Coldblooded (album)

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Coldblooded
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Studio album by
Released1974
Recorded1974
Genre Funk [1]
Label Volt Records
Producer Allen Jones
The Bar-Kays chronology
Do You See What I See?
(1972)
Coldblooded
(1974)
Too Hot To Stop
(1976)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Coldblooded is an album by the Memphis, Tennessee-based funk band The Bar-Kays. Released in 1974, it was their last album for Volt Records before moving on to Mercury Records in 1976. This album did not chart.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Coldblooded" (James Alexander, Lester Snell, Lloyd Smith, Willie Hall, Winston Stewart) - 5:49
  2. "Harmony" (Joe Shamwell) - 3:36
  3. "In The Scheme of Things" (Charles Allen, Lloyd Smith) - 4:21
  4. "Waiting and Hating" (Allen Jones, Harvey Henderson) - 3:57
  5. "Smiling, Styling and Profiling" (Joe Shamwell) - 3:19
  6. "Frame of Mind" (Allen Jones, Larry Dodson) - 4:37
  7. "I've Got to Use My Imagination" (Barry Goldberg, Gerry Goffin) - 4:20
  8. "Fightin' Fire With Fire" (Allen Jones, Lester Snell, Willie Brown) - 4:24
  9. "Would I If I Could" (Allen Jones, Harvey Henderson, Larry Dodson) - 3:37
  10. "Be Yourself" (Allen Jones, Harvey Henderson) - 3:32

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 Wynn, Ron. The Bar-Kays: Coldblooded > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2 September 2011.