Blender (Collective Soul album)

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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
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
E! OnlineB−[2]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[3]
Rolling Stone[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]
Wall of Sound48/100[6]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Chart (2000) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[7] 3
US Billboard 200[8] 20

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (2000) Position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[9] 162

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r501716/review
  2. ^ Anon. "Music - Collective Soul "Blender"". E! Online. Archived from the original on June 24, 2001. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  3. ^ Diehl, Matt (October 13, 2000). "Music Review: 'Blender'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  4. ^ Puterbaugh, Parke (October 3, 2000). "Collective Soul: Blender : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 27, 2009. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  5. ^ Sheffield, Rob (2004). "Collective Soul". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 180−181. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  6. ^ Strickman, Andrew. "Wall of Sound Review: Blender". Wall of Sound. Archived from the original on January 24, 2001. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  7. ^ "Collective Soul Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  8. ^ "Collective Soul Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  9. ^ "Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2000". Jam!. Archived from the original on September 6, 2004. Retrieved March 29, 2022.


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