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 September 15, 2019.
2. Marc Weingarten (April 4, 2003). "Hootie & the Blowfish". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
3. Christian Hoard (February 25, 2003). "Hootie & the Blowfish: Hootie & The Blowfish". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 10, 2008. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
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)