Chet Baker - Blood, Chet and Tears (Verve By Request Pressing)

Somewhat of an oddity in Chet Baker's catalog, Blood, Chet & Tears is a record of Baker's efforts to adapt to the changing musical landscape around him in 1970. Baker leans into light and easy-listening territory. His renditions of the Beatles' "Something" and The Archies' "Sugar, Sugar" gives some indication as to who he was intending to appeal to. On a different note, Baker's rendition of "Come Saturday Morning," a song that received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song, is moving and highlights his unique vocal approach. The Verve By Request Series features 180-gram vinyl, pressed at Third Man in Detroit.

A1 Easy Come, Easy Go
A2 Sugar, Sugar
A3 Something
A4 Spinning Wheel
A5 Vehicle
B1 The Letter
B2 And When I Die
B3 Come Saturday Morning
B4 Evil Ways
B5 You'Ve Made Me So Very Happy