Crash (Dave Matthews Band album)

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Crash
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 30, 1996 (1996-04-30)
RecordedOctober 1995 – January 1996
Studio Bearsville (Woodstock, New York) [1]
Genre
Length68:51
Label RCA
Producer Steve Lillywhite
Dave Matthews Band chronology
Under the Table and Dreaming
(1994)
Crash
(1996)
Live at Red Rocks 8.15.95
(1997)
Singles from Crash
  1. "Too Much"
    Released: April 1996
  2. "So Much to Say"
    Released: August 1996
  3. "Crash into Me"
    Released: December 1996

Crash is the second studio album by the American rock band Dave Matthews Band, released on April 30, 1996 by RCA Records.

Contents

By March 16, 2000, the album had sold seven million copies, and was certified septuple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. [2] Crash is currently Dave Matthews Band's best-selling album.

Recording

Recording of the album began in October 1995, and ended in January 1996. There were only four known songs from the Crash sessions that "didn't make it to the final cut." However, none of the titles are known. [3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [5]
Houston Chronicle Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The Philadelphia Inquirer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Pitchfork 7.5/10 [9]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Spin 5/10 [12]
USA Today Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [13]

Q described Crash as "equal parts originality and willful complication", and stated, "Although the band's determinedly jammy methods do lead them away from their songs at times, almost every track of Crash is at least 'good in parts'". [10] Entertainment Weekly 's Tom Sinclair praised the band's technical abilities, concluding that "one of the nicest things about DMB's music is that its distinctive complexity serves as a virtual assurance against a flood of lame imitator bands." [5]

Jim DeRogatis of Rolling Stone was less favorable and deemed Matthews' vocals "too much like Sting's at times" and his lyrics "typically banal", while remarking that the album's musical eclecticism "gives Matthews a slight edge over his peers, but that's sort of like saying you prefer vanilla ice cream to vanilla frozen yogurt." [14] Robert Christgau of The Village Voice evaluated Crash as a "dud". [15]

Track listing

Crash
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."So Much to Say"4:06
2."Two Step"Matthews6:27
3."Crash into Me"Matthews5:16
4."Too Much"4:22
5."#41"
  • Beauford
  • Lessard
  • Matthews
  • Moore
  • Tinsley
6:39
6."Say Goodbye"Matthews6:12
7."Drive In, Drive Out"Matthews5:55
8."Let You Down"
  • Lessard
  • Matthews
4:07
9."Lie in Our Graves"
  • Beauford
  • Lessard
  • Matthews
  • Moore
  • Tinsley
5:42
10."Cry Freedom"Matthews5:54
11."Tripping Billies"Matthews5:00
12."Proudest Monkey"
  • Beauford
  • Lessard
  • Matthews
  • Moore
  • Tinsley
9:11
Total length:68:51

Personnel

Dave Matthews Band

Additional musicians

Technical personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [22] Platinum100,000^
United States (RIAA) [23] 7× Platinum7,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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