Shake Down (album)
Shake Down is the debut studio album by English blues rock band Savoy Brown. It was released in 1967 under the name of Savoy Brown Blues Band and is mainly an album of covers, featuring three songs penned by blues singer Willie Dixon. In addition to Dixon, the band covers John Lee Hooker and B.B. King. 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" – 3:25
- "Let Me Love You Baby" – 3:00
- "Black Night" – 4:47
- "High Rise" – 2:44
- "Rock Me Baby" – 2:56
- "I Smell Trouble" – 4:28
- "Oh! Pretty Woman" – 2:28
- "Little Girl" – 1:38
- "The Doormouse Rides the Rails" – 3:32
- "It's My Own Fault" – 4:55
- "Shake 'Em On Down" – 6:00
Personnel
Savoy Brown- Brice Portius – vocals
- Kim Simmonds – lead and rhythm guitar
- Martin Stone – lead and rhythm guitar
- Ray Chappell – bass guitar
- Leo Mannings – drums, percussion
- Bob Hall – piano on "I Ain't Superstitious", "Little Girl" and "Shake 'Em On Down"
- Mike Vernon – producer
- Gus Dudgeon – recording engineer
- Guy Fletcher – mastering engineer
- Neil Slaven – liner notes