Raw Sienna/Looking In

by Savoy Brown

Overview

BGO rolls out this two-on-one set of two back-to-back Savoy Brown offerings. Raw Sienna, issued in March of 1970, was the last album to feature the great Chris Youlden, a fine songwriter and stunning blues singer. Only Eric Burdon is in his league among British singers of the era. His tunes, including "A Hard Way to Go," "I'm Crying," and "Needle and Spoon," are the clear standouts. The twin-guitar attack of Kim Simmonds and Lonesome Dave Peverett is also developed to its zenith here. Looking In, issued six months later, featured Peverett in the vocalist's chair -- a role he took more seriously when he formed Foghat with Rod Price and Roger Earle. While there are some excellent spots on the record (the title track and "Leavin' Again," the latter of which would be re-recorded better by Foghat two years later), Youlden's songwriting is missed and so is his authoritative singing. Packaging these two LPs together makes the flaws in the latter album more pronounced than they would otherwise be. ~ Thom Jurek

Product Details

Release Date:	05/10/2005
Label:	Beat Goes On
UPC:	5017261206664
Rank:	28270

Tracks

1. A Hard Way to Go
2. That Same Feelin'
3. Master Hare
4. Needle and Spoon
5. A Little More Wine
6. I'm Crying
7. Stay While the Night Is Young
8. Is That So
9. When I Was a Young Boy
10. Gypsy
11. Poor Girl
12. Money Can't Save Your Soul
13. Sunday Night
14. Looking In
15. Take It Easy
16. Sitting an' Thinking
17. Leavin' Again
18. Romanoff

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Savoy Brown   Primary Artist
Tone Stevens   Bass (Electric),Bass
Kim Simmonds   Guitar,Piano
Chris Youlden   Piano,Vocals
Lonesome Dave Peverett   Guitar,Vocals,Guitar (Rhythm),Bottleneck Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic)
Roger Earl   Drums,Percussion
Owen Finnegan   Congas

Technical Credits

Kim Simmonds   Arranger,Producer,Group Member
Chris Youlden   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Group Member
Eric Holland   Engineer
Alan Robinson   Liner Notes
Lonesome Dave Peverett   Group Member
Roger Earl   Group Member
Tone Stevens   Group Member
Terry Noonan   Bass Arrangement,String Arrangements
Malcolm Addey   Mixing
Savot Brown   Arranger
David Anstey   Artwork
Jim Baikie   Artwork
Ignatz   Artwork
Paul Tregurtha   Engineer