Blender (Collective Soul album)

Blender
Studio album by
Collective Soul
ReleasedOctober 10, 2000
Recorded2000
Studio
GenreAlternative rock, post-grunge, power pop
Length38:53
LabelAtlantic
ProducerEd Roland, Anthony J. Resta
Collective Soul chronology
Dosage
(1999) 		Blender
(2000) 		Seven Year Itch
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Blender is the fifth studio album by the American rock band Collective Soul released in 2000. The album is considered by many to be the band's most pop-oriented album to date. This was their final album for Atlantic Records and also their least successful with the label.

Track listing

All songs written by Ed Roland, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Skin"3:08
2."Vent"3:13
3."Why, Pt. 2"3:37
4."10 Years Later"3:21
5."Boast"3:39
6."Turn Around"3:39
7."You Speak My Language" (Mark Sandman; Morphine cover)3:24
8."Perfect Day" (featuring Elton John)3:48
9."After All"3:44
10."Over Tokyo"3:48
11."Happiness"3:32

Personnel

  • Ross Childress – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Shane Evans – drums, percussion
  • Ed Roland – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Dean Roland – rhythm guitar
  • Will Turpin – bass guitar, percussion, backing vocals
  • Jack Joseph-Puig – mix engineer
  • Richard Ash – second mix engineer
  • Anthony J. Resta;- synthesizers, programming, mellotron, drums on "Ten Years Later"

Charts

Chart (2000) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[1] 3
US Billboard 200[2] 20

Year-end charts

Chart (2000) Position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[3] 162

References

  1. ^ "Collective Soul Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "Collective Soul Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  3. ^ "Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2000". Jam!. Archived from the original on September 6, 2004. Retrieved March 29, 2022.