August and Everything After [LP]

by Counting Crows

Overview

When the prevailing guitar jingle of "Mr. Jones" cascaded over radio in the early '90s, it was a sure sign that the Counting Crows were a musical force to be reckoned with. Their debut album, August and Everything After, burst at the seams with both dominant pop harmonies and rich, hearty ballads, all thanks to lead singer Adam Duritz. The lone guitar work of "Mr. Jones" coupled with the sweet, in-front pull of Duritz's voice kicked off the album in full force. The starkly beautiful and lonely sounding "Round Here" captured the band's honest yet subtle talent for singing ballads, while "Omaha" is lyrically reminiscent of a Springsteen tune. The fusion of hauntingly smooth vocals with such instruments as the Hammond B-3 organ and the accordion pumped new life into the music scene, and their brisk sound catapulted them into stardom. On "Rain King," the piano takes over as its aloof flair dances behind Duritz with elegant crispness. The slower-paced "Raining in Baltimore" paints a perfectly gray picture and illustrates the band's ease at conveying mood by eliminating the tempo. Most of the songs here engage in overly contagious hooks that won't go away, making for a solid bunch of tunes. Containing the perfect portions of instrumental and vocal conglomeration, the Counting Crows showed off their appealing sound to its full extent with their very first album. ~ Mike DeGagne

Product Details

Release Date:	03/24/2017
Label:	Geffen / Polydor
UPC:	0602557097658
Rank:	14471

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Round Here
2. Omaha
3. Mr. Jones
4. Perfect Blue Buildings
5. Anna Begins
6. Time and Time Again

Disc 2

7. Rain King
8. Sullivan Street
9. Ghost Train
10. Raining in Baltimore
11. A Murder of One

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Counting Crows   Primary Artist
Mark Olson   Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
Gary Louris   Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
T-Bone Burnett   Guest Artist,Guitar
Maria McKee   Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
Steve Bowman   Drums,Vocals
Bill Dillon   Guitar
Charlie Gillingham   Piano,Vocals,Accordion,Chamberlin,Organ (Hammond)
David Immerglueck   Guitar,Vocals,Mandolin,Mandocello,Pedal Steel
Denny Fongheiser   Drums,Percussion
Adam Duritz   Piano,Vocals,Harmonica
David Bryson   Guitar,Vocals
Matt Malley   Bass,Guitar,Vocals

Technical Credits

T-Bone Burnett   Producer
Pat McCarthy   Engineer
Patrick McCarthy   Mixing,Engineer
Steve Bowman   Composer
Bill Dillon   Guitorgan
Chris Roldan   Composer
Lydia Holly   Composer
Charlie Gillingham   Composer
Robert Hart   Engineer
Scott Litt   Mixing Engineer
Howard Willing   Engineer
Marty Jones   Composer
Tom Barnes   Composer
Woody Guthrie   Composer
Adam Duritz   Composer,Lyricist
Toby Hawkins   Composer
Dan Jewett   Composer
Dave Janusko   Composer
Gary Gersh   Executive Producer
Steve Holroyd   Engineer
Clark Germain   Engineer
Don Dixon   Composer
Jim Gordon   Composer
Michael Tighe   Photography
David Bryson   Composer
Matt Malley   Composer
Mark Guilbeault   Assistant Engineer
Robin Sloane   Creative Director
Larry Vigon   Design,Art Direction
Brian Jackson   Design
Martin Longden Jones   Composer
Timothy George Butler   Composer
Richard Lofthouse Butler   Composer
Martin Jones   Composer