Passage (Bloodrock album) explained

Passage
Type:	Album
Artist:	Bloodrock
Cover:	Bloodrock_-_Passage.jpg
Released:	November 1972
Label:	Capitol
Producer:	Ed Grundy, Peter Granet
Prev Title:	Bloodrock Live
Prev Year:	1972
Next Title:	Whirlwind Tongues
Next Year:	1974

Passage is the fifth studio album by the Texan rock band Bloodrock released on Capitol Records in November 1972. Warren Ham (lead vocals/flute) was added in place of departed original members Jim Rutledge (lead vocals) and Lee Pickens (lead guitar). The group abruptly switched from their hard rock style to a more progressive rock style more in the form of Jethro Tull, etc.

Track listing

1. "Help Is on the Way" (Rick Cobb/Steve Hill) – 4:35
2. "Scottsman" (Nick Taylor/Steve Hill/Warren Ham) – 3:45
3. "Juice" (Hill/Ham) – 3:38
4. "The Power" (Mike Pietzsch) – 4:23
5. "Life Blood" (Cobb/Hill/Ham)– 5:38
6. "Days and Nights" (Hill/Ham)– 7:56
7. "Lost Fame" – (Hill/Ham)4:14
8. "Thank You Daniel Ellsberg" (Cobb/Hill)– 3:15
9. "Fantasy" (Hill/Ham)– 5:18

Personnel

• Warren Ham — lead vocals, flute, saxophone, harmonica
• Nick Taylor — guitars, backing vocals
• Steve Hill — keyboards, backing vocals
• Ed Grundy — bass, backing vocals
• Rick Cobb — drums, percussion

Notes

• The song "Thank You Daniel Ellsberg" is a tribute to military analyst Daniel Ellsberg.