Released November 12, 1996 Genre Alternative rock Label Capitol | Recorded 1991–March 7, 1995 Length 41:02 | |
Producer Blind Melon, Andy Wallace, Mike Napolitano | ||
Nico is the third studio album by American rock band Blind Melon, released in 1996 by Capitol Records. The album was released after lead singer Shannon Hoon's cocaine overdose that resulted in his death in 1995. The album was named for his daughter, Nico Blue, and the proceeds arising from album sales were placed in a college trust for her. It features unreleased tracks, recordings started by Hoon and finished by the band, unreleased versions of previous songs ("No Rain" and "St. Andrew's Hall") and the cover songs "The Pusher" (Steppenwolf) and "John Sinclair" (John Lennon).
Contents
Track listing
All songs by Blind Melon except "The Pusher" (Hoyt Axton, with additional lyrics by Shannon Hoon) and "John Sinclair" (John Lennon).
- "The Pusher" – 3:06
- "Hell" – 2:02
- "Soup" – 3:09
- "No Rain" [Ripped Away Version] – 2:25
- "Soul One" – 3:15
- "John Sinclair" – 3:36
- "All That I Need" – 2:50
- "Glitch" – 3:20
- "Life Ain't So Shitty" – 1:50
- "Swallowed" – 3:45
- "Pull" – 3:28
- "St. Andrew's Hall" – 3:36
- "Letters from a Porcupine" – 1:54
The Japanese edition of the album contained the bonus song "Three Is a Magic Number" as track 14, originally released on the Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks album.