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A Step Further is the fourth album by the band Savoy Brown. It was released by Decca in the U.K. and by Parrot in the U.S. in September 1969. This is the last album recorded with long time pianist Bob Hall. The album track "Made Up My Mind" had first appeared as the B-side of the US single release on Parrot Records 45-40039 (released June 1969), fronted by "Train to Nowhere", from their album Blue Matter.[2] The track "Waiting in the Bamboo Grove" would later be released as the B-side of the UK single release on Decca F 13019 (released May 1970), of "A Hard Way To Go" from their album Raw Sienna.[3]

A Step Further
Studio album (part live) by Savoy Brown
Released	September 1969
Recorded	May 12, 1969 (side two)
Venue	Cooks Ferry Inn, Edmonton, London (side two)
Genre	Blues rock, psychedelic rock
Length	38:25
Label	Decca Parrot
Producer	Mike Vernon
Savoy Brown chronology
Blue Matter (1969) A Step Further (1969) Raw Sienna (1970)
Singles from A Step Further
"I'm Tired" Released: October 1969 (US) 7 November 1969 (UK)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Side Two was recorded live at Cooks Ferry Inn, Edmonton, London on Monday 12 May 1969.[4]

Track listing

Side one

1. "Made Up My Mind" (Chris Youlden) – 2:56
2. "Waiting in the Bamboo Grove" (Kim Simmonds[5]) – 3:37
3. "Life's One Act Play" (Youlden) – 6:29
4. "I'm Tired" (Youlden) – 3:21
5. "Where Am I" (Youlden) – 1:51

Side two

1. "Savoy Brown Boogie" (Live) (Simmonds, Youlden) – 22:02,

including:

• "Feel So Good" (Chuck Willis)
• "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin On" (Sunny David, Dave Williams)
• "Little Queenie" (Chuck Berry)
• "Purple Haze" (Jimi Hendrix)
• "Hernando's Hideaway" (Richard Adler, Jerry Ross)

Personnel

Savoy Brown

• Chris Youlden – vocals
• Kim Simmonds – guitar
• Lonesome Dave – guitar
• Roger Earl – drums
• Tony Stevens – bass
• Bob Hall – piano

Technical

• Mike Vernon – producer, liner notes
• Dave Grinsted – engineer
• Colin Freeman, John Punter, Michael Mailes – assistant engineers
• Terry Noonan – musical arrangements on "Waiting in the Bamboo Grove", "Life's One Act Play" and "Where Am I"
• Terence Ibbott – photography

Charts

Album

Chart (1969)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	71[6]

Singles

Year	Single	US Billboard Hot 100
1969	"I'm Tired"	74[7]

References

External links

• Savoy Brown's Homepage

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