First Taste of Sin

1972 studio album by Cold Blood

First Taste of Sin is the third album by the Oakland, California band Cold Blood. This album is noted for being produced by soul singer/musician Donny Hathaway. 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.

Track listing

1. "Visions" (Donny Baldwin, Boroquez) 3:23
2. "Lo and Behold" (James Taylor) 4:12
3. "Down to the Bone" (Danny Hull, Cecil Stoltie) 5:45
4. "You Had To Know" (Donny Hathaway) 5:50
5. "My Lady Woman" (Danny Hull, Cecil Stoltie) 4:04
6. "No Way Home" (Danny Hull, Raul Matule) 3:25
7. "Inside Your Soul" (Max Haskett) 3:28
8. "All My Honey" (Danny Hull, Cecil Stoltie) 3:31
9. "Valdez in the Country" (Donny Hathaway) 3:44

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^{[check spelling]}, percussion

Technical

• Richard Moore - engineer
• Wally Heider - recording
• Marty Evans - cover photography

Charts

External links

• Cold Blood-First Taste of Sin at Discogs

References

1. Collins, Paul. Cold Blood: First Taste of Sin > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
2. "Cold Blood US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-19.