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.

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

Track listing

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  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

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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[2] 133
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References

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  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.