1 	Bitter Lemon 	4:05
2 	Psychic Waste 	4:21
3 	It Hurts Me Too 	4:50
4 	Please Don't Stop 	2:49
5 	Serena Serena 	4:44
6 	Dr. J 	3:56
7 	Bleeding Heart 	4:48
8 	Many Sparrows 	2:23
9 	Trouble And Woe 	4:19
10 	Maria De Santiago 	3:55
11 	Take And Give 	2:23
12 	Precious LIttle 	4:30

Drums and Percussion – Anders Viken
Fender and Upright Bass – Rune Endal
Guitar – Espen Liland
Harmonica, Mandolin, Harmony Vocals – Trond Ytterbø
Harmony Vocals – Margit Bakken, Marianne Tovsrud Knutsen
Keyboards – Runar Boyesen
Saxophone – Leif Winther
Trumpet – Svenn Åge Frydenberg
Vocals, Harmony Vocals, Slideguitar, Resonator – Jeremy Spencer 
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additional Bass Guitar on Many Sparrows – Roger Arntzen (tracks: 8) 

It's been nearly 33 years since Jeremy Spencer, the slide guitarist and vocalist in the original Fleetwood Mac, walked into silence, obscurity, and cult mystery -- not unlike his bandmate Peter Green, who returned to active recording before Spencer had. Precious Little was licensed to Blind Pig from the Bluestown Records label in Norway. This isn't some stodgy codger trying for one last blast of fame before he goes out into the long good night. In fact, Precious Little is an effortless, relaxed presentation of the blues through the fantastic voice and stellar guitar playing of a bona fide British bluesman. One might complain that this set is perhaps a bit too laid-back, but that complaint is small when taking in the communication that's happening between Spencer and his Norwegian blues band in a studio that has the old mixing board from Stax! The material is a mixture of originals and covers that Spencer plays either on his National Steel with a humbucking pickup or one of his fine electric guitars. The warmth in his voice and the ease of his playing is that of a master musician. Opening with "Bitter Lemon," Spencer and band stroll through the laid-back shuffle that immediately introduced his slide playing backed by a second electric guitarist, Espen Liland. Slippery, hushed, yet firm, his approach is deft. His humor is authentic and gratifying. The electric slide comes out on "Psychic Waste," and the firm conviction in the grain of his voice is anything but novel; it's an exhortation to responsibility. The cover of Elmore James' "It Hurts Me Too" is one of the most laid-back, jazzy versions ever recorded. The quiet authority that Spencer displays in his vocal delivery is startling.

"Please Don't Stop" is a smoking rockabilly tune written by Gordon Gaibraith for Fabian. This is followed by a remake of "Corrina Corrina," with different lyrics and entitled "Sere Serena." The blues stroll -- complete with horns -- in "Dr. J" brings the uptempo strut back into the music. Spencer can wail and moan with the best. He displays it on another James tune, "Bleeding Heart," with incredible verve on the slide and without playing an extra note. This is true economy of scale and only a master would attempt it. The country blues of "Many Sparrows" is yet another side of Spencer's blues vocabulary. His long snaking and high lonesome moan as he plays is actually chilling. "Maria de Santiago" is the strongest cut here. It's executed with a wealth of slide and baritone saxophone in honk mode. When he sings his devotion to the saint, the entire world opens and Spencer's cosmic spiritual universe is revealed; the entire thing breaks open and the disillusionment and fear expressed in the tune become enmeshed in the band's presentation. His cover of the Slim Rhodes tune "Take and Give" is the most obscure thing here, but Spencer makes it a keeper with its laid-back rockabilly shuffle; it could have been covered by Fleetwood Mac. The title track is one Mark Knopfler would kill to have written. Its beautifully fluid and languid guitar lines play counterpoint to one another and carry his lyrics home. All listeners can hope for now is that Spencer will take his time but stay on the scene, playing and recording again. Precious Little was worth the wait. ---Thom Jurek, AllMusic Review

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1. Homesick
2. Cry For Me Baby
3. Whispering Fields
4. I Walked A Mile With Sorrow
5. Earthquake
6. Aphrodite
7. Secret Sorrow
8. Jambo
9. The Sun is Shining
10. Stranger Blues
11. Strange Woman
12. Blind Lover
13. Desired Haven
14. Come to Me
15. Merciful Sea
16. Refugees
17. Bend in the Road

Personnel
    Jeremy Spencer – vocals, slide guitar, resonator guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, organ
    Brett Lucas – electric guitar, resonator and acoustic guitar, twelve-string guitar, backing vocals
    James Simonson – bass guitar, upright bass
    Todd Glass – drums, percussion
    Rachel May – backing vocals
    Molly Hughes – violin
    Mimi Morris, Stefan Koch – cello
    Duncan McMillan – accordion

Back in the swinging '60s, Fleetwood Mac was originally formed by John Mayall's Bluesbreakers guitarist Peter Green and drummer Mick Fleetwood as a classic British blues-rock band. Guitarist Jeremy Spencer was a founding member of Mac, adding an essential edge to the band's first two bluesy LPs with his Elmore James-influenced slide-guitar sound.

Spencer left the band in 1971 to pursue other avenues, but he was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with Fleetwood Mac on the basis of his musical contributions to the band's first five albums and, you know, being an original member as well. Spencer has continued to write and play music during the years, but he jumped back into the spotlight big-time in April 2012 when he released Bend In The Road, a limited edition two-album vinyl set for International Record Store Day.

On August 28, 2012 Spencer's Bend In The Road will be released on CD with new packaging and a somewhat different track listing. The original double-vinyl set included 17 songs, four of which were exclusive to the LP, while the CD version of Bend In The Road offers up 14 songs, including the CD-exclusive "Homework." The album is a collection of guitar-driven roots 'n' blues tunes produced by Spencer and guitarist Brett Lucas of the Detroit band the Boa Constrictors, who back of the British blues-rock legend in the studio.

Bend In The Road is Spencer's first album since 2006's Precious Little, and only his second new set in almost 33 years. Critics are already falling all over themselves to praise Spencer's new effort, so it would be well worth your time to check out Bend In The Road for a taste of authentic British blues-rock sounds. --- Reverend Keith A. Gordon, blues.about.com

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