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Blood, Sweat & Tears — I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know
Album: Child Is Father To the Man
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Released: 1968
Length: 5:53
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If I ever leave you
You can say I told you so
And if I ever hurt you babe
You know I hurt myself as well

Chorus: Is that any way for a man to carry on
D'you think he wants his little loved one gone?
I love you Baby, more than you'll ever know
More than you'll ever know

When I wasn't makin' too much money
You know where my paycheck went
You know I brought it home to baby
And I never spent one red cent

(Chorus)

I'm not tryin' to be
Any kind of man
I'm tryin' to be somebody
You can love, trust, and understand
I know that I can be, yeah yeah
A part of you that no one else could see
I just gotta hear, tohear you say
It's all right
Yeah, yeah, yeah!

I'm only flesh and blood
But I can be anything that you demand
I could president of General Motors baby, heh
Or just a tiny little grain of sand

(Chorus)

(Guitar Solo)
(Sax Solo)

If I ever leave you
You can say I told you so
And if I ever hurt you baby
You know I hurt myself as well

(Chorus)

I love you, I love you, I love you baby!
Well all right!
I told ya, so many times before
I love you
I love you!
If you don't know, then I'll tell ya one more time
I love you!
I love you!
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I feel this, love you T.
Posted 2 months ago by islanduo    [ Reply ]
love this.

and it may be up there with the weirdest of album cover art that i can think of, imo.
Posted 8 months ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
Posted 10 months ago by sunflowerbee    [ Reply ]
When the iconic BS&T was still a great band before David Clayton-Thomas made it mediocre.  
Posted 2 years ago by DW4554    [ Reply ]
 Emwolb wrote:

Just outstanding! SUCH a great album.  When I finally broke down and got a CD player, this was the first CD bought and played (and played, and played, and played)



Amen, brother!  Loved this one and played it every night before retiring for the evening.  Guess that's why I was always tired in school the next day.
Posted 2 years ago by pinto    [ Reply ]
 thewiseking wrote:


My cousin Sandy Speiser, brilliant Columbia house photographer, did this cover back in the days before digital. Basically a photo collage. He used his sons, my cousins body to superimpose Al Koopers head upon. Pretty damned creative imho. Ya shoulda seen his families Rosh Hashana cards!



COOL!
Posted 2 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
 Stratocaster wrote:

Needs a new stereo mix. Drums panned hard right is terrible. Great tune though.




I agree!
Posted 2 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
Al Kooper.  
Posted 2 years ago by ronniegirl    [ Reply ]
How can Al Kooper not be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? There is no one more deserving than he with all he's contributed.
Posted 2 years ago by soundkitchen    [ Reply ]
 Aud wrote:

That cover creeps me out...Good for a Twilight Zone story...



My cousin Sandy Speiser, brilliant Columbia house photographer, did this cover back in the days before digital. Basically a photo collage. He used his sons, my cousins body to superimpose Al Koopers head upon. Pretty damned creative imho. Ya shoulda seen his families Rosh Hashana cards!
Posted 2 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
Needs a new stereo mix. Drums panned hard right is terrible. Great tune though.
Posted 3 years ago by Stratocaster    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:
 Bert7 wrote:
Did not recognize BS&T with Al Kooper singing, good Sunday morning tune...

 
Yeah, that was before he was forced out of the band which he founded.
 
That move pissed me off, too.  Could tolerate the second album, but after that, the later stuff just became background music.  Meh ...

And honorable mention to the wonderfully fun song on the album, House In The Country. 
Posted 3 years ago by kurtster    [ Reply ]
This album changed my ears.   An all time masterpiece. 
Posted 3 years ago by maureennet    [ Reply ]
Posted 3 years ago by chix    [ Reply ]
Great musicianship, gets a 9 from me all day, but,man! The lyrics.... Pityful waste of good blues 🙄
Posted 3 years ago by Guelfling    [ Reply ]
I have a copy of Projections which gets a spin every now and again. Bought for 'Two Trains Running' I recall.
Posted 3 years ago by Mank_Harvin    [ Reply ]
anybody remember the Blues Project?
Posted 3 years ago by iloveradio    [ Reply ]
This is magic...
Posted 3 years ago by ExploitingChaos    [ Reply ]
Posted 4 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
I still have my 1968 copy of this LP.  its been played a million jillion times over the course of  50+ years.  It never gets old.  as fresh as its first play.  after Al left for other projects, I kinda liked the first album with David whats - his name but the blues part of the band was gone.  after that....meh.   this album is a solid ten.  
Posted 4 years ago by wildmanfromSB    [ Reply ]
I think I will have to break out the old LP for this one!  Inspiration! An incredible song.  Beautiful in all respects.
Posted 4 years ago by CWKeeney    [ Reply ]
"I could president of General Motors baby, heh Or just a tiny little grain of sand"
its all sand baby, all sand. dig?
Posted 4 years ago by BillE    [ Reply ]
Fabulous version by Al Kooper, but does anyone know how to correct the Wikipedia bio and add David Clayton Thomas who is not mentioned at all and was the singer during their most popular period.
Thanks, if you can.
Posted 4 years ago by Canadese    [ Reply ]
Outstanding song.
I ended up exploring Wikipedia's information about BST, and got just a hint of the pressures that people in "the music business" are subjected to. I tend to forget that, for all of the fame and the money, people often pay a huge price personally. 
165 past members! And still touring! Wow.

Posted 4 years ago by haretic    [ Reply ]
 quigui wrote:
Amy Winehouse does this equally well as Donny Hathaway, here it is:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=362JArvhAqg
 
Also  Joe Bonamassa with Beth Hart.

Posted 4 years ago by bimmerfan739    [ Reply ]
 Steely_D wrote:
I had this on Quad 8-track, but had no quad player so it only played two tracks at a time of this tape. That meant that I could listen to this song with just his vocals in one speaker and just the bass/drums in another. So when I hear this I hear all his little breath intakes, and wavering uncertainties, and the resonance of the room he was singing in.

When you throw in all the other instruments they're not nearly as obvious. I kinda miss that.
 
That's interesting!
Posted 4 years ago by bimmerfan739    [ Reply ]
 Canadese wrote:
My all-time favourite love song.  Vocalist Al Kooper was apparently a noted contributor to many historic sessions at that time, but whatever happened to him after he was replaced by David Clayton Thomas in BS&T.
 
Great Al Kooper recording w Mike Bloomfield and Stephen Stills. "Super Session"   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Posted 4 years ago by geodesmo    [ Reply ]
 fitmartin wrote:
Toronto bond of brilliance
 
This is from before DCT (Earl Haig high anyone?) brought in the Toronto influence.
Posted 4 years ago by Canadese    [ Reply ]
My all-time favourite love song.  Vocalist Al Kooper was apparently a noted contributor to many historic sessions at that time, but whatever happened to him after he was replaced by David Clayton Thomas in BS&T.
Posted 4 years ago by Canadese    [ Reply ]
Now I know where the Dexy's Midnight Runners got their inspriration for their horn sections on "Searching for the Young Soul Rebels".
Great song.
Posted 4 years ago by boffyflow    [ Reply ]
 jambo wrote:
horns should be used very judiciously if never. not compatible with rock and roll. always drifts into some faux jazz thing. 

 

It's not faux jazz, it's a blend of jazz and rock.  It's neither and it's both.  It's something different, which if done well should be celebrated.  And this album did it about as well as it can be.

Posted 4 years ago by RParadise    [ Reply ]
This must have been played five times in succession - either that, or this is the most repetitive song I've ever heard...
Posted 5 years ago by alexandersmcmillan    [ Reply ]
This song has been done many, many times and often by folks who are much better singers than Al Kooper, but in my opinion this version tops them all. He does it with such commitment and passion all his vocal flaws go right out the window. Marvelous!
Posted 5 years ago by ScottD    [ Reply ]
Al Kopper always was one of my fav singers
Posted 5 years ago by tbm602    [ Reply ]
great, creepy album cover aside
Posted 5 years ago by marysclark    [ Reply ]
One of my most favored songs of all time and I'm almost 70 now. 
Posted 5 years ago by jcleworth    [ Reply ]
Sublime!
Posted 5 years ago by yoksa    [ Reply ]
Killer music is killer
Posted 5 years ago by ExploitingChaos    [ Reply ]
Just listened via the web stream through my headphones.  Most excellent!
Posted 5 years ago by bruceandjenna    [ Reply ]
This is epic and timeless...
Posted 5 years ago by Ming_En_Duo    [ Reply ]
{#Devil_pimp}zesty! this  song has been covered many times one of my favorite covers is joe bonamasa with beth hart zesty indeed
Posted 6 years ago by primm    [ Reply ]
Al Cooper & Band -  classic and wonderful.  It has stood the test of time.
Posted 6 years ago by khardog145    [ Reply ]
 DocStrangelove wrote:
tiresome — goes on and on — cheesy lyrics
bury this one
 
Really? Bury a timeless classic? Dude!
Posted 6 years ago by antennadad    [ Reply ]
 jambo wrote:
horns should be used very judiciously if never. not compatible with rock and roll. always drifts into some faux jazz thing.  
 
Shhh; don't let The Rolling Stones and Bruce Springsteen know about that, oh, wait, too late.
Posted 6 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
horns should be used very judiciously if never. not compatible with rock and roll. always drifts into some faux jazz thing. 

 
Posted 6 years ago by jambo    [ Reply ]
One of the greatest. Love this - Love Al - Love the song - love the band in that configuration
Posted 6 years ago by sharilynn47    [ Reply ]
Amy Winehouse does this equally well as Donny Hathaway, here it is:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=362JArvhAqg
Posted 6 years ago by quigui    [ Reply ]
Amazing!!!
Posted 6 years ago by Lyndont    [ Reply ]
Bumped up to an 8....timeless...still holds up!
Posted 6 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
The very first concert I ever went to - around 1968, I think, in Minneapolis somewhere.  Awesome song.
Posted 6 years ago by tkosh    [ Reply ]
Love every second of this outstanding piece of music.
Posted 6 years ago by ncollingridge    [ Reply ]
I do also like the version of this with David Clayton Thomas on "Live & Improvised". Great double CD of BS&T live.
Posted 7 years ago by k3rmit    [ Reply ]
I love Amy Winehouse cover of this one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=362JArvhAqg
Posted 7 years ago by quigui    [ Reply ]
Memories! 1960s & '70s, it seemed that these guys were all over the radio with one hit or another. So superior to their copycats today.
Posted 7 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
 HomeTuner wrote:
Al was a genius, IMHO. The variety in his musical ideas on this album have kept it one of my lifetime favorites. Thank you, Bill, I'm now going to re-listen to my copy, beginning to end.

 
I second this comment - this album, Child is Father to the Man is excellent
Posted 7 years ago by pinto    [ Reply ]
I had this on Quad 8-track, but had no quad player so it only played two tracks at a time of this tape. That meant that I could listen to this song with just his vocals in one speaker and just the bass/drums in another. So when I hear this I hear all his little breath intakes, and wavering uncertainties, and the resonance of the room he was singing in.

When you throw in all the other instruments they're not nearly as obvious. I kinda miss that.
Posted 7 years ago by Steely_D    [ Reply ]
{#Devil_pimp} one and done but what  gem! his solo work is very good as well
Posted 7 years ago by primm    [ Reply ]
Al was a genius, IMHO. The variety in his musical ideas on this album have kept it one of my lifetime favorites. Thank you, Bill, I'm now going to re-listen to my copy, beginning to end.
Posted 7 years ago by HomeTuner    [ Reply ]
Toronto bond of brilliance
Posted 7 years ago by fitmartin    [ Reply ]
Ah yes BS&T's.  This and their version of God Bless the Child are two that continue to sparkle in my mind. 
Posted 7 years ago by Highlowsel    [ Reply ]
I've heard many covers of this but Al really is at the top of the list on this one. Outstanding!!!
Posted 8 years ago by ScottD    [ Reply ]
Al Kooper - monster writer arranger


Posted 8 years ago by below72    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:
A cover full of "mini-me"s!

 
ha ha, you got it!   {#Cheesygrin}

Mni-Me
Posted 8 years ago by yuel    [ Reply ]
 zepher wrote:


I thought they came from Sweden....

SUPER BAD HAIR! LOL

 


Posted 8 years ago by fitmartin    [ Reply ]
 JuliaH wrote:
So nice to hear this.  I loved this BSTs with Al Cooper.  Didn't like them afterwards.
 

 
More Al Kooper please Bill!!!!!


Posted 8 years ago by ronniegirl    [ Reply ]
A cover full of "mini-me"s!
Posted 8 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
That cover creeps me out...Good for a Twilight Zone story...
Posted 8 years ago by Aud    [ Reply ]
I am sure you know, I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know.  
Posted 8 years ago by twoplain2sea    [ Reply ]
 JuliaH wrote:
So nice to hear this.  I loved this BSTs with Al Cooper.  Didn't like them afterwards.
 

 
yeah, that spinning wheel/when i die/you made me happy  crap  was unlistenable
.
( of course imho) 
Posted 8 years ago by Skydog    [ Reply ]
awesome music imo
Posted 8 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
that's one heart sick dude right there.. {#Cry}
Posted 8 years ago by moodfood    [ Reply ]
So nice to hear this.  I loved this BSTs with Al Cooper.  Didn't like them afterwards.
 
Posted 8 years ago by JuliaH    [ Reply ]
Despite all the hits they had with David Clayton Thomas, I prefer this album.
Posted 8 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
 idiot_wind wrote:
Hey...this sounds like Bozz Scaggs.

 
For about 60 seconds, I thought it WAS Boz Scaggs. Loan Me a Dime
Posted 9 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
always nice to hear some al kooper !
Posted 9 years ago by primm    [ Reply ]
Hey...this sounds like Bozz Scaggs.
Posted 9 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
 hayduke2 wrote:

pardon, I was being a smartass  : )

 
I figured you were just joking, but then again, you never know - Mr. Dinklage may have gotten access to a TARDIS and made that tiny little change in the fabric of Time and Relative Dimensions.
Posted 9 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 gregr79 wrote:
Now we know where Awkward Family  / Band Photos began....

 

I thought they came from Sweden....
Posted 9 years ago by zepher    [ Reply ]
Just outstanding! SUCH a great album.  When I finally broke down and got a CD player, this was the first CD bought and played (and played, and played, and played)
Posted 9 years ago by Emwolb    [ Reply ]
 Bert7 wrote:
Did not recognize BS&T with Al Kooper singing, good Sunday morning tune...

 
Yeah, that was before he was forced out of the band which he founded.
Posted 9 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 boober wrote:

Being the President of General Motors ain't what it used to be!

Wherever I sing...I substitute the biggest company in that city.

This ranks in my best 10 albums of all time.



 
Omaha-

"I can be President of the F@#ing Union Pacific Railroad baby!


Posted 9 years ago by boober    [ Reply ]
Did not recognize BS&T with Al Kooper singing, good Sunday morning tune...
Posted 9 years ago by Bert7    [ Reply ]
Now we know where Awkward Family  / Band Photos began....
Posted 9 years ago by gregr79    [ Reply ]
It's like a totally different band with Al Kooper singing.  I really like it.  DCT was one of the voices that kind of defined the era but I wish we could have had both.
Posted 9 years ago by maxjboxer    [ Reply ]
 {#Fire}     {#Fire}     {#Fire}     {#Fire}    {#Fire}      {#Fire}
Posted 9 years ago by Peter_Bradshaw    [ Reply ]
 hayduke2 wrote:
I swear I thought that was Peter Dinklage sitting in the center of that cover then had to do a triple-take!

 

I can definitely see a resemblance.  But like the other poster mentioned, he probably wasn't born yet when this album was released.
Posted 9 years ago by Jack_Jefferson    [ Reply ]
 kcar wrote:

{#Ask} Ermm...

Beg to differ, all due respect. I have to be in the mood for time travel to listen to this; it just meanders on a bit much. 

Al Kooper was an interesting voice, but I think David Clayton Thomas's was better.  

 
That makes one of us. I was very disappointed when DCT replaced Al.

I bought this LP the same day I bought Electric Flag's debut effort, incidentally. A great acquisition day that was.
Posted 9 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
LOVING LOVING LOVING the bluesy theme! Rock on RP!
Posted 9 years ago by mattrettig    [ Reply ]
Al Kooper.  Gob smakin' talented.  
Posted 9 years ago by Bobert_ParkCity    [ Reply ]
1968!
Posted 9 years ago by otis_of_moab    [ Reply ]
 hayduke2 wrote:
I swear I thought that was Peter Dinklage sitting in the center of that cover then had to do a triple-take!

  
 Proclivities wrote:

I don't think he was even born yet.

 
pardon, I was being a smartass  : )
Posted 9 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
There best album - GODLIKE album and GODLIKE track
Posted 9 years ago by Peter_Bradshaw    [ Reply ]
 jhorton wrote:
Jesus Christ, these guys were GOOD!

 
Weird how that doesn't happen that much any more in contemporary music.
Talent requires...wait for it...blood, sweat, and tears.

It's not handed to you with a skimpy costume and a boob job. 
Posted 9 years ago by Steely_D    [ Reply ]
 d48m02h wrote:
Great sound - extraordinarily FREAKY album cover!!  {#Eh} 

 
Glad you dug it! My cousin shot if while a staff photog at Columbia. All done manually without benefit of computer technology back in those days.
Posted 10 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]

Hey I remember these guys!!!

My cousin shot the album cover


Posted 10 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
 AndyJ wrote:

Never ages...

The whole album is very good and stands up well almost 40 years later...

Few groups can say that...



 
{#Ask} Ermm...

Beg to differ, all due respect. I have to be in the mood for time travel to listen to this; it just meanders on a bit much. 

Al Kooper was an interesting voice, but I think David Clayton Thomas's was better.  
Posted 10 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
GOOD   MEMORIES  !!   GREAT   {#Roflol}
Posted 10 years ago by mistabird    [ Reply ]

Being the President of General Motors ain't what it used to be!

Wherever I sing...I substitute the biggest company in that city.

This ranks in my best 10 albums of all time.


Posted 10 years ago by boober    [ Reply ]
 Sjaaks wrote:

Excellent song!!

 

Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa did a very respectable cover on their album "Seesaw". Check it out!



 
I love Joe and Beth, but I don't think they did this justice. Al Kooper just nailed it IMHO. I haven't heard anyone match this version.
Posted 10 years ago by ScottD    [ Reply ]
Greatest album of all fn time...Al Kooper at his creative best...also one of the world's greatest love songs
Posted 10 years ago by Emwolb    [ Reply ]

 

A moment in time... Pure American Jazz...

Holds up well....

Also thinking about Paul Butterfield, Seiji Ozawa and "Five Pieces For Blues Band and Orchestra"...

Sounds of experimentation and openness that lasted to short a time and hasn't come back as full force yet.

Most experimentation is individuals and local groups... Not quite as many learning from and leading ach other...

Good music is timeless... Keep the music playing...

 


Posted 10 years ago by AndyJ    [ Reply ]
 hayduke2 wrote:
I swear I thought that was Peter Dinklage sitting in the center of that cover then had to do a triple-take!

 
I don't think he was even born yet.
Posted 10 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 Stingray wrote:
TERRIBLE SINGER!

 
Rubbish
Posted 10 years ago by ncollingridge    [ Reply ]

Excellent song!!

 

Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa did a very respectable cover on their album "Seesaw". Check it out!


Posted 10 years ago by Sjaaks    [ Reply ]

Never ages...

The whole album is very good and stands up well almost 40 years later...

Few groups can say that...


Posted 10 years ago by AndyJ    [ Reply ]
We need more Al Kooper please.
Posted 10 years ago by ronniegirl    [ Reply ]
 The_Walrus wrote:
Quite simply one of the best albums ever made

 
...... yer not wrong my friend
Posted 10 years ago by Peter_Bradshaw    [ Reply ]
 ksabat wrote:
To "The Walrus"......I agree, this is one of the best albums ever......all time favorite for me. Al Cooper, that Hammond organ, and Jim Fielder on bass. Lots of memories with this one.



 


Posted 10 years ago by ksabat    [ Reply ]
 PopKombo wrote:

Blues singer Al Kooper, a founding member and original band leader.  He was replaced with David Clayton Thomas on the next album.

 


Posted 10 years ago by ksabat    [ Reply ]
 Stingray wrote:
TERRIBLE SINGER!

 
Blues singer Al Kooper, a founding member and original band leader.  He was replaced by David Clayton Thomas on the next album.
Posted 10 years ago by PopKombo    [ Reply ]
jhorton wrote:
Jesus Christ, these guys were GOOD!

 

Indeed....I seem to remember an interview with David Clayton-Thomas where he said his initial meeting with the other members intimidated the hell out of him.  He considered them superb musicians.  Can't say I disagree with the sentiment.  You play with these sorts you better have, and be on, your "A" game...
Posted 10 years ago by Highlowsel    [ Reply ]
Great sound - extraordinarily FREAKY album cover!!  {#Eh} 
Posted 10 years ago by d48m02h    [ Reply ]
Quite simply one of the best albums ever made
Posted 10 years ago by The_Walrus    [ Reply ]
The guitar track is molten!!
{#Sunny} 
Posted 10 years ago by pdjpirate    [ Reply ]
TERRIBLE SINGER!
Posted 10 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
Growing up in Canada and having a communist governance of the AM and FM bands with 33% mandated Canadian content just made me hate these guys.
Posted 10 years ago by msymmes    [ Reply ]
Jesus Christ, these guys were GOOD!
Posted 10 years ago by jhorton    [ Reply ]
 hayduke2 wrote:
I swear I thought that was Peter Dinklage sitting in the center of that cover then had to do a triple-take!

 
Look up the wikipedia on the band. The list of people they claim have been in the band in some incarnation is perhaps 3 pages worth. This was the best lineup by an incredible margin.
Posted 10 years ago by djengs    [ Reply ]
Great segue:

The Black Keys — I'm Not The One
Blood Sweat & Tears — I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know
Posted 10 years ago by Mugro    [ Reply ]
Discovering music I should have pick up on decades ago. Usually my discoveries are newer music but this is awesome.    !!!
Posted 11 years ago by ccjemmett    [ Reply ]