Savage Amusement is Michael Chapman’s 8th album and was recorded in 1976. Recorded at Sawmills in Cornwall, Tapestry in London and Ardent in Memphis, it finds Chapman’s folk guitar stylings augmented by fellow guitarists Tim Renwick (Al Stewart) and Andy Latimer (Camel) whilst the rhythm section is supplied by drummer Keef Hartley and bassist Rick Kemp (Steeleye Span). Peter Wood (Al Stewart) and Muscle Shoals session player Leo LeBlanc complete the band on keys and pedal steel respectively.
1. Shuffleboat River Farewell - 4:38
2. Secret Of The Locks - 3:58
3. Crocky Hill Disaster - 4:40
4. Lovin' Dove - 3:33 -
5. Hobo's Lament (Meditation) (Jimmie Rodgers) - 3:17
6. Stranger - 7:37
7. How Can A Poor Man (Blind Alfred Reed) - 2:40
8. It Didn't Work Out - 5:25
9. Devastation Hotel - 5:20
10.Lovin' Dove - 2:44
11.Just To Keep You - 3:06
12.Devastation Hotel/Crocky Hill Disaster Idea - 2:53
13.Waiting For A Train (All Around The Water Tank) (Jimmie Rodgers) - 3:21
All songs by Michael Chapman except where noted
Bonus Tracks 10-13
Musicians
*Michael Chapman - Guitar, Vocals
*Keef Hartley - Drums
*Rick Kemp - Bass
*Andy Latimer - Guitar
*Leo LeBlanc - Pedal Steel Guitar
*Tim Renwick - Guitar
*Peter Wood - Keyboards
*Mutt, Stevie, Fuzzy - Vocals
1968 Michael Chapman - Rainmaker
1970 Michael Chapman - Fully Qualified Survivor
1970-71 Michael Chapman - Window / Wrecked Again
1973 Michael Chapman - Millstone Grit (2006 remaster)
1974 Michael Chapman - Deal Gone Down (2015 bonus tracks edition)
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Thank you for sharing some Michael Chapman, a remarkable guitarist. His recordings reveal something new to my ears with each subsequent listen. Many thanks.
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