"Grand Union" is the fifth studio album from the band Firebird, which was formed by Carcass

Carcass (band)

Carcass are an extreme metal band from England, who formed in 1985 and disbanded in 1995. A reunion was enacted in 2008 without one of its original members, drummer Ken Owen, due to health reasons....

 guitarist Bill Steer

Bill Steer

Bill Steer is an English guitar player, and a founder of British Metal band Carcass...

 with drummer Ludwig Witt. It was released in 2009 on Rise Above Records. In addition to the nine original tracks, it features covers of James Taylor

James Taylor

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, Humble Pie

Humble Pie (band)

Humble Pie was a rock band from England, finding success both in the UK and the US. They are remembered for songs such as "Black Coffee" "30 Days in the Hole", "I Don't Need No Doctor", and "Natural Born Bugie"...

 and British

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 bluesman Duster Bennett.

Greg Prato of allmusic gave the disc 3.5 of 5 stars saying "Everything about this release reeks of the '70s" and that listeners should "be prepared to be transported to the heady days of incense

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, bell-bottoms

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, afros

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, and blacklight posters."

Track listing

1. Blue Flame 3:27 (Bill Steer, Smok Smoczkiewicz, Ludwig Witt)
2. Jack The Lad 2:04 (Steer, Smoczkiewicz, Witt)
3. Lonely Road 4:22 (Steer)
4. Fool For You 2:10 (James Taylor)
5. Silent Stranger 3:01 (Steer)
6. Release Me 3:55 (Steer)
7. Wild Honey 3:01 (Steer)
8. Gold Label 3:13 (Steer, Smoczkiewicz, Witt)
9. Worried Mind 2:14 (Duster Bennett)
10. See The Light 4:53 (Steer)
11. Four Day Creep 3:14 (Ida Cox)
12. Caledonia
    Caledonia
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     5:40 (Steer)
    • Note: The track "Four Day Creep" was originally performed by British boogie rock
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       band Humble Pie
      Humble Pie (band)
      Humble Pie was a rock band from England, finding success both in the UK and the US. They are remembered for songs such as "Black Coffee" "30 Days in the Hole", "I Don't Need No Doctor", and "Natural Born Bugie"...
      
      .

Personnel

• Bill Steer: Vocals, Lead & Rhythm Guitars, Harmonica
• Smok Smoczkiewicz: Bass
• Ludwig Witt: Drums, Percussion

Production

• Arranged By Firebird
• Produced By Berno Paulsson & Firebird
• Recorded, Engineered & Mixed By Berno Paulsson
• Mastered By Tim Turan

External links

• [ "Grand Union" at allmusic] Retrieved April 4, 2010
• "Grand Union" at discogs Retrieved April 4, 2010