First Taste of Sin

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First Taste of Sin
Studio album by
Cold Blood
Released1972
Recorded1972
StudioWally Heider Studios, San Francisco & Los Angeles, California
GenreSoul, rock, jazz
Length36:38
LabelReprise Records
ProducerDonny Hathaway
Cold Blood chronology
Sisyphus
(1971) 		First Taste of Sin
(1972) 		Thriller
(1973)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

First Taste of Sin is the third album by the Oakland, California band Cold Blood, and their first for Reprise Records.[2] This album is noted for being produced by soul singer/musician Donny Hathaway.[3] It also includes the original version of Hathaway's "Valdez in the Country", which Hathaway himself would record the next year for his 1973 album Extension of a Man.[4]

Track listing

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Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Visions"Donny Baldwin, Boroquez3:19
2."Lo and Behold"James Taylor4:12
3."Down to the Bone"Danny Hull, Cecil Stoltie5:19
4."You Had to Know"Donny Hathaway5:47
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."My Lady Woman"Hull, Stoltie4:01
6."No Way Home"Hull, Raul Matule3:23
7."Inside Your Soul"Max Haskett3:26
8."All My Honey"Hull, Stoltie3:27
9."Valdez in the Country"Hathaway3:44
Total length:36:38[5]

Personnel

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  • Lydia Pense - lead vocals
  • Sandy McKee - drums, vocals
  • Raul Matute - organ, piano
  • Rod Ellicott - bass
  • Michael Sasaki - guitar
  • Paul Beaver - Moog synthesizer
  • Mel Martin - flute, tenor and baritone saxophone
  • Danny Hull, Pete Christlieb - tenor saxophone
  • Bill Baker - alto and baritone saxophone
  • Gordon Messick, Pat O'Hara - trombone
  • Max Haskett - trumpet, vocals
  • Bill Atwood - trumpet
  • Ernest Diridoni - tuba
  • Donny Hathaway - piano, organ
  • Pete Escovedo - congas
  • Coke Escovedo - timbales[check spelling], percussion
Technical
  • Richard Moore - engineer
  • Wally Heider - recording
  • Marty Evans - cover photography

Charts

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Chart (1972) Peak
position
Billboard Pop Albums[6] 133

References

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  1. ^ Collins, Paul. Cold Blood: First Taste of Sin Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Progressive Sounds". Delhi Express. June 15, 1972. p. 8.
  3. ^ Laycock, John (June 20, 1972). "Black Soul, Inspiration". The Windsor Star. p. 18.
  4. ^ "Donny Hathaway – Extension Of A Man". Discogs. 1973.
  5. ^ "Cold Blood – First Taste Of Sin". Discogs. 1972.
  6. ^ "Cold Blood US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved August 19, 2011.