Chet Baker - Blood, Chet And Tears (Verve By Request) [LP]

Release Date: 10/4/2024

Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. Somewhat of an oddity in Chet Baker's catalog, Blood, Chet & Tears is a record of his 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. The Verve By Request Series features 180-gram vinyl, pressed at Third Man in Detroit.

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Tracklist

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