- Included among the Record Descriptions of Favorite Albums (Part 1).
- Blind Faith was formed by Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker from Cream, teaming up with Stevie Winwood of Traffic and Ric Grech of Family.
Blind Faith – Blind Faith (1969): This short-lived band was the first group that I remember being referred to as a “supergroup”, i.e., a new band composed of star musicians from other bands. Blind Faith was formed by Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker from Cream, teaming up with keyboardist and vocalist Stevie Winwood of Traffic. Ric Grech left his band Family in the middle of their tour to join Blind Faith. There is every indication that the album was rushed to market; there are only six songs, including the cover of a Buddy Holly song called “Well All Right”, and the album ends with a rather indulgent 15-minute jam, “Do What You Like”.
Still, the two opening songs, “Had to Cry Today” and “Can’t Find My Way Home” are great rock songs by anyone’s standards; and “Sea of Joy” features lovely electric violin by Ric Grech. “Presence of the Lord” is a heartfelt Christian rock song that is beautifully performed. Even though one-half of Blind Faith was previously two-thirds of Cream, the album seems dominated by Stevie Winwood instead, who was the lead vocalist on most songs and wrote half of them.