Fairweather Johnson
Fairweather Johnson | ||||
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Studio album by Hootie & the Blowfish | ||||
Released | April 23, 1996 | |||
Recorded | Late 1995 | |||
Genre | Pop rock, roots rock, alternative rock | |||
Length | 49:20 | |||
Label |
Atlantic 82886-2 | |||
Producer | Don Gehman | |||
Hootie & the Blowfish chronology | ||||
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Singles from Fairweather Johnson | ||||
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | |
Entertainment Weekly | B[2] |
Los Angeles Times | |
Robert Christgau | |
Rolling Stone |
Fairweather Johnson is the second studio album by the band Hootie & the Blowfish, released on April 23, 1996. Three songs from the album were released as singles: "Old Man & Me", "Tucker's Town", and "Sad Caper". The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 in May 1996. It has sold 2,361,000 copies in the US as of May 2012.[6] The album was included in Pitchfork Media's 2010 list of "ten career-killing albums" of the 1990s.[7] Stylus Magazine shared sentiments, including it in their "Non-Definitive Guide to the Follow-Up", saying "really, everyone saw this one coming a mile off. Who was really gonna care about another Hootie album?".[8]
Track listing
All songs written by Mark Bryan, Dean Felber, Darius Rucker and Jim "Soni" Sonefeld.
- "Be the One" – 3:25
- "Sad Caper" – 2:49
- "Tucker's Town" – 3:45
- "She Crawls Away" – 4:25
- "So Strange" – 4:03
- "Old Man & Me (When I Get to Heaven)" – 4:27
- "Earth Stopped Cold at Dawn" – 3:27
- "Fairweather Johnson" – 0:51
- "Honeyscrew" – 3:36
- "Let It Breathe" – 3:53
- "Silly Little Pop Song" – 2:56
- "Fool" – 3:05
- "Tootie" – 3:04
- "When I'm Lonely" – 5:34
Chart positions
Chart (1996)[9] | Peak position |
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Australian Albums chart | 12 |
Canadian Albums chart[10] | 6 |
Dutch Albums chart | 37 |
German Albums chart | 41 |
New Zealand Albums chart | 6 |
Scottish Albums chart[11] | 9 |
Swedish Albums chart | 36 |
Swiss Albums chart | 37 |
UK Albums chart | 9 |
US Billboard 200 | 1 |
References
- ↑ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Fairweather Johnson - Hootie & the Blowfish". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
- ↑ Browne, David (1996-04-26). "Music Review: 'Fairweather Johnson' Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
- ↑ Hochman, Steve (1996-04-21). "Hootie Doesn't Blow It". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2013-04-06.
- ↑ "CG: Artist 590". Robert Christgau. 1996-08-06. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
- ↑ Fricke, David (1996-12-02). "Hootie & the Blowfish: Fairweather Johnson : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-10-01. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
- ↑ Paul Grein (May 16, 2012). "Chart Watch Extra: Following Up A Monster". Yahoo Music (Chart Watch).
- ↑ http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7856-a-feature-about-nothing-the-1990s-in-lists/4/
- ↑ "{title}". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
- ↑ http://swisscharts.com/album/Hootie-&-The-Blowfish/Fairweather-Johnson-2306
- ↑ "Canadian Album peak". Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
- ↑ http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-albums-chart/19960428/40/
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