New City (album)

New City is the eighth album by the band Blood, Sweat & Tears, released in April 1975. It peaked at Number 47 on the Billboard Pop Albums charts.

New City
Studio album by Blood, Sweat & Tears
Released	April 1975
Genre	Rock, jazz
Label	Columbia
Producer	Jimmy Ienner
Blood, Sweat & Tears chronology
Mirror Image (1974) New City (1975) In Concert (1976)

New City marks the return to the line-up of lead vocalist David Clayton-Thomas.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Writing for Allmusic, critic Jason Elias wrote the album "It does sound promising, but, in all honesty, New City's fortunes seemed doomed from the start."[1]

Track listing

1. "Ride Captain Ride" (Skip Konte, Franke Konte, Mike Pinera, Carlos Pinera) – 5:06
2. "Life" (Allen Toussaint) – 4:24
3. "No Show" (Ron McClure) – 5:15
4. "I Was a Witness to a War" (Danny Meehan, Bobby Scott) – 5:13
5. "One Room Country Shack" (John Lee Hooker, Traditional) – 2:24
6. "Applause" (Janis Ian) – 7:47
7. "Yesterday's Music" (Clayton-Thomas, William Smith) – 4:14
8. "Naked Man" (Randy Newman) – 4:00
9. "Got to Get You into My Life" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 3:22
10. "Takin' It Home" (Bobby Colomby) – 1:37

Personnel

• David Clayton-Thomas – vocals
• Dave Bargeron – trombone, tuba, baritone horn, bass trumpet
• Bobby Colomby – drums, percussion, background vocals
• Joe Giorgianni – trumpet, flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet
• Tony Klatka – trumpet, flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet
• Ron McClure – bass
• Bill Tillman – saxophone, background vocals
• Georg Wadenius – guitar, background vocals
• Larry Willis – keyboards
• Mike Corbett – background vocals

Production notes

• Jimmy Ienner – producer
• Greg Calbi – engineer
• Tom Dwyer – assistant
• Rod O'Brien – assistant engineer
• Carmine Rubino – engineer
• Shelly Yakus – engineer

Charts

Album - Billboard (United States)

Year	Chart	Position
1975	Pop Albums	47

References

1. Elias, Jason. "New City > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 9, 2011.