Fella in the Cellar" 6:43
5. "Can't Keep a Good Man Down" 3:48
6. "Oh Dear!" 4:10
7. "C'est La Vie" 4:27
8. "We All Fall Down" 6:57

Bonus tracks on 2008 reissue:

1. "Sweet Lorraine" (non album B-side of "Can't Keep a Good Man Down") - 3:02
2. "Don't Give Me Your Sympathy" (non album A-side) - 2:49
3. "If I Don't Need Loving" (non album B-side of "Don't Give Me Your Sympathy") - 4:44

Personnel

• John Miles
  John Miles (musician)
  John Miles is an English rock music vocalist, songwriter, guitarist and keyboard player, best known for his 1976 Top 3 UK hit single, "Music".-Career:...
  
  : Lead vocals, Keyboards, Guitar
• Bob Marshall: Bass
• Barry Black: Drums
• Brian Chatton: Keyboards
• Andrew Powell
  Andrew Powell
  Andrew Powell - musical composer, arranger and performer - was born 18 April 1949 in London, England of Welsh parents.- Early life :He began taking piano lessons at the age of four and later attended Kings College School, Wimbledon by which time he was also learning the viola, violin and orchestral...
  
  : Orchestral arrangements