''A Step Further'' is the fourth album by the band Savoy Brown. It was released by Decca in the U.K. and by Parrot in the U.S. in September 1969. This is the last album recorded with long time pianist Bob Hall. The album track "Made Up My Mind" had first appeared as the B-side of the US single release on Parrot Records 45-40039 (released June 1969), fronted by "Train to Nowhere", from their album '' Blue Matter''. The track "Waiting in the Bamboo Grove" would later be released as the B-side of the UK single release on Decca F 13019 (released May 1970), of "A Hard Way To Go" from their album '' Raw Sienna''. Side Two was recorded live at Cooks Ferry Inn, Edmonton, London on Monday 12 May 1969.

Track listing

Side one

#"Made Up My Mind" (

Chris Youlden Christopher Thomas Youlden (born 1 January 1943, Dagenham, England) is an English blues singer. He worked with the British blues band Savoy Brown from 1967 until 1970. He has since released several solo albums. His albums with Savoy Brown are "G ...

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Kim Simmonds Kim Maiden Simmonds (5 December 1947 – 13 December 2022) was a Welsh musician who was the founder, guitarist, primary songwriter and sole consistent member of the blues rock band Savoy Brown. Simmonds has led Savoy Brown since its inception ...

BGO Records Blue Matter / A Step Further) – 3:37 #"Life's One Act Play" (Youlden) – 6:29 #"I'm Tired" (Youlden) – 3:21 #"Where Am I" (Youlden) – 1:51

Side two

#"Savoy Brown Boogie" (Live) (Simmonds, Youlden) – 22:02, including: *"Feel So Good" ( Chuck Willis) *" Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin On" ( Sunny David, Dave Williams) *" Little Queenie" ( Chuck Berry) *"

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Jimi Hendrix James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; November 27, 1942September 18, 1970) was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. Although his mainstream career spanned only four years, he is widely regarded as one of the most ...

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Personnel

Savoy Brown

– vocals *

– guitar * Lonesome Dave – guitar * Roger Earl –

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* Tony Stevens –

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* Bob Hall – piano

Technical

* Mike Vernon –

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, liner notes * Dave Grinsted – engineer * Colin Freeman, John Punter, Michael Mailes – assistant engineers * Terry Noonan – musical arrangements on "Waiting in the Bamboo Grove", "Life's One Act Play" and "Where Am I" * Terence Ibbott – photography

Charts

Album

Singles

References

External links

Savoy Brown's Homepage
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