Looking In is the sixth album by the British blues band Savoy Brown. The album featured "Lonesome" Dave Peverett on vocals, after Chris Youlden left the band the previous spring. Leader/guitarist Kim Simmonds would be the only band member to continue with the band after this album, as all other band members left to form Foghat the following year.
| Looking In | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 1970 (US/Canada) / November 1970 (UK)[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1970 | |||
| Studio | Recorded Sound Studios, Bryanston Street, Marble Arch, London | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 39:06 | |||
| Label | Decca Records (UK) / Parrot Records (US/Canada) (original LP) Deram (CD release) | |||
| Producer | Kim Simmonds | |||
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| Singles from Looking In | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
It was released by Decca in 1970 (SKL 5066). For release in the United States and Canada, tapes were leased to Parrot Records (PAS 71042).[citation needed]
The album spent a week on the United Kingdom Official Charts and reached number 50.[3] It did considerably better in the U.S. where it spent 19 weeks on the Billboard 200, peaking at number 39, their second-highest charting U.S. album.[4]
Track listing
editSide one
- "Gypsy" (Kim Simmonds) – 0:57
- "Poor Girl" (Tony Stevens) – 4:04
- "Money Can't Save Your Soul" (Dave Peverett, Simmonds) – 5:34
- "Sunday Night" (Simmonds) – 5:23
- "Looking In" (Peverett, Simmonds) – 5:17
Side two
- "Take It Easy" (Peverett, Simmonds) – 5:47 (not 3:40 as printed on album)
- "Sitting an' Thinking" (Simmonds) – 2:40
- "Leavin' Again" (Peverett, Simmonds) – 8:29
- "Romanoff" (Simmonds) – 1:01
Personnel
editSavoy Brown
- Kim Simmonds – lead guitar, piano
- Lonesome Dave – vocals, guitar
- Roger Earl – drums
- Tone Stevens – bass
Additional musicians
- Owen Finnegan – congas on some tracks
Technical
Charts
edit| Chart (1970) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[5] | 25 |
| Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[6] | 58 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[7] | 50 |
| US Billboard 200[8] | 39 |
References
edit- ^ "Album Reviews" (PDF). Record Mirror. 5 December 1970. p. 15. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ DeGagne, Mike. Looking In at AllMusic
- ^ "Savoy Brown". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "Billboard 200 - Savoy Brown". Billboard. Archived from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 265. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 3728". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- ^ "Savoy Brown Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
