# Bluefinger > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bluefinger > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bluefinger.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluefinger > Source revision: 1322282837 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 2007 studio album by Black Francis Bluefinger Studio album by Black Francis Released September 2007 Recorded September 2006 Studio Sprout City Studios, Eugene, Oregon Wavelength Studios, Salem, Oregon Genre Alternative rock Length 39:11 Label Cooking Vinyl Producer Mark Lemhouse Frank Black chronology Frank Black 93–03 (2007) Bluefinger (2007) Svn Fngrs (2008) Professional ratings Aggregate scores Source Rating Metacritic 73/100[1] Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [2] The A.V. Club B[3] NME 7/10[4] Mojo [5] Magnet [6] Paste [7] Pitchfork 6.6/10[8] Q [9] Uncut [10] Under the Radar [11] Black Francis pays a tribute to [Herman Brood](/source/Herman_Brood) near his statue in [Zwolle](/source/Zwolle), Netherlands on February 29, 2008 ***Bluefinger*** is an album by [Black Francis](/source/Black_Francis).[12] The album was released on 11 September 2007 in the United States and Europe. The project was revealed via several cryptic posts by Black on his unofficial website,[13] which were confirmed as accurate when the album leaked to file-sharing services earlier in the year. All of the songs on the album reference [Dutch](/source/Netherlands) musician and artist [Herman Brood](/source/Herman_Brood) (1946-2001), some directly and some indirectly. In addition, "You Can't Break a Heart and Have It" is a Brood cover. The title of the album, *Bluefinger*, is also a direct reference to the birthplace of Brood, who was born in the Dutch city of [Zwolle](/source/Zwolle), of which the citizens are colloquially known as *[Blauwvingers](/source/Zwolle#Blauwvingers)* (Bluefingers). The song "Threshold Apprehension" was #90 on *[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)*'s list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.[14] "You Can't Break a Heart and Have It" was included in the soundtrack for *[Forgetting Sarah Marshall](/source/Forgetting_Sarah_Marshall)*. In 2010, *Bluefinger* was adapted into a play/rock opera by Jason Nodler, for Houston's acclaimed [Catastrophic Theatre](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Catastrophic_Theatre&action=edit&redlink=1).[15] ## Track listing All tracks are written by [Black Francis](/source/Black_Francis), except where noted. No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Captain Pasty" 2:23 2. "Threshold Apprehension" 5:12 3. "Test Pilot Blues" 2:55 4. "Lolita" 2:59 5. "Tight Black Rubber" 4:17 6. "Angels Come to Comfort You" 4:25 7. "Your Mouth Into Mine" 3:41 8. "Discotheque 36" 4:40 9. "You Can't Break a Heart and Have It" Herman Brood 2:36 10. "She Took All the Money" 2:30 11. "Bluefinger" 3:29 iTunes bonus tracks No. Title Length 12. "Polly's Into Me" 4:43 13. "Virginia Reel" 4:44 ## Personnel Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[16] **Musicians** - [Black Francis](/source/Black_Francis) – vocals, guitar, harmonica, keyboards - [Dan Schmid](/source/Dan_Schmid) – bass - Jason Carter – drums - Violet Clark – vocals - [Mark Lemhouse](/source/Mark_Lemhouse) – percussion, background vocals **Technical** - Mark Lemhouse – producer - Thaddeus Moore – engineer - Jason Carter – engineer, mixing - Myles Mangino – mastering, mixing - James Jefferson – design - Julian Clark - artwork - Richard Hermitage – management ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Bluefinger by Black Francis"](https://www.metacritic.com/music/bluefinger/black-francis). *[Metacritic](/source/Metacritic)*. Retrieved September 5, 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Phares, Heather. ["Black Francis: Bluefinger"](https://www.allmusic.com/album/bluefinger-mw0000584508). *[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)*. Retrieved September 6, 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Tobias, Scott (September 11, 2007). ["Black Francis: Bluefinger"](https://www.avclub.com/black-francis-bluefinger-1798202975). *[The A.V. Club](/source/The_A.V._Club)*. Retrieved September 6, 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Black Francis: Bluefinger"](https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/reviews-black-francis-8912). *[NME](/source/NME)*. August 29, 2007. Retrieved September 6, 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** "Black Francis: Bluefinger Review". *[Mojo](/source/Mojo_(magazine))*: 110. September 2007. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** "Black Francis: Bluefinger Review". *[Magnet](/source/Magnet_(magazine))*: 96. Fall 2007. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Isaac, Mike (September 11, 2007). ["Black Francis: Bluefinger"](https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2007/09/bluefinger.html). *[Paste](/source/Paste_(magazine))*. Retrieved September 6, 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Tangari, Joe (September 5, 2007). ["Black Francis: Bluefinger"](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/10630-bluefinger/). *[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_Media)*. Retrieved September 6, 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** "Black Francis: Bluefinger Review". *[Q](/source/Q_(magazine))*: 94. October 2007. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** "Black Francis: Bluefinger". *[Uncut](/source/Uncut_(magazine))*: 83. October 2007. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** "Black Francis: Bluefinger". *[Under the Radar](/source/Under_the_Radar_(magazine))*: 72. Summer 2007. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** [Frank Black reveals details of two new albums | News | NME.COM](https://www.nme.com/news/frank-black/27682) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["FrankBlack.net - What's Going On"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090522202627/http://www.frankblack.net/news/#553). Archived from [the original](http://frankblack.net/news/#553) on May 22, 2009. Retrieved March 26, 2007. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** No byline (December 11, 2007). ["The 100 Best Songs of 2007"](https://web.archive.org/web/20071215233653/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17601363/the_100_best_songs_of_2007/23) *Rolling Stone*. Retrieved 2007-12-21 1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** [Black Francis and Catastrophic Theatre Stage a Rock Resurrection](http://blogs.houstonpress.com/artattack/2010/09/bluefinger.php)*Houston Press*. Retrieved 2010-09-24. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** *Bluefinger* (Liner notes). Black Francis. [Cooking Vinyl](/source/Cooking_Vinyl). 2007.{{[cite AV media notes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_AV_media_notes)}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_others_in_cite_AV_media_(notes))) v t e Black Francis (Frank Black) As Frank Black Studio albums Frank Black (1993) Teenager of the Year (1994) The Cult of Ray (1996) Frank Black Francis (2004) Honeycomb (2005) Fast Man Raider Man (2006) Compilations Oddballs (2000) Christmass (2006) Frank Black 93–03 (2007) Singles "Los Angeles" (1993) "Hang On to Your Ego" (1993) "Headache" (1994) As Frank Black and the Catholics Studio albums Frank Black and the Catholics (1998) Pistolero (1999) Sunday Sunny Mill Valley Groove Day (2000, unreleased) Dog in the Sand (2001) Black Letter Days (2002) Devil's Workshop (2002) Show Me Your Tears (2003) Compilations Frank Black and the Catholics: The Complete Recordings (2015) Members Lyle Workman As Black Francis Studio albums Bluefinger (2007) Svn Fngrs (2008) The Golem (2010) NonStopErotik (2010) Paley & Francis (2011) (with Reid Paley) Compilations Abbabubba (2011) Related articles Discography Pixies Grand Duchy Authority control databases MusicBrainz release group --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Bluefinger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluefinger) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluefinger?action=history)). 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