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Musical Chairs (Hootie & the Blowfish album)

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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.

ReleasedSeptember 15, 1998 (1998-09-15)
Recorded1998
StudiosRoyaltone Studios, North Hollywood, California
Quick facts Studio album by Hootie & the Blowfish, Released ...
Musical Chairs
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ReleasedSeptember 15, 1998 (1998-09-15)
Recorded1998
StudiosRoyaltone Studios, North Hollywood, California
Genres
Length49:30
LabelAtlantic
ProducerDon Gehman
Hootie & the Blowfish chronology
Fairweather Johnson
(1996)
Musical Chairs
(1998)
Scattered, Smothered and Covered
(2000)
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More information Review scores, Source ...
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[2]
Chicago Tribune(favorable)[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB[4]
Rolling StoneStarStarStar[5]
USA TodayStarStarHalf star[6]
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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

More information Chart (1998), Peak position ...
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
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Certifications

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Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[11] Silver 60,000^
United States (RIAA)[12] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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