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Shake Down (album)

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Released
  
September 1967

Artist
  
Savoy Brown

Producer
  
Mike Vernon

Length
  
39:53

Release date
  
September 1967

Label
  
Decca Records

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Recorded
  
Mid 1967 at Decca Studios, West Hampstead, North West London

Shake Down (1967)
  
Getting to the Point (1968)

Genres
  
Blues rock, Psychedelic rock

Similar
  
Getting to the Point, A Step Further, Blue Matter, Raw Sienna, Looking In

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Shake Down is the debut studio album by the British blues rock band Savoy Brown. It was released in 1967 (on Decca SKL 4883) under the name of Savoy Brown Blues Band and is mainly an album of covers, featuring three songs penned by blues singer Willie Dixon. In addition to Dixon, the band covers John Lee Hooker and B.B. King. (The album was never issued in the US, but was easily available as an import.)

Contents

Savoy brown blues band i ain t superstitious


Track listing

  1. "I Ain't Superstitious" (Willie Dixon) – 3:25
  2. "Let Me Love You Baby" (Dixon) – 3:00
  3. "Black Night" (Jessie Mae Robinson) – 4:47
  4. "High Rise" (Beverly Bridge, Sonny Thompson, Freddie King) – 2:44
  5. "Rock Me Baby" (B.B. King, Joe Josea) – 2:56
  6. "I Smell Trouble" (Deadric Malone) – 4:28
  7. "Oh! Pretty Woman" (Albert King) – 2:28
  8. "Little Girl" (Dixon) – 1:38
  9. "The Doormouse Rides the Rails" (Martin Stone) – 3:32
  10. "It's My Own Fault" (John Lee Hooker) – 4:55
  11. "Shake 'Em On Down" (Traditional, arranged by Bob Hall & Savoy Brown) – 6:00

Personnel

Savoy Brown
  • Brice Portius – vocals
  • Kim Simmonds – lead and rhythm guitar
  • Martin Stone – lead and rhythm guitar
  • Ray Chappell – bass
  • Leo Mannings – drums, percussion
  • Bob Hall – piano (on "I Ain't Superstitious", "Little Girl", "Shake 'Em On Down")
  • Production
  • Mike Vernon – producer
  • Gus Dudgeon – recording engineer
  • Songs

    1Ain’t Superstitious3:33
    2Let Me Love You Baby3:06
    3Black Night4:55

    References

    Shake Down (album) Wikipedia