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2004 studio album by Little Axe
Champagne & Grits
Studio album by Little Axe
ReleasedSeptember 21, 2004 (2004-09-21)
RecordedOn-U Sound Studios, London, England and Treehouse, Mansfield, CT
Genre
Length53:23
LabelReal World/Virgin
ProducerSkip McDonald, Adrian Sherwood
Little Axe chronology
Slow Fuse
(2002) 		Champagne & Grits
(2004) 		Stone Cold Ohio
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
Down Beat

Champagne & Grits is the fourth album by Little Axe, released on September 21, 2004 by Real World Records and Virgin Records.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Grinning in Your Face"Son House, Skip McDonald3:57
2."Finger on the Trigger"Skip McDonald, Adrian Sherwood, Mark Stewart5:09
3."Mean Things"Skip McDonald, Mark Stewart6:17
4."The Way I See It"Skip McDonald0:37
5."Walk on Water"Skip McDonald, Adrian Sherwood4:49
6."Go Away Devil"Skip McDonald, Adrian Sherwood4:43
7."Say My Name"Skip McDonald, Shara Nelson4:44
8."Take Me Back to the Country"Skip McDonald1:00
9."All in the Same Boat"Chris Difford, Skip McDonald, Adrian Sherwood4:10
10."Living and Sleeping in a Dangerous Time"Skip McDonald, Mark Stewart5:44
11."Will I Ever Get Back Home Again?"Skip McDonald, Adrian Sherwood4:21
12."Cloud"Skip McDonald, P. K. CLoud3:10
13."Sinners"Justin Hinds, Huddie Ledbetter, Skip McDonald4:42

Personnel

Musicians
  • Clubfoot – guitar (7)
  • Chris Difford – vocals (9)
  • Bernard Fowler – vocals (1, 10, 11)
  • Dave Foster – harmonica (3)
  • Ghetto Priest – vocals (3, 13)
  • Alan Glen – harmonica (2, 6, 11)
  • Dorie Jackson – backing vocals (9)
  • Junior Delgado – vocals (6, 13)
  • Keith LeBlanc – drums (1–3, 5, 6, 11)
  • Skip McDonald – vocals, guitar, producer
  • Shara Nelson – vocals (7)
  • Bernard O'Neill – double bass (13)
  • Prithpal Rajput – tabla (5, 10)
  • Denise Sherwood – backing vocals (9)
  • Doug Wimbish – bass guitar (1–3, 5, 6, 9)
Technical personnel

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 2004 Real World/Virgin CD 7243 5 76746 2 1
Europe 2004 Real World CD 708766 18877 2 3

References

  1. Westergaard, Sean. "Champagne & Grits". Allmusic. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  2. columnist (2004). "Little Axe – Champagne & Grits". Down Beat: 83.
  3. "Skip Mcdonald: Discography". tackhead.com. 2004. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  4. Parker, David (2001). "Album: Little Axe – 'Champagne & Grits'". skysaw.org. Retrieved September 30, 2014.

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