''Colorblind'' is the first

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by Australian singer Candice Alley, released in

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on 23 September 2003 by

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. The album is a mix between an

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and

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songs – written and co-written by Alley and album producers John Holliday, Trevor Steel and

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. The album debuted on the Australian

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outside the top fifty at number sixty-four and spent two weeks in the top one hundred."ARIA Report - 29 September 2003"
''

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''. Retrieved 27 November 2007. Two singles were released from the album in Australia; "Falling", became Alley's first top ten single and was nominated for an

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and "Dream the Day Away" was a minor hit just peaking in the top fifty. Alley decided to start recording the album in February 2003 and went to

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. She met with producers and

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s John Holliday, Trevor Steel and Peter-John Vettese to help with the album, she found them clever and complex people and she thought it was nice that they listened to what she said.Tim Cashmere "Undercover - Candice Alley interview"
. ''Undercover.com.au''. Retrieved 27 November 2007. The album saw Alley writing songs with Holliday, Steel and Vettese, which is something she never does because she writes on her own and she prefers writing on her own.

Singles

* " Falling" was released in Australia on 26 May 2003 as Alley's lead single. Released as a

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, fellow album tracks "You Will Stay" and "Leaning on My Shoulder" were also included on the single's track listing. "Falling" debuted at number fifteen on the

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in the issue dated 2 June 2003, becoming Alley's first top twenty single. Four weeks later it reached its peak of number five on the charts. * " Dream the Day Away" was released as the second and final single in September 2003. It peaked at number 45 in Australia.

Track listing

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Colorblind''.

Charts

Release history

References

2003 debut albums Universal Music Australia albums Albums produced by Peter-John Vettese {{2000s-pop-album-stub