The Crave

The Crave
Studio album by Stephen Dale Petit
Released	26 July 2010
Recorded	2009–2010
Genre	Blues new blues blues rock
Length	67:49
Language	English
Label	333 Records
Producer	Stephen Dale Petit/ Ian Grimble
Stephen Dale Petit chronology
Guitararama (2008) The Crave (2010) The BBC Sessions (2011)

The Crave is the second studio album by Stephen Dale Petit, released on the 26 July 2010. It features guest appearances from former Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor, original Rolling Stones bassist and Pretty Things guitarist Dick Taylor and keyboardist Max Middleton.

The album contains original material and covers of staple songs within the blues genre. Covers include versions of Albert King's "As The Years Go Passing By," "Need Your Love So Bad" (most famously covered by Fleetwood Mac) and a re-interpretation of Robert Johnson's "Cross Road Blues." Speaking to Blues Matters! magazine, Petit addressed the potential controversy involved with re-working seminal, "sacred" blues recordings:

"These songs were dead. My so-called desecration [of the original versions] was an act of love. I feel a wonderment and enchantment about these songs, which is why I recorded them. If the blues is to grow and thrive it has to evolve."^[1]