Bare as Bone, Bright as Blood
2020 studio album by Pretty Things
| Bare as Bone, Bright as Blood | ||||
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| Studio album by Pretty Things | ||||
| Released | 25 September 2020 | |||
| Studio | 811 Studios, Horsham | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Label | Madfish | |||
| Producer | Mark St. John | |||
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Bare as Bone, Bright as Blood is the thirteenth and final studio album by the English rock band Pretty Things. It was released in September 2020, a few months after the death of lead singer Phil May.
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| Source | Rating |
| Classic Rock |   [1] |
| Uncut | [2] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Can't Be Satisfied" | McKinley Morganfield | 3:04 |
| 2. | "Come into My Kitchen" | Robert Johnson; arranged by Dick Taylor and Phil May | 4:17 |
| 3. | "Ain't No Grave" | Claude Ely | 3:58 |
| 4. | "Faultline" | Peter Hayes, Robert Levon Been | 4:22 |
| 5. | "Redemption Day" | Sheryl Crow | 5:22 |
| 6. | "The Devil Had a Hold on Me" | Gillian Welch, David Rawlings | 4:16 |
| 7. | "Bright as Blood" | George Woosey | 4:44 |
| 8. | "Love in Vain" | Robert Johnson | 4:17 |
| 9. | "Black Girl" | Traditional; arranged by Dick Taylor and Phil May | 2:37 |
| 10. | "To Build a Wall" | Will Varley | 4:25 |
| 11. | "Another World" | Pete Harlen | 3:56 |
| 12. | "I'm Ready" | Willie Dixon | 3:43 |
Personnel
- The Pretty Things
- Phil May – lead vocals
- Dick Taylor – lead guitar, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, extra guitars
with:
- George Woosey – acoustic guitar
- Henry Padovani – acoustic guitar, lead guitar
- Sam Brothers – acoustic guitar, lead guitar, banjo, harmonica, sundry guitar
- Jon Wigg – violin
- Mark St. John – percussion
- Technical
- Mark St. John – producer, engineer, mixing, cover design, cover concept, band photographs
- Frederick Jude - executive producer
- Gwyn Mathias - mastering
- Beech - artwork, layout, cover design, cover concept
- Judy Totton - band photographs
References
- ^ Bell, Max (October 2020). "The Pretty Things - Bare as Bone, Bright as Blood". Classic Rock. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ Hughes, Rob (November 2020). "The Pretty Things - Bare as Bone, Bright as Blood". Uncut. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "The Pretty Things – Bare as Bone, Bright as Blood (2020, CD)". Discogs.
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- Phil May
- Dick Taylor
- Skip Alan
- Jon Povey
- Wally Waller
- Pete Kitley
- Brian Pendleton
- John Stax
- Viv Andrews
- Viv Prince
- Twink
- Victor Unitt
- Pete Tolson
- Stuart Brooks
- Gordon John Edwards
- Jack Green
- Simon Fox
- Joe Shaw
- Dave Wintour
- Dave Wilki
- John Clark
- Kevin Flanagan
- Perry Margouleff
- Doede Ter Veld
- Roelf Ter Veld
- Bertram Engel
- Frank Holland
- Mark St. John
- Steve Browning
- Hans Waterman
- Barkley McKay
- Jack Greenwood
- George Woosey
- The Pretty Things
- Get the Picture?
- Emotions
- S. F. Sorrow
- Parachute
- Freeway Madness
- Silk Torpedo
- Savage Eye
- Cross Talk
- ... Rage Before Beauty
- Balboa Island
- The Pretty Things/Philippe DeBarge
- The Sweet Pretty Things (Are in Bed Now, of Course...)
- Bare as Bone, Bright as Blood
- Resurrection
- The Final Bow
- Rainin' in My Heart
- "Rosalyn"
- "Don't Bring Me Down"
- "Honey I Need"
- "Road Runner
- "Midnight to Six Man"
- "Come See Me"
