Blood, Sweat & Tears drug overdose in Amsterdam on January 31, 1978. Rocked by this shocking turn of events, the group returned home and temporarily ceased activity. In 1979, with the encouragement of longtime BS&T manager Fred Heller, who had numerous requests for the band to play more shows, David Clayton-Thomas decided to continue Blood, Sweat & Tears with an entirely new lineup that consisted of himself and other Canadian musicians (Kenny Marco – guitar, David Piltch – bass, Joe Sealy – keyboards, Bruce Cassidy – trumpet, flugelhorn, Earl Seymour – sax, flute, Steve Kennedy – sax, flute and Sally Chappis – drums, with
The Same Old Blood Rush with a New Touch promoter Chris Ring, the band was hired by him as the first partner for his company Fanbassador. Fanbassador allowed the band to map out cities they could play based on audience demand. Eventually, they performed the album in 33 cities across the U.S. in October. All music by Cute Is What We Aim For, all lyrics by Shaant Hacikyan. Personnel per booklet. Cute Is What We Aim For Additional musicians Production The Same Old Blood Rush with a New Touch The Same Old Blood Rush with a New Touch is the debut studio album by American rock band Cute Is