Super Hits (Blood, Sweat & Tears album)

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Super Hits
Blood Sweat & Tears Super Hits.jpg
Compilation album by Blood Sweat & Tears
Released July 21, 1998
Recorded 1967-1973
Genre Rock
Length44:29
Label Columbia CK 65632
Producer James William Guercio, John Simon, Steve Tyrell, Don Heckman, Bobby Colomby, Roy Halee

Super Hits is a budget compilation album by the band Blood, Sweat & Tears released by Columbia Records in 1998. This ten song collection draws four songs from each of the band's first two albums Child Is Father to the Man and Blood, Sweat & Tears .

A compilation album comprises tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several performers. If by one artist, then generally the tracks were not originally intended for release together as a single work, but may be collected together as a greatest hits album or box set. If from several performers, there may be a theme, topic, time period, or genre which links the tracks, or they may have been intended for release as a single work—such as a tribute album. When the tracks are by the same recording artist, the album may be referred to as a retrospective album or an anthology.

Blood, Sweat & Tears American rock music band

Blood, Sweat & Tears is a jazz-rock Canadian-American music group. They are noted for their combination of brass and rock band instrumentation. The group recorded songs by rock/folk songwriters such as Laura Nyro, James Taylor, the Band and the Rolling Stones as well as Billie Holiday and Erik Satie. They also incorporated music from Thelonious Monk and Sergei Prokofiev into their arrangements.

Columbia Records American record label; currently owned by Sony Music Entertainment

Columbia Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the North American division of Japanese conglomerate Sony. It was founded in 1887, evolving from the American Graphophone Company, the successor to the Volta Graphophone Company. Columbia is the oldest surviving brand name in the recorded sound business, and the second major company to produce records. From 1961 to 1990, Columbia recordings were released outside North America under the name CBS Records to avoid confusion with EMI's Columbia Graphophone Company. Columbia is one of Sony Music's four flagship record labels, alongside former longtime rival RCA Records, as well as Arista Records and Epic Records.

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Writing for Allmusic, critic Al Campbell wrote, "Super Hits samples ten tracks recorded by Blood, Sweat & Tears for Columbia Records in the late '60s and early '70s and includes the original versions of "Spinning Wheel," "You've Made Me So Very Happy" and "And When I Die." Ultimately, this collection isn't as detailed as Blood, Sweat & Tears Greatest Hits, but it's still a good bargain for the budget-conscious." [1]

Track listing

  1. "Spinning Wheel" (David Clayton-Thomas) – 4:05
  2. "You've Made Me So Very Happy" (Berry Gordy Jr., Brenda Holloway, Patrice Holloway, Frank Wilson) – 4:16
  3. "More And More" (Vee Pee, Don Juan) – 3:01
  4. "And When I Die" (Laura Nyro) – 4:03
  5. "I Can't Quit Her" (Al Kooper, Irwin Levine) – 3:38
  6. "Somethin' Goin' On" (Al Kooper) – 8:00
  7. "Just One Smile" (Randy Newman) – 4:36
  8. "I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know" (Al Kooper) – 5:56
  9. "Roller Coaster" (Mark James) – 3:21
  10. "John The Baptist (Holy John)" (Al Kooper, Phyllis Major) – 3:33

Production

Spinning Wheel (song) 1969 single by Blood, Sweat & Tears

"Spinning Wheel" is the title of a song from 1968 by the band Blood, Sweat & Tears. The song was written by the band's Canadian lead vocalist David Clayton-Thomas and appears on their eponymous album.

Youve Made Me So Very Happy 1967 single by Brenda Holloway

"You've Made Me So Very Happy" is a song written by Brenda Holloway, Patrice Holloway, Frank Wilson and Berry Gordy, and was released first as a single in 1967 by Brenda Holloway on the Tamla label. The song was later a huge hit for jazz-rock band Blood, Sweat & Tears in 1969, and became a Gold record.

And When I Die 1969 single by Blood, Sweat & Tears

"And When I Die" is a song written by American singer and songwriter Laura Nyro. It was first recorded by American folk group Peter, Paul and Mary in 1966. Nyro released her own version on her debut album More Than a New Discovery in February 1967.

Produced by James William Guercio
From the Columbia album Blood, Sweat & Tears CS 9720
Produced by John Simon
From the Columbia album Child Is Father To The Man CS 9619
Produced by Steve Tyrell
From the Columbia album No Sweat KC 32180
Produced by Don Heckman, Bobby Colomby and Roy Halee
From the Columbia album Blood, Sweat & Tears 4 KC 30590

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References

  1. 1 2 Campbell, Al. "'Super Hits' > Review". Allmusic . Retrieved August 4, 2013.
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