Blinders On is a 2005 solo album by Sean Watkins. It was released for digital download on November 17, 2005. It was physically released in the United States on March 14, 2006, and released in the United Kingdom on March 20, 2006. Blinders On is Watkins' third solo album, and his first in three years. The album is not considered bluegrass at all, one critic saying that Blinders On is "pure California road pop".[ Allmusic review]
Track listing Summer's Coming - 3:32 Starve Them To Death - 2:47 I'm Sorry (Watkins, Wilson) - 4:01 Happy New Year - 4:08 Hello...Goodbye - 1:11 Run Away Girl (Watkins, Wilson) - 3:49 I Say Nothing - 4:00 Coffee - 3:03 The Sound Of My Crush - :50 No Lighted Windows - 2:19 Cammac - :20 Roses Never Red - 2:51 They Sail Away (Frizell, Watkins) - 3:06 Not That Bad/Blinders On - 4:14 Whipping Boy/Cherokee Shuffle (Hidden Track) - 7:11 (Whipping Boy ends at 2:32 and the hidden track begins at 3:05)
All songs by Sean Watkins, except where noted.
Personnel
Musical Sean Watkins - Lead Vocals, Guitars, Organ, Synthesizer, Bass, Mandolin, Piano, Keyboards, Sampling, Harmony Vocals, Drum Machine, Art Direction, Mixing, Drum Loop Sara Watkins - Violin, Harmony Vocals Gabe Witcher - Fiddle Benmont Tench - Piano, Toy Xylophone, Wurlitzer, Harmonium, Hammond organ Glenn Kotche - Drums, Vibes Jon Foreman - Harmony Vocals Rushad Eggleston - Cello Peter Sprague - Engineer, Mixing Byron House - Bass (Pizzicato) Jon Brion - Piano Mark Schatz - Bass Judith Ablon - Viola Zeneba Bowers - Violin Matthew Walker - Cello Duncan Moore - Drums
Technical Loren Witcher - Cover Art, Illustrations Ricky Chao - Assistant Engineer Autumn de Wilde - Photography Wendy Stamberger - Art Direction, Design Scott Fritz - Engineer, Mixing Ray Kennedy - Mastering Glenn Pittman - Assistant Engineer Vanessa Price - Grooming
Public reception The album was well received by fans, although Blinders On did not chart on any of the Billboard listings. It was released by compact disc and also via digital download on Watkins's website (where it remains available for digital download).Rubin, Steven. "Grammys follow Nickel Creek as sound morphs". NC Times. December 14, 2005. Retrieved January 20, 2008.
References
External links Sean's website