Getting to the Point (album)

Getting to the Point
Studio album by Savoy Brown
Released	July 1968
Recorded	March 1968 at Decca Studios, West Hampstead, North West London
Genre	Blues rock, psychedelic rock
Length	51:01
Label	Decca (original LP) Deram (CD release)
Producer	Mike Vernon
Savoy Brown chronology
Shake Down (1967) Getting to the Point (1968) Blue Matter (1969)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	(positive) [2]

Getting to the Point is the second studio album by the British blues rock band Savoy Brown. It marks the debut of a vastly different lineup, still led by Kim Simmonds but fronted by new vocalist Chris Youlden.

It was released by Decca in 1968 with catalog number SKL 4935 and finds the group taking on more of the songwriting load, as opposed to their debut, which consisted mostly of covers. One of the covers is "You Need Love" by Willie Dixon, which served as a blueprint for "Whole Lotta Love" by Led Zeppelin. Deram released the cd with three bonus tracks in 1990 with catalog number 820 922-2.

Track listing

1. "Flood in Houston" (Kim Simmonds, Chris Youlden) – 4:00
2. "Stay with Me Baby" (Dave Peverett, Simmonds, Youlden) – 2:35
3. "Honey Bee" (Muddy Waters) – 6:25
4. "The Incredible Gnome Meets Jaxman" (Simmonds) – 3:30
5. "Give Me a Penny" (Traditional arr. Simmonds, Youlden) – 4:20
6. "Mr. Downchild" (Simmonds, Youlden) – 5:25
7. "Getting to the Point" (Simmonds) – 4:20
8. "Big City Lights" (Bob Hall, Youlden) – 3:25
9. "You Need Love" (Willie Dixon) – 7:40
10. "Walking by Myself" (James A. Lane a.k.a. Jimmy Rogers) – 2:25 (CD bonus track, originally A-side of Decca F 12797)
11. "Taste and Try, Before You Buy" (Youlden) – 2:21 (CD bonus track, originally A-side of Decca F 12702)
12. "Someday People" (Simmonds) – 4:35 (CD bonus track, originally B-side of Decca F 12702)

Personnel

• Chris Youlden – vocal
• Bob Hall – piano
• Kim Simmonds – lead guitar
• Dave Peverett – rhythm guitar
• Rivers Jobe – bass guitar
• Roger Earl – drums
• Hughie Flint – drums (on tracks 11 and 12)
• Bob Brunning – bass guitar (on tracks 11 and 12)

References

1. Farley, Keith. Getting to the Point at AllMusic
2. Ehrmann, Eric (9 November 1968). "Reviews". Rolling Stone (San Francisco: Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc.).

External links

• Savoy Brown's Homepage