Nuclear Blues

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Nuclear Blues
Blood Sweat And Tears Nuclear Blues.jpg
Studio album by
Blood, Sweat & Tears
Released1980
Genre Rock, jazz
Label MCA LAX Records
Producer Jerry Goldstein
Blood, Sweat & Tears chronology
Brand New Day
(1977)		Nuclear Blues
(1980)		 Live and Improvised
(1991)

Nuclear Blues is an album by the band Blood, Sweat & Tears, released in 1980, as their first release for MCA/LAX Records. Nuclear Blues was produced by Jerry Goldstein, who had previously been known for his work with the band War. Even though it had only been three years since they released their last album Brand New Day, the band contained a new line-up with David Clayton-Thomas being the only remaining member from that period.

Contents

This album failed to make it onto the Billboard charts. This incarnation of Blood, Sweat & Tears disbanded the following year; although various incarnations of the group have existed and toured in the years since, to date this remains their final studio album.

Nuclear Blues was reissued in Germany in 1985 on the Platinum label under the title Latin Fire.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Globe and Mail noted that "there are no surprises here, just steady singing from David Clayton-Thomas, and some fairly unimaginative horn lines." [3]

Track listing

  1. "Agitato" (Bruce Cassidy) – 5:51
  2. "Nuclear Blues" (David Clayton-Thomas) – 4:24
  3. "Manic Depression (Jimi Hendrix) – 4:18
  4. "I'll Drown In My Own Tears" (Henry Glover) – 7:21
  5. "Fantasy Stage" (David Clayton-Thomas, Robert Piltch) – 5:41
  6. Spanish Wine Suite: – 15:11
    a. "Introduction La Cantina" (Rob Piltch)
    b. "(Theme) Spanish Wine" (Bruce Cassidy)
    c. "Latin Fire" (Bruce Cassidy, Dave Piltch, Vern Dorge, Bobby Economou, Richard Martinez, Earl Seymour)
    d. "The Challenge" (Bruce Cassidy, Dave Piltch, Vern Dorge, Bobby Economou, Richard Martinez, Earl Seymour)
    e. "The Duel" (Bruce Cassidy, Dave Piltch, Vern Dorge, Bobby Economou, Richard Martinez, Earl Seymour)
    f. "Amor" (Bruce Cassidy, Dave Piltch, Vern Dorge, Bobby Economou, Richard Martinez, Earl Seymour)
  7. "Spanish Wine (Reprise)" (Bruce Cassidy)– 1:42

Personnel

Production

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References

  1. ↑ "Nuclear Blues > Review". AllMusic . Retrieved December 9, 2011.
  2. ↑ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1996. p. 73.
  3. ↑ McGrath, Paul (24 May 1980). "Nuclear Blues Blood, Sweat and Tears". The Globe and Mail. p. F6.
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