Precious Little is an album by British blues musician Jeremy Spencer,[1] who was a member of Fleetwood Mac from 1967 to 1971. Released on 18 July 2006, this is his fourth official solo album (his first since 1979) and was released on the Bluestown Records label in Norway, though Bluestown Records later licensed it to Blind Pig Records. The album was recorded over five days in 2005 in at the Juke Joint Studio during the Notodden Blues Festival on an analog 24-track machine.[3]
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| Released | 18 July 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2005, during the Notodden Blues Festival, Juke Joint Studio | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Label | Bluestown Records, Blind Pig Records | |||
| Producer | Kjetil Draugedalen & Gaute Fredriksen | |||
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| ARTISTdirect | [2] |
Local musicians were used to back Spencer on all tracks, because he believed that "they have retained the 'purity' of the old blues in their playing".[4] Most of the tracks were self-penned, with the addition of covers of songs by Elmore James and Slim Rhodes.[1]
The album was produced by Kjetil Draugedalen and Gaute Fredriksen, and the executive producer was Jostein Forsberg.[5] It was mixed at the Supermono Studio, Oslo, and was mastered by Audun Strype at Strype Audio, Oslo.
Track listing
edit- "Bitter Lemon" (Jeremy Spencer) – 4:03
- "Psychic Waste" (Spencer, J. Phoenix) – 4:19
- "It Hurts Me Too" (Elmore James) – 4:49
- "Please Don't Stop" (Gordon Galbraith) – 2:47
- "Serene Serena" (Trad. arr. Spencer) – 4:43
- "Dr. J" (Spencer) – 3:55
- "Bleeding Heart" (James) – 4:47
- "Many Sparrows" (Spencer) – 2:21
- "Trouble and Woe" (Spencer) – 4:18
- "Maria de Santiago" (Spencer) – 3:55
- "Take and Give" (Ronnie Hesselbein, Slim Rhodes) – 2:21
- "Precious Little" (Spencer) – 4:29[1]
Personnel
edit- Jeremy Spencer – vocals, harmony vocals, slide guitar, resonator
- Trond Ytterbø – harmonica, mandolin, harmony vocals
- Rune Endal – bass guitar, double bass
- Runar Boyesen – keyboards
- Anders Viken – drums, percussion
- Espen Liland – guitar, graphic design
- Svenn Åge Frydenberg – trumpet
- Leif Winther – saxophone
- Marianne Tovsrud Knutsen – harmony vocals
- Margit Bakken – harmony vocals
- Roger Arntzen – additional bass guitar on "Many Sparrows"
- Kjetil Draugedalen – producer, engineer, mixing
- Jostein Forsberg – executive producer
- Gaute Fredriksen – producer, engineer, mixing
- Morten Gjerde – photography
- Audun Strype – mastering[5]
Recorded at Juke Joint Studio, Notodden, Norway
Release information
edit- Bluestown Records (Norway) – BTR 1017 (CD)[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Precious Little - Jeremy Spencer | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "Precious Little by Jeremy Spencer @ ARTISTdirect.com - Shop, Listen, Download". Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2007.
- ^ Egan, Sean, ed. (2016). Fleetwood Mac on Fleetwood Mac: Interviews and Encounters. Chicago Review Press. p. 337. ISBN 978-161373-234-2.
- ^ Spencer, Jeremy (January 2006). "Jeremy Spencer". Archived from the original on 10 October 2006. Retrieved 20 April 2007.
- ^ a b "Precious Little - Jeremy Spencer | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "Precious Little - Jeremy Spencer | Releases | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- Sleeve notes for "Precious Little" by Jeremy Spencer and Jostein Forsberg