B, S & T; 4

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B, S & T; 4
BS&T4 cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1971
RecordedJanuary through April, 1971
StudioCBS Studios, San Francisco
Genre Rock
Length40:26
Label Columbia
Producer Don Heckman, Bobby Colomby, Roy Halee
Blood, Sweat & Tears chronology
Blood, Sweat & Tears 3
(1970)
B, S & T; 4
(1971)
Greatest Hits
(1972)

B, S & T; 4 (also expanded as Blood, Sweat & Tears; 4) is the fourth album by the band Blood, Sweat & Tears, released in June 1971. It peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Pop albums chart.

Contents

The band invited former member Al Kooper to contribute the song "John the Baptist (Holy John)." Trombonist Dave Bargeron replaced Jerry Hyman.

David Clayton-Thomas left as lead vocalist to pursue a solo career after the release of B, S & T; 4, as did founding members Dick Halligan and Fred Lipsius. Clayton-Thomas would return to the lineup for 1975's New City .

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Christgau's Record Guide C− [2]

AllMusic critic William Ruhlman wrote that "the band's cohesion seemed to be disintegrating... Although the album scraped the Top Ten briefly and went gold, it marked the end of BS&T's period of wide commercial success on records." [1]

Track listing

  1. "Go Down Gamblin'" (David Clayton-Thomas) – 4:14
  2. "Cowboys and Indians" (Dick Halligan, Terry Kirkman) – 3:07
  3. "John the Baptist (Holy John)" (Al Kooper, Phyllis Major) – 3:35
  4. "Redemption" (Halligan, Clayton-Thomas) – 5:11
  5. "Lisa, Listen to Me" (Halligan, Clayton-Thomas) – 2:58
  6. "A Look to My Heart" (Fred Lipsius) – 0:52
  7. "High on a Mountain" (Steve Katz) – 3:13
  8. "Valentine's Day" (Katz) – 3:56
  9. "Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) – 3:27
  10. "For My Lady" (Katz) – 3:23
  11. "Mama Gets High" (Dave Bargeron, Katz) – 4:09
  12. "A Look to My Heart" (Lipsius) – 2:07

Personnel

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Album - Billboard (United States)

YearChartPosition
1971Pop Albums10

Singles - Billboard (United States)

YearSingleChartPosition
1971"Go Down Gamblin'" (2:45 edit)Pop Singles32
1971"Lisa, Listen To Me"Pop Singles73

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References

  1. 1 2 Ruhlman, William. "Blood, Sweat & Tears 4 > Review". AllMusic . Retrieved July 9, 2011.
  2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: B". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved February 21, 2019.