Lion's Share
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Album Summary
Lion's Share came roaring out in 1972, released on the Decca Records label by that indomitable British blues rock outfit Savoy Brown. This was a band that had been grinding it out on both sides of the Atlantic, and by the time they laid this one down, they had the kind of road-seasoned confidence that only comes from years of living inside the music. Led by the ever-present Kim Simmonds, the band captured something raw and uncompromising in these grooves — a heavy, amplified blues sound that was as honest as the Mississippi mud it drew its inspiration from. Lion's Share arrived during a fertile stretch for Savoy Brown, a time when they were cementing their place as one of the most serious blues rock outfits Britain had ever produced.
Reception
- The album charted on the UK Albums Chart, a testament to the loyal following Savoy Brown had cultivated among British rock and blues audiences by the early 1970s.
- Blues rock critics received the record warmly, singling out the band's guitar-driven intensity and their deep, authentic feel for traditional blues forms elevated through rock amplification.
Significance
- Lion's Share stood as a proud monument to the early 1970s British blues rock movement, embodying the heavy, amplified approach that defined the era and separated the true believers from the pretenders.
- The album showcased Kim Simmonds at his most commanding, with his slide guitar work weaving through tracks like a preacher delivering a sermon — rooted in tradition but alive with electric urgency.
- Savoy Brown's work on this record helped keep the flame of genuine blues-rooted rock burning at a moment when the genre was competing for ears against an increasingly splintered rock landscape.
Tracklist
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A1 Shot In The Head 139
4:44
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A2 Second Try 116
4:14
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A3 The Saddest Feeling 109
4:24
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A4 I Can't Find You 104
3:32
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A5 Howling For My Darling 150
3:34
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B1 So Tired 134
4:14
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B2 Denim Demon —
4:24
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B3 Love Me Please 144
5:44
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B4 Hate To See You Go 166
4:23
Artist Details
Savoy Brown is one of the most soulful, road-worn blues rock outfits to ever come rolling out of London, England, forming back in 1965 under the steady hand of guitarist Kim Simmonds, who kept that band burning long after most of his bandmates moved on to greener pastures — and man, did they move on, with founding members spinning off to form Foghat and other acts that rocked the decade hard. Their thick, swampy sound drew deep from the well of American blues and poured it through a distinctly British filter, putting out classics like *Hellbound Train* and carving out a loyal following on both sides of the Atlantic throughout the late '60s and into the '70s. Savoy Brown never quite grabbed the brass ring of mainstream superstardom, but for the true believers — the ones who knew where the real fire lived — they were an essential piece of the blues rock foundation that held up so much of what came after them.
