Blind (The Sundays album)

Blind is the second studio album by the Sundays.[9][10] It was released by Parlophone on 19 October 1992 in the UK, then in the US by Geffen the following day. It is often considered the darkest and most experimental of The Sundays' albums, noted for its melancholic lyrics and closer resemblance to the darker dream pop work of artists such as Cocteau Twins. The title of the album is from a lyric in the song "24 Hours".

Blind
Studio album by The Sundays
Released	19 October 1992
Genre	Indie pop, dream pop
Length	45:45
Label	Parlophone, DGC
Producer	The Sundays, Dave Anderson
The Sundays chronology
Reading, Writing and Arithmetic (1990) Blind (1992) Static & Silence (1997)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Chicago Tribune	[2]
Robert Christgau	[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[4]
Entertainment Weekly	B−[5]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide	[6]
Select	5/5[7]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	6/10[8]

The album peaked at No. 15 on the UK Albums Chart.[11]

Production

The album was co-produced by Dave Anderson.[12]

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote that "while increased confidence and ambition make Wheeler’s singing more technically accomplished, her development from adolescent wonder to adult aplomb deducts some of the band’s gravity-defying magic."[12]

Track listing

All songs by David Gavurin and Harriet Wheeler, except "Wild Horses", written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.

1. "I Feel" – 4:02
2. "Goodbye" – 4:45
3. "Life & Soul" – 2:37
4. "More" – 2:43
5. "On Earth" – 2:23
6. "God Made Me" – 4:50
7. "Love" – 4:33
8. "What Do You Think?" – 3:57
9. "24 Hours" – 3:29
10. "Blood on My Hands" – 3:40
11. "Medicine" – 3:42
12. "Wild Horses" – 4:45

The final track only appears on American release of this album and as a B-side of the UK single version of "Goodbye".

Personnel

• Harriet Wheeler – vocals, production
• David Gavurin – guitar, production
• Paul Brindley – bass
• Patrick Hannan – drums
• Lindsay Jamieson – tambourine
• Dave Anderson – engineer, production

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Blind – The Sundays". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
2. Webber, Brad (24 December 1992). "Sundays: Blind (DGC)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
3. "Robert Christgau: CG: The Sundays". www.robertchristgau.com.
4. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 7: MUZE. p. 846.CS1 maint: location (link)
5. "The Sundays: Blind". Entertainment Weekly: 82. 27 November 1992.
6. MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 1108.
7. Collis, Andrew (November 1992). "The Sundays: Blind". Select (29): 86.
8. Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig, eds. (1995). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
9. "The Sundays | Biography & History". AllMusic.
10. Buckley, Peter (January 26, 2003). "The Rough Guide to Rock". Rough Guides – via Google Books.
11. "SUNDAYS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
12. "Sundays". Trouser Press. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

External links

• Blind (The Sundays album) at Discogs (list of releases)