What Goes Up: Best of Blood, Sweat & Tears

Blood Sweat & Tears | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 7, 1995)
• Original Release Date: November 7, 1995
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000002A2Y
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,248 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

A 32-track retrospective that'll make fans of this band's unique pop/jazz/rock sound so very happy! Every hit single is here- You've Made Me So Very Happy; And When I Die; Spinning Wheel; Hi-De-Ho; Lucretia MacEvil; Go Down Gamblin'; Lisa, Listen to Me; So Long Dixie; Got to Get You into My Life , etc.-plus key album tracks and two unreleased cuts that trace this band's career from the early Al Kooper days on. Notes, rare photos, complete discography and personnel info rounds out this long-overdue collection.

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Ultimate BS&T Collection, August 26, 2000

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This review is from: What Goes Up: Best of Blood, Sweat & Tears (Audio CD)

If your appreciation for Blood Sweat & Tears goes beyond just the "hits," then this is the set for you. In addition to the full-length (not edited for radio) versions of such B.S.& T. classics as "Spinning Wheel," "Hi-De-Ho" and "Lucretia McEvil," this collection contains the essential tracks that defined their unique mixture of sounds. From jazz-heavy gems like "Smiling Phases," and "Something's Comin' On," to Rockin' cuts like "Go Down Gamblin'" and "More & More," Blood Sweat & Tears versatility remains truly refreshing. Al Kooper's pre David Clayton Thomas contribution particulary on "I Can't Quit Her," and "I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know," make this a true retrospective. Unfortunately, both discs are not created equal. The second disc is a little thin featuring many cuts between David Clayton Thomas' two stints with the group. However as a total package, this is a must for serious Blood Sweat & Tears fans.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars From Experimental to Mainstream, April 29, 2000

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Steve Vrana (Aurora, NE) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: What Goes Up: Best of Blood, Sweat & Tears (Audio CD)

Blood, Sweat & Tears started out as an experimental group that blended rock and jazz with a collection of serious musicians led by Al Kooper. The result was the critically acclaimed but poor selling Child Is Father to the Man--the album peaked at No. 47. Exit Koooper, enter David Clayton Thomas and the band's second album, Blood Sweat & Tears, sells two million copies and yields three million-selling singles: You've Made Me So Very Happy," "Spinning Wheel" and "And When I Die." It was a situation that reminded me of the old Starkist tuna commercial: "Sorry, Charlie, people don't want tuna with good taste; they want tuna that tastes good." BS&T's debut hit all the right notes and should have been a big hit, but the masses weren't ready to accept it. Instead, they wanted the more radio-friendly hits. This collection compromises and gives you both.

Disc-1 contains four tracks from Child Is Father to the Man and inlcudes most of the hits most fans will recognize. Disc-2 tracks BS&T's decline in popularity. Only "Go Down Gamblin'" reached the Top 40.

While BS&T's Greatest Hits would also give you all the hits on a single disc--and cheaper, too--What Goes Up! will give you a more thorough picture of one of the late-Sixties best ground-breaking bands. RECOMMENDED

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best of the best of, October 10, 1999

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Peter Letheby (Adelaide, South Australia Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: What Goes Up: Best of Blood, Sweat & Tears (Audio CD)

"What Goes Up" is an excellent overview of BS&T's ouevre from 1967 till late. The Al Kooper tracks, particularly "I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know", are a refreshing change in style to the more familiar incarnation which featured David Clayton-Thomas on lead. The second disc is my favourite due to its unfamiliarity - "Snow Queen" is outstanding, as is Herbie Hancock's "Maiden Voyage". Overall, one of the best compilation albums out, with all tracks full length ("Lucretia MacEvil" and "Go Down Gamblin'" sound complete in their full versions).