Hootie and the blowfish biography

Musical Chairs (Hootie & the Blowfish album)

1998 studio album by Hootie & the Blowfish

Musical Chairs is the third studio album by American rock band Hootie & the Blowfish, released on September 15, 1998, by Atlantic Records. Three singles were released off the album: "I Will Wait", "Only Lonely", and "Wishing". Guest musicians on the album include Peter Holsapple, Susan Cowsill, David Immergluck, and Boyd Tinsley.

Track listing

All songs written by Mark Bryan, Dean Felber, Darius Rucker and Jim Sonefeld.

  1. "I Will Wait" – 4:15
  2. "Wishing" – 2:48
  3. "Las Vegas Nights" – 4:05
  4. "Only Lonely" – 4:38
  5. "Answer Man" – 3:22
  6. "Michelle Post" – 2:20
  7. "Bluesy Revolution" – 4:46
  8. "Home Again" – 4:07
  9. "One By One" – 3:50
  10. "Desert Mountain Showdown" – 2:45
  11. "What's Going On Here" – 4:36
  12. "What Do You Want from Me Now" – 3:40

Hidden tracks

  1. silence – 0:30
  2. silence – 0:30
  3. "Closet Full of Fear" – 3:18

Personnel

Hootie & the Blowfish[7]

  • Mark Bryan – guitars, background vocals, banjo (track 6)
  • Dean Felber – bass guitar, background vocals, acoustic guitar (track 6)
  • Darius Rucker – vocals, guitars, mandolin (track 10)
  • Jim Sonefeld – drums, percussion, background vocals, bass guitar (track 6)

Additional musicians[7]

  • John Nau – Hammond organ, piano, harmonica (track 11), Vox Jaguar (track 2), Wurlitzer (track 9)
  • Robert Becker – viola (track 4)
  • David Campbell – string arrangement (track 4)
  • Larry Corbett – cello (track 4)
  • Susan Cowsill – vocals (tracks 4, 12)
  • Joel Derouin – violin (track 4)
  • Bruce Dukov – violin (track 4)
  • Armen Gahabedian – violin (track 4)
  • Gary Greene – percussion (tracks 1, 3, 4, 11, 12)
  • Peter Holsapple – accordion (track 2), Dobro (track 10), electric guitar (track 9), mandolin (track 9), piano (track 8)
  • David Immerglück – electric slide guitar (tracks 1, 9), pedal steel (track 2)
  • Suzie Katayama – cello (track 4)
  • LeRoi Moore – soprano and alto sax (track 11)
  • Rachel Purkin – violin (track 4)
  • Gena Rankin – vocals (track 12)
  • Boyd Tinsley – violin (tracks 1, 10)
  • Patrick Warren – Chamberlin (track 4)

Production[7]

  • Don Gehman – producer, engineer, co-mixing
  • Doug Trantow – engineer, co-mixing
  • Curt Kroeger – assistant engineer
  • Roger Sommers – assistant engineer
  • David Leonard – mixing
  • Joe Gastwirt – mastering

Chart positions

Chart (1998)[8]Peak
position
Canadian Albums chart[9]27
German Albums 72
New Zealand Albums 20
Scottish Albums[10]14
UK Albums chart 15
US Billboard 200 4

Certifications

References

  1. ^Galipault, Gerry (September 13, 1998). "Hootie & the Blowfish spawn another hit album". Pause and Play. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  2. ^Musical Chairs at AllMusic
  3. ^Durchholz, Daniel (1998-09-20). "Hootie and the Blowfish Musical Chairs (Atlantic)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2013-04-06.
  4. ^Weingarten, Marc (1998-09-14). "Musical Chairs Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
  5. ^DeCurtis, Anthony (1998-09-04). "Hootie & the Blowfish: Musical Chairs : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-10-02. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
  6. ^Gundersen, Edna (1998-09-29). "Hootie's 'Musical Chairs' don't sit all that well; Gould plays Brahms in a slow, sure hand (Hootie & the Blowfish, Musical Chairs)". USA Today. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-06.
  7. ^ abcMusical Chairs (booklet). Atlantic. 1998.
  8. ^"Hootie & the Blowfish - Musical Chairs".
  9. ^"Canadian Album peak". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
  10. ^"Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
  11. ^"American album certifications – Hootie & The Blowfish – Musical Chairs". Recording Industry Association of America.

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