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Blood, Sweat and Tears
Blood, Sweat and Tears
Columbia Records
CS 9720
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Original 1969 album liner notes
Side 1
1. VARIATIONS ON A THEME BY ERIC SATIE
(1st & 2nd Movements)
(Adapted from “Trois Gymnopédies”)
Arranged by Dick Halligan
2. SMILING PHASES
(S. Winwood – J. Capaldi – C. Wood)
Arranged by Fred Lipsius, Dick Halligan, Al Kooper
3. SOMETIMES IN WINTER
(S. Katz)
Arranged by Dick Halligan
Flute Solo – Dick Halligan
4. MORE AND MORE
(P. Dee – D. Juan)
Arranged by Fred Lipsius, Al Kooper
Guitar Solo – Steve Katz
5. AND WHEN I DIE
(L. Nyro)
Arranged by Dick Halligan
Harmonica Solo – Steve Katz
Piano Solo – Dick Halligan
6. GOD BLESS THE CHILD
(B. Holiday – A. Herzog, Jr.)
Arranged by Dick Halligan
Trombone Solo – Jerry Hyman
Trumpet Solo – Lew Soloff
Alto Sax Solo – Fred Lipsius
Side 2
1. SPINNING WHEEL
(D.C. Thomas)
Arranged by Fred Lipsius
Trumpet Solo – Lew Soloff
Special thanks to Alan Rubin for filling in for Chuck Winfield, for bringing a pocketful of miracles and for being so attractive
2. YOU’VE MADE ME SO VERY HAPPY
(B. Gordy, Jr. – B. Holloway – P. Holloway – F. Wilson)
Arranged by Fred Lipsius, Al Kooper
3. BLUES – PART II
(Blood, Sweat and Tears)
Arranged by BS&T
Solos: Organ – Dick Halligan, Bass – Jim Fielder, Drums – Bobby Colomby, Alto Sax – Fred Lipsius
Lyric – David Clayton-Thomas
4. VARIATIONS ON A THEME BY ERIC SATIE
(1st Movement)
(Adapted from “Trois Gymnopédies”)
Arranged by Dick Halligan
BS&T also thanks Miss Lucy Angle (in her Poll Parrot shoes) whose footsteps can be heard at the close of this section. She is also very attractive. She appears through the courtesy of James William Guercio.
All Selections are BMI except “Smiling Phases” (ASCAP)
Produced by James William Guercio
Arranged by Blood, Sweat and Tears
PERSONNEL
Fred Lipsius – Alto Saxophone, Piano
Chuck Winfield – Trumpet, Flügelhorn
Lew Soloff – Trumpet, Flügelhorn
Jerry Hyman – Trombone, Recorder
David Clayton-Thomas – Lead Vocals, except on “Sometimes In Winter” which features Steve Katz
Dick Halligan – Organ, Piano, Flute, Trombone, Vocals
Steve Katz – Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
Bobby Colomby – Drums, Percussion, Vocals
Jim Fielder – Bass
BS&T Chorus – Dick Halligan, Bobby Colomby
BS&T would like to take this opportunity to thank Jim Guercio and Roy Halee for their patience, endurance and dogmatism throughout the making of this record.
PERSONAL MANAGEMENT
Dennis Katz, Bennett Glotzer
7 West 57th Street, New York City
BS&T ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
Roy Halee, Fred Catero
Cover art: Timothy Quay
Back cover photo: Harrie George
Inside art: Bob Cato
Photo collage: Cato
Design: John Berg
Rebirth, regeneration and triumph. Blood, Sweat & Tears. Nine musicians – vital and diverse. Their rich musical tapestries will stun you. Brash and exciting, their music is a wedding of rock and jazz. For you and for those who have waited so long – with polished prose fancies – this album is a joy of vision and design, the freshest experience of its kind.
COLUMBIA STEREO RECORDS CAN BE PLAYED ON TODAY’S MONO RECORD PLAYERS WITH EXCELLENT RESULTS. THEY WILL LAST AS LONG AS MONO RECORDS PLAYED ON THE SAME EQUIPMENT, YET WILL REVEAL FULL STEREO SOUND WHEN PLAYED ON STEREO RECORD PLAYERS.
“360 SOUND”
COLUMBIA (Lp)
Manufactured by Columbia Records/CBS, Inc./51 W. 52 Street, New York, N.Y. ® “Columbia” Marcas Reg. Printed in U.S.A.
CS 9720