Blind Faith (Blind Faith album)
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| Studio album by Blind Faith | |||||
| Released | August 1969 | ||||
| Recorded | 20 February – 24 June 1969 | ||||
| Studio | Olympic Studios and Morgan Studios, London, England | ||||
| Genre | Blues rock | ||||
| Length | 42:12 | ||||
| Label | Polydor UK/Canada, Atco US | ||||
| Producer | Jimmy Miller | ||||
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| The Village Voice | B |
| Rolling Stone | (favourable) |
Blind Faith is the self-titled and only album by the English supergroup Blind Faith, originally released in 1969 on Polydor Records in the United Kingdom and Europe and on Atlantic Records in the United States. It topped the album charts in the UK, Canada and USA, and was listed at No. 40 on the USA Soul Albums chart. It has been certified platinum by the RIAA. Rolling Stone published three reviews of the album in their 6 September 1969 issue, which were written by Ed Leimbacher, Lester Bangs, and John Morthland.
A buzz built about the band, since it contained two-thirds of the immensely popular power trio Cream in Ginger Baker and Eric Clapton working in collaboration with British star Steve Winwood, of the Spencer Davis Group, and Traffic. The fourth member was bassist Ric Grech of Family. They began to work out songs early in 1969, and in February and March the group was in London at Morgan Studios, preparing for the beginnings of basic tracks for their album, although the first few almost finished songs didn't show up until they were at Olympic Studios in April and May under the direction of producer Jimmy Miller. The music community was already aware of the linkup, despite Clapton's claim that he was cutting an album of his own on which Winwood would play. The promoters and record companies got involved, pushing those concerned for an album and a tour.
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