Blacklisted (album)

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Blacklisted
Neko Case - Blacklisted.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 20, 2002
Recorded2002
Genre Alternative country
Length37:18
Label Bloodshot
Producer Craig Schumacher
Neko Case chronology
Canadian Amp
(2001)
Blacklisted
(2002)
The Tigers Have Spoken
(2004)

Blacklisted is the third studio album by American musician Neko Case, released on August 20, 2002.

Contents

Blacklisted marked a departure from the alternative country sounds of Case's first two solo albums(?). Guest musicians on the album include Howe Gelb, Kelly Hogan, Mary Margaret O'Hara, Joey Burns, John Convertino, and Dallas Good.

As of 2009, sales in the United States have exceeded 113,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. [1]

Accolades

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 82/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [3]
The Austin Chronicle Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Blender Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Chicago Sun-Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [6]
Entertainment Weekly A− [7]
Pitchfork 7.9/10 [8]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Spin 8/10 [11]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]

Online music magazine Pitchfork placed Blacklisted at number 141 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s. [13]

Track listing

All songs written by Case, except where noted.

  1. "Things That Scare Me" (Case, Tom Ray) – 2:30
  2. "Deep Red Bells" – 4:03
  3. "Outro with Bees" [14] – 1:35
  4. "Lady Pilot" – 2:26
  5. "Tightly" – 2:16
  6. "Look for Me (I'll Be Around)" (Sylvia Dee, Guy Wood) – 3:21
  7. "Stinging Velvet" – 2:55
  8. "Pretty Girls" – 3:25
  9. "I Missed the Point" – 1:52
  10. "Blacklisted" – 2:22
  11. "I Wish I Was the Moon" – 3:34
  12. "Runnin' Out of Fools" (Richard Ahlert, Kay Rogers) – 3:05
  13. "Ghost Wiring" – 3:54
  14. "Outro with Bees (Reprise)" [14] - 2:24

Personnel

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