A Step Further

A Step Further
A Step Further
Studio album (part live) by Savoy Brown
Released	September 1969
Recorded	1969
Genre	Blues rock, psychedelic rock
Length	38:25
Label	Decca; Parrot
Producer	Mike Vernon
Savoy Brown chronology
Singles from A Step Further
	"I'm Tired"; Released: October 1969 (US); 7 November 1969 (UK);

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

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.^[2] 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.^[3]

Side Two was recorded live at The Cooks Ferry Inn, Edmonton, London on Monday 12 May 1969.^[4]

Track listing[]

Side one[]

"Made Up My Mind" (Chris Youlden) – 2:56
"Waiting in the Bamboo Grove" (Kim Simmonds^[5]) – 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)
"Purple Haze" (Jimi Hendrix)
"Hernando's Hideaway" (Richard Adler, Jerry Ross)

Personnel[]

Savoy Brown[]

Chris Youlden – vocals
Kim Simmonds – guitar
Lonesome Dave – guitar
Roger Earl – drums
Tony Stevens – bass
Bob Hall – piano

Technical[]

Mike Vernon – producer, liner notes
Dave Grinsted – engineer
Colin Freeman, John Punter, Mike Mailes – assistant engineers
Terry Noonan – musical arrangements
Terence Ibbott – photography

Charts[]

Album[]

Chart (1969)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	71^[6]

Singles[]

Year	Single	US Billboard Hot 100
1969	"I'm Tired"	74^[7]

References[]

^ DeGagne, Mike. A Step Further at AllMusic
^ "Savoy Brown Discography - US". Retrieved April 17, 2018.
^ "Savoy Brown Discography - UK". Retrieved April 17, 2018.
^ "Cooks Ferry Inn Edmonton". Discogs. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
^ BGO Records Blue Matter / A Step Further
^ "Billboard 200 – Savoy Brown". Retrieved April 15, 2018.
^ "Billboard Hot 100 - Savoy Brown". Retrieved April 15, 2018.

External links[]

Savoy Brown's Homepage

[1] DeGagne, Mike. A Step Further at AllMusic

[2] "Savoy Brown Discography - US". Retrieved April 17, 2018.

[3] "Savoy Brown Discography - UK". Retrieved April 17, 2018.

[4] "Cooks Ferry Inn Edmonton". Discogs. Retrieved 29 January 2017.

[5] BGO Records Blue Matter / A Step Further

[bb200-6] "Billboard 200 – Savoy Brown". Retrieved April 15, 2018.

[bb100-7] "Billboard Hot 100 - Savoy Brown". Retrieved April 15, 2018.

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