Soup
Soup is the second studio album by Blind Melon, released in August 1995 on Capitol Records. It followed their 1992 self-titled debut and was the last record to come out in vocalist Shannon Hoon's lifetime. Reviews at the time were mixed, and sales were modest: it reached number 28 on the US Billboard 200 and had sold 217,000 copies in the States by October 1996.
Hoon died of a drug overdose two months after release, which brought the promotion to an abrupt halt and held the record back further. Over the years it has been reassessed, and it is now often described as a "dark horse" of alternative rock. For anyone who only knows the band from their debut, it is the place to hear where they went next, and the last chapter before their long gap ahead of For My Friends in 2008.
Soup: tracklist, credits and charts
14 tracks · 50:16Tracklist
- 1Hello Goodbye / GalaxieGraham, Hoon, Smith, Stevens, Thorn3:31
- 22 × 4Graham, Hoon, Smith, Stevens, Thorn4:00
- 3VernieGraham, Hoon, Smith, Stevens, Thorn3:16
- 4SkinnedGraham, Hoon, Smith, Stevens, Thorn1:58
- 5Toes Across the FloorGraham, Hoon, Smith, Stevens, Thorn3:07
- 6WalkGraham, Hoon, Smith, Stevens, Thorn2:48
- 7DumptruckGraham, Hoon, Smith, Stevens, Thorn3:41
- 8Car Seat (God’s Presents)Graham, Hoon, Smith, Stevens, Thorn2:43
- 9WiltGraham, Hoon, Smith, Stevens, Thorn2:30
- 10The DukeGraham, Hoon, Smith, Stevens, Thorn3:37
- 11St. Andrew’s FallGraham, Hoon, Smith, Stevens, Thorn4:12
- 12New LifeGraham, Hoon, Smith, Stevens, Thorn3:35
- 13Mouthful of CavitiesGraham, Hoon, Smith, Stevens, Thorn3:35
- 14Lemonade / [unknown]7:42
- Produced by
- Andy Wallace
- Recorded at
- Kingsway Studios, New Orleans, Ultrasonic Studios, New Orleans
- Recorded
- November 1994 – January 1995
- Engineered by
- Andy Wallace
- Labels
- Capitol Records, Capitol
- Length
- 50:16
Line-up
- Glen Graham · drums (drum set), percussion
- Shannon Hoon · guitar, harmonica, kazoo, lead vocals
- Brad Smith · bass guitar, double bass, flute
- Rogers Stevens · guitar, piano, Hammond organ
- Christopher Thorn · guitar, mandolin
- Miles Tackett · cello · guest
- Stephen Moses · trombone · guest
- Jena Kraus · background vocals · guest
Singles
- “Galaxie” · 1995
- “Toes Across the Floor” · 1995
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 1995 | 28 |
| UK Albums Chart · 1995 | 48 |
| Canadian Albums (RPM) · 1995 | 14 |
| Finnish Albums · 1995 | 33 |
| New Zealand Albums · 1995 | 34 |
| Swedish Albums · 1995 | 40 |
| Austrian Albums · 1995 | 44 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 1995 | 74 |
| Dutch Albums · 1995 | 87 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Canada · 1995 | Gold |
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia 1995-08-15 vs 1995-08-07 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 7 August 1995 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 15 August 1995 | |
| Wikidata | 1995 | |
| US release | 15 August 1995 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 7 August 1995 | earliest UK or European date |
9 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | US | Capitol Records | other | |
| — | XW | Capitol Records | 00724382873259 | other |
| 1995 | XE | Capitol Records | 724383393428 | other |
| 1995 | US | Capitol Records | 724382873211 | other |
| 1995 | CA | Capitol Records | 77749927137102 | other |
| 1995 | US | Capitol Records | 0208311348266 | other |
| 7 August 1995 | GB | Capitol Records | 724383393428 | original |
| 15 August 1995 | US | Capitol Records | 724382873228 | other |
| 27 January 2017 | US | Analog Spark | 888072015906 | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · native: native 2560x2560
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 2560×2560 | native: native 2560x2560 |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |