| Musical Chairs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 15, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||
| Studio | Royaltone Studios, North Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 49:30 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Don Gehman | |||
| Hootie & the Blowfish chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  
[2] |
| Chicago Tribune | (favorable) [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B [4] |
| Rolling Stone |
[5] |
| USA Today | 
[6] |
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.
- " I Will Wait" – 4:15
- "Wishing" – 2:48
- "Las Vegas Nights" – 4:05
- "Only Lonely" – 4:38
- "Answer Man" – 3:22
- "Michelle Post" – 2:20
- "Bluesy Revolution" – 4:46
- "Home Again" – 4:07
- "One By One" – 3:50
- "Desert Mountain Showdown" – 2:45
- "What's Going On Here" – 4:36
- "What Do You Want from Me Now" – 3:40
Hidden tracks
- silence – 0:30
- silence – 0:30
- "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 |
References
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^ Galipault, Gerry (September 13, 1998).
"Hootie & the Blowfish spawn another hit album". Pause and Play. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
Out Sept. 15, the album finds Bryan, Felber, lead singer-guitarist Darius Rucker and drummer Jim "Soni" Sonefeld marching to its familiar Hootie beat but also slightly stretching pop's boundaries with forays into country, bluegrass and even R.E.M.-ish alternative rock
- ^ Musical Chairs at AllMusic
- ^ Durchholz, Daniel (1998-09-20). "Hootie and the Blowfish Musical Chairs (Atlantic)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2013-04-06.
- ^ Weingarten, Marc (1998-09-14). "Musical Chairs Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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. Retrieved 2013-04-06.
- ^ a b c Musical Chairs (booklet). Atlantic. 1998.
- ^ "Hootie & the Blowfish - Musical Chairs".
- ^ "Canadian Album peak". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
