August and Everything After
August and Everything After | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 14, 1993 | |||
Recorded | 1993, Los Angeles | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 51:42 | |||
Label | Geffen | |||
Producer | T-Bone Burnett | |||
Counting Crows chronology | ||||
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Singles from August and Everything After | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
Entertainment Weekly | D[3] |
Rolling Stone | [4] |
Uncut | [5] |
The Village Voice | B−[6] |
August and Everything After is the debut studio album by American rock band Counting Crows, released September 14, 1993, on Geffen Records.
The album cover depicts handwritten lyrics to a song called "August and Everything After", but the band decided against featuring the song on the album of the same name; it was not until over a decade later that it was played as part of one of their live concerts.
On September 18, 2007, a two-disc deluxe edition of the album was issued. The first disc contains the original album, remastered by Adam Ayan and Stephen Marcussen, with six demos added as bonus tracks. The second disc is taken from the band's penultimate performance during the August tour, recorded at the Élysée Montmartre in Paris, France, on December 9, 1994.
The album August & Everything After: Live at Town Hall was released on August 29, 2011, featuring live recordings of the songs from this album.
Track listing
All tracks written by Adam Duritz unless otherwise indicated.
- Standard edition
- "Round Here" (Duritz, Dave Janusko, Dan Jewett, Chris Roldan, David Bryson) – 5:32
- "Omaha" – 3:40
- "Mr. Jones" (Duritz, Bryson) – 4:33
- "Perfect Blue Buildings" – 5:01
- "Anna Begins" (Duritz, Bryson, Marty Jones, Toby Hawkins, Lydia Holly) – 4:32
- "Time and Time Again" (Duritz, Bryson, Charlie Gillingham, Steve Bowman, Don Dixon) – 5:13
- "Rain King" (Duritz, Bryson) – 4:16
- "Sullivan Street" (Duritz, Bryson) – 4:29
- "Ghost Train" – 4:01
- "Raining in Baltimore" – 4:41
- "A Murder of One" (Duritz, Bryson, Matt Malley) – 5:44
- 2007 deluxe edition additional tracks
Additional tracks produced by David Bryson
- "Shallow Days" (Acoustic Demo) (Duritz, Bryson, Jones, Hawkins, Holly) – 4:50
- "Mean Jumper Blues" (Acoustic Demo) (Blind Lemon Jefferson) – 4:24
- "Love and Addiction" (Demo) (Duritz, Bryson, Jones, Hawkins, Holly) – 4:21
- "Omaha" (Demo) – 3:18
- "Shallow Days" (Demo) (Duritz, Bryson, Jones, Hawkins, Holly) – 4:41
- "This Land Is Your Land" (Acoustic Demo) (Woody Guthrie) – 3:44
- 2007 deluxe edition bonus disc (Live at the Élysée Montmartre)
- "Anna Begins" (Duritz, Bryson, Jones, Hawkins, Holly) – 5:21
- "Omaha" – 3:43
- "Jumping Jesus" (Tom Barnes, Jim Gordon) – 3:01
- "Margery Dreams of Horses" (Duritz[7]) – 4:13
- "Perfect Blue Buildings" – 5:18
- "Round Here" (Duritz, Janusko, Jewett, Roldan, Bryson) – 11:45
- "Rain King" (Duritz, Bryson)– 4:49
- "Time and Time Again" (Duritz, Bryson, Gillingham, Bowman, Dixon) – 6:16
- "Ghost Train" – 5:38
- "Children in Bloom" – 5:27
- "A Murder of One" (Duritz, Bryson, Malley)– 14:42
- "Sullivan Street" (Duritz, Bryson) – 5:10
- "The Ghost in You" (Richard Butler, Tim Butler) – 3:36
Personnel
- Steve Bowman – drums, vocals
- David Bryson – guitars, vocals
- Adam Duritz – vocals, piano, harmonica
- Charlie Gillingham – piano, Hammond B3, accordion, Chamberlin, vocals
- Matt Malley – bass, guitar, vocals
- Additional personnel
- T Bone Burnett – guitar, producer
- Bill Dillon – guitar, guitorgan
- Denny Fongheiser – percussion, drums on track 3
- David Immerglück – guitars, mandolins, pedal steel guitar, mandocello, vocals
- Gary Louris – backing vocals
- Maria McKee – backing vocals
- Mark Olson – backing vocals
Charts
- Album
Year | Chart | Position |
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1993 | Billboard Heatseekers | 2[citation needed] |
1994 | The Billboard 200 | 4[citation needed] |
UK Albums Chart | 16[citation needed] | |
Australian Albums Chart | 12[citation needed] | |
Canadian RPM Albums Chart | 2[citation needed] |
- Single
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1993 | "Mr. Jones" | Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | 2 |
1994 | UK Top 40 | 28[citation needed] | |
Billboard Adult Contemporary | 25[citation needed] | ||
Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 2[citation needed] | ||
Billboard Top 40 Mainstream | 2[citation needed] | ||
"Rain King" | Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 4[citation needed] | |
Billboard Top 40 Mainstream | 31[citation needed] | ||
"Round Here" | Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 11[citation needed] | |
Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | 7[citation needed] | ||
Billboard Top 40 Mainstream | 10[citation needed] | ||
"A Murder of One" | Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 17[citation needed] |
End of decade charts
Chart (1990–1999) | Position |
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U.S. Billboard 200[8] | 66 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[9] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
Canada (Music Canada)[10] | 7× Platinum | 700,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[11] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[12] | 7× Platinum | 7,000,000^ |
Worldwide (IFPI) | — | 10,000,000[13] |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ DeGagne, Mike. "August and Everything After – Counting Crows". AllMusic. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-85712-595-8.
- ^ Browne, David (February 18, 1994). "August and Everything After". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
- ^ Jurek, Thom (October 28, 1993). "August And Everything After: Counting Crows". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 16, 2009. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
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- ^ Christgau, Robert (July 26, 1994). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
- ^ according to the 2007 Deluxe Edition liner notes as well as this tweet ("1st song I wrote for CC")
- ^ Geoff Mayfield (December 25, 1999). 1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade - The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s. Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
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(help) - ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1995 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Counting Crows – August and Everything After". Music Canada.
- ^ "British album certifications – Counting Crows – August and Everything After". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type August and Everything After in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ "American album certifications – Counting Crows – August and Everything After". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ "Counting Crows: Adam Duritz interview". Telegraph. 17 April 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2018.