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Album Review: Looking In

  • Artist: Savoy Brown
  • Rating: StarStarStarStar
  • Release Date: 1970 09
  • Total Time: 39:06
  • Genre: Rock

Review

Savoy Brown's blues-rock sound takes on a much more defined feel on 1970's Looking In and is one of this band's best efforts. Kim Simmonds is utterly bewildering on guitar, while Lonesome Dave Peverett does a fine job taking over lead singing duties from Chris Youlden who left halfway through the year. But it's the captivating arrangements and alluring ease of the music that makes this a superb listen. The pleading strain transformed through Simmonds' guitar on "Money Can't Save Your Soul" is mud-thick with raw blues, and the comfort of "Sunday Night" is extremely smooth and laid back. "Take It Easy" sounds like it could have been a B.B. King tune as it's doused with relaxed guitar fingering. The entire album is saturated with a simple, British blues sound but the pace and the marbled strands of bubbly instrumental perkiness fill it with life. Even the Yardbirds-flavored "Leaving Again" is appealing with its naïve hooks, capped off with a heart-stopping guitar solo. This album along with Street Corner Talking best exemplify Savoy Brown's tranquilizing style. ~ Mike DeGagne, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Gypsy Kim Simmonds Savoy Brown (:57)
Poor Girl Tone Stevens Savoy Brown (4:05)
Money Can't Save Your Soul Kim Simmonds, Lonesome Dave Peverett Savoy Brown (5:31)
Sunday Night Kim Simmonds Savoy Brown (5:23)
Looking In Lonesome Dave Peverett, Kim Simmonds Savoy Brown (5:14)
Take It Easy Lonesome Dave Peverett, Kim Simmonds Savoy Brown (5:41)
Sitting An' Thinking Kim Simmonds Savoy Brown (2:49)
Leavin' Again Lonesome Dave Peverett, Tone Stevens Savoy Brown (8:26)
Romanoff Kim Simmonds Savoy Brown (1:00)

Credits

David Anstey (Artwork), Lonesome Dave Peverett (Vocals), John Tracy (Coordination), Roger Earl (Drums), Kim Simmonds (Guitar), Roger Earl (Arranger), Eric Holand (Engineer), Owen Finnegan (Percussion), Anthony Hawkins (Remastering), Owen Finnegan (Conga), Paul Tregurtha (Engineer), Lonesome Dave Peverett (Guitar), Tony Stevens (Bass), Kim Simmonds (Piano), John Tracy (Research), Kim Simmonds (Harmonica), John Tracy (Liner Notes), Lonesome Dave (Vocals), Kim Simmonds (Arranger), Tone Stevens (Arranger), Tony Stevens (Percussion), Tone Stevens (Bass), Kim Simmonds (Producer), Lonesome Dave Peverett (Arranger)
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Looking In
Studio album by Savoy Brown
Released 1970
Recorded 1970
Genre Blues
Length 39:06
Label Parrot Records
Producer Kim Simmonds
Professional reviews
Savoy Brown chronology
Raw Sienna
(1969)
Looking In
(1970)
Street Corner Talking
(1971)

Looking In is the sixth album by the band Savoy Brown.

It was released by Parrot in 1970.

Contents

Track listing

Side 1

  1. "Gypsy" 0:57 (Simmonds)
  2. "Poor Girl" 4:04 (Stevens)
  3. "Money Can't Save Your Soul" 5:34 (Peverett, Simmonds)
  4. "Sunday Night" 5:23 (Simmonds)
  5. "Looking In" 5:17 (Peverett, Simmonds)

Side 2

  1. "Take it Easy" 5:47 (not 3:40 as printed on album) (Peverett, Simmonds)
  2. "Sitting an' Thinking" 2:40 (Simmonds)
  3. "Leavin' Again" 8:29 (Peverett, Simmonds)
  4. "Romanoff" 1:01 (Simmonds)

Personnel


Production

  • Produced By Kim Simmonds; Arranged By Savoy Brown
  • Engineers: Paul Tregurtha and Eric Holand
  • Mastering: Anthony Hawkins

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