Bare as Bone, Bright as Blood

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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Bare as Bone, Bright as Blood
Studio album by Pretty Things
Released	25 September 2020
Studio	811 Studios, Horsham
Genre	Blues
Label	Madfish
Producer	Mark St. John
Pretty Things chronology
The Final Bow (2019) Bare as Bone, Bright as Blood (2020)

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

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