''Kootchypop'' is a 1993 EP by Hootie & the Blowfish released independently. Several of the EP's songs became hits when they were re-recorded for their later major-label albums. In addition, the tracks were eventually remastered and included as a bonus on the deluxe 25th anniversary edition of ''

Cracked Rear View ''Cracked Rear View'' is the debut studio album by Hootie & the Blowfish, released on July 5, 1994, by Atlantic Records. Released to positive critical reviews, it eventually sold 10.2 million copies in the United States, becoming one of the best-s ...

''.

Recording and release

The band self-funded the EP for $8,000 () and it caught the attention of

Tim Sommer Timothy Andrew Sommer (born March 5, 1962 in New York City) is an American music journalist, musician, record producer and former Atlantic Records A&R representative. Sommer was the bass player for the slowcore/dreampop band Hugo Largo. Mu ...

, A&R at

Atlantic Records Atlantic Recording Corporation (simply known as Atlantic Records) is an American record label founded in October 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson. Over its first 20 years of operation, Atlantic earned a reputation as one of the most i ...

, who encouraged the label to sign the band. By 1996, they had sold over 50,000 copies of the album. In covering the band's career, Ira Robbins and Jason C. Reeher of

Trouser Press ''Trouser Press'' was a rock and roll magazine started in New York in 1974 as a mimeographed fanzine by editor/publisher Ira Robbins, fellow fan of the Who Dave Schulps and Karen Rose under the name "Trans-Oceanic Trouser Press" (a reference to ...

called the EP "a thoroughly professional effort which is 95 percent of the way toward the sound that made the band millionaires". In 1998, the band's self-released recordings were the center of a lawsuit between Fishco, Inc.—the corporate entity they formed to represent the band—and California-based Haim Mizrahi, who attempted to sell the master recordings.

Track listing

All songs written by Hootie & the Blowfish. # " The Old Man and Me" – 4:26 (Re-recorded for '' Fairweather Johnson'') # " Hold My Hand" – 5:05 (Re-recorded for ''

'') # "If You're Going My Way" – 3:26 # "Sorry's Not Enough" – 4:03 # " Only Wanna Be with You" – 3:37 (Re-recorded for ''Cracked Rear View'') # "Hold My Hand" (edit) – 3:59

Personnel

Hootie & the Blowfish *

Mark Bryan Mark William Bryan (born May 6, 1967) is an American musician. He is a founding member, songwriter, and the lead guitarist for the band Hootie & the Blowfish. In 1986, Bryan and his friend Darius Rucker formed a duo called The Wolf Brothers whi ...

– guitar, vocals,

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– bass guitar, vocals, production * Darius Rucker – vocals, guitar, production *Jim Sonefeld – drums, vocals, production Additional personnel *Jim Brock – congas on "Sorry's Not Enough" * Don Dixon – harmony arrangements on "If You're Going My Way" *Mana Hewitt – art, layout *Suzy McGrane – photography *Mark Williams – production,

engineering Engineering is the use of scientific method, scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad rang ...

, mixing, recording, mastering

References

External links

* * {{Hootie & the Blowfish 1993 debut EPs Hootie & the Blowfish albums Self-released EPs