Silence (Blindside album)
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Singles
Silence was Blindside's major breakthrough. It generated the hit single "Pitiful" and the follow-up singles "Sleepwalking" and "Caught a Glimpse."
Track listing
Personnel
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- Blindside
- Christian Lindskog – Lead vocals
- Simon Grenehed – guitars, backing vocals
- Tomas Näslund – Bass guitar
- Marcus Dahlström – Drums
- Artwork
- Blindside, David Greenhill, Lili Picou – Art Direction
- Johann Perjus – Design
- James Minchin III – Photography
- DeAnna Klemmer – Groomer
- Brandy St. John – Stylist
- Additional musician
- Howard Benson, Jamie Muhoberac – Keyboards
- Production
- Howard Benson – Producer
- Andres Torres – Assistant producer
- Josh Deutsch – A&R
- Ted Jensen – Mastering
- Chris Lord-Alge – Mixing
- Eric Miller– Additional mixing on "Silence"
- Mike Plotnikoff – Engineer, digital editing
- Eric Miller – Additional engineer
- Gersh – Drum technician
- Steve Russel – Guitar technician, additional engineer
- Dan Koshelnyk, Jason Lader, John O – Digital editing
Charts
| Chart (2002) | Peak position | |
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| US Billboard 200<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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83 |