More Gravy

This article is about Collard Greens & Gravy album. For the Willis Jackson album, see More Gravy (Willis Jackson album).

More Gravy!
Studio album by Collard Greens & Gravy
Released	2000[1]
Studio	Soundhouse
Label	Black Market
Producer	John Durr and Collard Greens & Gravy
Collard Greens & Gravy chronology
Collard Greens & Gravy (1999) More Gravy! (2000) Silver Bird (2003)

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.[2] 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.[3][4] 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."[3] 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."[5] 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."[6]

Track listing

More Gravy (2000) – Black Market Music (BMM 240.2)[1]

1. "You Put Your Spell on Me" - 2:59
2. "Pretty Thing" - 2:40
3. "Hate to See You Go" - 2:56
4. "More Gravy" - 4:57
5. "Leavin' You" - 4:05
6. "Your Gonna Need My Help" - 4:01
7. "Goin' Down South" - 5:16
8. "Tell Me Babe" - 3:41
9. "Gonna Wait Till a Change Come" - 3:17
10. "Do My Thing" - 3:40
11. "Change My Ways" - 3:22
12. "Gravy Groan" - 2:51
13. "Goin' Home" - 2:54
14. "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

References

1. Collard Greens & Gravy (2000), More Gravy!, Black Market Music, retrieved 1 September 2018
2. ARIA Award previous winners. "Winners By Award - 27th ARIA Awards 2013". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 30 May 2014.
3. McFarlane, Ian (2017). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Collard Greens & Gravy'". The Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. Jenkins, Jeff (Foreword) (2nd ed.). Gisborne, Vic: Third Stone Press. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-9953856-0-3.
4. Bylok-Collard, Avrille. "Collard Greens and Gravy". Beat Magazine. Furst Media. Archived from the original on 1 September 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
5. Donovan, Patrick (14 July 2004). "Blues Finds Its Rhythm". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
6. Watson, Mark (12 February 2001). "Collard Greens and Gravy – More Gravy!". zip.com.au. Archived from the original on 6 August 2002. Retrieved 24 February 2022 – via National Library of Australia.