First Taste of Sin

First Taste of Sin is the third album by the Oakland, California band Cold Blood. This album is noted for being produced by soul singer/musician Donny Hathaway. 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 Extension of a Man.

Track listing

 * 1) "Visions" (Donny Baldwin, Boroquez) 3:23
 * 2) "Lo and Behold" (James Taylor) 4:12
 * 3) "Down to the Bone" (Danny Hull, Cecil Stoltie) 5:45
 * 4) "You Had To Know" (Donny Hathaway) 5:50
 * 5) "My Lady Woman" (Danny Hull, Cecil Stoltie) 4:04
 * 6) "No Way Home" (Danny Hull, Raul Matule) 3:25
 * 7) "Inside Your Soul" (Max Haskett) 3:28
 * 8) "All My Honey" (Danny Hull, Cecil Stoltie) 3:31
 * 9) "Valdez in the Country" (Donny Hathaway) 3:44

Personnel

 * Lydia Pense - 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 - tenor saxophone
 * Bill Baker - alto and baritone saxophone
 * Gordon Messick, Pat O'Hara - trombone
 * Max Haskett - trumpet, vocals
 * Bill Atwood - trumpet
 * Ernest Diridoni - tuba
 * Donny Hathaway - piano, organ
 * Pete Escovedo - congas
 * Coke Escovedo - timbales, percussion
 * Technical
 * Richard Moore - engineer
 * Wally Heider - recording
 * Marty Evans - cover photography