Nico (album)

Nico
Studio album by Blind Melon
Released	November 12, 1996
Recorded	1991–March 7, 1995
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	41:02
Label	Capitol
Producer	Blind Melon, Andy Wallace, Mike Napolitano
Blind Melon chronology
Soup (1995) Nico (1996) For My Friends (2008)
Singles from Nico
"Soul One" Released: 1996 "The Pusher" Released: 1996

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Nico is the third album by the band Blind Melon, released in 1996 by Capitol Records. The album was released after lead singer Shannon Hoon's cocaine overdose that resulted in his death in 1995. The album was named for his daughter, Nico Blue, and the proceeds arising from album sales were placed in a college trust for her. It features unreleased tracks, recordings started by Hoon and finished by the band, unreleased versions of previous songs ("No Rain" and "St. Andrew's Hall") and the cover songs "The Pusher" (Steppenwolf) and "John Sinclair" (John Lennon).

Track listing

All songs by Blind Melon except "The Pusher" (Hoyt Axton, with additional lyrics by Shannon Hoon) and "John Sinclair" (John Lennon).

1. "The Pusher" – 3:06
2. "Hell" – 2:02
3. "Soup" – 3:09
4. "No Rain" [Ripped Away Version] – 2:25
5. "Soul One" – 3:15
6. "John Sinclair" – 3:36
7. "All That I Need" – 2:50
8. "Glitch" – 3:20
9. "Life Ain't So Shitty" – 1:50
10. "Swallowed" – 3:45
11. "Pull" – 3:28
12. "St. Andrew's Hall" – 3:36
13. "Letters from a Porcupine" – 1:54

The Japanese edition of the album contained the bonus song "Three Is a Magic Number" as track 14, originally released on the Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks album.

Personnel

• Blind Melon - Producer, Engineer, Mixing
• David Michael Dill - Engineer
• Shannon Hoon - Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals, Engineer
• Ken Lomas - Engineer, Assistant Engineer
• Brad Smith - Bass, Dumbek, Flute, Conga, Vocals (background), Double Bass
• Rogers Stevens - Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Conga, Guitar (Electric), Organ (Hammond), Shaker
• Miles Tackett - Cello
• Andy Wallace - Producer, Engineer, Mixing
• Howie Weinberg - Mastering
• Glen Graham - Dumbek, Percussion, Conga, Drums, Mellotron, Hi Hat
• Liz Heller - Executive Producer
• Tommy Steele - Art Direction
• Jean Krikorian - Design
• Mike Napolitano - Producer, Assistant Engineer, Mixing
• Christopher Thorn - Guitar (Acoustic), Banjo, Guitar, Tambourine, Bells, Mellotron, Lap *Steel Guitar, Feedback
• Jeffery Fey - Art Direction
• Danny Clinch - Harmonica, Photography
• Leo Rossi - Technical Advisor
• Lyle Eaves - Engineer
• Stephen Moses - Trombone
• Chris Jones - Executive Producer
• John Burton - Engineer

External links

• Blind Melon - Nico Album Lyrics