Fairweather Johnson

Fairweather Johnson
Studio album by Hootie & the Blowfish
Released April 23, 1996 (1996-04-23)
Recorded Late 1995
Genre Rock
Length 49:23
Label Atlantic
82886-2
Producer Don Gehman
Hootie & the Blowfish chronology
Cracked Rear View
(1994)
Fairweather Johnson
(1996)
Musical Chairs
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Robert Christgau * honorable mention[2]
Rolling Stone [3]

Fairweather Johnson is the second studio album by the band Hootie & the Blowfish, released on April 23, 1996. Three songs from the album were released as singles: "Old Man & Me", "Tucker's Town", and "Sad Caper". The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 in May 1996.

Track listing

  1. "Be the One" – 3:25
  2. "Sad Caper" – 2:49
  3. "Tucker's Town" – 4:02
  4. "She Crawls Away" – 4:09
  5. "So Strange" – 4:03
  6. "Old Man & Me" – 4:27
  7. "Earth Stopped Cold at Dawn" – 3:29
  8. "Fairweather Johnson" – 0:51
  9. "Honeyscrew" – 3:36
  10. "Let It Breathe" – 3:53
  11. "Silly Little Pop Song" – 2:56
  12. "Fool" – 3:05
  13. "Tootie" – 3:04
  14. "When I'm Lonely" – 5:34
  15. "Before The Heartache Rolls In" (Japanese Bonus Track)- 4:25

Chart positions

Year Chart Position
1996 The Billboard 200 1
1996 UK Albums chart 9
1996 Australian Albums chart 12
Preceded by
Evil Empire by Rage Against the Machine
Billboard 200 number-one album
May 11–24, 1996
Succeeded by
The Score by Fugees

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