Thriller! is a 1973 album by San Francisco funk group Cold Blood.Billboard - 1973 5 5 p62 "Pop album picks— titles deemed headed for a post among the first 100 places on the Top LP chart. .. COLD BLOOD, " Lydia Pense and the rest of Cold Blood were backed by The Pointer Sisters.
The album caused controversy because of its violent cover art. The cover was cited in 1978 in a congressional committee on domestic violence.Emilio Viano Spouse abuse 1978-p514 "Cover for Cold Blood's album “Thriller.” nd. Romance novel parody. Amaulted, robbed, molested, unconscious woman is labeled a "thriller." She has fallen in a seductive position, with her skirt lifted. Her make-up is “a little too dark,” implying ..." The inside of the album cover, in the fold out, is the same model stabbing a man in the back.Research Into Violent Behavior: Overview and Sexual Assaults ... United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology. Subcommittee on Domestic and International Scientific Planning, Analysis, and Cooperation - 1978 "Yet it's selling an album. This one — there's a whole ... The inside of the album cover, after you buy it, is a woman stabbing a man in the back. Again, it's the same model, ... This one is called "Cold Blood" by Thriller. The woman has obviously ..."
Track listing
Personnel Cold Blood Lydia Pense - vocals Michael Sasaki - electric and acoustic guitars Raul Matute - keyboards Max Haskett - trumpet, backing vocals Skip Mesquite - flute, saxophone, backing vocals Peter Weller - trumpet, flugelhorn Rod Ellicott - bass Gaylord Birch - drums, percussion Additional personnel Mel Martin - baritone and tenor saxophone, flute Bill Atwood - trumpet, flugelhorn Bob Ferreira - tenor saxophone, flute Pat O'Hara - trombone John Mewborn - valve trombone, trumpet Bennie Maupin - tenor saxophone, bass clarinet Mike Andress - tenor saxophone Rigby Powell - trumpet Holly Tigard, Pointer Sisters - backing vocals Technical Fred Catero, Jeremy Zatkin - engineer David Rubinson - remix engineer
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