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Third Eye Blind (album)

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Released
  
April 8, 1997

Label
  
Elektra

Length
  
57:40

Recorded
  
1995-1996 at various studios in San Francisco, USA

Genre
  
Alternative rock, power pop, post-grunge

Producer
  
Stephan Jenkins, Eric Valentine

Third Eye Blind is the eponymous debut studio album by the American rock band Third Eye Blind, released on April 8, 1997. The album spawned five singles, including the top ten chart hits "Semi-Charmed Life", "Jumper", and "How's It Going to Be".

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Reception

While Third Eye Blind only peaked at #25 on the Billboard 200, it spent 106 weeks on the chart. Three singles from the album charted in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100: "Semi-Charmed Life", "Jumper", and "How's It Going to Be". It is the group's best selling album, having been certified 6× Platinum by the RIAA.

Cover art

There are variations of the cover art. The first US issue of Third Eye Blind, approximately 500,000 copies, featured a gold-tinted cover photograph by photographer Christine Alicino, with a dark red band logo. The photo was then changed to red with a yellow logo (seen above) at the band's request. UK and other Continental European nations continued offering the gold edition, and Japan had a cyan, negative photo cover.

Track listing

All tracks written by Stephan Jenkins and Kevin Cadogan, except where noted.

Personnel

Third Eye Blind

  • Stephan Jenkins – lead vocals (all tracks); percussion (tracks 1, 4–5, 11, 13–14); brushes (track 3); guitar (3–4, 7, 11); programming (tracks 3, 13); keyboard arrangements (tracks 4, 7, 11, 14); drums (tracks 11, 13); acoustic guitar (track 13)
  • Kevin Cadogan – guitar (tracks 1–10, 12–14); backing vocals (tracks 1, 3–6, 10); autoharp (track 6)
  • Arion Salazar – bass guitar (tracks 1–10, 12–14); backing vocals (tracks 2, 4–6, 9–10, 13); piano (track 4)
  • Brad Hargreaves – drums (tracks 3–5, 7–10, 12, 14)

    • Additional musicians

  • Michael Urbano – drums (tracks 1–2, 6, 13)
  • Eric Valentine – programming (tracks 3, 11, 13); piano (tracks 7, 14); guitar (track 11); keyboards (track 11)
  • Ari Gorman – cello (track 6)

    • References

    Third Eye Blind (album) Wikipedia
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