Child Is Father To The Man
by Blood, Sweat & Tears
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Blood, Sweat & Tears bestography
Child Is Father To The Man is ranked 2nd best out of 12 albums by Blood, Sweat & Tears on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Blood, Sweat & Tears is Blood, Sweat & Tears which is ranked number 2571 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 617.
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Child Is Father To The Man track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/10/2026 10:01 | malcstott | 7 | 77/100 |
| ! | 05/06/2026 16:33 | Jakor | 5,525 | 70/100 |
| ! | 11/25/2025 13:15 | cicadelic | 13,767 | 73/100 |
| ! | 08/29/2025 12:44 | Proto | 4,263 | 33/100 |
| ! | 04/18/2025 21:26 | Vinyl | 532 | 80/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.8/100, a mean average of 75.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.9.
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Jboy56 09/02/2022 12:59 | #289216 | TOP COMMENT
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BST is a mixed bag, I really do not like their music as a whole. It has no cohesion or direction. Some good songs are on this album like: I love you more than i know, I cant quit her
Martini 11/01/2020 22:03 | #260066 | TOP COMMENT
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Very beautiful album. The way they introduce the musical themes in the beginning and later repeat them in the end foreshadows albums like The Who's Tommy and Pink Floyd's The Wall. It has its good and bad moments but overall a good album.
discojets1 02/06/2017 04:16 | #184986
Their best album without a doubt. Strongest effort. Al Kooper leading the group with a Blues/R&b/jazz vibe throughout
The only decent album they ever made before they sold out big time, just like Chicago and umpteen other bands who decided they would rather make money than make decent music.
poppmusic 05/07/2015 15:15 | #141019 | TOP COMMENT
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Good album, but in all honesty, probably the worst album cover of all time
Best Track: I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know
BS&T's debut album, with Al Kooper steering the boat, doesn't really resemble the better-known David Clayton Thomas incarnation, but this is perhaps their strongest effort overall. This record has more of a blues- than a jazz-infusion, but there's some of both. Filled with great songs like "Just One Smile," "My Days Are Numbered," and "I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know." Unique offering. Pity it didn't work out with Kooper, but, if it did, we never would have gotten "Spinning Wheel" and "You've Made Me So Very Happy."
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