Hootie & the Blowfish (album)

Hootie & the Blowfish
Studio album by Hootie & the Blowfish
Released	March 4, 2003
Recorded	May 2002
Genre	Soft rock
Length	47:34
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Don Was
Hootie & the Blowfish chronology
Scattered, Smothered and Covered (2000) Hootie & the Blowfish (2003) The Best of Hootie & the Blowfish: 1993-2003 (2004)

Hootie & the Blowfish is the fourth studio album by American rock band Hootie & the Blowfish, released on March 4, 2003. It is their last album under Atlantic Records and their first album to not have a single to reach the top charts. The lead singles were "Innocence" and "Space", and the album itself reached no. 46 in the U.S.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B− [2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

Track listing

All songs written by Mark Bryan, Dean Felber, Darius Rucker and Jim Sonefeld, except “The Rain Song,” originally performed and written by Continental Drifters.

1. "Deeper Side" – 3:38
2. "Little Brother" – 3:09
3. "Innocence" – 3:24
4. "Space" – 2:15
5. "I'll Come Runnin'" – 3:48
6. "Tears Fall Down" – 3:05
7. "The Rain Song" – 3:52
8. "Show Me Your Heart" – 4:03
9. "When She's Gone" – 4:06
10. "Little Darlin'" – 3:18
11. "Woody" – 3:15
12. "Go and Tell Him (Soup Song)", includes the hidden track: "It's Alright" – 9:41

Personnel

Hootie & the Blowfish

• Mark Bryan – lead guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar, acoustic guitar, mandolin, background vocals
• Dean Felber – bass guitar, background vocals
• Darius Rucker – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica
• Jim "Soni" Sonefeld – drums, percussion, acoustic guitar (6, 9), loops, background vocals

Additional musicians

• John Nau – piano, organ
• Gary Greene – percussion
• Don Was – Rhodes (2), trumpet and saxophone (8)
• Vicki Peterson – background vocals (7)
• Susan Cowsill – background vocals (7)
• Emily Saliers – background vocals (9)

Technical personnel

• Don Was – producer (1, 2, 4–12)
• Pete Masitti – producer (3)
• Ed Cherney – engineer and mixing (1, 2, 4–12)
• Bob St. John – engineer and mixing (3)
• Nick Brophy – Pro Tools engineer
• Bob Ludwig – mastering

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [4]	46

References

1. Rick Anderson. "Hootie & the Blowfish - Hootie & the Blowfish". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
2. Marc Weingarten (2003-04-04). "Hootie & the Blowfish". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
3. Christian Hoard (2003-02-25). "Hootie & the Blowfish: Hootie & The Blowfish". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-01-10. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
4. "Hootie the Blowfish Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 12, 2019.

External links

• Official website
• Hootie & the Blowfish at Discogs (list of releases)
• Hootie & the Blowfish at MusicBrainz (list of releases)