Blinders On
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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".
All songs by Sean Watkins, except where noted.
Sean Watkins
Sean Charles Watkins is a guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. He is a member of the contemporary folk band Nickel Creek, the duo Fiction Family and the supergroup Works Progress Administration.-Nickel Creek:...
. 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".
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.
Musical
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- Cello - Peter Sprague - EngineerEngineerAn engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality,...
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- Piano - Mark Schatz - Bass
- Judith Ablon - ViolaViolaThe viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.- Form :The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin. A full-size viola's body is between and longer than the body of a full-size violin , with an average...
- Zeneba Bowers - Violin
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Technical
- Loren Witcher - Cover Art, Illustrations
- Ricky Chao - Assistant Engineer
- Autumn de WildeAutumn de WildeAutumn de Wilde is an American photographer best known for her portraiture and commercial work photography of musicians.-Early life:...
- Photography - Wendy Stamberger - Art Direction, Design
- Scott Fritz - Engineer, Mixing
- Ray Kennedy - Mastering
- Glenn Pittman - Assistant Engineer
- Vanessa Price - Grooming