Album · Cocteau Twins
Blue Bell Knoll by Cocteau Twins
Blue Bell Knoll is an album by Cocteau Twins, released in 1988. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 12 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Carolyn's Fingers”, on 9 lists with a best position of #26.
Blue Bell Knoll, the fifth Cocteau Twins album, came out on 4AD on 19 September 1988, and Elizabeth Fraser named it after a peak in southern Utah. The Grangemouth trio of Fraser, guitarist Robin Guthrie and Simon Raymonde spin their usual spell: shimmering, effects-drenched guitars, drum machines and swirling keyboards, with Fraser's soprano climbing through syllables that barely resemble any known language.
It was also the band's first record to get major-label distribution in America, licensed by Capitol, and US alternative radio fell hard for "Carolyn's Fingers", which went to number two on the Billboard Modern Rock chart. At home it reached number 15. After years out of print in the States, it came back in 2003 in a remaster by Guthrie himself.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Blue Bell Knoll on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carolyn's Fingers | 9 | #26 | – | 1988–2023 | |
| 2 | Blue Bell Knoll | 3 | #80 | – | 1989–2024 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.