Sweet Blindness
{{Infobox song
| name = Sweet Blindness
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = The 5th Dimension
| album = Stoned Soul Picnic
| B-side = Bobbie's Blues (Who Do You Think Of?)
| released = September 1968
| format =
| recorded =
| studio =
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| genre = Soul
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=24}}
| label = Soul City 768
| writer = Laura Nyro
| producer = Bones Howe
| prev_title = Stoned Soul Picnic
| prev_year = 1968
| next_title = California Soul
| next_year = 1968
}}
"Sweet Blindness" is a song written by Laura Nyro, released in 1968, and included on her Eli and the Thirteenth Confession.{{cite web|title=discogs.com|url=https://www.discogs.com/Laura-Nyro-Eli-And-The-Thirteenth-Confession/master/99400|website=discogs.com|year=1968 |accessdate=July 8, 2021}}
Background
The song is a drinking song with an old fashioned sound, with tempo changes and a brass section. The song ends with a piano riff associated with Count Basie before the brass holds a long jazzy cadenza.
The 5th Dimension recording
The best known version was recorded by The 5th Dimension later in 1968. It was featured on their 1968 album Stoned Soul Picnic.[http://www.discogs.com/5th-Dimension-The-Stoned-Soul-Picnic/release/560815 The 5th Dimension, Stoned Soul Picnic] Retrieved January 17, 2015. The song was produced by Bones Howe and arranged by Bill Holman, Bob Alcivar, Ray Pohlman, and Howe.[http://www.45cat.com/record/768us The 5th Dimension, "Sweet Blindness" single release] Retrieved January 17, 2015. It reached #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #45 on the U.S. R&B chart. Outside the US, "Sweet Blindness" went to #15 in Canada and #19 in Australia.[http://www.musicvf.com/song.php?title=Sweet+Blindness+by+The+5th+Dimension&id=417 The 5th Dimension, "Sweet Blindness" Chart Positions] Retrieved January 17, 2015.
Other versions
- Holly Cole released a version of the song on the 1997 tribute album Time and Love: The Music of Laura Nyro.
In media
- The 5th Dimension sang a version of the song with Frank Sinatra on his 1968 television special, Francis Albert Sinatra Does His Thing.
References
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Category:Songs written by Laura Nyro
Category:The 5th Dimension songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Bones Howe
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