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Bloodletting is the third studio album by American alternative rock band Concrete Blonde. Released on May 15, 1990, the album marks a shift for the band toward gothic rock. It features guest appearances by R.E.M.'s Peter Buck and Wall of Voodoo's Andy Prieboy.

Bloodletting
Studio album by
Concrete Blonde
ReleasedMay 15, 1990
RecordedAugust 1989 – February 1990
at Battery Studios, London[1]
Additional Recording at
Cherokee Studios, Hollywood and
Can-Am Recording, Tarzana[2] and
John Keane Studio, Athens, GA[3]
Genre
  • Alternative rock
  • gothic rock
Length
  • 42:11
  • 1:09:00 (20th anniversary edition)
Label
  • I.R.S. Records
  • EMI
  • Shout! Factory (20th anniversary edition)
ProducerConcrete Blonde, Chris Tsangarides
Concrete Blonde chronology
Free
(1989)		 Bloodletting
(1990)		 Walking in London
(1992)
Singles from Bloodletting
  1. "Bloodletting (The Vampire Song)"
    Released: 1990
  2. "Joey"
    Released: June 4, 1990
  3. "Caroline"
    Released: September 9, 1990
  4. "Tomorrow, Wendy"
    Released: 1991
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]

Bloodletting peaked at number 8 on the Australian ARIA Charts and was certified gold in 1990.[5] It earned a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) the following year.


Background


Concrete Blonde lead vocalist Johnette Napolitano said of the album:

It was pretty miserable. It's not a happy little disc. We had a string of bad luck and [Bloodletting] was the tail end of it. A particularly bad relationship. It had never happened to me until I was 29 years old. I had a hard time getting over it. So, it's not a happy record, but I could do two things: I could make a self-indulgent record, which is what this is, or I could lock up all these songs in a closet and do something that wasn't sincere. This will never happen again, this record.[6]


Release


Bloodletting was released in May 15, 1990.

"Joey" was the band's biggest hit, reaching number one on the Modern Rock Tracks chart and the top 20 of the pop charts.[7] The song reached #2 in Australia while also spending 6 weeks at #3.[8]


Critical reception


Elizabeth Wurtzel, in her review of the album for New York magazine, called the album "not nearly as likable or far-ranging" as the band's preceding album, Free, "though it's deeper and more focused."[9]


2010 re-issue


On July 13, 2010, Shout! Factory released the 20th anniversary edition of Bloodletting,[10] featuring six bonus tracks: "I Want You", "Little Wing", the French extended version of "Bloodletting (The Vampire Song)" and live versions of "Roses Grow", "The Sky Is a Poisonous Garden" and "Tomorrow, Wendy".[11]


Track listing


All tracks are written by Johnette Napolitano, except as noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bloodletting (The Vampire Song)" 6:04
2."The Sky Is a Poisonous Garden"Napolitano, Bruce Moreland2:36
3."Caroline" 5:30
4."Darkening of the Light" 3:24
5."I Don't Need a Hero" 4:25
6."Days and Days" 3:12
7."The Beast" 3:52
8."Lullabye" 3:56
9."Joey" 4:07
10."Tomorrow, Wendy"Andy Prieboy5:05
20th Anniversary Edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."I Want You" (B-side of "Joey"[12]) 3:28
12."Little Wing" (from "Caroline" maxi-single[13])Jimi Hendrix4:15
13."Bloodletting (The Vampire Song)" (French version from European maxi-single[14]) 7:06
14."Roses Grow" (Live at the Malibu Nightclub on Long Island for WDRE) (from "Caroline" maxi-single[15]) 3:05
15."The Sky Is a Poisonous Garden" (Live at the Malibu Nightclub on Long Island for WDRE) (from "Caroline" maxi-single[16])Napolitano, Bruce Moreland4:15
16."Tomorrow, Wendy" (Live at the Malibu Nightclub on Long Island for WDRE) (from "Caroline" maxi-single[17])Andy Prieboy4:26

Personnel



Charts


Chart (1990) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[21] 8
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[22] 4
US Billboard 200[23] 49
US Cash Box Top 200 Albums[24] 44

Certifications


Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[25] Gold 35,000^
United States (RIAA)[26] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.


References


  1. Discogs - Battery Studios, London - profile and discography
  2. Discogs - Can-Am Recorders - profile and discography
  3. Discogs - John Keane Studios - profile and discography
  4. Raggett, Ned. "Bloodletting – Concrete Blonde : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  5. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  6. Linden, Amy (September 1990). "Concrete Blonde's Ambition". Spin. p. 56. ISSN 0886-3032. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  7. "Concrete Blonde". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  8. "australian-charts.com - Concrete Blonde - Joey". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  9. Wurtzel, Elizabeth (September 24, 1990). "Dark Roots". New York. Vol. 23, no. 37. p. 113. ISSN 0028-7369. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  10. Discogs - Bloodletting (20th anniversary edition) - CD 2010-07-13th, Shout! Factory (826663-12086) US
  11. allMusic - Bloodletting (20th anniversary edition) - CD 2010-07-13th, Shout! Factory (12086) US
  12. Discogs - Joey - vinyl-7" German cover 1990, I.R.S. Records (006-24 1064 7) Europe
  13. Discogs - Caroline - maxi-single CD 1990, I.R.S. Records (X25G-13811) US
  14. Discogs - Bloodletting (the Vampire song) - maxi-single CD 1991, I.R.S. Records (1C (560) 2045972) Europe
  15. Discogs - Caroline - maxi-single CD 1990, I.R.S. Records (IRS 2041312) Europe
  16. Discogs - Caroline - maxi-single CD 1990, I.R.S. Records (X25G-13811) US
  17. allMusic - Caroline - maxi-single CD 1990, Capitol (13811) US
  18. Discogs - Hugh Brown - profile and discography
  19. Discogs - John Keane - profile
  20. Discogs - Ron Scarselli - profile and discography (layout artist, graphic designer, and painter)
  21. "Australiancharts.com – Concrete Blonde – Bloodletting". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  22. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 1306". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  23. "Concrete Blonde Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  24. "Cash Box Top 200 Albums" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. 54, no. 6. September 8, 1990. p. 16. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via World Radio History.
  25. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1990 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  26. "American album certifications – Concrete Blonde – Bloodletting". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 6, 2022.




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[de] Bloodletting

Bloodletting (deutsch „Aderlass“) ist das dritte Album der US-amerikanischen Alternative-Rock-Band Concrete Blonde. Auf ihm spielt der zu dieser Zeit freie Stammschlagzeuger von Roxy Music, Paul Thompson, anstelle von Harry Rushakoff. Rushakoff hatte sich mit der Bandleaderin gestritten.[1] Diese übernahm wieder den Hauptanteil der Bass-Arbeit, wodurch sich die ursprüngliche Trio-Besetzung reformierte. Insbesondere die Texte zeichnen für einen gehörigen Gothic-Einschlag verantwortlich. Dank der Radioeinsätze von Joey wurde Bloodletting zum erfolgreichsten Album. Der kleine Hit vermochte es aber nicht, Concrete Blonde zum Durchbruch zu verhelfen.
- [en] Bloodletting (Concrete Blonde album)

[it] Bloodletting (Concrete Blonde)

Bloodletting è il terzo album in studio del gruppo musicale statunitense Concrete Blonde, pubblicato nel 1990.


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