Blender (Collective Soul album)
album by Collective Soul
Blender is the fifth studio album by the American rock band Collective Soul, released in October 2000. This was their final album by Atlantic Records and also their least successful with the label.
Release
"Why, Pt. 2" was released as the first single from Blender on September 12, 2000. Written by singer/guitarist Ed Roland, the song did not chart on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart but did reach No. 2 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The "Pt. 2" in the title refers to an earlier track by the band, "Why", which was initially created during the band's Hints Allegations and Things Left Unsaid era, and was used as a b-side to the single "Breathe" in 1994.
The second single, "Perfect Day", was released in 2000 and features Elton John. "Vent", the third and final single, was released on January 16, 2001.
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