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);

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.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

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

Chart (1970)	Peak position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[3]	75
US Billboard 200^[4]	121

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.
^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 5485". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
^ "Savoy Brown Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 20, 2024.

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.

[group=-3] "Top RPM Albums: Issue 5485". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 20, 2024.

[ac_Billboard200_Savoy_Brown-4] "Savoy Brown Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 20, 2024.

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