I Came Here to Blow Minds | ||||
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Released | 19 October 2010 (digital) 29 March 2011 | |||
Genre | Indie rock, garage rock, alternative rock | |||
Length | 45:54 | |||
Label | Cobraside Distribution Inc. | |||
Producer | Wendy James | |||
Wendy James chronology | ||||
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I Came Here to Blow Minds is the second solo album by former Transvision Vamp and Racine lead singer Wendy James. It was originally released in October 2010 as a digital album, but saw a physical release in March 2011. [1]
The album became James' first solo album release in seventeen years, after 1993's Now Ain't the Time for Your Tears , although she had fronted the indie rock band Racine from 2004 to 2008, during which time they released the albums: Number One and Racine 2 .
The track "You Tell Me" was released as a teaser in May 2009, more than a year before the album's release. [2]
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