Under the Table and Dreaming

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Template:Album infobox Under the Table and Dreaming is the major label debut album of the Dave Matthews Band, released on September 27, 1994.

The album's first single was "What Would You Say", featuring John Popper of Blues Traveler on harmonica. Two other singles followed, "Ants Marching" and "Satellite".

The album's title comes from a line in the song "Ants Marching": "He remembers being small / playing under the table and dreaming."

Track listing

All songs written by David J. Matthews.

1. "The Best of What's Around" — 4:17
2. "What Would You Say" — 3:42
3. "Satellite" — 4:51
4. "Rhyme & Reason" — 5:15
5. "Typical Situation" — 5:59
6. "Dancing Nancies" — 6:05
7. "Ants Marching" — 4:31
8. "Lover Lay Down" — 5:37
9. "Jimi Thing" — 5:57
10. "Warehouse" — 7:06
11. "Pay for What You Get" — 4:32
12. "#34" — 5:00

"#34" is the only instrumental track on the album. On some pressings of the album there are 22 blank tracks between "Pay For What You Get" and "#34", so that the latter appears as track number 34. Other pressings simply have the 12th track pre-pended by a period of silence.

Personnel

• David Matthews - vocals, left acoustic guitar
• Carter Beauford - drums, percussion, vocals
• Stefan Lessard - bass
• Leroi Moore - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, vocals, flute
• Boyd Tinsley - acoustic violin, vocals

Additional personnel

• Tim Reynolds - acoustic guitar
• John Popper - harmonica on "What Would You Say"
• John Alagia - additional vocals on "Dancing Nancies" and "What Would You Say"
• Michael McDonald - additional vocals on "Dancing Nancies" and "What Would You Say"
• Andrew Page - additional vocals on "Dancing Nancies" and "What Would You Say"
• Jeff Thomas - additional vocals on "Dancing Nancies" and "What Would You Say"
• Steve Forman - additional percussion on "Typical Situation"

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