Crash (Dave Matthews Band album)

Crash
Studio album by Dave Matthews Band
Released April 30, 1996 (1996-04-30)
Recorded October 1995 – January 1996
Genre Rock
Length 68:51
Label RCA
Producer Steve Lillywhite
Dave Matthews Band chronology
Under the Table and Dreaming
(1994)		 Crash
(1996)		 Live at Red Rocks 8.15.95
(1997)
Singles from Crash
  1. "Too Much"
    Released: April 1996
  2. "So Much to Say"
    Released: August 1996
  3. "Crash into Me"
    Released: December 3, 1996
  4. "Two Step"
    Released: January 1997
  5. "Tripping Billies"
    Released: March 1997

Crash is the second studio album by American rock group Dave Matthews Band, released on April 30, 1996.

By March 16, 2000, the album had sold seven million copies, and was certified 7× platinum by the RIAA.[1] This is currently Dave Matthews Band's best-selling album.

Recording

Recording of the album began in October 1995, and ended in January 1996. There were only four known songs from the Crash sessions that "didn't make it to the final cut." However, none of the titles are known.[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[5]
Q[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]
Spin5/10[8]
USA Today[9]
The Village Voice[10]

Q said of the album, "equal parts originality and willful complication", and stated, "Although the band's determinedly jammy methods do lead them away from their songs at times, almost every track of Crash is at least 'good in parts'".[6] Jim DeRogatis of Rolling Stone found "Matthews' vocals [...] too much like Sting's at times" and "the lyrics [...] typically banal".[11] Comparing the band to their musical contemporaries (like Hootie and the Blowfish), DeRogatis stated, "Snappier violin-driven excursions such as "Tripping Billies" mix the progressive rock of U.K. or Eddie Jobson-era Roxy Music with the earthy folk rock of Fairport Convention. This eclecticism gives Matthews a slight edge over his peers, but that's sort of like saying you prefer vanilla ice cream to vanilla frozen yogurt. Me, I dig Cherry Garcia."[11]

Track listing

All tracks written by David J. Matthews, except where noted. 

No. Title Length
1. "So Much To Say" (Matthews, Peter Griesar, Boyd Tinsley) 4:06
2. "Two Step"   6:27
3. "Crash Into Me"   5:16
4. "Too Much" (Matthews, Tinsley, Stefan Lessard, Leroi Moore, Carter Beauford) 4:22
5. "#41" (Matthews, Tinsley, Lessard, Moore, Beauford) 6:39
6. "Say Goodbye"   6:12
7. "Drive In, Drive Out"   5:55
8. "Let You Down" (Matthews, Lessard) 4:07
9. "Lie In Our Graves" (Matthews, Tinsley, Lessard, Moore, Beauford) 5:42
10. "Cry Freedom"   5:54
11. "Tripping Billies"   5:00
12. "Proudest Monkey" (Matthews, Tinsley, Lessard, Moore, Beauford) 9:11
Total length:
 68:51

Personnel

Dave Matthews Band
Additional personnel

Chart performance

Year Chart Position
1996 Canada Top 100 Albums (RPM)[12] 25
US Billboard 200[13] 2

References

  1. ↑ "RIAA- Gold & Platinum Searchable Database (Page 5)". riaa.com. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  2. ↑ Dave Matthews Band, p. 33
  3. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Crash – Dave Matthews Band". AllMusic. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
  4. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2009). "Dave Matthews Band". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199726363.
  5. ↑ Sinclair, Tom (May 3, 1996). "Crash". Entertainment Weekly. New York. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Dave Matthews Band: Crash". Q. London (119): 114. August 1996. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
  7. ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. pp. 519–20. ISBN 0-743-20169-8.
  8. ↑ Salamon, Jeff (May 1996). "Dave Matthews Band: Crash". Spin. New York. 12 (2): 107–08. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  9. ↑ Gundersen, Edna (May 7, 1996). "Matthews' music soars in 'Crash'; SWV in smooth groove". USA Today. Retrieved November 2, 2016. (subscription required (help)).
  10. ↑ Christgau, Robert (September 17, 1996). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
  11. 1 2 DeRogatis, Jim; Gardner, Elysa (1996-05-16), "Recordings". Rolling Stone. (734):64 (accessed 2009-01-07)
  12. ↑ Canada Top Albums Peak
  13. ↑ "Dave Matthews Band - Chart history | Billboard". billboard.com. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
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