More Gravy! is the second studio album, by Australian blues band, Collard Greens & Gravy. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2001, the album won Best Blues and Roots Album.ARIA Award previous winners. The group's line-up was James Bridges on guitar and fiddle, Ian Collard on lead vocals, harmonica and guitar, and Anthony Shortte on drums. It was recorded live-in-the-studio at Soundhouse Studios, produced by John Durr and released on his Black Market Music label.
Reception
Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, described how the group's, "energetic foot-stomping, country blues sound tapped into the very roots of the genre." Patrick Donovan of The Age observed, "[their] local brand of swampy countrified electric blues has earned them a reputation as the best blues band in the land." Mark Watson observed, "Crisp woody vocals throughout coupled with [Collard]'s sizzling harmonica style, make this another stand-out album, one that yet again defies a justifiable description."
Track listing
More Gravy (2000) – Black Market Music
"You Put Your Spell on Me" - 2:59 "Pretty Thing" - 2:40 "Hate to See You Go" - 2:56 "More Gravy" - 4:57 "Leavin' You" - 4:05 "Your Gonna Need My Help" - 4:01 "Goin' Down South" - 5:16 "Tell Me Babe" - 3:41 "Gonna Wait Till a Change Come" - 3:17 "Do My Thing" - 3:40 "Change My Ways" - 3:22 "Gravy Groan" - 2:51 "Goin' Home" - 2:54 "Cluck Ol' Hen" - 2:04
Personnel
James Bridges – guitar, fiddle Ian Collard – lead vocals, harmonica, guitar Anthony Shortte – drums
John Durr – producer Robert B Dillon – recording engineer, mixing engineer James Aitken – assistant engineer John Ruberto – mastering engineer Andrew Rosenfelt – booklet photographer Ross Campbell – back cover photographer Black Widow Graphic Design – cover design, artwork
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