New Blood

"New Blood" is the fifth album by the band Blood, Sweat & Tears, released in October 1972. Following the departure of lead vocalist David Clayton-Thomas, who left to pursue a solo career, the band underwent significant personnel changes. Tensions between the pop-rock and jazz factions of the group contributed to this shift. Along with Clayton-Thomas, founding member Fred Lipsius also left in early January 1972.

Bobby Doyle briefly stepped in as the new lead vocalist, and a photo featuring this lineup, which included noted jazz saxophonist Joe Henderson, appeared in Down Beat. By the time of the album's recording, Jerry Fisher had taken over as the singer, with Doyle contributing piano on tracks like "Touch Me" and "Velvet." Other departures included founding member Dick Halligan and Henderson.

The album reached the top 40 on the charts, making it the last Blood, Sweat & Tears LP to achieve this. It produced the single "So Long Dixie," which peaked at number 44. The album cover, painted by Bob Schulenberg and Dean Torrence of Jan & Dean, depicts two male peacocks on a garden wall—a common Indian peacock and a white peacock.

An additional track, "Time Remembered," was recorded for the album but ultimately excluded; it later appeared on the compilation The Very Best of Blood, Sweat and Tears: What Goes Up!. New Blood was re-released on CD in 2005 by the Wounded Bird label.