David Clayton-Thomas - David Clayton-Thomas (1973)

David Clayton-Thomas (born David Henry Thomsett; 13 September 1941) is a Grammy Award-winning Canadian musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist for the American band Blood, Sweat & Tears. Clayton-Thomas has been inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and in 2007 his jazz/rock composition "Spinning Wheel" was enshrined in the Canadian Songwriter's Hall of Fame. In 2010 Clayton-Thomas received his star on Canada's Walk of Fame.
Clayton-Thomas began his music career in the early '60s, working the clubs on Toronto's Yonge Street, where he discovered his love of singing and playing the blues. Before moving to New York City in 1967, Clayton-Thomas fronted a couple of local bands, first The Shays and then The Bossmen, one of the earliest rock bands with significant jazz influences. But the real success came only a few difficult years later when he joined Blood, Sweat & Tears.
Frustrated with the band’s infighting and grueling touring schedule, Clayton-Thomas left Blood, Sweat and Tears in early 1972 to work as a solo artist. Thomas released his first Columbia solo album after BS&T, simply titled "David Clayton Thomas".

01. "Harmony Junction" (David Clayton-Thomas, William D. Smith) - 3:13
02. "Workin' On The Railroad" (David Clayton-Thomas) - 2:34
03. "Alimony" (Tommy Tucker) - 3:25
04. "Harbor Lady" (Timothy Martin, Walter Meskell) - 3:32
05. "When Something Is Wrong With My Baby" (David Porter, Isaac Hayes) - 4:26
06. "Hernando's Hideaway" (Jerry Ross, Richard Adler) - 3:49
07. "Sweet Fantasy" (Hoyt Axton) - 3:22
08. "Small Family" (David Clayton-Thomas, William D. Smith) - 2:37
09. "Can't Buy Me Love" (John Lennon-Paul McCartney) - 2:33
10. "Professor Longhair" (David Clayton-Thomas, William D. Smith) - 2:47

Label - RCA Victor