Deaf Dumb Blind

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Deaf Dumb Blind
Clawfinger - Deaf Dumb Blind.jpg
Studio album by
Released21 April 1993
Recorded1992
Genre
Length39:47
Label WEA / MVG
Producer Clawfinger, Jacob Hellner
Clawfinger chronology
Deaf Dumb Blind
(1993)
Use Your Brain
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Music Week Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Rock Hard Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]

Deaf Dumb Blind is the debut studio album by Swedish rap metal band Clawfinger. It was released on 21 April 1993.

Contents

Background

The musical content is mainly metal/hard rock modernized with a few electronic elements. The vocal approach is an aggressive flux of words sung in a rap style.

The album has ten standard tracks; three bonus tracks were added to the re-release in 2004. Clawfinger also released four singles (detailed below) and three videos ("Nigger", "The Truth" and "Warfair").

The lyrics of "Catch Me" are translated from the Asta Kask song "Dom Får Aldrig Mig".

Track listing

All tracks by Clawfinger. [5]

  1. "Nigger" – 3:47
  2. "The Truth" – 4:12
  3. "Rosegrove" – 4:02
  4. "Don't Get Me Wrong" – 3:12
  5. "I Need You" – 4:58
  6. "Catch Me" – 4:39
  7. "Warfair" – 3:48
  8. "Wonderful World" – 2:40
  9. "Sad to See Your Sorrow" – 5:18
  10. "I Don't Care" – 3:11
  11. "Get It" – 4:44 (bonus track)
  12. "Profit Preacher" – 5:55 (bonus track)
  13. "Stars & Stripes" – 3:52 (bonus track)

Personnel

Released singles

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Norway (IFPI Norway) [11] Gold25,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

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