Definitive Collection [Import]

Blood Sweat & Tears | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 29, 2007)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Sony Bmg Europe
• ASIN: B000025218
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #15,527 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #60 in Music > Imports > Classic Rock

Track Listings

1. Spinning Wheel

2. You've Made Me So Very Happy

3. God Bless The Child

4. And When I Die

5. Smiling Phase

6. Hi-De-Ho

7. Lucretia Mac Evil

8. Fire & Rain

9. Somethin Comin On

10. Go Down Gambin

11. John The Baptist

12. Lisa Listen To Me

13. So Long Dixie

14. Got To Get You Into My Life

15. I Love You More Than Ever

16. Katy Bell

17. Sweet Sadie The Savior

Editorial Reviews

1995 compilation on Columbia featuring 17 of the jazz rock act's best on one disc & a bonus CD with seven more cuts!

Customer Reviews

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A refreshing change in the late sixties, April 2, 2005

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Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Definitive Collection (Audio CD)

Brilliant as so much sixties pop and rock music was, Blood Sweat and Tears seemed fresh and exciting with their brand of jazz-rock. Of course, much popular music in the first half of the twentieth century had its roots in jazz, but the jazz influence had all but disappeared from mainstream pop music by the time rock'n'roll took over in the mid-fifties. Blood Sweat and Tears showed that records featuring prominent trumpets and saxophones could sell in huge quantities to pop and rock fans.

The group had three major American hits, all of which came from their second album and all of which peaked at number two - You've made me so very happy (written and first recorded by Brenda Holloway, a much under-rated Motown singer), Spinning wheel and And when I die. While these three songs were major hits in many countries around the world, they conspicuously failed to make much impact in Britain, where one of them (You've made me so very happy) was a minor hit and the other two failed to chart. Still, their music is readily available in Britain so their UK popularity is better than the charts might suggest.

This compilation contains those three classics as well as other great songs such as Lucretia Mac Evil, Hi de ho, Go down gambling (all hits in America) and their cover of Got to get you into my file (written by Paul McCartney for Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers, who had a UK top ten hit with it - the Beatles included their own version on their album, Revolver).

This is not the ultimate Blood Sweat and Tears compilation - there are some notable omissions such as I can't quit her - but it serves as a good introduction to their music.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific, May 31, 2011

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John J. Agnew, Jr. "CD Reviewer" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Definitive Collection (Audio CD)

But I thought mine was a 1995 release!? [Mine is not a Sony/BMG - but believe it was about that year when the songs were remastered] Tried other CDs on this "Definitive" import series, but, sadly, not as great as sound as this! Sounds great becuase the tracks were remixed/remastered from the session tapes (the way all CDs should be). Not sure if the Sony's 20 bit Super Bit Mapping or Gold CD had anything to do with the nice sound! But, yes, you'll find other BS&T CDs on SACD even Blue Ray, so you know Sony found some gold to publish!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Gold is great - music speaks for itself, November 2, 2010

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Johnnie Neptune (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Definitive Collection (Audio CD)

Note: This review applies to the Best of the Best Gold disc, not the regular Definitive Collection. Though the track listing is the same, the gold is only found on the import version with the Best of the Best outer sleeve.

I am a casual BS&T fan but do know that this disc does appear to shun the Al Kooper led first album, "Child is Father to the Man" which I no longer have but remember as being very good so I deduct one star for that. I would recommend CIFTTM and by adding that whole disc to supplement this one would really complete the BS&T overview. That being said, all the big songs are here on this Gold Best of the Best and then some so it is very good on that basis.

What drew me to this particular entry is the gold cd. I really didn't know what to expect but the sound quality is first rate. I see that BS&T is also on Mobile Fidelity and other gold releases for specific albums. I doubt that this was mastered any differently than the regular silver disc "Definitive Collection" which this reproduces and I don't have. It does say that 13 of the 17 tracks were Super Bit Mastered but doesn't say when. There are no liner notes, just track listings.

What I do know is that the sound is excellent and the price for a gold disc is fantastic. If you only need one BS&T disc, I doubt you could do better than this!