Raw Sienna (album)

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Raw Sienna
Studio album by Savoy Brown
Released	4 May 1970[1]
Recorded	1969
Studio	Recorded Sound Studios, Bryanston Street, Marble Arch, London
Genre	Blues
Length	36:53
Label	Decca Parrot
Producer	Kim Simmonds, Chris Youlden
Savoy Brown chronology
A Step Further (1969) Raw Sienna (1970) Looking In (1970)
Singles from Raw Sienna
"A Hard Way to Go" Released: March 1970 (US) 7 May 1970 (UK)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Raw Sienna is the fifth album by the band

AllMusic noted that

Unfortunately, leader Kim Simmonds lost his greatest asset when vocalist Chris Youlden quit for an ill-fated solo career after this recording. Youlden had one of the most distinctive voices in British blues.^[2]

Track listing

Side one

1. "A Hard Way to Go" (Chris Youlden) – 2:17
2. "That Same Feelin'" (Kim Simmonds) – 3:36
3. "Master Hare" (Simmonds) – 4:45
4. "Needle and Spoon" (Youlden) – 3:18
5. "A Little More Wine" (Youlden) – 4:51

Side two

1. "I'm Crying" (Youlden) – 4:17
2. "Stay While the Night Is Young" (Youlden) – 3:07
3. "Is That So" (Simmonds) – 7:40
4. "When I Was a Young Boy" (Youlden) – 3:02

Personnel

Savoy Brown

• Chris Youlden – vocals; piano on tracks 4, 6, 9
• Kim Simmonds – lead guitar; piano on tracks 2, 3
• "Lonesome"
  bottleneck guitar
  on track 5
• Tone Stevens – bass
• Roger Earl – drums, percussion

Technical

• Kim Simmonds, Chris Youlden – producers, arrangements
• Terry Noonan – brass and string arrangements
• Paul Tregurtha – engineer
• Malcolm Addey – mixing engineer
• Ignatz – artwork

Charts

Album

References

External links

• Savoy Brown homepage