Brand New Day (Blood, Sweat & Tears album)

Brand New Day is the tenth album by the band Blood, Sweat & Tears, released in November 1977. This was the band's only release on ABC Records. It was produced by Roy Halee and the band's former drummer Bobby Colomby. Colomby and Halee had also co-produced the group's fourth album, Blood, Sweat & Tears; 4, in 1971. Brand New Day failed to reach the Billboard 200 chart, peaking at #205.

The group's lineup was the same as for the previous album, 1976's More Than Ever, except for the departure of Colomby, who had been the sole remaining original member of the group. Roy McCurdy took his place as drummer.

This album has not been released on CD except for an unofficial version made in Russia in the early 2000s. The CD contains three additional live tracks ("I'll Drown In My Own Tears", "Gimme That Wine", and "Trouble In Mind / Shake A Hand") not on the original LP.

Reception
Jason Elias wrote for AllMusic, "For the most part, Brand New Day wasn't as innovative or as grand as previous releases, but fans will enjoy some of the better moments." Elias noted that "by 1977, the musical landscape had changed, so this is closer to R&B and polished pop, rather than the amalgam of styles that the group was famous for."

Track listing
Side one Side two Unofficial CD bonus tracks
 * 1) "Somebody I Trusted (Put Out the Light)" (Daniel Moore) – 3:56
 * 2) "Dreaming as One" (David Palmer, William Smith) – 4:10
 * 3) "Same Old Blues" (J. J. Cale) – 3:07
 * 4) "Lady Put Out The Light" (Guy Fletcher, Doug Flett) – 4:00
 * 5) "Womanizer" (Randy Sharp) – 3:50
 * 1) "Blue Street" (Randy Edelman) – 4:29
 * 2) "Gimme That Wine" (Jon Hendricks) – 5:00
 * 3) "Rock & Roll Queen (A Tribute to Janis Joplin)" (Bob Johnson, Phil Driscoll) – 5:10
 * 4) "Don't Explain" (Arthur Herzog, Jr., Billie Holiday) – 6:00
 * 1) "I'll Drown in My Own Tears" (Live) (Henry Glover) - 10:18
 * 2) "Gimme That Wine" (Live) (Jon Hendricks) - 11:30
 * 3) "Trouble in Mind/Shake a Hand" (live) - 6:38

Personnel

 * David Clayton-Thomas – lead vocals
 * Roy McCurdy – drums
 * Mike Stern – guitar
 * Larry Willis – keyboards
 * Danny Trifan – bass guitar
 * Tony Klatka – trumpet, flugelhorn
 * Forest Buchtell – trumpet, flugelhorn
 * Dave Bargeron – trombone
 * Bill Tillman – saxophone

Additional Musicians

 * Chaka Khan – co-lead vocals on "Dreaming As One"
 * Tommy Morgan - harmonica
 * Pete Jolly – Mussette oboe
 * Bobby Colomby – percussion, vocals
 * Paul Shure – strings
 * Willie Smith – vocals, organ
 * Brenda Bryant, Carl Graves, Ernie Watts, Glen Garrett, John Gross, John Mitchell, John Rosenberg, King Errison, Mike Altshul, Mike Finnigan, Paul Stallworth, Peter Graves, Ray Reed, Bob Payne, Stu Blumberg, Tish Smith, Tom Peterson, Venetta Fields - choir

Production

 * Produced by Roy Halee and Bobby Colomby
 * Engineered by Roy Halee
 * Mastered By: Stan Ricker
 * Re-Mixed at: ABC Studios, Los Angeles
 * Recorded at: United Western Recorders, Los Angeles and Criteria Studios, Miami