The Bar-Kays “Coldblooded”

The Bar-Kays

“Coldblooded”
( LP Stax Records, 1974 )
Catalog # MPS-8510

Tracklisting:
A1 Coldblooded (5:49)
A2 Harmony (3:36)
A3 In The Scheme Of Things (4:21)
A4 Wating And Hating (3:57)
A5 Smiling, Styling And Profiling (3:19)
B1 Frame Of Mind (4:37)
B2 (I’ve Got To) Use My Imagination (4:20)
B3 Fightin’ Fire With Fire (4:24)
B4 Would I If I Could (3:37)
B5 Be Yourself (3:32)

Personnel & Credits:
Backing Vocals – Hot Buttered Soul
Bass – James Alexander
Engineer – William Brown
Guitar [Lead], Guitar [12 Strings] – Lloyd Smith
Keyboards, Organ, Vibraphone – Winston Stewart
Lead Vocals – Larry Dotson
Producer, Arranged By – Allen Jones
Saxophone [Tenor], Flute – Harvey Henderson
Trumpet – Charles Allen
Vocals – Charles Allen , James Alexander

Review:
One of the albums that the Bar-Kays cut for Stax in the early ’70s after they revamped the group following the disastrous late-’60s plane crash that killed all but two of the originals. The new lineup featured guitarist Lloyd Smith, drummer Michael Beard, vocalist John Colbert, trumpeter Charles Allen, saxophonist Havery Henderson, and others. This was classic Southern funk, with gospel-tinged vocals, energetic horn tracks, and lyrics that ranged from downhome musings to urban admonitions.
By Ron Wynn (AMG)

By Celo