Blind Date Party

Blind Date Party
Studio album by Bill Callahan and Bonnie "Prince" Billy
Released	December 10, 2021
Genre	Folk country rock [1]
Length	90:00
Label	Drag City
Bill Callahan chronology
Gold Record (2020) Blind Date Party (2021) Ytilaer (2022)
Bonnie "Prince" Billy chronology
Superwolves (2021) Blind Date Party (2021) Keeping Secrets Will Destroy You (2023)

Blind Date Party is a collaborative studio album by Bill Callahan and Bonnie "Prince" Billy, released on December 10, 2021, via Drag City. The project consists of covers of other artists' songs, many of which are from the duo's Drag City labelmates. ^[2]

Reception

Blind Date Party ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	82/100 [3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Backseat Mafia	7.9/10 [2]
The Guardian	[5]
Mojo	[6]
Pitchfork	7.5/10 [1]
Spectrum Culture	35/100 [7]
Uncut	8/10 [8]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic , Blind Date Party received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 82 out of 100 from 6 critic scores. ^[3]

Track listing

Blind Date Party track listing

No.	Title	Original by	Length
1.	"Blackness of the Night" (featuring Azita)	Yusuf Islam	3:45
2.	"OD'd in Denver" (featuring Matt Sweeney)	Hank Williams Jr.	3:30
3.	"I've Made My Mind Up" (featuring Alasdair Roberts)	Dave Rich	4:27
4.	"Red Tailed Hawk" (featuring Matt Kinsey)	The Other Years	2:40
5.	"Wish You Were Gay" (featuring Sean O'Hagan)	Billie Eilish	3:54
6.	"Our Anniversary" (featuring Dead Rider)	Smog	5:19
7.	"Rooftop Garden" (featuring George Xylouris)	Lou Reed	6:20
8.	"Deacon Blues" (featuring Bill MacKay)	Steely Dan	7:17
9.	"I Love You" (featuring David Pajo)	Jerry Jeff Walker	6:41
10.	"Sea Song" (featuring Mick Turner)	Robert Wyatt	7:21
11.	"I've Been the One" (featuring Meg Baird)	Little Feat	3:55
12.	"Miracles" (featuring Ty Segall)	Johnnie Frierson	4:17
13.	"I Want to Go to the Beach" (featuring Cooper Crain)	Iggy Pop	5:34
14.	"Night Rider's Lament" (featuring Cory Hanson)	Michael Burton	4:59
15.	"Arise, Therefore" (featuring Six Organs of Admittance)	Palace Music	3:24
16.	"The Night of Santiago" (featuring David Grubbs)	Leonard Cohen	4:16
17.	"The Wild Kindness" (featuring Cassie Berman)	Silver Jews	3:32
18.	"Lost in Love" (featuring Emmett Kelly)	Air Supply	4:05
19.	"She Is My Everything" (featuring Sir Richard Bishop)	John Prine	4:46
Total length:			90:00

Charts

Chart performance for Blind Date Party

Chart (2022)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [9]	46
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [10]	101
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [11]	35
Scottish Albums (OCC) [12]	53
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [13]	51
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [14]	21

References

1. Woodbury, Jason P. (December 28, 2021). "Bill Callahan / Bonnie "Prince" Billy: Blind Date Party Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
2. Sawle, Chris (December 6, 2021). "Album Review: Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & Bill Callahan - Blind Date Party: a Rolling Thunder Lockdown Revue of the Drag City Stable, Cast in Cover Versions". Backseat Mafia. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
3. "Blind Date Party by Bill Callahan Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
4. Phares, Heather (January 28, 2022). "Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Bill Callahan - Blind Date Party". AllMusic . Retrieved August 17, 2023.
5. Empire, Kitty (December 5, 2021). "Bill Callahan & Bonnie Prince Billy: Blind Date Party review - revelatory fun with old favourites". The Guardian. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
6. Segal, Victoria. "Bill Callahan and Bonnie Prince Billy - Blind Date Party". Mojo. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
7. Vellucci, Justin. "Bill Callahan/Bonnie Prince Billy: Blind Date Party". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
8. McKay, Alastair. "Bill Callahan & Bonnie Prince Billy - Blind Date Party". Uncut. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
9. "Austriancharts.at – Bill Callahan & Bonnie Prince Billy – Blind Date Party" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
10. "Ultratop.be – Bill Callahan & Bonnie Prince Billy – Blind Date Party" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
11. "Offiziellecharts.de – Bill Callahan & Bonnie Prince Billy – Blind Date Party" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
12. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
13. "Swisscharts.com – Bill Callahan & Bonnie Prince Billy – Blind Date Party". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
14. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 5, 2022.