Blind Melon (album)

Blind Melon is the debut rock and roll album by Blind Melon, released on September 14, 1992 (see 1992 in music). Led by singer Shannon Hoon[?], Blind Melon had a distinctive traditional rock sound, influenced by Southern rock and psychedelic music. Blind Melon included their breakthrough single, "No Rain". Though the album was critically maligned as unoriginal and highly derivative, it was extremely popular and has remained a well-remembered album with a devoted fanbase.

Track listing

1. Soak the Sin (Blind Melon)
2. Tones of Home (Blind Melon)
3. I Wonder (Blind Melon)
4. Paper Scratcher (Blind Melon)
5. Dear Ol' Dad (Blind Melon)
6. Change (Blind Melon)
7. No Rain (Graham/Hoon/Smith/Stevens/Thorn)
8. Deserted (Blind Melon)
9. Sleepyhouse (Blind Melon)
10. Holyman (Blind Melon)
11. Seed to a Tree (Blind Melon)
12. Drive (Blind Melon)
13. Time (Blind Melon)

Personnel

• Blind Melon - Producer, Art Direction, Mixing
• Shannon Hoon - Vocals
• George Marino - Mastering
• Rick Parashar - Producer, Engineer, Mixing
• Brad Smith - Bass, Vocals (bckgr)
• Roger Stevens - Guitar
• Glenn Graham - Percussion, Drums
• Jon Plum - Assistant Engineer
• Tommy Steele - Art Direction
• Christopher Thorn - Guitar
• Heather Devlin - Photography

Chart positions

Billboard Music Charts (North America) - album

 1993	The Billboard 200	        No. 3
 1993	Heatseekers	                No. 8

Billboard (North America) - singles

 1992	Tones of Home	Modern Rock Tracks	                No. 20
 1993	No Rain	        The Billboard Hot 100	                No. 20
 1993	No Rain	        Mainstream Rock Tracks	                No. 1
 1993	No Rain	        Modern Rock Tracks	                No. 1
 1993	No Rain	        Top 40 Mainstream	                No. 4
 1994	Tones of Home	Mainstream Rock Tracks	                No. 10