Collective Soul (1995 album)

Collective Soul
Studio album by
Collective Soul
ReleasedMarch 14, 1995[1]
RecordedOctober–December 1994
StudioCriteria (Miami)
GenrePost-grunge, hard rock, alternative rock
Length46:10
LabelAtlantic
ProducerEd Roland
Matt Serletic
Collective Soul chronology
Hints Allegations and Things Left Unsaid
(1994) 		Collective Soul
(1995) 		Disciplined Breakdown
(1997)
Singles from Collective Soul
  1. "Gel"
    Released: January 1995
  2. "December"
    Released: April 3, 1995
  3. "Smashing Young Man"
    Released: 1995
  4. "The World I Know"
    Released: October 23, 1995
  5. "Where the River Flows"
    Released: March 26, 1996

Collective Soul (sometimes referred to as the Blue Album to differentiate it from the second self-titled album) is the second studio album by Collective Soul. It became the band's highest selling album to date, going Triple-Platinum, and spent 76 weeks on the Billboard 200 charts. The singles "December," "The World I Know" and "Where the River Flows" all reached No. 1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, while the first two singles also became major pop hits.

Frontman Ed Roland has considered Collective Soul the band's true debut album; Hints Allegations and Things Left Unsaid was intended more as a promotional demo and a means of acquiring a publishing contract for Roland who in 1995 noted, "It's so funny for people to compare the two. It's like comparing one band to another band. This record is our first record, flat out."[2]

  1. ^ "Billboard". 18 March 1995.
  2. ^ Miller, Gerri No One Hit Wonder, CS Shines With Album #2 Metal Edge (Spring 1995). Retrieved on February 7, 2010.