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COLD BLOOD
LYDIA PENSE & COLD BLOOD
Original 1976 album liner notes
Side One
1. WE CAME DOWN HERE (Medley) 4:20
(D. Hull/M. Sasaki/H. Hughes)
Green Opera Music/Sasaki Music Co./Brother Bug Music
Administered throughout the world by Cold Blood Umbrella Music Company
(L.P. Phelps/D. Hull/M. Haskett/D. Balinton/M. Sasaki/H. Hughes/R. Matute/S. Mesquite)
Cold Blood Umbrella Music Company/Fatback Music Co.
2. I GET OFF ON YOU 3:40
(M. Sasaki/H. Hughes)
Sasaki Music Co./Brother Bug Music
Administered throughout the world by Cold Blood Umbrella Music Company
3. DRINK THE WINE 4:01
(N. Ashford/V. Simpson)
Jobete Music Co., Inc. (ASCAP)
4. I GOT HAPPINESS 3:19
(M. Sasaki/H. Hughes)
Sasaki Music Co./Brother Bug Music
Administered throughout the world by Cold Blood Umbrella Music Company
5. FEEL THE FIRE 5:01
(D. Hull)
Green Opera Music
Administered throughout the world by Cold Blood Umbrella Music Company
Side Two
1. LET ME BE THE ONE 4:04
(R. Matute)
Tostada Music Co.
Administered throughout the world by Cold Blood Umbrella Music Company
2. BACK HERE AGAIN 3:34
(P. Smith)
Chump Change (ASCAP)
3. I LOVE YOU MORE THAN YOU’LL EVER KNOW 5:47
(A. Kooper)
Sea-Lark Enterprises, Inc. (BMI)
4. BLINDED BY LOVE 3:48
(A. Toussaint)
Warner-Tamerlane Pub. Corp./Marsaint Music, Inc. (BMI)
5. IT TAKES A LOT OF GOOD LOVIN’ 3:31
(B.T. Jones/A. Isbell)
East/Memphis Music Corp. (BMI)
LYDIA PENSE
Lead Vocals and Background
DANNY HULL
Saxophone, Flute, Vocals
MAX HASKETT
Trumpet, Mellophone, Flugel Horn, Vocals
MICHAEL SASAKI
Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar and “Mini Guitar”
RAUL MATUTE
Keyboards
HARVEY HUGHES
Drums and Percussion
DOMINGO BALINTON
Bass
All Songs Arranged by Cold Blood via the direction of Michael Sasaki
Background Vocals: Max Haskett, Danny Hull, Lydia Pense
Horn Arrangements: Max Haskett, Danny Hull, Michael Sasaki, Raul Matute
String Arrangements on “I Got Happiness” and “I Get Off On You” by Ron Stockert
Lead Guitar in “We’re Cold Blood – We’re Smokin” is “Mini Guitar” – designed and created by Warren Sasaki and Michael Sasaki. Craftsmanship provided by Warren Sasaki.
Bagaphone: Lydia Pense
Moog Synthesizer: “Wizard of all Northern Realms” – Skip Konte
PRODUCED by BOB MONACO for RAMPRO Inc.
Associate Producer – Gary Monaco
Engineers: Don Sciarotta, Tony Sciarotta, Scott Spain, John Notar
All Songs Recorded at Quantum Studios, Torrance, California
Great appreciation to Bob Gibson and Jerry Rubinstein for their dedication, expertise, commitment and faith.
Personal Management: Kenn Ellner, K.E.M.P. Management Company
119 Church Street, Los Gatos, California 95030
Special Thanks to: Susan Alexander, Terry Persons, the Road Crew, Ed Masington, Curt Davis, Rory Brock, Deke Rose, Road Manager, Greg Fischbach, Steve Mitchell and Ernie Brower for a great promotional package, Jon DeVarian, Jimmy Benzo for creative inspiration, David Sieff at ABC Music, Castro Valley.
Cover Design: From an original idea by Ernie Brower and Steve Mitchell
Art Direction & Cover Concept: Tom Wilkes
Album Cover Photo: Ken Marcus
Interior Art Direction: Steve Mitchell, Brower & Mitchell & Gum Advertising, Los Gatos, California
Photography:
Interior Photography – Louise Ransil
Picture of Michael Sasaki with “Mini Guitar” taken by Jeff Iacchei
STEREO
abc Records
(P) 1976 ABC Records, Inc. © 1976 ABC Records, Inc., Los Angeles, California 90048, New York, New York 10019. Printed in U.S.A. WARNING: Unauthorized reproduction of this recording is prohibited by Federal law and subject to criminal prosecution.
ABCD-917