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Leaves Me Blind

1992 studio album by Underground Lovers

Leaves Me Blind is the second album by Australian indie rock/electronic band Underground Lovers, released in the UK in August 1992 and Australia in December. It was the first album released as part of a recording contract with the Polydor label. Three singles, "Ladies Choice" (August 1992) "I Was Right" (November 1992) and a remix of "Your Eyes" (August 1993) were taken from the album.[3]

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The band included surging, 15-minute versions of "Your Eyes" as part of their 35-minute sets supporting The Cure on their eight-date Australian tour in August 1992.[4]

A version of "Whisper Me Nothing" by Underground Lovers featuring Stephen Cummings on vocals appeared on Cummings' 1994 CD single "September 13" .

In 2010, music writers and critics John O'Donnell, Toby Creswell and Craig Mathieson named Leaves Me Blind as the 54th greatest Australian album in their book 100 Best Australian Albums.[5][6]

Track listing

(All music by Glenn Bennie and Vincent Giarrusso, all lyrics by Vincent Giarrusso, except where noted)

  1. "Eastside Stories" (Maurice Argiro, Glenn Bennie, Vincent Giarrusso) – 7:09
  2. "Promenade" – 4:31
  3. "I Was Right" (Maurice Argiro, Glenn Bennie, Vincent Giarrusso) – 4:18
  4. "Holiday" – 3:43
  5. "Got Off On It" (Maurice Argiro, Glenn Bennie, Vincent Giarrusso, Richard Andrew, Philippa Nihill) – 4:01
  6. "Daze" – 2:14
  7. "Waves" – 2:55
  8. "Your Eyes" – 8:29
  9. "Ladies Choice" – 9:16
  10. "Get To Know" – 2:09
  11. "Whisper Me Nothing" – 2:17

Personnel

  • Glenn Bennie – guitars, drums
  • Vincent Giarrusso – vocals
  • Maurice Argiro — bass
  • Philippa Nihill — vocals
  • Richard Andrew — drums

Technical personnel

References

  1. [1]
    "Leaves Me Blind review". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  2. [2]
    Tek Saw, Herald Sun, 7 January 1993, page 40.
  3. [3]
    McFarlane, Ian (1999). The Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. Sydney: Allen & Unwin. pp. 656. ISBN 978-1-86-448768-8.
  4. [4]
    Mathieson, Craig (2000). The Sell-In: How the Music Business Seduced Alternative Rock. Sydney: Allen & Unwin. p. 89. ISBN 1-86-508412-3.
  5. [5]
    O'Donnell, John; Creswell, Toby; Mathieson, Craig (October 2010). 100 Best Australian Albums. Prahran, Vic: Hardie Grant Books. ISBN 978-1-74066-955-9.
  6. [6]
    John O'Donnell, "Oz rock's role of honour", Sunday Mail (Adelaide), 14 November 2010, pg.38
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