Editing Blurring the Edges (section)

==Recording and production==
The entirety of the album—sans "Bitch"—was recorded at the Salt Mines and Alpha Studios in Hollywood and [[Burbank, California|Burbank]], respectively, and produced by [[David Ricketts (musician)|David Ricketts]]. "Bitch" was recorded at City Lab Sound Design in Hollywood, whilst production on the track was helmed by [[Geza X]].<ref name="auto"/> Influenced by guitarists such as [[Eric Clapton]], [[Lindsey Buckingham]], and [[James Honeyman-Scott]], Brooks set out to play lead guitar throughout the entirety of the album.<ref name="latimes">{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-06-11-ca-2105-story.html|title=Isn't It Ironic?|last=Crowe|first=Jerry|date=June 11, 1997|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|accessdate=May 1, 2022}}</ref><ref name="billboard"/> Brooks claimed that [[Chrissie Hynde]] was the album's strongest influence and that she was fearful people would view ''Blurring the Edges'' as an imitation of Hynde's work.<ref name="latimes"/> Brooks cited "Pollyanne," a song about expressing positivity when faced with a cynical partner, as most illustrative of her mindset at the time of writing the album.<ref name="eweekly">{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/1997/06/13/interview-meredith-brooks/|title=Interview with Meredith Brooks|last=Willman|first=Chris|date=June 13, 1997|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|accessdate=May 1, 2022}}</ref>