Bloom (Billy Pilgrim album)

1995 studio album by Billy Pilgrim

Bloom

Studio album by

Billy Pilgrim

Released| 1995
Studio| Treasure Isle
Label| Atlantic[1]
Producer| Richard Dodd
Billy Pilgrim chronology
| Billy Pilgrim
(1994)  | Bloom
(1995)  | Live from Wildhack, MT
(1999)

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Bloom is the second album by the American musical duo Billy Pilgrim, released in 1995.[2][3] The duo was dropped by Atlantic Records the following year.[4][5]

The album peaked at No. 37 on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums chart.[6] The first single was "Sweet Louisiana Sound", which was a minor radio hit.[7][8] The duo promoted the album by playing shows with Blessid Union of Souls and labelmate Mary Karlzen, among others.[9][10]

## Production

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The album was produced by Richard Dodd.[11] It was recorded at Treasure Isle Studios, in Nashville.[12] The backing band included Mike Campbell, Sonny Landreth, and Garry Tallent.[13][14]

## Critical reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [15]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide| [11]

The Vancouver Sun wrote that "Sweet Louisiana Sound" "is an upbeat four-four kicker with a hint of a bayou twang that resists the duo's propensity for overly earnest, over-simplified, folk pop."[16] The Columbus Dispatch called the album "better in almost every way than the group's self-titled debut: catchier, tougher when need be, lyrically more compelling."[17]

The San Diego Union-Tribune determined that "the soaring vocal harmonies of Andrew Hyra and Kristian Bush and jamming rhythm guitars can invoke Don Henley and the Eagles."[14] The Record deemed the album "outstanding," writing that "Billy Pilgrim makes folk-based pop music the way it was meant to be made."[18] The Daily Herald concluded that Bloom "places the group somewhere between the jangly guitar-rock sound of the Gin Blossoms and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and the more countrified 'heartland rock' approach of the Jayhawks, Wilco and the BoDeans."[19]

AllMusic wrote that, "although sonically consistent and clean, the overall feel of the album is a bit sterile, a tad slick, a touch predictable."[15]

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Sweet Louisiana Sound"|
2.| "Boyo"|
3.| "Shallow"|
4.| "Falling Apart"|
5.| "Caroline"|
6.| "I Won't Tell"|
7.| "Need Your Love"|
8.| "Carefully"|
9.| "I Don't Know Much"|
10.| "Watching"|
11.| "All She Talks"|
12.| "Lady of the Mist"|
13.| "Closed Down"|

## References

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1. ^ Hyatt, Dan (26 May 1995). "Bloom Billy Pilgrim". Albuquerque Journal. p. E19.
2. ^ "Billy Pilgrim Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic.
3. ^ "Clubland". New York. Vol. 28, no. 32\. Aug 14, 1995. p. 64.
4. ^ Leahey, Andrew (January 22, 2016). "See Kristian Bush Reunite His Folk-Rock Duo Billy Pilgrim". Rolling Stone.
5. ^ Findlay, Prentiss (11 Apr 1996). "Two characters in search of a label". The Post and Courier. p. E8.
6. ^ "Billy Pilgrim". Billboard.
7. ^ Flick, Larry (May 13, 1995). "Single Reviews". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 19\. p. 77.
8. ^ "Does Vonnegut Know?". Florida/Metro. The Tampa Tribune. September 7, 1995. p. 4.
9. ^ Ryan, Shawn (July 6, 1995). "Choices Many at Area Clubs". The Birmingham News. p. 2C.
10. ^ "Literary allusionists". Weekender. The Columbus Dispatch. October 12, 1995. p. 8.
11. ^ a b MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. pp. 873–874.873-874&rft.pub=Visible+Ink+Press&rft.date=1999&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Bloom+(Billy+Pilgrim+album)" class="Z3988">
12. ^ "Pilgrim's Progress". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 21\. May 27, 1995. p. 88.
13. ^ "Rotations". Miami New Times.
14. ^ a b Krubel, James (June 8, 1995). "Bloom Billy Pilgrim". Entertainment. The San Diego Union-Tribune. p. 11.
15. ^ a b "Bloom". AllMusic.
16. ^ Monk, Katherine (1 June 1995). "Recordings". Vancouver Sun. p. C10.
17. ^ "Pilgrim's progress". Weekender. The Columbus Dispatch. April 6, 1995. p. 8.
18. ^ Jaeger, Barbara (August 25, 1995). "Quick Spins". Lifestyle/Previews. The Record. p. 7.
19. ^ Kening, Dan (October 6, 1995). "Billy Pilgrim, Mary Karlzen". Time Out. Daily Herald. p. 10.

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Kristian Bush

Discography

Billy Pilgrim|

* Bloom (1995)

Sugarland|

* Twice the Speed of Life (2004)
* Enjoy the Ride (2006)
* Love on the Inside (2008)
* Live on the Inside (2009)
* Gold and Green (2009)
* The Incredible Machine (2010)
* Bigger (2018)

Solo albums|

* Southern Gravity (2015)
* 52
* ATL x BNA (2022)
* In the Key of Summer (2022)
* New Blue (2022)
* This Year (2023)

Singles|

* "Baby Girl"
* "Something More"
* "Just Might (Make Me Believe)"
* "Down in Mississippi (Up to No Good)"
* "Want To"
* "Settlin'"
* "Everyday America"
* "Stay"
* "All I Want to Do"
* "Already Gone"
* "It Happens"
* "Joey"
* "Stuck Like Glue"
* "Little Miss"
* "Tonight"
* "Run"
* "Still the Same"
* "Babe"
* "Trailer Hitch"

See also|

* Andrew Hyra
* Jennifer Nettles
* My Singing Monsters
* Megan Moroney

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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