Everyday (Dave Matthews Band album)
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| Released | February 27, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | November 2000 | |||
| Studio | Conway Studios, Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, jazz fusion, soft rock, pop rock | |||
| Length | 51:00 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | Glen Ballard | |||
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Everyday is the fourth studio album by Dave Matthews Band, released on February 27, 2001.
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 67/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C+[3] |
| Los Angeles Times | [4] |
| Now | 4/5[5] |
| Rolling Stone | [6] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [7] |
| Spin | 5/10[8] |
| USA Today | [9] |
Initial critical response to Everyday was generally positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 67, based on 16 reviews.[1]
Commercial performance
In the United States, Everyday performed very well commercially. It opened at #1 with 755,000 copies sold its first week, and stayed at #1 for two weeks. After 25 weeks of sales, it sold over 2.5 million copies. To date, it has sold nearly 3 million copies. It was the 5th best selling album of the Billboard Year in 2001. The album was also certified platinum in Canada (100,000 units) in July 2001.[10]
Track listing
All songs by David J. Matthews and Glen Ballard.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Did It" | 3:36 |
| 2. | "When the World Ends" | 3:32 |
| 3. | "The Space Between" | 4:03 |
| 4. | "Dreams of Our Fathers" | 4:41 |
| 5. | "So Right" | 4:41 |
| 6. | "If I Had It All" | 4:03 |
| 7. | "What You Are" | 4:33 |
| 8. | "Angel" | 3:58 |
| 9. | "Fool to Think" | 4:14 |
| 10. | "Sleep to Dream Her" | 4:25 |
| 11. | "Mother Father" | 4:24 |
| 12. | "Everyday" | 4:43 |
Promotion
The album was promoted on the band's Everyday Tour.
Personnel
- Dave Matthews Band
- Carter Beauford – bongos, conga, drums, background vocals, vibraphone
- Stefan Lessard – bass guitar
- Dave Matthews – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals, baritone guitar
- LeRoi Moore – flute, contrabass clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, background vocals
- Boyd Tinsley – violin, background vocals
- Additional personnel
- Glen Ballard – keyboards, piano
- Carlos Santana – electric guitar on "Mother Father"
- Karl Perrazo – percussion on "Mother Father"
- Vusi Mahlasela – background vocals on "Everyday"
- Technical
- Glen Ballard – producer
- Karl Derfler – recording engineer, digital editing
- Scott Campbell – digital editing, additional engineering
- John Nelson – assistant engineer
- Chris Lord-Alge – mixing engineer
- Matt Silva – mixing assistant
- Bob Ludwig – mastering engineer
- Jolie Levine-Aller – production coordinator
- Rachel Cleverley – production assistant
- Thane Kerner – art direction, design
- Catherine Dee – design assistant
- Danny Clinch – cover photography
- Dan Winters – interior photography
Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | The Billboard 200 | 1[11] |
| 2001 | Top Canadian Albums | 1[citation needed] |
| 2001 | Top Internet Albums | 1[citation needed] |
| 2001 | German Albums Chart | 97[12] |
References
- ^ a b "Reviews for Everyday by Dave Matthews Band". Metacritic. Retrieved April 2, 2009.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Everyday – Dave Matthews Band". AllMusic. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ Browne, David (February 26, 2001). "Everyday". Entertainment Weekly. New York. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ Hochman, Steve (February 25, 2001). "A Startling Departure for the Dave Matthews Band". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ^ Hughes, Kim (March 8, 2001). "Dave Matthews Band". Now. Toronto. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ^ Fricke, David (March 15, 2001). "Dave Matthews Band: Everyday". Rolling Stone. New York. Archived from the original on January 5, 2007. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Puterbaugh, Parke (2004). "Dave Matthews Band". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. pp. 519–20. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Dolan, Jon (April 2001). "United and Conquer". Spin. 17 (4). New York: 153–54. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ^ Gundersen, Edna (February 27, 2001). "Dave Matthews Band's jam jells into more solid sound". USA Today. McLean. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|subscription=ignored (|url-access=suggested) (help) - ^ "Gold & Platinum Certification – July 2001". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 2014-10-08. Retrieved 2010-08-17.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Dave Matthews Band - Chart history | Billboard". billboard.com. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche - musicline.de". musicline.de. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
