First Taste of Sin
1972 studio album by Cold Blood
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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]
Released1972
Recorded1972
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| Released | 1972 | |||
| Recorded | 1972 | |||
| Studio | Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco & Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Soul, rock, jazz | |||
| Length | 36:38 | |||
| Label | Reprise Records | |||
| Producer | Donny Hathaway | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Visions" | Donny Baldwin, Boroquez | 3:19 |
| 2. | "Lo and Behold" | James Taylor | 4:12 |
| 3. | "Down to the Bone" | Danny Hull, Cecil Stoltie | 5:19 |
| 4. | "You Had to Know" | Donny Hathaway | 5:47 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "My Lady Woman" | Hull, Stoltie | 4:01 |
| 6. | "No Way Home" | Hull, Raul Matule | 3:23 |
| 7. | "Inside Your Soul" | Max Haskett | 3:26 |
| 8. | "All My Honey" | Hull, Stoltie | 3:27 |
| 9. | "Valdez in the Country" | Hathaway | 3:44 |
| Total length: | 36:38[5] | ||
Personnel
- 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, percussion
- Technical
- Richard Moore - engineer
- Wally Heider - recording
- Marty Evans - cover photography
Charts
| Chart (1972) | Peak position |
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| Billboard Top LP's & Tape[6] | 133 |