Reaching the Cold 100 is an album recorded by the British blues band the Peter Green Splinter Group, led by Peter Green. Released in 2003, this was their eighth and final album. Green was the founder of Fleetwood Mac and a member of that group from 1967 to 1970, before a sporadic solo career during the late 1970s and early 1980s. This album is the only charting album by the group, at number 11 on the Billboard Blues album chart in March 2003.
The album was recorded at the Roundel Studios, Kent, England, owned by Roger Cotton who also played on the album and composed some of the tracks.
Track listing "Ain't Nothin' Gonna Change It" (Roger Cotton) – 3:28 "Look Out for Yourself" (Pete Stroud) – 4:29 "Cool Down" (Owen Parker, Nigel Watson) – 3:59 "Dangerous Man" (Cotton) – 4:06 "Needs Must the Devil Drives" (Parker, Watson) – 4:16 "Must Be a Fool" (Stroud) – 4:33 "Don't Walk Away" (Cotton) – 4:32 "Can You Tell Me Why (a.k.a. Legal Fee Blues)" (Parker, Watson) – 3:49 "Spiritual Thief" (Parker, Watson) – 4:57 "I'm Ready for You" (Stroud) – 4:39 "Smile" (Parker, Watson) – 5:17 "Nice Girl Like You" (Cotton) – 4:36 "When Somebody Cares" (Parker, Watson) – 5:26
Bonus EP
"Black Magic Woman" (Peter Green) – 6:51 "It Takes Time" (Otis Rush) – 5:27 "Green Manalishi" (Green) – 4:43 "Albatross" (Green) – 3:24
Some later versions including digital media (e.g. Eagle Rock version in 2003) do not include the bonus EP tracks.
Personnel Peter Green Splinter Group Peter Green – guitars, harmonica, vocals Nigel Watson – guitar, vocals Roger Cotton – guitar, keyboards, Hammond C-3 organ Pete Stroud – bass guitar, double bass Larry Tolfree – drums, percussion
Technical Peter Green Splinter Group – producers Arthur Anderson – producer, engineer Richard "Occy" Oxley – engineer Monty Strikes – photography
Charts Chart (2003)PositionUK Jazz & Blues Albums3UK Independent Albums18
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