Blind Love (album)
Blind Love is the second studio album by Australian indie pop band Ratcat, released in May 1991. It was their most successful album and went to peak at No.1 in Australia.
| Blind Love | ||||
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| Released | May 1991 | |||
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| Length | 40:19 | |||
| Label | rooArt | |||
| Producer | Nick Mainsbridge | |||
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It was nominated for Breakthrough Artist - Album at the ARIA Music Awards of 1992.[1]
Reception
Blind Love was given 3 out of 5 in a review by All Music.[2]
In The Sell-In, Craig Mathieson said the album, "lived up to Simon Day's belief in the disposability ethic. It spat out one buzzsaw, troublegum tune after another, delivered with punkish verve and given the sheen rooArt hoped for by producer Nick Mainsbridge. It sounded impossibly simple, but that's what distinguished it from the pack."[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Yes I Wanna Go" | Simon Day | 2:40 |
| 2. | "Run & Hide" | Day | 3:04 |
| 3. | "Baby Baby" | Day | 3:43 |
| 4. | "Hopeless Mind" | Day | 4:17 |
| 5. | "Pieces" | Day, Amr Zaid | 3:18 |
| 6. | "Racing" | Day, Zaid | 3:32 |
| 7. | "That Ain't Bad" | Day | 4:05 |
| 8. | "The Wonder of You" | Day | 3:04 |
| 9. | "Don't Go Now" | Robyn St.Clare | 3:11 |
| 10. | "Strange" | Day | 4:07 |
| 11. | "The End" | Day | 5:13 |
- Note: On the LP/Cassette version, tracks 1-6 are "side A" and tracks 7-11 are "side B"
Credits
- Artwork by [Illustrations] – Simon Day
- Photography – Linda Marlin
- Producer, Recorded By – Nick Mainsbridge
- Producer [Assistant] – Rob Lowlands, Scott Christie
- Backing Vocals – Margaret Urlich, Robyn St. Clare
Charts
Year-end charts
| Chart (1991) | Position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[6] | 35 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[7] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Catalogue | Ref. |
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| Australia | June 1991 | rooArt | 848523-2 | ||
References
- "ARIA Award search "RatCat"". ARIA Awards. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- "Ratcat - Blind Love". allmusic.com. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- Mathieson, Craig (2000). The Sell-in: How the Music Business Seduced Alternative Rock. Allen & Unwin. p. 75. ISBN 1-86508-412-3.
- "RatCat - Blind Love". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- "Australian-charts.com – RatCat – {{{song}}}". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Albums 1991". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- "1991 Albums Chart". ARIA. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
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