''Shake Down'' is the debut studio album by the British blues rock band

Savoy Brown Savoy Brown (originally Savoy Brown Blues Band) were a British blues rock band formed in Battersea, southwest London, in 1965. Part of the late 1960s blues rock movement, Savoy Brown primarily achieved success in the United States, where they p ...

. It was released in 1967 (on Decca SKL 4883) under the name of ''Savoy Brown Blues Band'' and is mainly an album of

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s, featuring three songs penned by

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singer

Willie Dixon William James Dixon (July 1, 1915January 29, 1992) was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. He was proficient in playing both the upright bass and the guitar, and sang with a distinctive voice, but he ...

. In addition to Dixon, the band covers

John Lee Hooker John Lee Hooker (August 22, 1912 or 1917 – June 21, 2001) was an American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist. The son of a sharecropper, he rose to prominence performing an electric guitar-style adaptation of Delta blues that he develo ...

and

B.B. King Riley B. King (September 16, 1925 – May 14, 2015), known professionally as B.B. King, was an American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending, sh ...

. 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 "I Ain't Superstitious" is a song written by bluesman Willie Dixon and first recorded by Howlin' Wolf in 1961. It recounts various superstitions, including that of a black cat crossing the pathway. The song has been recorded by a number of arti ...

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) – 3:25 # "Let Me Love You Baby" (Dixon) – 3:00 # "

Black Night "Black Night" is a song by English hard rock band Deep Purple, released as a single in June 1970 and later included on the 25th Anniversary version of their 1970 studio album, '' Deep Purple in Rock''. It became a hit in August 1970 followi ...

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Jessie Mae Robinson Jessie Mae Robinson (née Booker, October 1, 1918 – October 26, 1966) was an American musician and songwriter, whose compositions included many R&B and pop hits of the 1940s and 1950s, including " Black Night", " I Went to Your Wedding", ...

) – 4:47 # "High Rise" (Beverly Bridge,

Sonny Thompson Sonny Thompson (probably August 23, 1916 – August 11, 1989), born Alfonso Thompson or Hezzie Tompson, was an American R&B bandleader and pianist, popular in the 1940s and 1950s. Biography There is some uncertainty over Thompson's origins, as ...

Freddie King Freddie King (born Fred Christian; September 3, 1934December 28, 1976), also billed as Freddy King, was an American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. He is considered one of the "Three Kings of the Blues Guitar" (along with Albert King a ...

) – 2:44 # " Rock Me Baby" (

Joe Josea The Bihari brothers, Lester, Jules, Saul and Joe, were American businessmen of Hungarian Jewish origin. They founded Modern Records in Los Angeles and its subsidiaries, such as Meteor Records, based in Memphis. They were significant figures in the ...

) – 2:56 # "I Smell Trouble" (

Deadric Malone Don Deadric Robey (November 1, 1903 – June 16, 1975) was an American record label executive, songwriter, and record producer. As the founder of Peacock Records and the eventual owner of Duke Records, he was responsible for developing the care ...

) – 4:28 # "Oh! Pretty Woman" (

Albert King Albert King ( Nelson; April 25, 1923 – December 21, 1992), was an American guitarist and singer who is often regarded as one of the greatest and most influential blues guitarists of all time. He is perhaps best known for his popular and ...

) – 2:28 # "Little Girl" (Dixon) – 1:38 (credited incorrectly to Willie Dixon; written in 1954 by

Chester Burnett Chester Arthur Burnett (June 10, 1910January 10, 1976), better known by his stage name Howlin' Wolf, was an American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player. He was at the forefront of transforming acoustic Delta blues into electric Chica ...

as "I Have a Little Girl") # "The Doormouse Rides the Rails" ( Martin Stone) – 3:32 # "It's My Own Fault" (

) – 4:55 (listed incorrectly on label as "It's All My Fault"; corrected on sleeve as "It's My Own Fault") # "

Shake 'Em On Down "Shake 'Em On Down" is a Delta blues song by American musician Bukka White. He recorded it in Chicago in September 1937, two months before being incarcerated at the infamous Parchman Prison Farm in Mississippi. It was his first recording for pr ...

" (Traditional, arranged by Bob Hall and Savoy Brown) – 6:00

Personnel

Savoy Brown * Brice Portius – vocals *

Kim Simmonds Kim Maiden Simmonds (5 December 1947 – 13 December 2022) was a Welsh musician. He was the founder, guitarist, primary songwriter and sole constant member of the blues rock band Savoy Brown, which he formed in 1965. Simmonds had led Savoy Br ...

– 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" Technical * Mike Vernon – producer *

Gus Dudgeon Angus Boyd "Gus" Dudgeon (30 September 1942 – 21 July 2002) was an English record producer, who oversaw many of Elton John's most acclaimed recordings, including his commercial breakthrough, " Your Song". Their collaboration led to seven US N ...

– recording engineer * Guy Fletcher –

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* Neil Slaven – liner notes

References

External links

Savoy Brown's homepage"Shake Down" at discogs
{{Authority control 1967 debut albums Savoy Brown albums Albums produced by Mike Vernon (record producer) Decca Records albums