G. Love & Special Sauce is an American rock band from Philadelphia. They are known for their unique, "sloppy", and "laid back" sound that encompasses blues, hip hop, rock, and soul. The band features Garrett Dutton, better known as G. Love; Chuck Treece on drums; and Jim Prescott on bass.
History
The band formed in January 1993, when Dutton was performing at a Boston bar, The Tam O'Shanter, On January 21, 2014, G. Love posted a release containing the announcement of the album Sugar and stating that Jimi Prescott had returned to the band. In 2014, automobile manufacturer Cadillac released a commercial featuring "Come Up Man".
Solo albums
G. Love has released four solo albums. His first, The Hustle, was the first G. Love release under Jack Johnson's Brushfire Records banner. Johnson had been a guest on the Special Sauce album Philadelphonic. G. Love performed a series of shows in 2004 with Jack Johnson and fellow Brushfire Records artist Donavon Frankenreiter, and the trio also found time to issue a live EP. His solo albums include:
- The Hustle (Brushfire Records – 2004) No. 100 US
- Lemonade (Brushfire Records – 2006) No. 39 US
- Fixin' to Die (Brushfire Records – 2011) No. 36 US
- The Juice (Philadelphonic Records – January 17, 2020)
Musical style
The band's music encompasses blues, funk, psychedelic rock,
Members
Current
- Garrett Dutton as "G. Love" – vocals, guitar, harmonica (1993–present)
- Chuck Treece – drums, vocals (2022–present)
- Jim Prescott as "Jimi Jazz" – string bass (1993–2009, 2014–present)
Former
- Jeffrey Clemens as "Houseman" – drums, vocals (1993–2020)
- Mark Boyce – keyboards (2006–2011)
- Timo Shanko – string bass (2009–2013)
Tech credits
- Randy Grosclaude – lighting designer for The Hustle tour
Timeline
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Discography
Studio albums – with Special Sauce
- G. Love and Special Sauce (Okeh – 1994) No. 32 Heatseekers
- Coast to Coast Motel (Okeh – 1995) No. 122 US No. 3 Heatseekers
- Yeah, It's That Easy (Okeh – 1997) No. 120 US No. 3 Heatseekers
- Philadelphonic (550 Music – 1999) No. 113 US no. 1 Heatseekers
- Electric Mile (550 Music – 2001) No. 138 US no. 4 Heatseekers
- Superhero Brother (Brushfire Records – 2008) No. 63 US
- Sugar (Brushfire Records – 2014) No. 49 US
- Love Saves the Day (Brushfire Records – October 30, 2015)
- Philadelphia Mississippi (Philadelphonic Records – June 24, 2022)
- Ode To R.L. (GLove Records – November 14, 2025)
Studio albums – solo
- The Hustle (Brushfire Records – 2004) No. 100 US
- Lemonade (Brushfire Records – 2006) No. 39 US
- Fixin' to Die (Brushfire Records – 2011) No. 36 US
- The Juice (Philadelphonic Records – January 17, 2020)
Bootlegs, demos or outtake albums
- Back in the Day (1993)
- In the Kings Court (1996/1998)
- Oh Yeah (1998) [solo]
- G. Love Has Gone Country (1998)
- Rappin' Blues EP (1999)
- Front Porch Loungin (2000)
- Long Way Down (Philadelphonic Records – 2009)
Compilation albums
- The Best of G. Love and Special Sauce (Sony – 2002)
- Playlist: The Very Best of G. Love & Special Sauce (The Okeh Years) (Epic/Legacy – 2013)
Live albums
- A Year and a Night with G. Love and Special Sauce CD/DVD (2007)
- Live at Boulder Theater 2xLP Limited Edition(2019)
Singles
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!rowspan="2"|Year
!rowspan="2"|Title
! colspan="2"|Chart positions
!rowspan="2"|Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| U.S. Modern Rock
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| US<br />AAA<br />
|-
|rowspan="2"|1994
| "Cold Beverage"
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|rowspan="2"| G. Love & Special Sauce
|-
| "Baby's Got Sauce"
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|-
|rowspan="2"|1995
| "Kiss and Tell"
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|rowspan="2"| Coast to Coast Motel
|-
| "Sweet Sugar Mama"
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1997
| "Stepping Stones"
| style="text-align:center;"| 30
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|rowspan="2"| Yeah, It's That Easy
|-
| "I-76"
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|-
|rowspan="2"|1999
| "Rodeo Clowns"
| style="text-align:center;"| 39
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|rowspan="2"| Philadelphonic
|-
| "Dreamin'"
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|-
|rowspan="2"|2001
| "Free at Last"
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|rowspan="2"| Electric Mile
|-
| "Unified"
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|-
| 2004
| "Astronaut"
| style="text-align:center;"| 37
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|rowspan="3"| The Hustle
|-
|rowspan="2"|2005
| "Booty Call"
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|-
| "Love"
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|-
| 2006
| "Hot Cookin'"
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| 22
|rowspan="2"| Lemonade
|-
| 2007
| "Beautiful"
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|-
| 2008
| "Peace, Love, and Happiness"
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| 15
| Superhero Brother
|-
|2011
|"Fixin' to Die"
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| 20
|Fixin' to Die
|-
| 2014
| "Nothing Quite Like Home"
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|Sugar
|-
|2015
|"Muse"
<span style="font-size:85%;">(featuring Citizen Cope)</span>
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| 26
|Love Saves the Day
|-
|2019
|"Go Crazy"
<span style="font-size:85%;">(featuring Keb' Mo')</span>
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| 30
|The Juice
|}
Music videos
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|-
! Year
! Song
! Director
|-
| rowspan="2"|1994
|"Baby's Got Sauce"
|Alain Duplantier
|-
|"Cold Beverage"
|Mark Romanek
|-
|1995
|"Kiss & Tell"
|Tamra Davis
|-
|1997
|"I-76"
|Liz Friedlander
|-
|}
References
External links
- Philadelphonic.com
- G. Love & Special Sauce at All Music
- G. Love & Special Sauce collection at the Internet Archive's live music archive
- Timo Shanko's website
- Cadillac ATS commercial featuring Come Up Man
- Garrett sits down with Ira Haberman of The Sound Podcast for a feature interview