Bloodletting (Concrete Blonde album)

Bloodletting

Released

May 15, 1990

Recorded

August 1989 – February 1990
at Battery Studios, London ^[1]
Additional Recording at
Cherokee Studios, Hollywood and
Can-Am Recording, Tarzana ^[2] and
John Keane Studio, Athens, GA ^[3]

Genre

Alternative rock, gothic rock

Length

42:11
1:09:00 (20th anniversary edition)

Label

I.R.S. Records, EMI,
Shout! Factory (20th anniversary edition)

Producer

Concrete Blonde, Chris Tsangarides

Concrete Blonde chronology

Free
(1989)

Bloodletting
(1990)

Walking in London
(1992)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]

Bloodletting is the third studio album by American alternative rock band Concrete Blonde. It was released on May 15, 1990. It marks a shift for the band towards gothic rock.

Background

Bloodletting features guest appearances by R.E.M.'s Peter Buck and Wall of Voodoo's Andy Prieboy.

Release

"Joey" was the band's biggest hit, reaching number one on the Modern Rock Tracks chart and the top 20 of the pop charts.

Re-issue

On July 13, 2010, Shout! Factory released the 20th anniversary edition of Bloodletting,^[5] 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".^[6]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Johnette Napolitano, except as noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

20th Anniversary Edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"I Want You" (B-side of "Joey" ^[7])		3:28
12.	"Little Wing" (from "Caroline" maxi-single ^[8])	Jimi Hendrix	4:15
13.	"Bloodletting (the Vampire song)" (French version from European maxi-single ^[9])		7:06
14.	"Roses Grow" (Live at the Malibu Nightclub on Long Island for WDRE) (from "Caroline" maxi-single ^[10])		3:05
15.	"The Sky is a Poisonous Garden" (Live at the Malibu Nightclub on Long Island for WDRE) (from "Caroline" maxi-single ^[11])	Napolitano, Bruce Moreland	4:15
16.	"Tomorrow, Wendy" (Live at the Malibu Nightclub on Long Island for WDRE) (from "Caroline" maxi-single ^[12])	Andy Prieboy	4:26

Personnel

Johnette Napolitano – vocals, bass guitar, production, album cover
James Mankey – guitars, bass guitar, production, additional recording and mixing
Paul Thompson – drums, production

Technical

Chris Tsangarides – production, recording, engineering
Chris Marshall – production assistance
Earle Mankey and James Mankey – additional recording and mixing
Hugh Brown,^[13] Jim Yousling, Johnette Napolitano - album cover

Additional personnel

Peter Buck – mandolin on "Darkening of the Light"
Andy Prieboy – keyboards on "Tomorrow, Wendy"
Gail Ann Dorsey – bass guitar on "Tomorrow, Wendy"
Steve Wynn – vocals on "Bloodletting (the Vampire song)"
John Keane ^[14] - slide guitar on "Darkening of the Light"

Peter and John recorded at John Keane Studio, Athens GA

Additional notes

This record is dedicated to Ron Scarselli ^[15] with love.

References

External links

Bloodletting at Discogs (list of releases)

Concrete Blonde

Johnette Napolitano James Mankey Gabriel Ramirez Harry Rushakoff Paul Thompson Al Bloch

Studio albums	Concrete Blonde (1986) Free (1989) Bloodletting (1990) Walking in London (1992) Mexican Moon (1993) Concrete Blonde y Los Illegals (1997) Group Therapy (2002) Mojave (2004)

Compilation albums	Still in Hollywood (1994) Recollection: The Best of Concrete Blonde (1996)

Live albums	Live in Brazil 2002 (2003)

Songs	"Joey"

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