Raw Sienna (album)

Raw Sienna
Raw Sienna
Studio album by Savoy Brown
Released	April 25, 1970 (US/Canada) / May 4, 1970 (UK)
Recorded	1969
Studio	Recorded Sound Studios, Bryanston Street, Marble Arch, London
Genre	Blues
Length	36:53
Label	Decca Records (UK) / Parrot Records (US/Canada) (original LP) ; Deram (CD release)
Producer	Kim Simmonds, Chris Youlden
Savoy Brown chronology
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 Savoy Brown. It was recorded and released by Decca in the United Kingdom in 1970 in both mono and stereo (LK/SKL 5043). For release in United States and Canada, masters were leased to Parrot Records (London Records)—PAS 71036.

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

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

Side two

"I'm Crying" (Youlden) – 4:17
"Stay While the Night Is Young" (Youlden) – 3:07
"Is That So" (Simmonds) – 7:40
"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" Dave Peverett – rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar; 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

Chart (1970)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	121^[3]
CAN RPM	75^[4]

References

^ "Album Reviews" (PDF). Melody Maker. 11 April 1970. p. 21. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
^ ^a ^b Peter Kurtz. "Raw Sienna - Savoy Brown | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
^ "Billboard 200 – Savoy Brown". Billboard. Archived from the original on 19 May 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
^ "RPM Top 100 Albums - June 6, 1970" (PDF).

External links

Savoy Brown homepage

[1] "Album Reviews" (PDF). Melody Maker. 11 April 1970. p. 21. Retrieved 15 September 2021.

[AMG-2] Peter Kurtz. "Raw Sienna - Savoy Brown | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 April 2015.

[bb200-3] "Billboard 200 – Savoy Brown". Billboard. Archived from the original on 19 May 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.

[4] "RPM Top 100 Albums - June 6, 1970" (PDF).

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