Blind Melon (album)

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Blind Melon
Studio album by Blind Melon
Released	Sept. 22, 1992
Recorded	Feb - Jun 1992
Genre	Rock
Length	55:22
Label	Capitol
Producer(s)	Rick Parashar and Blind Melon
Professional reviews
All Music Guide [1]
Blind Melon chronology
	Blind Melon (1992)	Soup (1995)

Blind Melon is the debut rock and roll album by Blind Melon, released Sept. 22, 1992 (see 1992 in music). Fronted by singer Shannon Hoon, Blind Melon had a distinctive traditional rock sound, influenced by Southern rock and psychedelic music. The aggressive leads and shouted vocals of "Soak The Sin" and Tones of Home evoked heavy metal; "Time's" spacious bridge and ambient, winding outro shared commonalities with Grateful Dead-style improvisational music; while heavily acoustic songs "Change" and "No Rain" hinted at pop and folk influences. "No Rain" became Blind Melon's breakthrough single.

Contents 1 Trivia 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 Chart positions 5 See also

[edit] Trivia

•Rogers Stevens guitar playing is predominantly heard in the right channel, while Chris Thorn's is in the left.
•The lyrics to "No Rain" are incorrectly often attributed to Hoon. They were written by Brad Smith.
•The lyrics to "Tones Of Home" are collaborative.

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Glenn Graham / Shannon Hoon / Brad Smith / Rogers Stevens / Christopher Thorn

1. "Soak the Sin"
2. "Tones of Home"
3. "I Wonder"
4. "Paper Scratcher"
5. "Dear Ol' Dad"
6. "Change"
7. "No Rain"
8. "Deserted"
9. "Sleepyhouse"
10. "Holyman"
11. "Seed to a Tree"
12. "Drive"
13. "Time"

[edit] Personnel

• Blind Melon - Producer, Art Direction, Mixing
• Shannon Hoon - Vocals
• George Marino - Mastering
• Rick Parashar - Producer, Engineer, Mixing
• Brad Smith - Bass, Vocals (bckgr)
• Rogers Stevens - Guitar
• Glenn Graham - Percussion, Drums
• Jon Plum - Assistant Engineer
• Tommy Steele - Art Direction
• Christopher Thorn - Guitar
• Heather Devlin - Photography

[edit] Chart positions

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1992	Heatseekers	8
1993	The Billboard 200	3

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1992	"Tones of Home"	Modern Rock Tracks	20
1993	"No Rain"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	1
1993	"No Rain"	Modern Rock Tracks	1
1993	"No Rain"	The Billboard Hot 100	20
1993	"No Rain"	Top 40 Mainstream	4
1993	"Tones of Home"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	10

[edit] See also

• Heather DeLoach