Hints, Allegations, and Things Left Unsaid
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| Studio album by Collective Soul | ||||
| Released | June 22, 1993 (Rising Storm) March 22, 1994 (Atlantic) |
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| Recorded | 1992 Atlanta, Georgia (Rising Storm Studios) Miami, Florida (MSE Studios) (Real 2 Reel Studios) |
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| Genre | Alternative rock, grunge, post-grunge | |||
| Length | 45:13 | |||
| Label | Rising Storm; Atlantic | |||
| Producer |
Ed Roland Matt Serletic Joe Randolph |
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| Singles from Hints Allegations and Things Left Unsaid | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ |
| The Village Voice | C− |
Hints Allegations and Things Left Unsaid is the debut studio album by the American rock band Collective Soul. It was originally released on vinyl on an indie label in Atlanta called Rising Storm Records in 1993. The track "Shine" gained the band attention thanks to college radio. They later signed on with Atlantic Records and the album was released on CD in 1994 under the Atlantic label.
The album's title is derived from the lyrics of Paul Simon's 1986 hit "You Can Call Me Al." The cover art is a modified version of the original logo for the 1979 broadway musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, with the razor replaced with a banner, the picture in color and just the man on the cover. The album's opening track, "Shine," would arguably become Collective Soul's biggest hit.
Hints Allegations and Things Left Unsaid was recorded in a basement in 1992 as a promotional demo. Frontman Ed Roland hoped to simply sell the songs to a publishing company rather than form a band. He gave the demo to a small college radio station in Atlanta which began playing "Shine." The track quickly became their most requested song and the band was asked to perform some concerts for the station. Favoring an opportunity to perform a few shows with his brother, Roland agreed and regathered the demo's guitarist and drummer as well as his brother Dean.
The attention gained by "Shine" allowed it to chart and catapulted the band to national stardom. They were soon picked up by Atlantic Records who wished to release the demo as the debut studio album of Collective Soul. In a 1995 interview, Roland elaborated on his mixed feelings regarding the situation:
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