Sunny Side of the Street (Bryn Haworth album)
Sunny Side of the Street is the second studio album by Bryn Haworth, released in 1975.
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| Released | 1975 | |||
| Recorded | Island Studios, Hammersmith and Sound Techniques, 1975 | |||
| Genre | Folk, Gospel, R&B | |||
| Label | Island ILPS 9332 | |||
| Producer | Bryn Haworth, Richard Digby Smith | |||
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Interviewed in 2009, Haworth commented on the album opening with the gospel song 'Good Job': ".. I thought it was a great track. I thought, I've never heard anything like this before. I'd been listening to Andraé Crouch and all the Blind Boys stuff because there was nothing to listen to when you became a Christian back then so you'd go back in time. Andre Crouch: Live At Carnegie Hall was the best album that I'd heard at that time and then you went back to The Blind Boys and all the black gospel stuff and I thought, this is what I relate to because it's like R&B. My roots are more R&B roots; old style. So it started to come out in things like 'Good Job'."[1]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Bryn Haworth, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Good Job" | 5:00 | |
| 2. | "Pick Me Up" | 3:22 | |
| 3. | "Darlin' Cory" | Traditional; arranged by Haworth and Zacuto | 3:22 |
| 4. | "Dance" | 3:02 | |
| 5. | "Peace of Mind" | 2:55 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Give All You Got To Give" | 5:10 | |
| 7. | "Heaven Knows" | 5:28 | |
| 8. | "Sunny Side of the Street" | Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields | 2:30 |
| 9. | "Used" | 5:17 | |
| 10. | "Thank The Lord" | 4:45 |
Recording
The album was recorded at Island Studios Hammersmith and Sound Techniques, Chelsea, London.
Musicians
- Bryn Haworth - guitars, vocals (all tracks)
- Bruce Rowland - drums (1,2,4,5,7,9), talking drum (4), maracas (9), marimbas (4), bells (7), percussion (4)
- Terry Stannard - drums (1)
- Alan Spenner - bass (1,9)
- Chris Stainton - piano (1,2,9) and organ (1,9,10)
- Pat Donaldson - "big" bass (8)
- Dave Mattacks - drums (3,8,10)
- Pete Wingfield - "krazy keyboard" (8)
- Mel Collins - horns (6)
- Dave Pegg - bass (3,5,7) and bass lightly (4)
- Dave Swarbrick - fiddle (3)
- Alan Munde - banjo (3)
- Jimmy Mullen - guitar (6)
- Tony O'Malley - piano (6)
- Frank Collins - chorus (6)
- Madeline Bell - chorus (1)
- Lee Vanderbilt - chorus (1)
- Joanne Williams - chorus (1)
- Dyan Birch - chorus (6)
- Paddy McHugh - chorus (6)
- Gianin Loringett - tap dance (8)
- Richard "Diga" Digby Smith and Planet - hand claps (8)
Other personnel
- Bryn Haworth and Richard Digby Smith - producers
- Richard Digby Smith - engineer
- Dick Cuthell - assistant engineer
- Victor Gamm - basic engineering (3,8,10)
- Pennie Smith - cover photo
- Tony Wright - cover illustrations
- Eckford/Stimpson - design
Packaging
The original cardboard inner sleeve for the vinyl record is printed, on both sides, with multicoloured stripes to match the shop-front awning illustration of the front cover.
References
- "Page 2 of Bryn Haworth: The guitar maestro recalls his '60s and '70s "secular years" - Bryn Haworth". Crossrhythms.co.uk. 2009-05-01. Retrieved 2014-07-08.