Blind (The Sundays album)

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Blind
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Studio album by
The Sundays
Released19 October 1992
Genre Indie pop, dream pop
Length45:45
Label Parlophone, DGC
Producer The Sundays, Dave Anderson
The Sundays chronology
Reading, Writing and Arithmetic
(1990)		Blind
(1992)		 Static & Silence
(1997)
Singles from Blind
  1. "Love"
    Released: 1992
  2. "Goodbye"
    Released: 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Robert Christgau Rating-Christgau-dud.svg [3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Entertainment Weekly B− [5]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Select 5/5 [7]
Spin Alternative Record Guide 6/10 [8]

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".

Contents

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

Background and production

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

Music

Musically, the album contains "gentle, folk-based guitars and pop melodies." [13]

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]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic gave the album three stars out of five, stating his opinion that The Sundays does not feature as many strong tracks as its predecessor, Reading, Writing and Arithmetic . [13]

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

Charts

Chart performance for Blind
Chart (1992–1993)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [14] 78
UK Albums (OCC) [15] 15
US Billboard 200 [16] 103

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. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 846.
  5. ↑ "The Sundays: Blind". Entertainment Weekly . 27 November 1992. p. 82.
  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 (26 January 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN   9781843531050 – via Google Books.
  11. ↑ "SUNDAYS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  12. 1 2 "Sundays". Trouser Press. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  13. 1 2 Blind - The Sundays | Album | AllMusic , retrieved 11 June 2025
  14. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 271.
  15. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  16. ↑ "The Sundays > Chart History > Billboard 200". Billboard . Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2022.


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