B.L.T. (album)

B.L.T.
Studio album by Robin Trower, Jack Bruce and Bill Lordan
Released	February 1981
Studio	Konk, London
Genre	Blues rock
Length	33:36
Label	Chrysalis/Capitol
Producer	Robin Trower
Robin Trower chronology
Victims of the Fury (1980) B.L.T. (1981) Truce (1982)
Jack Bruce chronology
I've Always Wanted To Do This (1980) B.L.T. (1981) Truce (1982)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[2]

B.L.T. is a 1981 album by Jack Bruce (formerly of Cream), Robin Trower (formerly of Procol Harum) and Bill Lordan (former drummer of Sly and the Family Stone, the Robin Trower Band and Gypsy). This is the first Robin Trower album to feature Jack Bruce on bass and vocals and the last to feature Bill Lordan on drums. ^[3] It reached number 37 on the Billboard 200 in May 1981. ^[4]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Robin Trower and Keith Reid, except where indicated.

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Into Money"	Robin Trower	2:53
2.	"What It Is"		3:21
3.	"Won't Let You Down"		4:22
4.	"No Island Lost"	James Dewar, Robin Trower	3:48
5.	"It's Too Late"		3:38
Total length:			18:02

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Life On Earth"	Jack Bruce	3:38
7.	"Once The Bird Has Flown"		3:56
8.	"Carmen"		3:37
9.	"Feel The Heat"		2:50
10.	"End Game"		5:10
Total length:			15:34

Personnel

• Jack Bruce – bass, guitar, keyboards, vocals
• Robin Trower – guitar, producer
• Bill Lordan – drums

Technical

• Mike Januszkiewicz – assistant producer
• Ben Fenner – engineer, recorder, mixer
• Stephan Galfus – engineer, all Jack Bruce's vocals, except for "Won't Let You Down" and "End Game"
• Peter Wagg – art direction
• Trevor Key – photography

Charts

Chart (1981)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [5]	100
United States (Billboard 200)	37

References

1. B.L.T. at AllMusic
2. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 718.
3. B.L.T., Chrysalis Records CHR 1324, ℗ & © 1981 Chrysalis Records, Inc., 9255 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, California 90069, bar code 0-7558-51324-1. All album information verified against the original U.S. 1981 blue label on the black vinyl LP and the original 1981 outer paper sleeve (with the photos) for the LP as of May 13, 2018. (The original inner sleeve is lightweight, clear, frosted plastic with a blue butterfly and "Chrysalis" in blue letters.) The songwriting credits agree with the original vinyl LP's label, but the credit for "End Game" conflicts with the Allmusic listing as of May 13, 2018.
4. "Jack Bruce". Billboard. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 313. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.