Blood, Sweat And Tears – Child Is Father To The Man
Tracklist
| A1 | Overture | 1:32 | |
| A2 | I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know | 5:58 | |
| A3 | Morning Glory | 4:15 | |
| A4 | My Days Are Numbered | 3:19 | |
| A5 | Without Her | 2:42 | |
| A6 | Just One Smile | 4:38 | |
| B1 | I Can't Quit Her | 3:38 | |
| B2 | Meagan's Gypsy Eyes | 3:24 | |
| B3 | Somethin' Goin' On | 8:01 | |
| B4 | House In The Country | 3:05 | |
| B5 | The Modern Adventures Of Plato, Diogenes And Freud | 4:13 | |
| B6 | So Much Love / Underture | 4:44 |
Companies, etc.
- Produced For – Past, Present And Future Productions, Inc.
- Published By – Sea-Lark Enterprises, Inc.
- Published By – Grass Roots Productions
- Published By – Third Story Music Co.
- Published By – Ping Music
- Published By – January Music Corp.
- Published By – Marching Nunies Music Pub. Co., Ltd.
- Published By – Screen Gems-Columbia Music, Inc.
- Manufactured By – Columbia Records
- Manufactured By – CBS Inc.
- Mastered At – Customatrix
- Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman
Credits
- Alto Saxophone, Piano, Other [Good Judgment] – Fred Lipsius
- Backing Vocals – Valarie Simpson*
- Bass [Fender] – Jim Fielder
- Cello – Charles McCracken
- Drums, Percussion, Vocals – Bobby Colomby
- Engineer – Fred Catero
- Ensemble – The BS&T String Ensemble
- Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Lute, Vocals – Steve Katz
- Organ, Piano, Synthesizer [Ondioline], Vocals – Al Kooper
- Photography By [Cover Photo] – Bob Cato
- Photography By [Photos] – Don Hunstein
- Producer – John Simon
- Trombone – Dick Halligan
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn [Fluegelhorn] – Randy Brecker
- Viola – Harold Coletta
- Violin – Paul Gershman
Notes
1st U.S. pressing, Pitman.
Tracklist on labels starts below the spindle hole. (Compare to r7717011)
The following is printed on the inner label of the LP record:
<-"360 SOUND" STEREO "360 SOUND"->
(in white lettering, located at the bottom of the inner label on the record)
"Produced by John Simon* for Past, Present and Future Productions, Inc."
John Simon - General overseer, production, string arrangements and horn arrangement criticisms. Also plays organ and piano at will.
Artist name appears as "Blood, Sweat & Tears" on sleeve, and as "Blood, Sweat And Tears" on the center labels.
Printed in USA on bottom of spine.
Tracklist on labels starts below the spindle hole. (Compare to r7717011)
The following is printed on the inner label of the LP record:
<-"360 SOUND" STEREO "360 SOUND"->
(in white lettering, located at the bottom of the inner label on the record)
"Produced by John Simon* for Past, Present and Future Productions, Inc."
John Simon - General overseer, production, string arrangements and horn arrangement criticisms. Also plays organ and piano at will.
Artist name appears as "Blood, Sweat & Tears" on sleeve, and as "Blood, Sweat And Tears" on the center labels.
Printed in USA on bottom of spine.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Rights Society (A1 to A4, A6 to B6): BMI
- Rights Society (A5): ASCAP
- Matrix / Runout (A Side Label): XSM 135785
- Matrix / Runout (B Side Label): XSM 135786
- Matrix / Runout (A Side Stamped): XSM135785-1C
- Matrix / Runout (B Side Stamped): XSM135786-1C
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 1: A Side Stamped): XSM135785-1A P D 12 o
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 1: B Side Stamped): XSM135786-1G A 3 o
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 2: A Side Stamped): XSM135786-1F
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 2: B Side Stamped): XSM135186-1AB
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 3: A Side Stamped): o XSM135785-1F I P 3 D
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 3: B Side Stamped): o XSM135786-1I P 3 D
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 4: A Side, Stamped except etched I and solo 3; the D is a partial stamping): o XSM135785-1B I T 3 D
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 4: B Side stamped except etched I and 17): XSM135786-1B I T o D 17
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 5: A Side stamped except etched B 3): o XSM135785-1C B 3
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 5: B Side stamped except etched 2): o XSM135186-1C A 2
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 6: A Side stamped): o XSM135785-1E I P A 3
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 6: B Side stamped): o XSM135786-1G I P F 3
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 7: A Side stamped): o XSM135785-1A
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 7: B Side stamped): o XSM135786-1A
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 8: A Side stamped): o XSM135785-1C P B 1
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 8: B Side stamped): o XSM135186-1A 1 C 2
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 9: A Side stamped): XSM135785-1E
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 9: B Side stamped): XSM135786-1G o
Other Versions (5 of 128)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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Child Is Father To The Man (LP, Mono, Promo) | Columbia | CS 9619 | US | 1968 | ||
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Child Is Father To The Man (LP, Album) | CBS | SBP 233658 | Australia | 1968 | ||
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New Submission
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Child Is Father To The Man (LP, Album) | CBS | SBP 473503 | New Zealand | 1968 | ||
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Recently Edited
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Child Is Father To The Man (LP, Album, Stereo) | CBS | S 63296 | UK | 1968 | ||
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New Submission
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Child Is Father To The Man (LP, Stereo, Unofficial Release) | First Record | FL-S-1601 | Taiwan | 1968 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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This is a great and overlooked LP. I don't agree that this is better than the 2nd BS&T LP with Thomas on vocals. They are two completely different albums. I find both are excellent albums. Nevertheless, This album was more a rock-jazz fusion LP that makes for some great listening. This was definitely Al Kooper's band. The sonics on this LP are wonderful. Definitly worth buying an OG if you can find a clean copy. -
Edited one year agoThis album is a perfect album. Better than that David Clayton Thomas second album.
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Blood, Sweat and Tears was an idea visualized by its first lead singer, Al Kooper (easily most famous for his keyboard work with Bob Dylan). Kooper's vocals were considered 'weak', and he was replaced on their second release by David Clayton Thomas. B, S and T quickly found commercial success with their new lead singer, and this first album came and went without much fanfare.
It's a shame, because Kooper's take with the group is much more enjoyable than subsequent B, S and T outings. It still annoys me how the radio overplays "You've Made Me So Very Happy" and the forgotten classic from this collection, "I Can't Quit Her" is rarely heard. Kooper brought a sense of humor to the band. Without him, the group sinks into pretension quickly. The band was always made up of great jazz musicians, but the second album finds them tackling Erik Satie. Can you say 'artsy fartsy'?
This first album is a bit more earthy, with humorous takes on the blues ("I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know", "Something Going On"), pleasant pop ("Meagan's Gypsy Eyes", "House in the Country") and even a minor Goffin-King classic ("So Much Love").
Somehow Columbia goofed on "I Can't Quit Her". The song is a soulful strut that could have easily been a huge hit at the time, but somebody blinked. I am not much of a 'rock jazz fusion' fan as the sophistication of jazz seems to always fight the primitiveness of rock and roll, but this first album by B, S and T succeeds because of Al Kooper. ittedly, he doesn't have the vocal chops of David Clayton Thomas. Then again, I've never been a big fan of David Clayton Thomas.
And anyway, the 'hits' that followed for Blood, Sweat and Tears were all ponderous to my ears. Very slick productions that are perfectly executed, I'd rather hear "This Diamond Ring" by Gary Lewis and the Playboys. Which was written by Al Kooper.
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