Blood, Sweat & Tears discography explained

Artist:Blood, Sweat & Tears
Studio:11
Live:5
Soundtrack:1
Compilation:16
Singles:23

This is the discography of American jazz-rock group Blood, Sweat & Tears.

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
US
[1]
US R&B
[2]
AUS
[3] [4]
CAN
[5]
FIN
[6]
GER
[7]
NL
[8]
NOR
[9]
SPA
SWE
[10]
UK
[11]
Child Is Father to the Man 4740
Blood, Sweat & Tears
  • Released: December 11, 1968
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track, reel-to-reel
11541873515
  • US: 4× Platinum
Blood, Sweat & Tears 3
  • Released: June 1970
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track, reel-to-reel
1356114397561014
  • US: Gold
B, S & T 4
  • Released: June 1971
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track, reel-to-reel
1020718501164
  • US: Gold
New Blood
  • Released: October 1972
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
326214163
No Sweat
  • Released: August 1973
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
726
Mirror Image
  • Released: July 1974
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
14911
New City
  • Released: April 1975
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
476620
More Than Ever
  • Released: July 1976
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
165
Brand New Day
  • Released: November 1977
  • Label: ABC
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
205[13]
Nuclear Blues
  • Released: March 1980
  • Label: LAX/MCA
  • Formats: LP, MC
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

TitleAlbum details
In Concert
  • Released: 1976
  • Label: CBS
  • Formats: 2xLP, MC
Live and Improvised
  • Released: May 7, 1991
  • Label: Columbia/Legacy
  • Formats: 2xCD
Live
  • Released: February 1995
  • Label: Avenue/Rhino
  • Formats: CD
Sail Away: Live in Stockholm 1973
  • Released: June 29, 2010
  • Label: Immortal Music
  • Formats: CD
Live at Woodstock

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
US
AUS
CAN
Greatest Hits
  • Released: February 1972
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track, reel-to-reel
194412
  • CAN: Platinum[15]
  • US: 2× Platinum
Classic B, S & T
  • Released: April 1980
  • Label: CBS
  • Formats: LP, MC
The Very Best of Blood Sweat & Tears
  • Released: 1981
  • Label: J&B
  • Formats: LP, MC
60
Found Treasures
  • Released: February 12, 1990
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Formats: CD, MC
The Collection
What Goes UpThe Best of Blood, Sweat & Tears
  • Released: November 7, 1995
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: 2xCD
Definitive Collection
  • Released: December 8, 1995
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD, 2xCD
Super Hits
  • Released: July 21, 1998
  • Label: Columbia/Legacy
  • Formats: CD, MC
You've Made Me So Happy
  • Released: April 17, 2001
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD, MC
Spinning Wheel – The Best of Blood, Sweat & Tears
  • Released: November 19, 2007
  • Label: Sony BMG
  • Formats: CD
Original Album Classics
  • Released: March 30, 2009
  • Label: Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music
  • Formats: 5xCD box set
Rare, Rarer & Rarest
  • Released: July 2, 2013
  • Label: Wounded Bird
  • Formats: CD, digital download
The Complete Columbia Singles
  • Released: January 7, 2014
  • Label: Real Gone Music
  • Formats: 2xCD
The Essential Blood, Sweat & Tears
  • Released: April 4, 2014
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: digital download
Playlist: The Very Best of Blood, Sweat & Tears
  • Released: September 23, 2014
  • Label: Columbia/Legacy
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Bloodlines
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
[16] [17]
US AC
[18]
US R&B
[19]
AUS
BE (FLA)
[20]
CAN
[21]
NL
[22]
NZ
[23]
SPA
[24]
UK
"I Can't Quit Her"1968Child Is Father to the Man
"You've Made Me So Very Happy"19692184614135
  • US: Gold
Blood, Sweat & Tears
"Spinning Wheel"214551186
  • US: Gold
"Smiling Phases" (Europe-only release)
"And When I Die"24411
  • US: Gold
"Hi-De-Ho"197014141820591424Blood, Sweat & Tears 3
"Lucretia Mac Evil"29394310
"Go Down Gamblin'"197132758B, S & T 4
"Lisa, Listen to Me"733352
"So Long Dixie"19724440New Blood
"Touch Me" (UK-only release)
"I Can't Move No Mountains"
"Back Up Against the Wall" (UK and Europe-only release)1973No Sweat
"Roller Coaster"
"Save Our Ship"
"Tell Me That I'm Wrong"197483Mirror Image
"Love Looks Good on You (You're Candy Sweet)" (UK and Portugal-only release)
"Got to Get You into My Life"1975629459New City
"Yesterday's Music"72
"You're the One"197669389More Than Ever
"Blue Street"1977Brand New Day
"Dreaming as One" (featuring Chaka Khan; France and Netherlands-only release)1978
"Nuclear Blues"1980Nuclear Blues
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Notes and References

  1. Blood, Sweat & Tears – Billboard 200. 2022-02-09. Billboard. en-US.
  2. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Joel Whitburn's Top R&B Albums 1965–1998. Record Research. 1999. 0898201349. 18.
  3. Book: Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1940–1969. Australian Chart Book Pty. 2005. 0-646-44439-5. Turramurra, New South Wales. David Kent (historian).
  4. Book: Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. illustrated. St Ives, N.S.W.. 38. David Kent (historian).
  5. Peak positions for the Blood Seat & Tears' albums in Canada:
  6. Web site: 13 August 2015. Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1960: Artistit BIG - BLU. 2022-02-09. Sisältää hitin.
  7. Web site: Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts. 2022-02-09. www.offiziellecharts.de.
  8. Web site: Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl. 2022-02-09. dutchcharts.nl.
  9. Web site: norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian charts portal. 2022-02-09. norwegiancharts.com.
  10. Web site: Blood Sweat And Tears - Se alla låtar och listplaceringar. 2022-02-09. NostalgiListan. sv.
  11. Web site: BLOOD SWEAT AND TEARS full Official Chart History Official Charts Company. 2022-02-09. www.officialcharts.com.
  12. United States. Blood, Sweat & Tears. 9 February 2022.
  13. 3 December 1977. Bubbling Under the Top LPs. Billboard. 34. 9 February 2022.
  14. Web site: The Owl & The Pussycat - Original Soundtrack | Awards. 24 December 2013. AllMusic.
  15. Canada. Blood, Sweat and Tears. 9 February 2022.
  16. Blood, Sweat & Tears – Billboard Hot 100. 2022-02-09. Billboard. en-US.
  17. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Joel Whitburn's Bubbling Under the Hot 100 1959–1981. Record Research. 1982. 9780898200478. 19.
  18. Blood, Sweat & Tears – Adult Contemporary. 2022-02-09. Billboard. en-US.
  19. Blood, Sweat & Tears – Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. 2022-02-09. Billboard. en-US.
  20. Web site: ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS. 2022-02-09. www.ultratop.be.
  21. Peak positions for Blood, Sweat & Tears' singles in Canada:
  22. Web site: dutchcharts.nl – Discographie Blood, Sweat & Tears. Hung Medien. Dutch. 9 February 2022.
  23. Web site: flavour of new zealand - search listener. 2022-02-09. www.flavourofnz.co.nz. September 12, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210912155247/http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=search%20listener&qartistid=753#n_view_location. dead.
  24. Book: Salaverri, Fernando. Sólo éxitos 1959–2012. 2015. Fundación Autor-SGAE. 978-84-8048-866-2. 1st. Spain.