''Shake Down'' is the debut studio

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by the British blues rock band

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. It was released in 1967 (on Decca SKL 4883) under the name of ''Savoy Brown Blues Band'' and is mainly an album of

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s, featuring three songs penned by

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singer

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. In addition to Dixon, the band covers

John Lee Hooker John Lee Hooker (August 22, 1912 or 1917 – June 21, 2001) was an American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist. The son of a sharecropper, he rose to prominence performing an electric guitar-style adaptation of Delta blues. Hooker often ...

and

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. (The album was not originally issued in the US, but was available as an import, until released on CD in 1990)

Track listing

# "

I Ain't Superstitious "I Ain't Superstitious" is a song written by bluesman Willie Dixon and first recorded by Howlin' Wolf in 1961. It recounts various superstitions, including that of a black cat crossing the pathway. The song has been recorded by a number of arti ...

" (

) – 3:25 # "Let Me Love You Baby" (Dixon) – 3:00 # "

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" (

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) – 4:47 # "High Rise" (Beverly Bridge,

Sonny Thompson Sonny Thompson (probably August 23, 1916 – August 11, 1989), born Alfonso Thompson or Hezzie Tompson, was an American Rhythm and blues, R&B bandleader and pianist, popular in the 1940s and 1950s. Biography There is some uncertainty over Thomps ...

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) – 2:44 # " Rock Me Baby" (

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) – 2:56 # "I Smell Trouble" (

Deadric Malone Don Deadric Robey (November 1, 1903 – June 16, 1975) was an American record label executive, songwriter, and record producer. As the founder of Peacock Records and the eventual owner of Duke Records, he was responsible for developing the caree ...

) – 4:28 # "Oh! Pretty Woman" (

Albert King Albert Nelson (April 25, 1923 – December 21, 1992), known by his stage name Albert King, was an American guitarist and singer who is often regarded as one of the greatest and most influential blues guitarists of all time. He is perhaps b ...

) – 2:28 # "Little Girl" (Dixon) – 1:38 (credited incorrectly to Willie Dixon; written in 1954 by

Chester Burnett Chester Arthur Burnett (June 10, 1910January 10, 1976), better known by his stage name Howlin' Wolf, was an American blues singer and guitarist. He is regarded as one of the most influential blues musicians of all time. Over a four-decade care ...

as "I Have a Little Girl") # "The Doormouse Rides the Rails" ( Martin Stone) – 3:32 # "It's My Own Fault" (

) – 4:55 (listed incorrectly on label as "It's All My Fault"; corrected on sleeve as "It's My Own Fault") # "

Shake 'Em On Down "Shake 'Em On Down" is a Delta blues song by American musician Bukka White. He recorded it in Chicago in 1937 around the beginning of his incarceration at the infamous Parchman Prison Farm in Mississippi. It was his first recording for produc ...

" (Traditional, arranged by Bob Hall and Savoy Brown) – 6:00

Personnel

Savoy Brown

* Brice Portius –

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* Kim Simmonds – lead and rhythm

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* Martin Stone – lead and rhythm guitar * Ray Chappell – bass * Leo Mannings –

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* Bob Hall –

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on "I Ain't Superstitious", "Little Girl" and "Shake 'Em On Down"

Technical

* Mike Vernon – producer *

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–

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* Guy Fletcher –

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* Neil Slaven –

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References

External links

Savoy Brown's Homepage"Shake Down" at discogs
{{Authority control 1967 debut albums Savoy Brown albums Albums produced by Mike Vernon (record producer) Decca Records albums