I Came Here to Blow Minds

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I Came Here to Blow Minds
I came here to blow minds wendy james.jpg
Studio album by
Released19 October 2010 (digital)
29 March 2011
Genre Indie rock, garage rock, alternative rock
Length45:54
Label Cobraside Distribution Inc.
Producer Wendy James
Wendy James chronology
Now Ain't the Time for Your Tears
(1993)
I Came Here to Blow Minds
(2010)
The Price of the Ticket
(2016)

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]

Contents

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]

Track listing

  1. "The Moon Dead in the River" – 4:57
  2. "Where Have You Been, So Long?" – 4:27
  3. "Don't Shoot – I Ain't Dillinger" – 4:41
  4. "Municipal Blues" – 3:26
  5. "New Wave Flowered Up Main Street Acid Baby" – 2:44
  6. "Speedball" – 3:59
  7. "No Dice" – 3:22
  8. "You Tell Me" – 3:46
  9. "King Hoodlum" – 3:26
  10. "One Evening, in a Small Café..." – 3:45
  11. "These Beggar Memories" – 4:21
  12. "You're a Fucking Mess, But You Sure Is Pretty" – 2:19
  13. "I Came Here to Blow Minds" – 3:21

Personnel

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References

  1. "Wendy James – I Came Here to Blow Minds (2011, CD)". Discogs.
  2. "Wendy James – You Tell Me (2009, 192 KBPS, File)". Discogs. 15 May 2009.