Blood Sweat and Tears - 3 (1970 us, jazz rock, 2009 edition - MP3 320k and FLAC)

Chalk up another big album for one of today's most popular groups, Top 40 and underground. The material is good and varied ranging from the extended "Symphony for the Devil/Sympathy for the Devil" to "Somethin' Comin' On," which has the group's hit style. In addition to David Clayton-Thomas on vocals, other members of this talented nine-man group are featured with a large chorus helping in "Hi-De-Ho."
Billboard Magazine's July 11, 1970

Steve Katz says:
"We were self-conscious. When you put out a record and you have fun doing it, like we did with the second one, all of a sudden it's like this huge album. And you're compared to all these big bands, and you need to put out a better album next time, to sell more records and you get lost in it. You lose the fun. As soon as it's not fun anymore, it starts sounding like the third album sounded, like 'Sympathy for the Devil,' which is, like, ridiculous. And that's when the fun started to leave the band, as far as I was concerned."

Was released June of 1970. (Columbia CK-30090) It was one of the most pre-ordered and anticipated releases of its time and was guaranteed a gold record practically the day it was released. It spent 19 weeks in the top 40, reached #1 and stayed there for two weeks, eventually going platinum. On the singles front, "Hi-De-Ho"/"The Battle" (Columbia 45204) peaked at number #14 by August 29th. David Clayton-Thomas' "Lucretia MacEvil"/ "Lucretia's Reprise" (Columbia 45235) peaked at #29 on November 7th, 1970.


Tracks
1. Hi-De-Ho (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) – 4:27
2. The Battle (Dick Halligan, Steve Katz) – 2:41
3. Lucretia MacEvil (David Clayton-Thomas) – 3:04
4. Lucretia's Reprise (Blood, Sweat & Tears) – 2:35
5. Fire and Rain (James Taylor) – 4:03
6. Lonesome Suzie (Richard Manuel) – 4:36
7. Symphony for the Devil/Sympathy for the Devil (D. Halligan, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 7:49
8. He's a Runner (Laura Nyro) – 4:14
9. Somethin' Comin' On (Joe Cocker, Chris Stainton) – 4:33
10.40,000 Headmen (Steve Winwood) – 4:44

Blood Sweat & Tears
*David Clayton-Thomas - Vocals
*Bobby Colomby - Drums, percussion
*Jim Fielder - Bass
*Dick Halligan - Keyboards, Flute, Trombone
*Jerry Hyman - Trombone
*Steve Katz - Guitars, Vocals
*Fred Lipsius - Sax, Piano
*Lew Soloff - Trumpet, Fleugelhorn
*Chuck Winfield - Trumpet, Fleugelhorn

[ Rip and Scans by MARIOS ]
originally published in PHROCK blog on July 2009
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