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.
Release
"Why, Pt. 2" was released as the first single from Blender on September 12, 2000. 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. 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.
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. 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.
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
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