| Sunny Border Blue | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 12, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | April–October 2000 | |||
| Studio | Stable Sound, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 51:05 | |||
| Label | 4AD | |||
| Producer | Kristin Hersh | |||
| Kristin Hersh chronology | ||||
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Sunny Border Blue is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Kristin Hersh. The album peaked at #93 on the Official UK Albums Chart. [2] It also peaked at #50 on the US's Billboard Heatseekers Album Chart [3] and, #33 on the US's Billboard Top Independent Albums chart. [4]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 81/100 [5] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  
[1] |
| Drowned in Sound | 6/10 [6] |
| Entertainment Weekly | (A-) [7] |
| Pitchfork | 7.8/10 [8] |
| Rolling Stone | 
[9] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes |
[10] |
Sunny Border Blue was met with "universal acclaim" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 81, based on 15 reviews. [5] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 79 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 7 reviews. [11]
All tracks are written by Kristin Herse, unless noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Your Dirty Answer" | 5:24 | |
| 2. | "Spain" | 3:54 | |
| 3. | "37 Hours" | 3:26 | |
| 4. | "Silica" | 4:23 | |
| 5. | "William's Cut" | 4:03 | |
| 6. | "Summer Salt" | 4:06 | |
| 7. | " Trouble" | Cat Stevens | 3:25 |
| 8. | "Candyland" | 4:02 | |
| 9. | "Measure" | 1:09 | |
| 10. | "White Suckers" | 4:25 | |
| 11. | "Ruby" | 4:05 | |
| 12. | "Flipside" | 3:57 | |
| 13. | "Listerine" | 4:46 |
| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Independent Albums ( OCC) [12] | 12 |
| UK Albums ( OCC) [2] | 93 |
| US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard) [3] | 50 |
| US Independent Albums ( Billboard) [4] | 33 |
- ^ a b c Phares, Heather. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ a b "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ a b "Kristin Hersh Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ a b "Kristin Hersh Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ Bell, Amy (March 25, 2001). "Drowned in Sound Review". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on November 27, 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ Sinclair, Tom (March 17, 2020). "Entertainment Weekly Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ Dark, John (March 6, 2001). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Rolling Stone Review". Rolling Stone. March 5, 2001. Archived from the original on April 1, 2008. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Tiny Mix Tapes Review". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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| Sunny Border Blue | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 12, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | April–October 2000 | |||
| Studio | Stable Sound, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 51:05 | |||
| Label | 4AD | |||
| Producer | Kristin Hersh | |||
| Kristin Hersh chronology | ||||
| ||||
Sunny Border Blue is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Kristin Hersh. The album peaked at #93 on the Official UK Albums Chart. [2] It also peaked at #50 on the US's Billboard Heatseekers Album Chart [3] and, #33 on the US's Billboard Top Independent Albums chart. [4]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 81/100 [5] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |
[1] |
| Drowned in Sound | 6/10 [6] |
| Entertainment Weekly | (A-) [7] |
| Pitchfork | 7.8/10 [8] |
| Rolling Stone |
[9] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes |
[10] |
Sunny Border Blue was met with "universal acclaim" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 81, based on 15 reviews. [5] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 79 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 7 reviews. [11]
All tracks are written by Kristin Herse, unless noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Your Dirty Answer" | 5:24 | |
| 2. | "Spain" | 3:54 | |
| 3. | "37 Hours" | 3:26 | |
| 4. | "Silica" | 4:23 | |
| 5. | "William's Cut" | 4:03 | |
| 6. | "Summer Salt" | 4:06 | |
| 7. | " Trouble" | Cat Stevens | 3:25 |
| 8. | "Candyland" | 4:02 | |
| 9. | "Measure" | 1:09 | |
| 10. | "White Suckers" | 4:25 | |
| 11. | "Ruby" | 4:05 | |
| 12. | "Flipside" | 3:57 | |
| 13. | "Listerine" | 4:46 |
| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Independent Albums ( OCC) [12] | 12 |
| UK Albums ( OCC) [2] | 93 |
| US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard) [3] | 50 |
| US Independent Albums ( Billboard) [4] | 33 |
- ^ a b c Phares, Heather. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ a b "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ a b "Kristin Hersh Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ a b "Kristin Hersh Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ Bell, Amy (March 25, 2001). "Drowned in Sound Review". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on November 27, 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ Sinclair, Tom (March 17, 2020). "Entertainment Weekly Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ Dark, John (March 6, 2001). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Rolling Stone Review". Rolling Stone. March 5, 2001. Archived from the original on April 1, 2008. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Tiny Mix Tapes Review". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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