Album
August and Everything After
August and Everything After is the debut album from Counting Crows, released on 14 September 1993 through Geffen. T Bone Burnett produced it, with Adam Duritz on vocals, Charlie Gillingham on keyboards, David Bryson on guitar, Matt Malley on bass and Steve Bowman on drums. David Immerglück guested as a session player, years before joining the band full-time in 1999.
It is the record that introduced the band, and its biggest single, "Mr. Jones", reached number 5 on the Billboard US Radio Songs chart. The album itself peaked at number 4 on the Billboard 200 and has sold over seven million copies in the US. Look closely at the sleeve and you will find handwritten lyrics to the title track, a song the band kept off the record and did not play live for more than a decade. Its folk-rock and Americana leanings make it a lasting listen.
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August and Everything After: tracklist, credits and charts
11 tracks · 51:44Tracklist
- 1Round HereBryson, Janusko, Jewett, Roldan, Duritz5:32
- 2OmahaAdam Duritz3:39
- 3Mr. JonesDavid Bryson and Adam Duritz4:32
- 4Perfect Blue BuildingsAdam Duritz5:01
- 5Anna BeginsBryson, Duritz, Hawkins, Holly, Jones4:31
- 6Time and Time AgainBowman, Bryson, Dixon, Duritz, Gillingham5:15
- 7Rain KingDavid Bryson and Adam Duritz4:16
- 8Sullivan StreetDavid Bryson and Adam Duritz4:30
- 9Ghost TrainAdam Duritz4:03
- 10Raining in BaltimoreAdam Duritz4:42
- 11A Murder of OneBryson, Duritz, Malley5:44
- Produced by
- T‐Bone Burnett, Gary Gersh (exec.)
- Executive producer
- Gary Gersh
- Recorded at
- Conway Recording Studios, Kiva West Recording Studios, Sunset Sound, The Village
- Recorded
- February−June 1993
- Mixed by
- Scott Litt, Pat McCarthy
- Mixed at
- Ocean Way Recording
- Engineered by
- Robert Hart, Steve Holroyd, Howard Willing, Pat McCarthy
- Labels
- Geffen, DGC
- Length
- 51:44
Line-up
- T‐Bone Burnett · guitar family, guitar · guest
- Maria McKee · background vocals · guest
- Mark Olson · background vocals · guest
- Steve Bowman · drums (drum set), vocals
- David Bryson · guitar, vocals
- Bill Dillon · guitar, guitorgan
- Adam Duritz · piano, harmonica, lead vocals
- Charlie Gillingham · Hammond organ, piano, chamberlin, accordion, vocals
- David Immerglück · guitar, pedal steel guitar, mandocello, mandolin, vocals
- Matt Malley · guitar, bass guitar, vocals
- Gary Louris · background vocals
- Denny Fongheiser · percussion, drums (drum set) · guest
Singles
- “Mr. Jones” · 1 December 1993
- “Round Here” · 23 May 1994
- “Rain King” · 3 October 1994
- “A Murder of One” · 1995
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 1993–1994 | 4 |
| UK Albums Chart · 1993–1994 | 16 |
| Canada Top Albums/CD's (RPM) · 1993–1994 | 1 |
| US Cashbox Album Charts · 1993–1994 | 1 |
| Spanish Albums · 1993–1994 | 8 |
| Portuguese Albums · 1993–1994 | 10 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 1993–1994 | 12 |
| New Zealand Albums · 1993–1994 | 12 |
| Swedish Albums · 1993–1994 | 22 |
| Scottish Albums · 1993–1994 | 23 |
All 15 charts
| Austrian Albums · 1993–1994 | 24 |
| Irish Albums (IRMA) · 2001 | 24 |
| European Albums (European Top 100 Albums) · 1993–1994 | 37 |
| German Albums · 1993–1994 | 56 |
| Dutch Albums · 1993–1994 | 58 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Australia | Platinum |
| Canada | 7× Platinum |
| Denmark · 2025 | Platinum |
| New Zealand | Platinum |
| Spain · 1993 | Gold |
| United Kingdom · 2013 | Platinum |
| United States · 1996 | 7× Platinum |
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 14 September 1993 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 14 September 1993 | |
| Wikidata | 14 September 1993 | |
| US release | 14 September 1993 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 1993 | earliest UK or European date |
23 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | CA | Geffen | 720642452820 | other |
| 1993 | CA | Geffen | 720642452820 | other |
| 1993 | CA | Geffen | 777499008946 | other |
| 1993 | XE | Geffen | 720642452813 | other |
| 1993 | AU | Geffen | 0720642452820 | other |
| 1993 | ZA | Geffen | 720642452820 | other |
| 14 September 1993 | US | BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. | original | |
| 14 September 1993 | US | DGC Records | 720642452820 | original |
| 14 September 1993 | US | DGC Records | 0208314679244 | original |
| 14 September 1993 | FR | Geffen | 0720642452820 | original |
| 1995 | BR | Geffen | 720642452820 | other |
| 12 March 1996 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | 015775166424 | other |
| 1999 | ZA | Geffen | 6001210152736 | other |
| 2007 | US | Geffen | 602517430310 | deluxe |
| 18 September 2007 | US | Geffen | 602517430310 | deluxe |
| 14 November 2011 | — | DGC Records | 00720642452820 | other |
| 2012 | US | Analogue Productions | 753088452871 | other |
| 9 April 2013 | US | Analogue Productions | 753088452864 | other |
| August 2013 | XW | Analogue Productions | other | |
| 2014 | XW | Geffen | 00602537988471 | other |
| 2014 | US | Geffen | 00602537732647 | other |
| 17 March 2017 | XE | DGC Records | 602557097658 | other |
| 24 March 2017 | US | Geffen | 602557097658 | other |
Cover art sources
deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 450×450 | upscaled |