Brand New Day (Blood, Sweat & Tears album)

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Brand New Day
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1977
Studio
Genre Rock, jazz
Length39:42
Label ABC
Producer Roy Halee, Bobby Colomby
Blood, Sweat & Tears chronology
More Than Ever
(1976)
Brand New Day
(1977)
Nuclear Blues
(1980)

Brand New Day is the tenth album by the band Blood, Sweat & Tears, released in November 1977. This was the band's only release on ABC Records. It was produced by Roy Halee and the band's former drummer Bobby Colomby. Colomby and Halee had also co-produced the group's fourth album, Blood, Sweat & Tears; 4, in 1971. Brand New Day failed to reach the Billboard 200 chart, peaking at #205.

Contents

The group's lineup was the same as for the previous album, 1976's More Than Ever, except for the departure of Colomby, who had been the sole remaining original member of the group. Roy McCurdy took his place as drummer.

This album has not been released on CD except for an unofficial version made in Russia in the early 2000s. The CD contains three additional live tracks ("I'll Drown In My Own Tears", "Gimme That Wine", and "Trouble In Mind / Shake A Hand") not on the original LP. [1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Jason Elias wrote for AllMusic, "For the most part, Brand New Day wasn't as innovative or as grand as previous releases, but fans will enjoy some of the better moments." Elias noted that "by 1977, the musical landscape had changed, so this is closer to R&B and polished pop, rather than the amalgam of styles that the group was famous for." [2]

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Somebody I Trusted (Put Out the Light)" (Daniel Moore) – 3:56
  2. "Dreaming as One" (David Palmer, William Smith) – 4:10
  3. "Same Old Blues" (J. J. Cale) – 3:07
  4. "Lady Put Out The Light" (Guy Fletcher, Doug Flett) – 4:00
  5. "Womanizer" (Randy Sharp) – 3:50

Side two

  1. "Blue Street" (Randy Edelman) – 4:29
  2. "Gimme That Wine" (Jon Hendricks) – 5:00
  3. "Rock & Roll Queen (A Tribute to Janis Joplin)" (Bob Johnson, Phil Driscoll) – 5:10
  4. "Don't Explain" (Arthur Herzog, Jr., Billie Holiday) – 6:00

Unofficial CD bonus tracks

  1. "I'll Drown in My Own Tears" (Live) (Henry Glover) – 10:18
  2. "Gimme That Wine" (Live) (Jon Hendricks) – 11:30
  3. "Trouble in Mind/Shake a Hand" (live) – 6:38

Personnel

Additional musicians

Production

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References

  1. "Blood, Sweat And Tears – Brand New Day". Discogs. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  2. 1 2 Elias, Jason. "New City > Review". Allmusic . Retrieved July 9, 2011.