''First Taste of Sin'' is the third album by the

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band Cold Blood, and their first for

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. This album is noted for being produced by soul singer/musician

Donny Hathaway Donny Edward Hathaway (October 1, 1945 – January 13, 1979) was an American soul singer, keyboardist, songwriter, backing vocalist, and arranger who ''Rolling Stone'' described as a "soul legend". His most popular songs include " The Ghetto" ...

. It also includes the original version of Hathaway's "Valdez in the Country", which Hathaway himself would record the next year for his 1973 album ''

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''.

Track listing

Personnel

Lydia Pense Lydia Pense is an American rock music, rock-soul music, soul-jazz singing, singer who, since 1969, has performed with the band Cold Blood (band), Cold Blood. Critics have compared her style to powerful singers including Janis Joplin and Aretha Fra ...

- lead vocals *Sandy McKee - drums, vocals *Raul Matute - organ, piano *Rod Ellicott - bass *Michael Sasaki - guitar *Paul Beaver - Moog synthesizer *Mel Martin - flute, tenor and baritone saxophone *Danny Hull,

Pete Christlieb Peter Christlieb (born February 16, 1945) is an American musician, playing tenor saxophone in the styles of jazz bebop, West Coast jazz, hard bop and pop music. Biography Christlieb was born in Los Angeles, California, United States, and is the ...

- tenor saxophone *Bill Baker - alto and baritone saxophone *Gordon Messick, Pat O'Hara - trombone *Max Haskett - trumpet, vocals *Bill Atwood - trumpet *Ernest Diridoni - tuba *

- piano, organ *

Pete Escovedo Peter Michael Escovedo Jr. (born July 13, 1935 in Pittsburg, California) is an American percussionist. Career With his two brothers, he formed the Escovedo Bros Latin Jazz Sextet, before Carlos Santana hired Pete and Coke Escovedo for his grou ...

- congas *

Coke Escovedo Joseph Thomas "Coke" Escovedo (April 30, 1941 – July 13, 1986) was an American percussionist, who came from a prominent musical family including five musician brothers and his niece, Sheila E. He played in various genres, including R&B, jaz ...

- timbales, percussion ;Technical *Richard Moore - engineer *

Wally Heider Wally Heider (''née'' Wallace Beck Heider; 20 May 1922 Sheridan, Oregon – 22 March 1989) was an American recording engineer and recording studio owner who refined and advanced the art of studio and remote recording and was instrumental in r ...

- recording *Marty Evans - cover photography

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References

{{Authority control 1972 albums Cold Blood (band) albums Reprise Records albums Albums produced by Donny Hathaway Albums recorded at Wally Heider Studios