Blind Date Party | ||||
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Released | December 10, 2021 | |||
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Length | 90:00 | |||
Label | Drag City | |||
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Bonnie "Prince" Billy chronology | ||||
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Blind Date Party is a collaborative studio album by Bill Callahan and Bonnie "Prince" Billy, released on December 10, 2021, via Drag City. The project consists of covers of other artists' songs, many of which are from the duo's Drag City labelmates.[2]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 82/100[3] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
Backseat Mafia | 7.9/10[2] |
The Guardian | [5] |
Mojo | [6] |
Pitchfork | 7.5/10[1] |
Spectrum Culture | 35/100[7] |
Uncut | 8/10[8] |
According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Blind Date Party received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 82 out of 100 from 6 critic scores.[3]
No. | Title | Original by | Length |
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1. | "Blackness of the Night" (featuring Azita) | Yusuf Islam | 3:45 |
2. | "OD'd in Denver" (featuring Matt Sweeney) | Hank Williams Jr. | 3:30 |
3. | "I've Made My Mind Up" (featuring Alasdair Roberts) | Dave Rich | 4:27 |
4. | "Red Tailed Hawk" (featuring Matt Kinsey) | The Other Years | 2:40 |
5. | "Wish You Were Gay" (featuring Sean O'Hagan) | Billie Eilish | 3:54 |
6. | "Our Anniversary" (featuring Dead Rider) | Smog | 5:19 |
7. | "Rooftop Garden" (featuring George Xylouris) | Lou Reed | 6:20 |
8. | "Deacon Blues" (featuring Bill MacKay) | Steely Dan | 7:17 |
9. | "I Love You" (featuring David Pajo) | Jerry Jeff Walker | 6:41 |
10. | "Sea Song" (featuring Mick Turner) | Robert Wyatt | 7:21 |
11. | "I've Been the One" (featuring Meg Baird) | Little Feat | 3:55 |
12. | "Miracles" (featuring Ty Segall) | Johnnie Frierson | 4:17 |
13. | "I Want to Go to the Beach" (featuring Cooper Crain) | Iggy Pop | 5:34 |
14. | "Night Rider's Lament" (featuring Cory Hanson) | Michael Burton | 4:59 |
15. | "Arise, Therefore" (featuring Six Organs of Admittance) | Palace Music | 3:24 |
16. | "The Night of Santiago" (featuring David Grubbs) | Leonard Cohen | 4:16 |
17. | "The Wild Kindness" (featuring Cassie Berman) | Silver Jews | 3:32 |
18. | "Lost in Love" (featuring Emmett Kelly) | Air Supply | 4:05 |
19. | "She Is My Everything" (featuring Sir Richard Bishop) | John Prine | 4:46 |
Total length: | 90:00 |
Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] | 46 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] | 101 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] | 35 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[12] | 53 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] | 51 |
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[14] | 21 |