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

Notes

1. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r233637
2. ^ http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=590
3. ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/hootietheblowfish/albums/album/192633/review/5946752/fairweather_johnson