''Silence'' is the third studio album by

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band

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. Produced by

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, it was released on August 20, 2002, through

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, as the band's major label debut.

Singles

''Silence'' was Blindside's major breakthrough. It generated the hit single "Pitiful" and the follow-up singles "Sleepwalking" and "Caught a Glimpse."

Track listing

Personnel

;Blindside *Christian Lindskog –

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*Simon Grenehed –

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*Tomas Näslund –

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*Marcus Dahlström –

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;Artwork *Blindside, David Greenhill, Lili Picou – Art Direction *Johann Perjus – Design *James Minchin III – Photography *DeAnna Klemmer – Groomer *Brandy St. John – Stylist ;Additional musician *Howard Benson,

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– Keyboards ;Production *

– Producer *Andres Torres – Assistant producer *Josh Deutsch – A&R *

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– Mastering *

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– Mixing *Eric Miller– Additional mixing on "Silence" *Mike Plotnikoff –

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, digital editing *Eric Miller – Additional engineer *Gersh – Drum technician *Steve Russel – Guitar technician, additional engineer *Dan Koshelnyk, Jason Lader, John O –

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Charts

References

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