Blinders On

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Blinders On
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Studio album by
Sean Watkins
ReleasedMarch 14, 2006 (US)
March 20, 2006 (UK)
November 17, 2005 (Digital download)
Genre Indie folk
Acoustic
Length47:22
Label Sugar Hill
Producer Sean Watkins
Sean Watkins chronology
26 Miles
(2004)
Blinders On
(2006)
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Blinders On is a 2006 solo album by Sean Watkins. It was released on March 14, 2006. Blinders On is Watkins' third solo album, and his first in three years. The album is not considered bluegrass at all, one critic saying that Blinders On is "pure California road pop". [1]

Contents

Track listing

  1. Summer's Coming - 3:32
  2. Starve Them To Death - 2:47
  3. I'm Sorry (Watkins, Wilson) - 4:01
  4. Happy New Year - 4:08
  5. Hello...Goodbye - 1:11
  6. Run Away Girl (Watkins, Wilson) - 3:49
  7. I Say Nothing - 4:00
  8. Coffee - 3:03
  9. The Sound Of My Crush - :50
  10. No Lighted Windows - 2:19
  11. Cammac - :20
  12. Roses Never Red - 2:51
  13. They Sail Away (Frizell, Watkins) - 3:06
  14. Not That Bad/Blinders On - 4:14
  15. Whipping Boy/Cherokee Shuffle (Hidden Track) - 7:11 (Whipping Boy ends at 2:32 and the hidden track begins at 3:05)

All songs by Sean Watkins, except where noted.

Personnel

Musical

Technical

Public reception

The album was well received by fans, although Blinders On did not chart on any of the Billboard listings. It was released by compact disc and also via digital download on Watkins's website (where it remains available for digital download). [2]

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References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. Rubin, Steven. "Grammys follow Nickel Creek as sound morphs". NC Times . December 14, 2005. Retrieved January 20, 2008.