The group’s self-titled second album spent seven weeks atop the U.S. charts in 1969 and received the Grammy Award for Album of the Yr in 1970. It contained the hit recordings “And After I Die”, “You’ve Made Me So Very Pleased”, and “Spinning Wheel”.[1] All of those peaked at quantity two on the Billboard Sizzling 100. The follow-up album, Blood, Sweat & Tears 3, additionally reached primary within the U.S.
Along with unique music, the group is understood for preparations of widespread songs by Laura Nyro, James Taylor, Carole King, the Band, the Rolling Stones, Billie Vacation and lots of others. The group has additionally tailored music from Erik Satie, Thelonious Monk and Sergei Prokofiev into their preparations.
The group was impressed by the “brass-rock” of the Buckinghams and their producer, James William Guercio, in addition to the Maynard Ferguson Orchestra. BS&T’s success paralleled that of equally configured ensembles corresponding to Chicago and the Electrical Flag, however by the mid-Seventies the group’s reputation had declined.
