Bloodletting (Concrete Blonde album)
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| Released | May 15, 1990 | |||
| Studio | Battery (London, England) | |||
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| Length | 42:11 | |||
| Label | I.R.S. | |||
| Producer | Concrete Blonde, Chris Tsangarides | |||
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Bloodletting is the third studio album by American alternative rock band Concrete Blonde. Released on May 15, 1990, the album features guest appearances by R.E.M.'s Peter Buck and Wall of Voodoo's Andy Prieboy.
Bloodletting peaked at number 8 on the Australian ARIA Charts and was certified gold in 1990.[5] It earned a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) the following year.
Concrete Blonde lead vocalist Johnette Napolitano said of the album:
It was pretty miserable. It's not a happy little disc. We had a string of bad luck and [Bloodletting] was the tail end of it. A particularly bad relationship. It had never happened to me until I was 29 years old. I had a hard time getting over it. So, it's not a happy record, but I could do two things: I could make a self-indulgent record, which is what this is, or I could lock up all these songs in a closet and do something that wasn't sincere. This will never happen again, this record.[6]
Release
Bloodletting was released in May 15, 1990.
"Joey" was the band's biggest hit, reaching number one on the Modern Rock Tracks chart and the top 20 of the pop charts.[7] The song reached #2 in Australia while also spending 6 weeks at #3.[8]
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [9] |
| Chicago Tribune |  [10] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[11] |
| Los Angeles Times | [12] |
| Record Collector | [13] |
Elizabeth Wurtzel, in her review of the album for New York magazine, called the album "not nearly as likable or far-ranging" as the band's preceding album, Free, "though it's deeper and more focused."[14]
2010 re-issue
On July 13, 2010, Shout! Factory released the 20th anniversary edition of Bloodletting,[15] featuring six bonus tracks: "I Want You", "Little Wing", the French extended version of "Bloodletting (The Vampire Song)" and live versions of "Roses Grow", "The Sky Is a Poisonous Garden" and "Tomorrow, Wendy".[16]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Johnette Napolitano, except as noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Bloodletting (The Vampire Song)" | 6:04 | |
| 2. | "The Sky Is a Poisonous Garden" | Napolitano, Bruce Moreland | 2:36 |
| 3. | "Caroline" | 5:30 | |
| 4. | "Darkening of the Light" | 3:24 | |
| 5. | "I Don't Need a Hero" | 4:25 | |
| 6. | "Days and Days" | 3:12 | |
| 7. | "The Beast" | 3:52 | |
| 8. | "Lullabye" | 3:56 | |
| 9. | "Joey" | 4:07 | |
| 10. | "Tomorrow, Wendy" | Andy Prieboy | 5:05 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 11. | "I Want You" (B-side of "Joey"[17]) | 3:28 | |
| 12. | "Little Wing" (from "Caroline" maxi-single[18]) | Jimi Hendrix | 4:15 |
| 13. | "Bloodletting (The Vampire Song)" (French version from European maxi-single[19]) | 7:06 | |
| 14. | "Roses Grow" (Live at the Malibu Nightclub on Long Island for WDRE) (from "Caroline" maxi-single[20]) | 3:05 | |
| 15. | "The Sky Is a Poisonous Garden" (Live at the Malibu Nightclub on Long Island for WDRE) (from "Caroline" maxi-single[21]) | Napolitano, Bruce Moreland | 4:15 |
| 16. | "Tomorrow, Wendy" (Live at the Malibu Nightclub on Long Island for WDRE) (from "Caroline" maxi-single[22]) | Andy Prieboy | 4:26 |
Personnel
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Peter and John recorded at John Keane Studio, Athens GA
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