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]
| Sunny Border Blue | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| 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 | |||
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Critical reception
edit| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 81/100[5] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Drowned in Sound | 6/10[6] |
| Entertainment Weekly | (A−) [7] |
| Pitchfork | 7.8/10 [8] |
| Rolling Stone |  [9] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | [10] |
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
editAll tracks are written by Kristin Hersh, unless noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[12] | 12 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[2] | 93 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[3] | 50 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[4] | 33 |
References
edit- 1 2 3 Phares, Heather. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- 1 2 "Official Albums Chart on 24/3/2001 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- 1 2 "Kristin Hersh Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- 1 2 "Kristin Hersh Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- 1 2 "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 on 24/3/2001 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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