Cracked Rear View is the debut album by Hootie & the Blowfish, released in 1994 (see 1994 in music). It was the highest-selling album of the year, and it eventually sold over 16 million copies to retailers in the U.S., earning a Diamond certificate from the RIAA along the way (for 10 million+ albums sold). 9,817,666 were sold to the public according to Soundscan as per 1999. It is currently tied with 6 other albums, all certified 16x platinum, for the 12th best selling album of all time in the United States. ^*

Track listing

1. "Hannah Jane" (Bryan, Felber, Rucker, Sonefeld) - 3:33
2. "Hold My Hand" (Bryan, Felber, Rucker, Sonefeld) - 4:15
3. "Let Her Cry" (Bryan, Felber, Rucker, Sonefeld) - 5:08
4. "Only Wanna Be With You" (Bryan, Felber, Rucker, Sonefeld) - 3:46
5. "Running from an Angel" (Bryan, Felber, Rucker, Sonefeld) - 3:37
6. "I'm Goin' Home" (Bryan, Felber, Rucker, Sonefeld) - 4:10
7. "Drowning" (Bryan, Felber, Rucker, Sonefeld) - 5:01
8. "Time" (Bryan, Felber, Rucker, Sonefeld) - 4:53
9. "Look Away" - 2:38
10. "Not Even the Trees" (Bryan, Felber, Rucker, Sonefeld) - 4:37
11. "Goodbye" (Bryan, Felber, Rucker, Sonefeld) - 4:05
12. "Sometimes I Feel" - 0:53

Personnel

• Mark Bryan
• Dean Felber - piano, bass, vocals, clavinet
• Darius Rucker - acoustic guitar, percussion, vocals
• Jim Sonefeld - percussion, piano, drums, vocals, glasses

Additional personnel

• David Crosby - background vocals
• Lili Haydn - viola
• John Nau - piano, Hammond organ

Production

• Producers: Gloria Gabriel, Don Gehman
• Engineer: Don Gehman
• Assistant engineer: Wade Norton
• Mixing: Don Gehman
• Mixing assistant: Liz Sroka
• Mastering: Eddy Schreyer
• Production coordination: Gena Maria Rankin
• Art direction: Jean Cronin
• Photography: Mike McLaughlin

Charts

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Awards

Hootie & the Blowfish albums | 1994 albums | Debut albums