Released September 1968 Length 3:24 | Label Soul City 768 | |
B-side "Bobbie's Blues (Who Do You Think Of?)" | ||
"Sweet Blindness" is a song written by Laura Nyro and performed by The 5th Dimension. It reached #13 on the Billboard Hot 100, #15 in Canada, #19 in Australia, and #45 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1968. It was featured on their 1968 album, Stoned Soul Picnic.
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The song was a drinking song, that sounded old fashioned, and noted for its rhythm changes, as well as for its brass section. The song ends with the noted Count Basie piano riff before the brass holds a long jazzy cadenza.
The song was produced by Bones Howe and arranged by Bill Holman, Bob Alcivar, Ray Pohlman, and Howe.
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