Sunny Border Blue
Sunny Border Blue | ||||
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Studio album by Kristin Hersh | ||||
Released | March 12, 2001 | |||
Recorded | April–October 2000 | |||
Studio | Stable Sound, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA | |||
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Length | 51:05 | |||
Label | 4AD | |||
Producer | Kristin Hersh | |||
Kristin Hersh chronology | ||||
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Sunny Border Blue is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Kristin Hersh. The album peaked at #93 on the Official UK Albums Chart.[2] It also peaked at #50 on the US's Billboard Heatseekers Album Chart[3] and, #33 on the US's Billboard Top Independent Albums chart.[4]
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 81/100[5] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Drowned in Sound | 6/10[6] |
Entertainment Weekly | (A-) [7] |
Pitchfork | 7.8/10 [8] |
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Sunny Border Blue was met with "universal acclaim" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 81, based on 15 reviews.[5] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 79 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 7 reviews.[11]
Track listings
All tracks are written by Kristin Herse, unless noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Your Dirty Answer" | 5:24 | |
2. | "Spain" | 3:54 | |
3. | "37 Hours" | 3:26 | |
4. | "Silica" | 4:23 | |
5. | "William's Cut" | 4:03 | |
6. | "Summer Salt" | 4:06 | |
7. | "Trouble" | Cat Stevens | 3:25 |
8. | "Candyland" | 4:02 | |
9. | "Measure" | 1:09 | |
10. | "White Suckers" | 4:25 | |
11. | "Ruby" | 4:05 | |
12. | "Flipside" | 3:57 | |
13. | "Listerine" | 4:46 |
Charts
Chart (2001) | Peak position |
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UK Independent Albums (OCC)[12] | 12 |
UK Albums (OCC)[2] | 93 |
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[3] | 50 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[4] | 33 |
References
- ^ a b c Phares, Heather. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ a b "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ a b "Kristin Hersh Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ a b "Kristin Hersh Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ Bell, Amy (March 25, 2001). "Drowned in Sound Review". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on November 27, 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ Sinclair, Tom (March 17, 2020). "Entertainment Weekly Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ Dark, John (March 6, 2001). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Rolling Stone Review". Rolling Stone. March 5, 2001. Archived from the original on April 1, 2008. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Tiny Mix Tapes Review". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
External links
- SBB at the throwingmusic.com online store
- SBB at 4AD
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