Getting to the Point is the second studio album by the British rock band Savoy Brown

Savoy Brown

Savoy Brown, originally known as the Savoy Brown Blues Band, are a British blues rock band, formed in 1965, in Battersea, South West London...

. It marks the debut of a vastly different lineup, still led by Kim Simmonds

Kim Simmonds

Kim Simmonds is a Welsh guitarist, now residing in New York and best known as leader and founding member of the blues/rock band Savoy Brown.-Career:...

 but fronted by new vocalist Chris Youlden.

It was released by Deram in 1968 and finds the group taking on more of the songwriting load, as opposed to their debut, which consisted mostly of covers.

Track listing

1. "Flood in Houston" (Kim Simmonds, Chris Youlden) 4:00
2. "Stay with Me Baby" (Dave Peverett, Simmonds, Youlden) 2:35
3. "Honey Bee" (Muddy Waters) 6:25
4. "The Incredible Gnome Meets Jaxman" (Simmonds) 3:30
5. "Give Me a Penny" (Traditional) 4:20
6. "Mr. Downchild" (Simmonds, Youlden) 5:25
7. "Getting to the Point" (Simmonds) 4:20
8. "Big City Lights" (Bob Hall, Youlden) 3:25
9. "You Need Love" (Willie Dixon
   Willie Dixon
   William James "Willie" Dixon was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. A Grammy Award winner who was proficient on both the Upright bass and the guitar, as well as his own singing voice, Dixon is arguably best known as one of the most prolific songwriters...
   
   ) 7:40
10. "Walking by Myself" (James A. Lane) 2:25
11. "Taste and Try, Before You Buy" (Youlden) 2:21
12. "Someday People" (Simmonds) 4:35

Personnel

• Chris Youlden
  Chris Youlden
  Chris Youlden is an English blues singer; from 1967 until 1970 the singer with the British blues band, Savoy Brown.Since those days he has released several solo albums, as detailed below....
  
   - vocal
• Bob Hall
  Bob Hall (boogie-woogie pianist)
  Robert 'Bob' Hall , is a leading English boogie-woogie pianist. A long-time collaborator of Alexis Korner, he also performed regularly with bottleneck bluesman Dave Kelly and his sister, Jo Ann Kelly.-Career:...
  
   - piano
• Kim Simmonds
  Kim Simmonds
  Kim Simmonds is a Welsh guitarist, now residing in New York and best known as leader and founding member of the blues/rock band Savoy Brown.-Career:...
  
   - lead guitar
• Dave Peverett
  Dave Peverett
  David Peverett or Lonesome Dave was a British musician. He is best known as the original singer and rhythm guitarist of Foghat, which he founded following his tenure in Savoy Brown....
  
   - rhythm guitar
• Rivers Jobe
  Rivers Jobe
  Rivers Jobe is a British bass player known for being a member of The Anon, one of the two bands which merged to form the progressive rock band Genesis; and for playing on the Savoy Brown album Getting to the Point, as well as on the tracks "Vicksburg Blues", "Train to Nowhere", and "Tolling Bells"...
  
   - bass guitar
• Roger Earl
  Roger Earl
  Roger Earl is the drummer of the band Foghat, famed for their relentless touring and strong live performances...
  
  - drums