Blinders On

Infobox Album |
Name = Blinders On
Type = Album
Artist = Sean Watkins


Released = March 14, 2006 (US)
March 20, 2006 (UK)
November 17, 2005 (Digital download)
Recorded =
Genre = Alternative
Acoustic
Length = 47:22
Label = Sugar Hill
Producer = Sean Watkins
Reviews =
*"Allmusic" Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:qm59keftgq7b link]
*"Pop Matters" rating-10|8 [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/sean_watkins_blinders_on/ link]
*"Prefix Magazine" rating-10|7 [http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/cds/S/sean-watkins/blinders-on/2295 link]
*"Washington Post" [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/20/AR2006042000614.html link]

Last album = "26 Miles"
(2004)
This album = "Blinders On" (2006)
Next album =

"Blinders On" is a 2006 solo album by Sean Watkins. It was released on March 14, 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". [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wpftxqrdld6e All Music Guide 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
*Rashad 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. [http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2005/12/18/entertainment/music/11_41_0212_14_05.txt "Grammys follow Nickel Creek as sound morphs"] . "NC Times". December 14, 2005. Retrieved January 20, 2008.]

References

External links

* [http://www.seanwatkins.com Sean's website]