Nowhere Road — Chris Youlden
And now for something completely different. I bought this album in 1973 because I loved Chris Youlden’s voice and style. He had moved from singer/songwriter with Savoy Brown to solo recording after Savoy Brown decided to go with Dave Peverett as their vocalist.
I can’t really describe what I loved about this album but I have now been listening to it for over 45 years. I was so glad when I found it on CD and was able to discard the vinyl with all my others. I continue to listen to this quite often. The CD is now offered online and via streaming on YouTube.
Savoy Brown continued with “Looking In” in 1971, and I’ll include that release on a later playlist along with some information about some members leaving and forming Foghat from that line-up. Savoy Brown continued on with frontman Kim Simmonds for years to come.
Album Information
All songs were written by Chris Youlden.
- “Nowhere Road” – 4:51
- “One October Day” – 2:25
- “Chink of Sanity” – 4:01
- “Crying in the Road” – 3:38
- “Mamma Don’t You Talk So Loud” – 3:13
- “Standing on the Corner” – 3:29
- “In the Wood” – 4:14
- “Wake Up Neighbour” – 2:39
- “Street Sounds” – 4:31
- “Time Will Tell” – 2:43
- “Pick Up My Dogs” – 2:40
Credits
- Chris Youlden – vocals
- Danny Kirwan – guitar
- Chris Spedding – guitar
- Ray Fenwick – guitar
- Foggy Lyttle – acoustic guitar
- Andy Silvester – bass guitar
- Roy Babbington – bass guitar
- Bruce Rowland – drums
- Mike MacNaught – piano
- Pete Wingfield – piano
- Sue and Sunny – backing vocals
- Produced by Barry Murray for Murray/Simmonds Productions Ltd.
- Engineer – Terry Evennett
- Released — March 1973
- Recorded — 1972
- Label — Deram (UK) London (USA) Spectrum Generic CD 3694 Remaster 2003 (Canada)
- Producer — Barry Murray
Listen to the complete album here:
