Musical Chairs (Hootie & the Blowfish album)

Musical Chairs is the third studio album by American rock band Hootie & the Blowfish, released on September 15, 1998, by Atlantic Records. Three singles were released off the album: "I Will Wait", "Only Lonely", and "Wishing". Guest musicians on the album include Peter Holsapple, Susan Cowsill, David Immergluck, and Boyd Tinsley.

Track listing

All songs written by Mark Bryan, Dean Felber, Darius Rucker and Jim Sonefeld. "I Will Wait" – 4:15 "Wishing" – 2:48 "Las Vegas Nights" – 4:05 "Only Lonely" – 4:38 "Answer Man" – 3:22 "Michelle Post" – 2:20 "Bluesy Revolution" – 4:46 "Home Again" – 4:07 "One By One" – 3:50 "Desert Mountain Showdown" – 2:45 "What's Going On Here" – 4:36 "What Do You Want from Me Now" – 3:40 Hidden tracks silence – 0:30 silence – 0:30 "Closet Full of Fear" – 3:18

Personnel

Hootie & the Blowfish

Mark Bryan – guitars, background vocals, banjo

Dean Felber - bass guitar, background vocals, acoustic guitar

Darius Rucker – vocals, guitars, mandolin

Jim Sonefeld – drums, percussion, background vocals, bass guitar

Additional musicians

John Nau – Hammond organ, piano, harmonica , Vox Jaguar , Wurlitzer

Robert Becker – viola

David Campbell – string arrangement

Larry Corbett – cello

Susan Cowsill – vocals

Joel Derouin – violin

Bruce Dukov – violin

Armen Gahabedian – violin

Gary Greene – percussion

Peter Holsapple – accordion , Dobro , electric guitar , mandolin , piano

David Immerglück – electric slide guitar , pedal steel

Suzie Katayama – cello

LeRoi Moore – soprano and alto sax

Rachel Purkin – violin

Gena Rankin – vocals

Boyd Tinsley – violin

Patrick Warren – Chamberlin

Production

Don Gehman – producer, engineer, co-mixing

Doug Trantow – engineer, co-mixing

Curt Kroeger – assistant engineer

Roger Sommers – assistant engineer

David Leonard – mixing

Joe Gastwirt – mastering

Chart positions

References

1998 albums

Albums produced by Don Gehman

Atlantic Records albums

Hootie & the Blowfish albums