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Blood, Sweat & No Tears
File:Blood, Sweat & No Tears.jpg
Studio album by Stetsasonic

Released

February 5, 1991

Recorded

1990

Studio

Calliope Productions
(New York City)
Greene St. Recording
(New York City)
Marathon Studios
(New York City)
Shakedown Sound Studios
(New York City)
Island Media Studios
(Long Island, New York)
Studiodad Recording
(Brooklyn, New York)
Chung King House of Metal
(Manhattan, New York)
Libra Digital Sound
(Long Island City, New York)

Genre

East Coast hip hop, Alternative hip hop, Hardcore hip hop, Conscious hip hop

Length

69:01

Label

Tommy Boy Records

Producer

Prince Paul, Bobby Simmons, Daddy-O, Bob Coutler, Alvin Mooney, Wise, DBC (co.), Chris Irwin, Norman Cook

Blood, Sweat & No Tears is the third and final studio album by American Hip hop group Stetsasonic. It was released on February 5, 1991 under Tommy Boy Records. Recording sessions took place at Calliope Productions, Marathon Studios, Greene St. Recording, Island Media Studios, Shakedown Sound Studios, Studiodad Recording, Chung King House of Metal and Libra Digital Sound in New York City during 1990. Production was handled by Prince Paul, Bobby Simmons, Daddy-O, Chris Irwin, Norman Cook, Wise, Alvin Mooney and Bob Coutler, with co-production from group member DBC.

The album peaked at #75 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart. Blood, Sweat & No Tears released the two singles: "Speaking of a Girl Named Suzy" and "No B.S. Allowed".


Track listing[]

  1. "The Hip Hop Band" (Interlude) - 2:30
  2. "No B.S. Allowed" - 4:31
  3. "Uda Man" - 5:03
  4. "Speaking of a Girl Named Suzy" - 5:26
  5. "Gyrlz" - 5:35
  6. "Blood, Sweat & No Tears" - 2:48
  7. "So Let the Fun Begin" - 4:54
  8. "Go Brooklyn 3" - 3:55
  9. "Walkin In the Rain" - 5:46
  10. "Don't Let Your Mouth Write a Check That Your Ass Can't Cash" - 5:25
  11. "Ghetto Is the World" - 5:55
  12. "Your Mouth Has Green Teeth" - 2:16
  13. "You Still Smokin' That Shit" - 0:47
  14. "Heaven Help the M.F.'s" - 4:39
  15. "Took Place in East New York" - 2:37
  16. "Paul's a Sucker" (Interlude) - 3:59
  17. "Free South Africa" (Norman Cook Remix) - 3:12



Samples[]

The Hip Hop Band (Interlude)

  • "Chocolate Buttermilk" by Kool & the Gang
  • "Get on the Good Foot" by James Brown

No B.S. Allowed

  • "Tramp" by Otis Redding and Carla Thomas
  • "Advice" by Sly & the Family Stone
  • "Here We Go (Live at the Funhouse)" by Run-D.M.C.
  • "Looking Out My Window" by Tom Jones

Uda Man

  • "(Nothing Serious) Just Buggin'" by Whistle
  • "Funky President (People It's Bad)" by James Brown

Speaking of a Girl Named Suzy

  • "Atomic Dog" by George Clinton
  • "She's Just a Groupie" by Bobby Nunn
  • "The Bottle" by Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson
  • "Coolin' (Original Mix)" by Sir Rock T

Gyrlz

  • "The Breakdown (Live)" by Rufus Thomas

Blood, Sweat & No Tears

  • "Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss
  • "N.T." by Kool & the Gang

So Let the Fun Begin

  • "Do It, Fluid" by The Blackbyrds
  • "Party" by Van McCoy
  • "Jungle Jazz" by Kool & the Gang
  • "N.T." by Kool & the Gang

Don't Let Your Mouth Write a Check That Your Ass Can't Cash

  • "Actions Speak Louder Than Words" by Chocolate Milk

Ghetto Is the World

  • "Can I Get Some Help" by James Brown