"Too Blind to See It" is a 1991 song by American singer Kym Sims, written and produced by Steve "Silk" Hurley. It was released as the first single from the album of the same name and uses a sample of the Shep Pettibone Mix of the 1983, First Choice track, "Let No Man Put Asunder".[1] First released by the independent I.D. label in America in August 1991, it was subsequently picked up by Atco Records, which released it in the UK. Sims was asked to demo the song more than a year before she went back into the studio to record the commercially released version. She told in an 1991 interview, "I guess they must have decided to give it to someone else, but they came back eventually."[2] The song peaked at number 38 on the US Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number-one on the BillboardHot Dance Club Play chart. Outside of the US, it peaked within the Top 10 of the charts in Denmark, Finland, and the UK. Additionally, it reached the Top 20 of the charts in Australia, Belgium (Flanders), Luxembourg and the Republic of Ireland. A music video was also made for the single.
Larry Flick from Billboard stated in his review that producer/songwriter Steve "Silk" Hurley "once again reaffirms his position as Chicago's finest on this wriggling, R&B-inflected houser." He noted that newcomer Sims "exudes the confidence and range of a seasoned pro, while remixer Maurice Joshua drops another of his deep underground workouts."[3] Chris Heim from Chicago Tribune deemed it "a slick, upbeat little dance tune".[4] Pop Rescue called the song "infectious", adding that "laden with those catchy italia-house pianos, and fast beats, her vocals cut through them perfectly as she sings about a love lost."[5]
Chart performance[]
In the UK, "Too Blind to See It" peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart on January 5, 1992 – for the week ending date January 11, 1992 – during its sixth week on the chart.[6] But it reached number-one on the UK Dance Singles chart and was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry and became a huge club hit. Due to the song's major success on the charts in the UK, Sims performed it on the British music chart TV show Top of the Pops twice.
Elsewhere in Europe, "Too Blind to See It" also peaked at number six in Finland, number eight in Denmark, number eleven in Luxembourg and number 14 in Belgium. On the Eurochart Hot 100, it reached number 22. Outside of Europe, the song topped the charts in Zimbabwe, peaked at number five on the BillboardHot Dance Club Play chart in Sims' native US, and number sixteen in Australia.
Track listing[]
7", Germany
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Too Blind to See It" (Hurley's "No Rap" House Mix)
3:59
2.
"Too Blind to See It" (Hurley's House Mix)
5:00
12" single, US
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Too Blind to See It" (Original Mix)
3:46
2.
"Too Blind to See It" (Maurice's Super Dub Mix)
7:06
3.
"Too Blind to See It" (Hurley's House Mix)
4:57
4.
"Too Blind to See It" (Hurley's Dub Mix)
6:42
12" single, UK
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Too Blind to See It" (Hurley's House Mix)
5:00
2.
"Too Blind to See It" (Slam Atlantis Mix)
6:15
3.
"Too Blind to See It" (Original Soul Mix)
3:52
4.
"Too Blind to See It" (Hurley's House Dub)
6:26
5.
"Too Blind to See It" (Slam Dub Mix)
6:15
CD single, UK & Europe
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Too Blind to See It" (Hurley's "No Rap" House Mix)
