''Fairweather Johnson'' is the second studio album by American rock band

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, released on April 23, 1996, through

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. Three songs from the album were released as singles: "Old Man & Me", "Tucker's Town", and "Sad Caper". The album debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200 in May 1996, while their debut, ''

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'', was still in the charts. It has sold 2,361,000 copies in the US as of May 2012. Despite its initial success, sales tapered off quickly, and the album earned mixed reviews. It was included in ''

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s 2010 list of "ten career-killing albums" of the 1990s. ''

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'' shared sentiments, including it in their "Non-Definitive Guide to the Follow-Up", saying "really, everyone saw this one coming a mile off. Who was really gonna care about another Hootie album?"

Track listing

All songs written by

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, Dean Felber,

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and Jim "Soni" Sonefeld. #"Be the One" – 3:25 #"Sad Caper" – 2:49 #" Tucker's Town" – 3:45 #"She Crawls Away" – 4:25 #"So Strange" – 4:03 #"

Old Man & Me (When I Get to Heaven) "Old Man & Me (When I Get to Heaven)" is a song by American rock group Hootie & the Blowfish. It was released in April 1996 as the lead single from their second album, ''Fairweather Johnson''. In the United States, it peaked at number 13 on the ...

" – 4:27 #"Earth Stopped Cold at Dawn" – 3:27 #"Fairweather Johnson" – 0:51 #"Honeyscrew" – 3:36 #"Let It Breathe" – 3:53 #"Silly Little Pop Song" – 2:56 #"Fool" – 3:05 #"Tootie" – 3:04 #"When I'm Lonely" – 5:34

Personnel

Hootie & the Blowfish *Mark Bryan – background vocals, guitar, mandolin, piano *Dean Felber – background vocals, bass guitar *Darius Rucker – dobro, guitar, vocals *Jim Sonefeld – background vocals, drums, percussion, piano Other musicians *

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– harmony vocals *

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– harmony vocals *

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– tambourine *

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– viola *

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– accordion , Hammond organ , piano *John Nau – Fender Rhodes , Hammond organ , piano *Cary Phillips – infant roar * Glen Phillips – harmony vocals *Michael Severens – cello Production *John Clark – photography *Don Gehman –

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, mixing,

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*Ethan Hill – photography *Phyllis Leibowitz – stylist *Benjamin Niles –

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*Eddy Schreyer – mastering

Chart positions

References

1996 albums Albums produced by Don Gehman Atlantic Records albums Hootie & the Blowfish albums {{1990s-alt-rock-album-stub