Bloodletting (Concrete Blonde album)

Bloodletting
Studio album by
Concrete Blonde
ReleasedMay 15, 1990
RecordedAugust 1989 – February 1990
at Battery Studios, London[1]
Additional Recording at
Cherokee Studios, Hollywood and
Can-Am Recording, Tarzana[2] and
John Keane Studio, Athens, GA[3]
Genre
Length
  • 42:11
  • 1:09:00 (20th anniversary edition)
Label
ProducerConcrete Blonde, Chris Tsangarides
Concrete Blonde chronology
Free
(1989) 		Bloodletting
(1990) 		Walking in London
(1992)
Singles from Bloodletting
  1. "Bloodletting (The Vampire Song)"
    Released: 1990
  2. "Joey"
    Released: May 21, 1990
  3. "Caroline"
    Released: September 9, 1990
  4. "Tomorrow, Wendy"
    Released: 1991

Bloodletting is the third studio album by American alternative rock band Concrete Blonde. Released on May 15, 1990, the album marks a shift for the band toward gothic rock. It features guest appearances by R.E.M.'s Peter Buck and Wall of Voodoo's Andy Prieboy.

Bloodletting peaked at number 8 on the Australian ARIA Charts and was certified gold in 1990.[4] It earned a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) the following year.

  1. ^ Discogs - Battery Studios, London - profile and discography
  2. ^ Discogs - Can-Am Recorders - profile and discography
  3. ^ Discogs - John Keane Studios - profile and discography
  4. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.