Hootie &the Blowfish is an American rock band formed in Columbia,South Carolina,in 1986. The band's lineup for most of its existence has been the quartet of Darius Rucker,Mark Bryan,Dean Felber,and Jim Sonefeld. The band went on hiatus in 2008 until they announced plans for a full reunion tour in 2019 and released their first new studio album in fourteen years,Imperfect Circle.
Cracked Rear View is the debut studio album by Hootie &the Blowfish,released on July 5,1994,by Atlantic Records. Released to positive critical reviews,it eventually became one of the highest-selling albums in the United States,and also one of the best-selling albums worldwide,with over 20 million units.
Darius Carlos Rucker is an American singer,musician,and songwriter. He first gained fame as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of rock band Hootie &the Blowfish,which he founded in 1986 at the University of South Carolina along with Mark Bryan,Jim "Soni" Sonefeld,and Dean Felber. The band released five studio albums with Rucker as a member and charted six top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. Rucker co-wrote most of the songs with the other members of the band.
"All I Wanna Do" is a song performed by American singer and songwriter Sheryl Crow. It was written by Crow,David Baerwald,Bill Bottrell,and Kevin Gilbert,with lyrics adapted from Wyn Cooper's 1987 poem "Fun". Released in July 1994 by A&M,it was Crow's breakthrough hit from her 1993 debut album,Tuesday Night Music Club. The song is Crow's biggest US hit,peaking at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 for six consecutive weeks from October 8 to November 12,1994,and it also topped the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. It was the winner of the 1995 Grammy for Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and was nominated for Song of the Year.
Golden Road is the third studio album by Australian country music singer Keith Urban. It was released on 8 October 2002 via Capitol Records Nashville. The album includes the singles "Somebody Like You","Raining on Sunday","Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me",and "You'll Think of Me". This was Urban's first album to be produced by Dann Huff,who has produced all of his albums since.
"Let Her Cry" is a song by American rock band Hootie &the Blowfish. It was released in December 1994 as the second single from their debut album,Cracked Rear View (1994),and became a top-10 hit in Australia,Canada,Iceland,and the United States. The song received the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals in 1996.
"Nobody Knows" is a song by R&B singer Tony Rich from his 1996 debut album,Words. Released as his debut single on November 7,1995,the song peaked at number two on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks charts. It also became a hit in several other countries,topping the Irish Singles Chart and reaching number two in Australia and Canada,number four in the United Kingdom,and the top 20 in the Netherlands,New Zealand,and Sweden. Rich received a nomination for the 1997 Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.
"Time" is a song by American rock band Hootie &the Blowfish. It was released on October 24,1995,as the fourth single from their 1994 debut album,Cracked Rear View. "Time" peaked at number 14 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and reached number one in Canada for a week in February 1996. The song also peaked at number one on the Billboard Adult Top 40,number nine in Iceland,and number 35 in New Zealand.
"I Go Blind" is a song by Canadian alternative rock group 54-40. The song was released in Canada as the second single from the band's 1986 self-titled album,54-40. It has since become one of the band's most popular songs.
"Hold My Hand" is the debut single of the American alternative rock band Hootie &the Blowfish from their album Cracked Rear View. All four of the band members wrote the song sometime in 1989,and it was released on a self-titled cassette EP the year after. Released in July 1994,"Hold My Hand" charted at number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song includes a backing vocal from David Crosby.
American singer Darius Rucker gained fame as the lead singer of the American roots rock band Hootie &the Blowfish before emerging as a major country music singer in 2008. As a solo artist,his discography comprises seven studio albums,including five for Capitol Nashville. His singles since 2008 have all been released to the country music format,where he has had nine number-one singles on the Country Airplay chart:"Don't Think I Don't Think About It","It Won't Be Like This for Long","Alright","Come Back Song","This","Wagon Wheel","If I Told You","For the First Time",and "Beers and Sunshine". He also appeared on the number one single "Forever Country".
"Drowning" is a song by American alternative rock band Hootie &the Blowfish. It was released in November 1995 as the fifth and final single from their debut album Cracked Rear View (1994). The song originally appeared on the group's 1991 cassette EP Time.
"Tucker's Town" is a song by American rock group Hootie &the Blowfish. It was released on June 25,1996,as the second single from their second album,Fairweather Johnson (1996). In the United States,it peaked at number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100,number 24 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart,and number 29 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. Outside the US,"Tucker's Town" reached number two in Canada—ending 1996 as the country's 25th-most-successful single—and number 20 in Iceland.
"Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)" is a song written by Cindy Walker which was first recorded and released by Roy Orbison originally as a non-album single in 1962. It was a big international hit for Orbison,reaching number 2 in both the Australian and the UK singles charts and number 4 in the U.S. Billboard. It was also a top ten hit in Canada and Norway. Five months later,"Dream Baby" was included on Orbison's Greatest Hits compilation LP.
"Old Man &Me" is a song by American rock group Hootie &the Blowfish. It was released in April 1996 as the lead single from their second album,Fairweather Johnson. In the United States,it peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100,number 18 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart,and number six on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. The song also reached number one in Canada,becoming the band's third and final single to do so.
"I Will Wait" is a song by American rock group Hootie &the Blowfish. It was released in August 1998 as the lead single from their third studio album,Musical Chairs. In the United States,it peaked at number 28 on the Adult Contemporary music chart,and number three on the Adult Top 40 music chart. The song reached number seven in Canada.
"Can't Find the Time" is a song originally recorded by Orpheus in 1968. It was the first release from their eponymous debut LP. The writer and lead singer is Bruce Arnold. Session drummer Bernard Purdie,who would later befriend Arnold and collaborate further,is among the musicians on the recording.
"Circles" is a song by American rapper and singer Post Malone. It was released through Republic Records on August 30,2019,as the third single from Malone's third studio album Hollywood's Bleeding (2019). It reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 for the week of November 30,2019,topping the chart for three weeks,marking Post Malone's fourth number-one song,as well as his first solo effort to top the chart. The song also reached number one in Iceland,Malaysia,and New Zealand,as well as the top ten in 20 additional countries. It was the most played song of 2020 on adult contemporary radio in the US and was also the second-bestselling song in 2020 in the country. It is also certified Diamond in the US and Canada,10×Platinum in Australia,and Gold or higher in 11 additional countries. It was also nominated for Record of the Year and Song of the Year at the 2021 Grammy Awards.
Imperfect Circle is the sixth studio album by American rock band Hootie &the Blowfish,released on Capitol Records Nashville on November 1,2019. It is their first new studio album in fourteen years;it has received mixed reviews and modest commercial success.
