Cracked Rear View

by Hootie & the Blowfish

Overview

Hootie & the Blowfish's debut album, Cracked Rear View, was the success story of 1994/1995, selling over 12 million copies. It's a startling, large number, especially for a new band, but in some ways, the success of the record isn't that surprising. Although Hootie & the Blowfish aren't innovative, they deliver the goods, turning out an album of solid, rootsy folk-rock songs that have simple, powerful hooks. "Hold My Hand" has a singalong chorus that epitomizes the band's good-times vibes. None of the tracks transcend their generic status, but they are strong songs for their genre, with crisp chords and bright melodies. Still, the songs wouldn't be convincing without the emotive vocals of Darius Rucker, whose gruff baritone has more grit than the actual songs. At their core, Hootie & the Blowfish are a bar band, but they managed to convince millions of listeners that they were the local bar band, and that's why Cracked Rear View was a major success. [The 25th anniversary reissue of Cracked Rear View is greatly expanded, containing a remastered version of the original album, two CDs of bonus material, and a DVD with a 5.1 surround mix of the LP, five hi-res bonus tracks, and five music videos. One of the CDs is devoted to a February 3, 1995 concert given at Pittsburgh's Nick's Fat City, with the second rounding up B-sides, outtakes, and early recordings from Hootie & the Blowfish. Among the highlights on the latter are embryonic versions of "Let Her Cry," "Drowning," and "Hold My Hand," plus the 1992 EP Kootchypop, while the live disc contains covers of Stephen Stills' "Love the One You're With" and the Beatles' "The Ballad of John and Yoko."] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	05/31/2019
Label:	Acg / Atlantic / Rhino
UPC:	0603497852000
Rank:	67778

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Hannah Jane
2. Hold My Hand
3. Let Her Cry
4. Only Wanna Be With You
5. Running From an Angel
6. I'm Goin' Home
7. Drowning
8. Time
9. Look Away
10. Not Even the Trees
11. Goodbye
12. [Untitled]

Disc 2

13. All That I Believe
14. I Go Blind
15. Almost Home
16. Fine Line
17. Where Were You
18. Hey, Hey What Can I Do
19. The Old Man and Me
20. Hold My Hand [Kootchypop Version]
21. If You're Going My Way [Kootchypop Version]
22. Sorry's Not Enough [Kootchypop Version]
23. Only Wanna Be With You [Kootchypop Version]
24. Running From an Angel [1991 Version]
25. Time [1991 Version]
26. Let Her Cry [1991 Version]
27. Drowning [1991 Version]
28. I Don't Understand
29. Little Girl
30. Look Away [1990 Version]
31. Let My People Go
32. Hold My Hand [1990 Version]

Disc 3

33. Hannah Jane
34. I Go Blind
35. Not Even the Trees
36. If You're Going My Way
37. Look Away
38. Fine Line
39. Let Her Cry
40. Motherless Child
41. I'm Goin' Home
42. Use Me
43. Running From an Angel
44. Sorry's Not Enough
45. Drowning
46. The Old Man and Me
47. Only Wanna Be With You
48. Time
49. Goodbye
50. The Ballad of John and Yoko
51. Hold My Hand
52. Love the One You're With

Disc 4

53. Hannah Jane
54. Hold My Hand
55. Let Her Cry
56. Only Wanna Be With You
57. Running From an Angel
58. I'm Goin' Home
59. Drowning
60. Time
61. Look Away
62. Not Even the Trees
63. Goodbye
64. All That I Believe
65. I Go Blind
66. Almost Home
67. Fine Line
68. Where Were You
69. Hold My Hand
70. Let Her Cry
71. Only Wanna Be With You
72. Time
73. Drowning [Live at Miller Lite Riverplex, Pittsburgh, PA, 6/27/95]
74. Goodbye
75. All That I Believe
76. I Go Blind
77. Almost Home
78. Fine Line
79. Where Were You
80. Hold My Hand
81. Let Her Cry
82. Only Wanna Be With You
83. Time
84. Drowning

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Hootie & the Blowfish   Primary Artist
Lili Haydn   Guest Artist,Viola,Violin
David Crosby   Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
Jim Sonefeld   Vocals,Glasses,Percussion,Drums,Piano
Mark Bryan   Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Mandolin,Percussion,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Darius Rucker   Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals,Percussion
John Nau   Organ,Piano,Organ (Hammond)
Jim "Soni" Sonnefeld   Drums,Glass,Piano,Vocals,Glass Harp,Percussion
Dean Felber   Piano,Vocals,Clavinet,Guitar (Bass)
Peter Holsapple   Organ,Mandolin

Technical Credits

Jim Sonefeld   Composer,Lyricist
Jim Goodwin   Mixing Assistant
Radney Foster   Composer
Neil Osborne   Composer
Eddy Schreyer   Mastering
Byron McKay   Engineer
Gary Bolton   Producer
Wade Norton   Assistant Engineer
Darryl Neudorf   Composer
Jimmy Rip   Arranger
Don Dixon   Harmonic Arrangement
Liz Sroka   Mixing Assistant
Mark Bryan   Composer,Lyricist
Robert Plant   Composer
Mark Williams   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Assistant
Mike McLaughlin   Photography
Brad Merritt   Composer
Gloria Gabriel   Producer
Gena Maria Rankin   Production Coordination
John Croslin   Composer
Jean Cronin   Art Direction
Adolofo Doring   Direction
Joy Cook   Engineer
Phil Comparelli   Composer
Darius Rucker   Composer,Lyricist
Jim "Soni" Sonnefeld   Composer
Everett Felber   Composer
Frank Sacramento   Direction
Stephen Stills   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Paul McCartney   Composer
Bill Withers   Composer
Jimmy Page   Composer
Don Gehman   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Dean Felber   Composer,Lyricist
John Bonham   Composer
John Paul Jones   Composer
John Lennon   Composer
Dick Hodgin   Producer
Hootie & the Blowfish   Producer
Van Morrison   Arranger