Blender (Collective Soul album)

Blender
Studio album by Collective Soul
Released	October 10, 2000
Recorded	2000
Studio	Crossover Studios, Atlanta, Georgia Bopnique Musique, Boston, Massachusetts
Genre	Alternative rock, post-grunge, power pop
Length	38:53
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Ed Roland, Anthony J. Resta
Collective Soul chronology
Dosage (1999) Blender (2000) Seven Year Itch (2001)

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Blender is the fifth studio album by the American rock band Collective Soul released in 2000. The album is considered by many to be the band's most pop-oriented album to date. This was their final album for Atlantic Records and also their least successful with the label.

Track listing

All songs written by Ed Roland, except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Skin"	3:08
2.	"Vent"	3:13
3.	"Why, Pt. 2"	3:37
4.	"10 Years Later"	3:21
5.	"Boast"	3:39
6.	"Turn Around"	3:39
7.	"You Speak My Language" (Mark Sandman; Morphine cover)	3:24
8.	"Perfect Day" (featuring Elton John)	3:48
9.	"After All"	3:44
10.	"Over Tokyo"	3:48
11.	"Happiness"	3:32

Personnel

• Ross Childress – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Shane Evans – drums, percussion
• Ed Roland – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
• Dean Roland – rhythm guitar
• Will Turpin – bass guitar, percussion, backing vocals
• Jack Joseph-Puig – mix engineer
• Richard Ash – second mix engineer
• Anthony J. Resta;- synthesizers, programming, mellotron, drums on "Ten Years Later"

Charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)	3
US Billboard 200	20

Year-end charts

Chart (2000)	Position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)	162