Hard Candy (Counting Crows album)

Untitled

Hard Candy is the fourth studio album by Counting Crows. On the last track (13 or 15, depending on the album version), after a period of silence the hidden track "Big Yellow Taxi" plays. This Joni Mitchell cover was one of their biggest radio hits from the album, although it is unlisted (except for the note "May contain trace amounts of Joni Mitchell"). A new version of the song "Holiday in Spain", recorded as a duet with the Dutch band Bløf, became a number one hit in the Netherlands.

Track listing

All tracks written by Adam Duritz unless otherwise indicated.

1. "Hard Candy" (Duritz, Dan Vickrey, Charles Gillingham) – 4:20
2. "American Girls" – 4:32
3. "Good Time"– 4:24
4. "If I Could Give All My Love (Richard Manuel Is Dead)" (Duritz, Vickrey, David Immerglück, Gillingham, Matt Malley) – 3:52
5. "Goodnight L.A." – 4:17
6. "Butterfly in Reverse" (Duritz, Ryan Adams, Gillingham) – 2:48
7. "Miami" (Duritz, Gillingham, Immerglück) – 5:01
8. "New Frontier" – 3:51
9. "Carriage" – 4:04
10. "Black and Blue" – 3:53
11. "Why Should You Come When I Call?" (Duritz, Gillingham) – 4:38
12. "Up All Night (Frankie Miller Goes to Hollywood)" – 5:07
13. "Holiday in Spain" – 3:50
13. "Big Yellow Taxi" (Joni Mitchell) – 3:47 [Original issue hidden track]

2006 Revised Edition Bonus Tracks

14. "4 White Stallions" (Jeff Trott, Vickery, Patrick Winningham) – 4:21
15. "Big Yellow Taxi"(Version 2, featuring Vanessa Carlton) (Mitchell) – 3:47

UK bonus tracks

14. "4 White Stallions" (Jeff Trott, Vickery, Patrick Winningham) – 4:21
15. "You Ain't Going Nowhere" (Bob Dylan) – 8:43
15. "Big Yellow Taxi" (Joni Mitchell) – 3:47 [Original issue hidden track]
16. "Big Yellow Taxi"(Version 2, featuring Vanessa Carlton) (Mitchell) – 3:47 [2003 Revised Edition only]

JPN bonus tracks

14. "4 White Stallions" (Jeff Trott, Vickrey, Patrick Winningham) – 4:21
15. "You Ain't Going Nowhere" (Bob Dylan) – 8:43
16. "Start Again" - 3:34
16. "Big Yellow Taxi" (Mitchell) – 3:47 [Original issue hidden track]
17. "Big Yellow Taxi"(Version 2, featuring Vanessa Carlton) (Mitchell) – 3:47 [2003 Revised Edition only]

Personnel

• Dave Bryson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Adam Duritz – piano, vocals, horn arrangements, string arrangements, string samples
• Charlie Gillingham – synthesizer, piano, oboe, Hammond organ, Mellotron, Omnichord, Fender Rhodes, horn arrangements, string arrangements, Wurlitzer, tack piano, vocals
• David Immerglück – acoustic guitar, bass, mandolin, electric guitar, vocals, slide guitar, electric sitar
• Matt Malley – bass, vocals, upright bass
• Ben Mize – drums, percussion, vocals, drum loops
• Dan Vickrey – acoustic guitar, banjo, electric guitar, vocals

Additional personnel

• Ryan Adams – backing vocalist
• Vanessa Carlton - backing vocalist on 13
• Sheryl Crow – backing vocalist on 2
• Dave Gibbs – backing vocalist
• Leona Naess – backing vocalist
• Matthew Sweet – backing vocalist
• Carole Castillo – viola
• Jacqueline Brand – violin
• Mario deLeon – violin
• Brian Dembow – viola
• Stephen Erdody – cello
• Ron Fair – string arrangements
• Richard Feves – bass
• Alan Grunfeld – violin
• Jerry Hey – flugelhorn, horn arrangements, string arrangements
• Paula Hochhalter – cello
• Ethan Johns – conga
• Karen Jones – violin
• Natalie Leggett – violin
• Alan Mautner – violin
• Ed Meares – bass
• Ralph Morrison – violin
• Robin Olson – violin
• Sara Parkins – violin
• Katia Popov – violin
• John Scanlon – viola
• Tina Soule – cello
• Cecilia Tsan – cello
• Josephina Vergara – violin

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
2002	UK Albums Chart	9
2002	Australian Albums Chart	13

Single

Year	Single	Chart	Position
2002	"American Girls"	UK Singles Chart	33
2002	"Big Yellow Taxi"	UK Singles Chart	16

Certifications

Organization	Level	Date
RIAA (US)	Gold	October 7, 2002