August and Everything After

August and Everything After is the debut studio album by the Counting Crows and released on 14 September, 1993 through Geffen Records. It went to number 4 in the United States, number 12 in Australia and New Zealand and number 16 in the United States. It went to receive two Grammy nominations in 1994.

August and Everything After
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 14, 1993 (1993-09-14)
RecordedFebruary−June 1993, in Los Angeles
GenreAlternative rock[1]
Length51:42
LabelGeffen
ProducerT Bone Burnett
Counting Crows chronology
August and Everything After
(1993)
Recovering the Satellites
(1996)
Singles from August and Everything After
  1. "Mr. Jones"
    Released: December 1993
  2. "Round Here"
    Released: June 1994
  3. "Rain King"
    Released: 1994
  4. "A Murder of One"
    Released: 1995
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music5/5 stars[3]
Entertainment WeeklyD[4]
Rolling Stone4/5 stars[5]
Uncut4/5 stars[6]
The Village VoiceB−[7]

Track listing

Original release

All songs written and composed by Adam Duritz unless otherwise indicated.. 

No. Title Length
1. "Round Here"   5:32
2. "Omaha"   3:40
3. "Mr. Jones"   4:33
4. "Perfect Blue Buildings"   5:01
5. "Anna Begins"   4:32
6. "Time and Time Again"   5:13
7. "Rain King"   4:16
8. "Sullivan Street"   4:29
9. "Ghost Train"   4:01
10. "Raining in Baltimore"   4:41
11. "A Murder of One"   5:44
2007 deluxe edition additional tracks (produced by David Bryson)
No. Title Length
12. "Shallow Days" (Acoustic Demo) 4:50
13. "Mean Jumper Blues" (Acoustic Demo) 4:24
14. "Love and Addiction" (Demo) 4:21
15. "Omaha" (Demo) 3:18
16. "Shallow Days" (Demo) 4:41
17. "This Land Is Your Land" (Acoustic Demo) 3:44

2007 deluxe edition bonus disc

Live at the Élysée Montmartre
No. Title Length
1. "Anna Begins"   5:21
2. "Omaha"   3:43
3. "Jumping Jesus"   3:01
4. "Margery Dreams of Horses"   4:13
5. "Perfect Blue Buildings"   5:18
6. "Round Here"   11:45
7. "Rain King"   4:49
8. "Time and Time Again"   6:16
9. "Ghost Train"   5:38
10. "Children in Bloom"   5:27
11. "A Murder of One"   14:42
12. "Sullivan Street"   5:10
13. "The Ghost in You"   3:36

References

  1. Kornelis, Chris (August 10, 2010). "An Incomplete History". Seattle Weekly. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  2. DeGagne, Mike. "August and Everything After – Counting Crows". AllMusic. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
  3. Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
  4. Browne, David (February 18, 1994). "August and Everything After". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/article/1994/02/18/august-and-everything-after. Retrieved October 9, 2016. 
  5. Jurek, Thom (October 28, 1993). "August And Everything After: Counting Crows". Rolling Stone. https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/118963/review/19171947/augustandeverythingafter. Retrieved October 9, 2016. 
  6. McKay, Alastair (January 23, 2008). "Counting Crows – August And Everything After". Uncut. http://www.uncut.co.uk/reviews/album/counting-crows-august-and-everything-after. Retrieved October 9, 2016. 
  7. Christgau, Robert (July 26, 1994). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv794-94.php. Retrieved October 9, 2016.