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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.

Musical Chairs
Studio album by Hootie & the Blowfish
Released	September 15, 1998 (1998-09-15)
Recorded	1998
Studio	Royaltone Studios, North Hollywood, California
Genre	Roots rock heartland rock jangle pop alternative rock[1]
Length	49:30
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Don Gehman
Hootie & the Blowfish chronology
Fairweather Johnson (1996) Musical Chairs (1998) Scattered, Smothered and Covered (2000)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Chicago Tribune	(favorable)[3]
Entertainment Weekly	B[4]
Rolling Stone	[5]
USA Today	[6]

Track listing

All songs written by Mark Bryan, Dean Felber, Darius Rucker and Jim Sonefeld.

1. "I Will Wait" – 4:15
2. "Wishing" – 2:48
3. "Las Vegas Nights" – 4:05
4. "Only Lonely" – 4:38
5. "Answer Man" – 3:22
6. "Michelle Post" – 2:20
7. "Bluesy Revolution" – 4:46
8. "Home Again" – 4:07
9. "One By One" – 3:50
10. "Desert Mountain Showdown" – 2:45
11. "What's Going On Here" – 4:36
12. "What Do You Want from Me Now" – 3:40

Hidden tracks

13. silence – 0:30
14. silence – 0:30
15. "Closet Full of Fear" – 3:18

Personnel

Hootie & the Blowfish[7]

• Mark Bryan – guitars, background vocals, banjo (track 6)
• Dean Felber - bass guitar, background vocals, acoustic guitar (track 6)
• Darius Rucker – vocals, guitars, mandolin (track 10)
• Jim Sonefeld – drums, percussion, background vocals, bass guitar (track 6)

Additional musicians[7]

• John Nau – Hammond organ, piano, harmonica (track 11), Vox Jaguar (track 2), Wurlitzer (track 9)

• Robert Becker – viola (track 4)
• David Campbell – string arrangement (track 4)
• Larry Corbett – cello (track 4)
• Susan Cowsill – vocals (tracks 4, 12)
• Joel Derouin – violin (track 4)
• Bruce Dukov – violin (track 4)
• Armen Gahabedian – violin (track 4)
• Gary Greene – percussion (tracks 1, 3, 4, 11, 12)
• Peter Holsapple – accordion (track 2), Dobro (track 10), electric guitar (track 9), mandolin (track 9), piano (track 8)
• David Immerglück – electric slide guitar (tracks 1, 9), pedal steel (track 2)
• Suzie Katayama – cello (track 4)
• LeRoi Moore – soprano and alto sax (track 11)
• Rachel Purkin – violin (track 4)
• Gena Rankin – vocals (track 12)
• Boyd Tinsley – violin (tracks 1, 10)
• Patrick Warren – Chamberlin (track 4)

Production[7]

• 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

Chart (1998)[8]	Peak position
Canadian Albums chart[9]	27
German Albums	72
New Zealand Albums	20
Scottish Albums[10]	14
UK Albums chart	15
US Billboard 200	4

References

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Musical Chairs — третий студийный альбом американской рок-группы Hootie & the Blowfish, изданный 15 сентября 1998 года на лейбле Atlantic. Диск достиг позиции № 4 в американском хит-параде Billboard 200, был удостоен платинового статуса RIAA[6].

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