Cracked Rear View
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Cracked Rear View is the debut album by Hootie & the Blowfish, released in 1994 (see 1994 in music). It was the highest-selling album of the year, and it eventually sold over 16 million copies to retailers in the U.S., earning a Diamond certificate from the RIAA along the way (for 10 million+ albums sold). 9,817,666 were sold to the public according to Soundscan as per 1999. It is currently tied with 6 other albums, all certified 16x platinum, for the 12th best selling album of all time in the United States. [1]
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Track listing
- "Hannah Jane" (Bryan, Felber, Rucker, Sonefeld) - 3:33
- "Hold My Hand" (Bryan, Felber, Rucker, Sonefeld) - 4:15
- "Let Her Cry" (Bryan, Felber, Rucker, Sonefeld) - 5:08
- "Only Wanna Be With You" (Bryan, Felber, Rucker, Sonefeld) - 3:46
- "Running from an Angel" (Bryan, Felber, Rucker, Sonefeld) - 3:37
- "I'm Goin' Home" (Bryan, Felber, Rucker, Sonefeld) - 4:10
- "Drowning" (Bryan, Felber, Rucker, Sonefeld) - 5:01
- "Time" (Bryan, Felber, Rucker, Sonefeld) - 4:53
- "Look Away" - 2:38
- "Not Even the Trees" (Bryan, Felber, Rucker, Sonefeld) - 4:37
- "Goodbye" (Bryan, Felber, Rucker, Sonefeld) - 4:05
- "Sometimes I Feel" - 0:53
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Personnel
- Mark Bryan
- Dean Felber - piano, bass, vocals, clavinet
- Darius Rucker - acoustic guitar, percussion, vocals
- Jim Sonefeld - percussion, piano, drums, vocals, glasses
Additional personnel
- David Crosby - background vocals
- Lili Haydn - viola
- John Nau - piano, Hammond organ
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Production
- Producers: Gloria Gabriel, Don Gehman
- Engineer: Don Gehman
- Assistant engineer: Wade Norton
- Mixing: Don Gehman
- Mixing assistant: Liz Sroka
- Mastering: Eddy Schreyer
- Production coordination: Gena Maria Rankin
- Art direction: Jean Cronin
- Photography: Mike McLaughlin
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Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Heatseekers | 1 |
| 1994 | The Billboard 200 | 1 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | "Hold My Hand" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 4 |
| 1994 | "Hold My Hand" | Top 40 Mainstream | 7 |
| 1994 | "Let Her Cry" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 28 |
| 1995 | "Drowning" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 21 |
| 1995 | "Hold My Hand" | Adult Contemporary | 6 |
| 1995 | "Hold My Hand" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 30 |
| 1995 | "Hold My Hand" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 10 |
| 1995 | "Hold My Hand" | Top 40 Adult Recurrents | 2 |
| 1995 | "Hold My Hand" | Top 40 Adult Recurrents | 5 |
| 1995 | "Hold My Hand" | Top 40 Mainstream | 2 |
| 1995 | "Let Her Cry" | Adult Contemporary | 6 |
| 1995 | "Let Her Cry" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 9 |
| 1995 | "Let Her Cry" | Modern Rock Tracks | 34 |
| 1995 | "Let Her Cry" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 9 |
| 1995 | "Let Her Cry" | Top 40 Adult Recurrents | 10 |
| 1995 | "Let Her Cry" | Top 40 Adult Recurrents | 10 |
| 1995 | "Let Her Cry" | Top 40 Mainstream | 2 |
| 1995 | "Only Wanna Be With You" | Adult Contemporary | 3 |
| 1995 | "Only Wanna Be With You" | Adult Top 40 | 2 |
| 1995 | "Only Wanna Be With You" | Adult Top 40 | 7 |
| 1995 | "Only Wanna Be With You" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 2 |
| 1995 | "Only Wanna Be With You" | Modern Rock Tracks | 22 |
| 1995 | "Only Wanna Be With You" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 6 |
| 1995 | "Only Wanna Be With You" | Top 40 Mainstream | 1 |
| 1995 | "Time" | Adult Contemporary | 4 |
| 1995 | "Time" | Adult Top 40 | 1 |
| 1995 | "Time" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 14 |
| 1996 | "Only Wanna Be With You" | Top 40 Adult Recurrents | 2 |
| 1996 | "Time" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 26 |
| 1996 | "Time" | Top 40 Adult Recurrents | 1 |
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Awards
| Year | Winner | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | "Let Her Cry" | Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal |