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Blender (Collective Soul album)

Blender is the fifth studio album by the American rock band Collective Soul released in 2000. This was their final album for Atlantic Records and also their least successful with the label.

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Blender
Studio album by
Collective Soul
ReleasedOctober 10, 2000 (2000-10-10)1
Studio
Length38:53
LabelAtlantic
Producer
Collective Soul chronology
Dosage
(1999) 		Blender
(2000) 		Seven Year Itch
(2001)
Singles from Blender
  1. "Why, Pt. 2"
    Released: September 12, 2000
  2. "Perfect Day"
    Released: 2000
  3. "Vent"
    Released: January 16, 2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStar2
E! OnlineB−3
Entertainment WeeklyC+4
Rolling StoneStarStarStar5
The Rolling Stone Album GuideStarStar6
Wall of Sound48/1007

Blender is the fifth studio album by the American rock band Collective Soul, released in October 2000. This was their final album by Atlantic Records and also their least successful with the label.

Release

"Why, Pt. 2" was released as the first single from Blender on September 12, 2000.8 Written by singer/guitarist Ed Roland, the song did not chart on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart but did reach No. 2 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.9 The "Pt. 2" in the title refers to an earlier track by the band, "Why", which was initially created during the band's Hints Allegations and Things Left Unsaid era, and was used as a b-side to the single "Breathe" in 1994.10

The second single, "Perfect Day", was released in 2000 and features Elton John. "Vent", the third and final single, was released on January 16, 2001.11 It was originally titled "Prick", but was changed to "Vent" due to concern from the band's record label, Atlantic Records. The song is supposedly about the band's tension with the label. The band left the label in 2001, and created their own independent label, El Music Group.

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
Japanese and Australian bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Over Tokyo" (Acoustic demo)3:37

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)12 3
US Billboard 20013 20

Year-end charts

Chart (2000) Position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)14 162

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)15 Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

References

  1. Titus, Christa (October 7, 2000). "Collective Soul Feeds 'Blender'". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 41. p. 12. ...the first single from the band's fifth Atlantic album, 'Blender,' due Oct. 10.
  2. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r501716/review
  3. Anon. "Music - Collective Soul "Blender"". E! Online. Archived from the original on June 24, 2001. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  4. Diehl, Matt (October 13, 2000). "Music Review: 'Blender'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. Strickman, Andrew. "Wall of Sound Review: Blender". Wall of Sound. Archived from the original on January 24, 2001. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  8. "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1367. September 8, 2000. pp. 104, 109, 116.
  9. Billboard Chart History
  10. Breathe Credits (liner notes). Atlantic Records. 7567-85639-2. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
  11. "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1367. January 12, 2001. pp. 103, 107, 114.
  12. "Collective Soul Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  13. "Collective Soul Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  14. "Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2000". Jam!. Archived from the original on September 6, 2004. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  15. "American album certifications – Collective Soul – Blender". Recording Industry Association of America.