| Sweet Blindness | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | The 5th Dimension |
| Album: | Stoned Soul Picnic |
| B-Side: | Bobbie's Blues (Who Do You Think Of?) |
| Released: | September 1968 |
| Genre: | Soul |
| Label: | Soul City 768 |
| 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.[1]
The song was a drinking song that sounded old fashioned, noted for its rhythm changes as well as its brass section. The song ends with a noted Count Basie piano riff before the brass holds a long jazzy cadenza.
The best known version was recorded by The 5th Dimension later in 1968. It was featured on their 1968 album Stoned Soul Picnic.[2] The song was produced by Bones Howe and arranged by Bill Holman, Bob Alcivar, Ray Pohlman, and Howe.[3] 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.[4]