1973 studio album by Blood, Sweat & Tears
No Sweat is the sixth album by the band Blood, Sweat & Tears , released in 1973.[ 2]
By mid-1973, Steve Katz , one of the founding members of BS&T, had left the band as the members leaned further towards jazz fusion. No Sweat continued in the jazz-fusion vein and featured intricate horn work.
No Sweat was re-released on CD in 2005 on the Wounded Bird label.
Production
No Sweat was produced by Steve Tyrell .[ 4] Paul Buckmaster was brought in to provide string arrangements.[ 5]
Reception
AllMusic critic Ross Boissoneau wrote that the album "may be the jazziest BS&T ever."[ 1] The critic for the Daily Herald wrote that "[Jerry] Fisher's gravelly voice seems the perfect replacement and, while I at first thought he tried too much to sound like Clayton-Thomas, he now appears to have evolved a strong singing style of his own."[ 6]
Track listing
"Roller Coaster" (Mark James ) – 3:23
"Save Our Ship" (Georg Wadenius, Cynthia Weil ) – 3:43
"Django (An Excerpt)" (John Lewis) – 2:08
"Rosemary" (Randy Newman ) – 3:13
"Song for John" (Lou Marini ) – 2:53
"Almost Sorry" (Jeff Kent, Doug Lubahn) – 6:26
"Back Up Against the Wall" (Buddy Buie , James Cobb) – 3:21
"Hip Pickles" (Marini) – 1:31
"My Old Lady" (Wadenius, Weil) – 3:15
"Empty Pages" (Jim Capaldi , Steve Winwood ) – 3:15
"Mary Miles" (Michael Rabon ) – 2:26
"Inner Crisis" (Larry Willis) – 5:40
Personnel
Jerry Fisher – vocals
Dave Bargeron – trombone , tuba , bass trombone, baritone horn , background vocals
Bobby Colomby – drums , percussion , background vocals
Jim Fielder – bass , background vocals
Lou Marini – woodwinds
Lew Soloff – trumpet
Tom Malone – trumpet, ARP, 12-String fiddle
Georg Wadenius – guitar , background vocals
Larry Willis – keyboards
Additional musicians
Charts
Chart (1973)
Peak position
Billboard Top LPs
72[ 7]
References
^ a b Boissoneau, Ross. "No Sweat > Review" . AllMusic . Retrieved July 9, 2011 .
^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music . Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 686.
^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide . Random House. 1992. p. 68.
^ "Top Single Picks" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. September 29, 1973 – via Google Books.
^ "Inside Track" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 23, 1973 – via Google Books.
^ "No Sweat". Daily Herald : 31. August 31, 1973.
^ "Blood, Sweat & Tears" . Billboard .
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