More Gravy
More Gravy! is the second studio album, by Australian blues band, Collard Greens & Gravy. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2001, the album won Best Blues and Roots Album. The group's line-up was James Bridges on guitar and fiddle, Ian Collard on lead vocals, harmonica and guitar, and Anthony Shortte on drums. It was recorded live-in-the-studio at Soundhouse Studios, produced by John Durr and released on his Black Market Music label.
Reception
Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, described how the group's, "energetic foot-stomping, country blues sound tapped into the very roots of the genre." Patrick Donovan of The Age observed, " local brand of swampy countrified electric blues has earned them a reputation as the best blues band in the land." Mark Watson observed, "Crisp woody vocals throughout coupled with 's sizzling harmonica style, make this another stand-out album, one that yet again defies a justifiable description."Track listing
More Gravy – Black Market Music- "You Put Your Spell on Me" - 2:59
- "Pretty Thing" - 2:40
- "Hate to See You Go" - 2:56
- "More Gravy" - 4:57
- "Leavin' You" - 4:05
- "Your Gonna Need My Help" - 4:01
- "Goin' Down South" - 5:16
- "Tell Me Babe" - 3:41
- "Gonna Wait Till a Change Come" - 3:17
- "Do My Thing" - 3:40
- "Change My Ways" - 3:22
- "Gravy Groan" - 2:51
- "Goin' Home" - 2:54
- "Cluck Ol' Hen" - 2:04
Personnel
- James Bridges – guitar, fiddle
- Ian Collard – lead vocals, harmonica, guitar
- Anthony Shortte – drums
- John Durr – producer
- Robert B Dillon – recording engineer, mixing engineer
- James Aitken – assistant engineer
- John Ruberto – mastering engineer
- Andrew Rosenfelt – booklet photographer
- Ross Campbell – back cover photographer
- Black Widow Graphic Design – cover design, artwork