Sunny Border Blue

Sunny Border Blue
Studio album by
Kristin Hersh
ReleasedMarch 12, 2001
RecordedApril–October 2000
StudiosStable Sound, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
Genres
Length51:05
Label4AD
ProducerKristin Hersh
Kristin Hersh chronology
Sky Motel
(1999)		 Sunny Border Blue
(2001)		 The Grotto
(2003)

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. It also peaked at #50 on the US's Billboard Heatseekers Album Chart and, #33 on the US's Billboard Top Independent Albums chart.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar
Drowned in Sound6/10
Entertainment Weekly(A−)
Pitchfork7.8/10
Rolling StoneStarStarStarHalf star
Tiny Mix TapesStarStarStarStar

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. Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 79 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 7 reviews.

Track listings

All tracks are written by Kristin Hersh, unless noted.

No.TitleWriter(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 Stevens3:25
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

Charts

Chart performance for Sunny Border Blue
Chart (2001) Peak
position
UK Independent Albums (Official Charts)12
UK Albums (Official Charts)93
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)50
US Independent Albums (Billboard)33

References

  1. 1 2 3 Phares, Heather. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Official Albums Chart on 24/3/2001 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Kristin Hersh Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Kristin Hersh Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  6. ↑ Bell, Amy (March 25, 2001). "Drowned in Sound Review". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on November 27, 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  7. ↑ Sinclair, Tom (March 17, 2020). "Entertainment Weekly Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  8. ↑ Dark, John (March 6, 2001). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Rolling Stone Review". Rolling Stone. March 5, 2001. Archived from the original on April 1, 2008. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Tiny Mix Tapes Review". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart on 24/3/2001 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 8, 2020.