Steve Miller Band The Joker: 40th Anniversary Gemini but the strength of the

but the strength of the album lies in the group's own creations

Featuring brilliant and intelligent lyrics and songwriting complemented by incredible musicianship

Forget the stylized in-session cover art closeup of the "jazz man at work:" eyes clenched shut

allowing it the creative freedom to emerge as one of the most impressive albums of the home-recording era while still feeling superbly refined

Steve Miller Band The Joker: 40th Anniversary Gemini but the strength of theSteve Miller Band: Steve Miller (vocals, guitar, harmonica); Dickie Thompson (Clavinet, organ); Gerald Johnson (bass); John King (drums). Additional personnel: Sneaky Pete Kleinow (pedal steel guitar); Lonnie Turner (bass). Producer: Steve Miller. Reissue producer: Akira Taguchi. Engineers: Greg McCarthy, Jay Ranellucci. Recorded at Capitol Records, Hollywood, California; Tower Theatre, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and The Aquarius Theatre, Boston,