B, S & T; 4
Their last Top 10 album, with Al Kooper back as a songwriter.
Blood, Sweat & Tears, 1971
- Released
- June 1971
- Recorded
- January to April 1971
- Studio
- CBS Studios, San Francisco
- Label
- Columbia
- Producer
- Don Heckman, Bobby Colomby and Roy Halee
- Length
- 40:26
The band recorded in San Francisco from January to April 1971 with the jazz writer and saxophonist Don Heckman as co-producer. Dave Bargeron replaced Jerry Hyman on trombone. They invited Al Kooper to contribute John the Baptist (Holy John). The album peaked at 10 on the Billboard albums chart and went Gold. Go Down Gamblin', which Clayton-Thomas wrote and played guitar on, reached 32, and Lisa, Listen to Me reached 73. William Ruhlmann of AllMusic wrote that the band's cohesion seemed to be disintegrating and that the record ended the period of wide commercial success. David Clayton-Thomas, Dick Halligan and Fred Lipsius all left after it.
Track listing
- Go Down Gamblin'4:14
- Cowboys and Indians3:07
- John the Baptist (Holy John)3:35
- Redemption5:11
- Lisa, Listen to Me2:58
- A Look to My Heart0:52
- High on a Mountain3:13
- Valentine's Day3:56
- Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)3:27
- For My Lady3:23
- Mama Gets High4:09
- A Look to My Heart2:07
Personnel
- David Clayton-Thomas lead vocals, guitar on Go Down Gamblin'
- Steve Katz electric guitar, acoustic guitar, harmonica, mandolin
- Jim Fielder bass
- Dick Halligan organ, piano, flute, trombone
- Fred Lipsius alto saxophone, piano, organ, clarinet
- Dave Bargeron trombone, tuba, bass trombone, baritone horn, acoustic bass
- Lew Soloff trumpet, flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet
- Chuck Winfield trumpet, flugelhorn
- Bobby Colomby drums, percussion
- Don Heckman clarinet, bass clarinet, co-producer
More from Blood, Sweat & Tears
Child Is Father to the Man (1968), Blood, Sweat & Tears (1968), Blood, Sweat & Tears 3 (1970)
Sources
- B, S & T; 4, Wikipedia
- Blood, Sweat & Tears, Wikipedia