Leaves Me Blind is the second album by Australian indie rock/electronic band Underground Lovers, released in the UK in August 1992 and Australia in December. It was the first album released as part of a recording contract with the Polydor label. Three singles, "Ladies Choice" (August 1992) "I Was Right" (November 1992) and a remix of "Your Eyes" (August 1993) were taken from the album.
The band included surging, 15-minute versions of "Your Eyes" as part of their 35-minute sets supporting The Cure on their eight-date Australian tour in August 1992.
A version of "Whisper Me Nothing" by Underground Lovers featuring Stephen Cummings on vocals appeared on Cummings' 1994 CD single "September 13" .
In 2010, music writers and critics John O'Donnell, Toby Creswell and Craig Mathieson named Leaves Me Blind as the 54th greatest Australian album in their book 100 Best Australian Albums.John O'Donnell, "Oz rock's role of honour", Sunday Mail (Adelaide), 14 November 2010, pg.38
Track listing (All music by Glenn Bennie and Vincent Giarrusso, all lyrics by Vincent Giarrusso, except where noted) "Eastside Stories" (Maurice Argiro, Glenn Bennie, Vincent Giarrusso) – 7:09 "Promenade" – 4:31 "I Was Right" (Maurice Argiro, Glenn Bennie, Vincent Giarrusso) – 4:18 "Holiday" – 3:43 "Got Off On It" (Maurice Argiro, Glenn Bennie, Vincent Giarrusso, Richard Andrew, Philippa Nihill) – 4:01 "Daze" – 2:14 "Waves" – 2:55 "Your Eyes" – 8:29 "Ladies Choice" – 9:16 "Get To Know" – 2:09 "Whisper Me Nothing" – 2:17
Personnel
Glenn Bennie – guitars, drums Vincent Giarrusso – vocals Maurice Argiro — bass Philippa Nihill — vocals Richard Andrew — drums
Technical personnel Wayne Connolly — recording engineer
Charts + Chart performance for Leaves Me Blind Chart (1992) Peakposition Australian Albums (ARIA) N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. 133
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