STEVE CROPPER & FELIX CAVALIERE Nudge It Up A Notch (2009 UK 12-track CD album - This soul summit came about as a result of conversations between Steve Cropper and producer / songwriter Jon Tiven following Tiven's move to Nashville, he asked Cropper what he was up to, to which he admitted harboring the desire to record some new music. But who would sing? The answer, it turned out, was the Young Rascals' Felix Cavaliere, who also now lived in Nashville. Cropper and Cavaliere were no strangers: they had, with a few other well-known musicians, put together a band to play special events, but were yet to write together, but agreed it would be fun to try. 'Nudge It Up a Notch' [reverently mixed by the legendary David Z] features 12 tracks, including several instrumentals alongside vocal tracks. On a few tunes the team turned to friends Henry Gross and Tom Hambridge to provide their lyrical spin. 'If all this combination of iconic songwriter/performers had to offer was simply the sum of their parts it would be extraordinary,' Tiven concludes. 'But you put this much flammable material in the room and you don't just get a little heat. You get a bonfire'.)