Chet Baker: Blood, Chet And Tears LP (Verve By Request Series)

Artist: 
Chet Baker
$29.99

Verve, 1970

Somewhat of an oddity in Chet Baker’s catalog, Blood, Chet & Tears is a record of Chet’s efforts to adapt to the changing musical landscape around him in 1970. Baker leans into light and easy-listening territory. His renditions of the Beatles’ “Something” and The Archies’ “Sugar, Sugar” gives some indication as to who he was intending to appeal to. On a different note, Baker’s rendition of “Come Saturday Morning”, a song that received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song, is moving and highlights his unique vocal approach.

Tracklist


Side A
  1. Easy Come, Easy Go
  2. Sugar, Sugar
  3. Something
  4. Spinning Wheel
  5. Vehicle
Side B
  1. The Letter
  2. And When I Die
  3. Come Saturday Morning
  4. Evil Ways
  5. You've Made Me So Very Happy

The Verve By Request Series features 180-gram vinyl, pressed at Third Man in Detroit.