Title: Cracked Rear View Artist: Hootie & the Blowfish Release Date: 7/5/1994 Label: Atlantic Duration: 43:04 UPCs: 075678261329, 075678261312, 075678261398 Genre: Rock Styles: Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, American Trad Rock, Jam Bands Moods: Amiable/Good-Natured, Earnest, Exuberant, Energetic, Laid-Back/Mellow, Organic, Sentimental, Summery, Fun, Happy, Passionate, Theatrical, Earthy, Party/Celebratory, Bright, Effervescent, Joyous, Melancholy, Playful, Rollicking Total Copies: 324 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Hannah Jane
2. Hold My Hand
3. Let Her Cry
4. Only Wanna Be With You
5. Running from an Angel
6. I'm Goin' Home
7. Drowning
8. Time
9. Look Away
10. Not Even the Trees
11. Goodbye
12. Sometimes I Feel

Year Type Label Catalog # 2001 CD Atlantic 82613 2001 CD Atlantic 82613 1995 CD Atlantic 82613-2 1994 CD Atlantic 82613

No other editions were found for this album.

Hootie & the Blowfish's debut album, Cracked Rear View, was the success story of 1994/1995, selling over 12 million copies. It's a startling, large number, especially for a new band, but in some ways, the success of the record isn't that surprising. Although Hootie & the Blowfish aren't innovative, they deliver the goods, turning out an album of solid, rootsy folk-rock songs that have simple, powerful hooks. "Hold My Hand" has a singalong chorus that epitomizes the band's good-times vibes. None of the tracks transcend their generic status, but they are strong songs for their genre, with crisp chords and bright melodies. Still, the songs wouldn't be convincing without the emotive vocals of Darius Rucker, whose gruff baritone has more grit than the actual songs. At their core, Hootie & the Blowfish are a bar band, but they managed to convince millions of listeners that they were the local bar band, and that's why Cracked Rear View was a major success. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Name Credits Darius Rucker Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals, Percussion David Crosby Vocals (Background) Dean Felber Piano, Vocals, Guitar (Bass), Clavinet Don Gehman Producer, Mixing, Engineer Eddy Schreyer Mastering Gena Maria Rankin Production Coordination Gloria Gabriel Producer Hootie & the Blowfish Main Performer Jean Cronin Art Direction Jim Sonefeld Percussion, Drums, Glasses, Piano, Vocals John Nau Organ (Hammond), Piano Lili Haydn Viola Liz Sroka Mixing Assistant Mike McLaughlin Photography Wade Norton Assistant Engineer