Hootie & the Blowfish boxset ‘The Atlantic Years 1994 – 2003’ coming in January

Hootie & the Blowfish will release new boxset ‘The Atlantic Years 1994 – 2003' on 24th January 2025 it has been announced.

It will be available in multiple configurations, including 6LP and 5CD. The 6LP version will be available exclusively at Rhino.com, while the 5CD version will arrive in stores nationwide and at Rhino.com. Pre-order now at https://rhino.lnk.to/TAY.

The box set presents the group’s seminal albums released on Atlantic Records in one essential package. The 6LP configuration boasts their definitive RIAA 22x Platinum-certified history-making debut, ‘Cracked Rear View' (1994), as well as the 3x Platinum ‘Fairweather Johnson' (1996) and Platinum ‘Musical Chairs' (1998) – both pressed on vinyl for very the first time in over 25 years!

Plus, The Atlantic Years 1994-2003 includes two titles never-before-available on vinyl, namely the covers album ‘Scattered, Smothered and Covered' (2000) and the self-titled ‘Hootie & the Blowfish' (2003). 

Celebrating its 30th anniversary, ‘Cracked Rear View' stands out as one of the top 10 best-selling studio albums of all time. Released on July 5, 1994, it reached #1 on the Billboard 200 and moved over 22 million copies and counting.

On its heels, ‘Fairweather Johnson' bowed at #1 on the Billboard 200 and yielded ‘Old Man & Me (When I Get to Heaven)' and ‘Tucker’s Town', while Musical Chairs saw the band return to the Top 5. ‘Scattered, Smothered and Covered' notably comprised covers of everyone from Led Zeppelin, Roy Orbison, and The Smiths to R.E.M., Tom Waits, and Bill Withers.

The band’s 2003 self-titled album, ‘Hootie & the Blowfish', marked their final release with Atlantic Records. The album boasted irresistible sing-along tracks like ‘Deeper Side' and ‘Little Darlin’' alongside power ballads like ‘Rain Song' featuring vocals from The Bangles’ guitarist Vicki Peterson and Continental Drifters’ co-founder Susan Cowsill. 

The track listing for the box set is:

CRACKED REAR VIEW

1. Hannah Jane
2. Hold My Hand
3. Let Her Cry
4. Only Wanna Be with You
5. Running from an Angel
6. I’m Goin Home
7. Drowning
8. Time
9. Look Away
10. Not Even the Trees
11. Goodbye

FAIRWEATHER JOHNSON

1. Be the One
2. Sad Caper
3. Tucker’s Town
4. She Crawls Away
5. So Strange
6. Old Man & Me (When I Get to Heaven)
7. Earth Stopped Cold at Dawn
8. Fairweather Johnson
9. Honeyscrew
10. Let It Breathe
11. Silly Little Pop Song
12. Fool
13. Tootie
14. When I’m Lonely

MUSICAL CHAIRS

1. I Will Wait
2. Wishing
3. Las Vegas Nights
4. Only Lonely
5. Answer Man
6. Michelle Post
7. Bluesy Revolution
8. Home Again
9. One By One
10. Desert Mountain Showdown
11. What’s Going On Here
12. What Do You Want from Me Now

SCATTERED, SMOTHERED AND COVERED

1. Fine Line 
2. I Go Blind
3. Almost Home
4. Hey Hey What Can I Do
5. Renaissance Eyes
6. Before the Heartache Rolls In
7. Araby
8. I’m Over You
9. Gravity of the Situation
10. I Hope That I Don’t Fall in Love with You
11. Dream Baby
12. Driver 8
13. Let Me Be Your Man
14. Please, Please, Please Let Get What I Want
15. Use Me

HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH

1. Deeper Side
2. Little Brother
3. Innocence
4. Space
5. I’ll Come Runnin
6. Tears Fall Down
7. The Rain Song
8. Show Me Your Heart
9. When She’s Gone
10. Little Darlin’
11. Woody
12. Go and Tell Him (Soup Song)