20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Savoy Brown

by Savoy Brown

Overview

Savoy Brown, the long-lived British blues-rock band, spent a decade signed to the British Decca label, which released their albums in America on the Parrot and London subsidiaries. The band's commercial heyday, a series of six modestly charting LPs, came early on, and this discount-priced compilation presents 11 highlights from that period, 1969-1972, including Savoy Brown's two minor chart singles: "I'm Tired" and "Tell Mama." Other than guitarist/founder Kim Simmonds, the band suffered frequent personnel changes, and even in this period of three years there was a complete turnover, starting with the "classic" lineup including singer Chris Youlden and guitarist Lonesome Dave Peverett and ending with another popular one featuring singer Dave Walker. The band's sound, however, remained much the same, driving blues-rock with screaming, lengthy guitar solos and forceful singing. This is not a comprehensive compilation of Savoy Brown on Decca by any means (for that, see 1993's The Savoy Brown Collection), but it does give a good sense of what the group sounded like at the top of their game. ~ William Ruhlmann

Product Details

Release Date:	05/07/2002
Label:	Polydor
UPC:	0042288293927
Rank:	64559

Tracks

1. Train to Nowhere
2. Louisiana Blues
3. I'm Tired
4. A Hard Way to Go
5. Stay While the Night Is Still Young
6. Poor Girl
7. Money Can't Save Your Soul
8. Tell Mama
9. I Can't Get Next to You
10. Street Corner Talking
11. Hellbound Train

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Savoy Brown   Primary Artist
Lonesome Dave   Guitar,Vocals
Roger Earle   Drums
Paul Raymond   Guitar,Keyboards
Bob Hall   Piano
Kim Simmonds   Piano,Guitar
Chris Youlden   Vocals
Rivers Jobe   Bass
Dave Walker   Vocals
Tone Stevens   Bass
Dave Bidwell   Drums
Andy Silvester   Bass

Technical Credits

Norman Whitfield   Composer
Jeff Willens   Mastering
Monique McGuffin   Production Coordination
Ryan Null   Photo Research
Wayne Knight Collection   Photo Courtesy
Dave Thompson   Liner Notes
Paul Raymond   Composer
Kim Simmonds   Composer,Producer
Chris Youlden   Composer,Producer
Barrett Strong   Composer
Clarence Carter   Composer
Lonesome Dave Peverett   Composer
McKinley Morgan   Composer
McKinley Morganfield   Composer
Mike Vernon   Producer
Muddy Waters   Composer
Tone Stevens   Composer
Marcus Daniel   Composer
Dave Peverett   Composer
Andy Silvester   Composer
Bill Levenson   Compilation Producer
Wilbur Terrell   Composer
Vartan   Art Direction
Neil Slaven   Producer
ARTMINISTRY, Inc.   Design
Michael Ochs Archives   Photo Courtesy