Scattered, Smothered and Covered
2000 compilation album by Hootie & the Blowfish
Scattered, Smothered and Covered Released October 24, 2000 Studio NRG Studios, North Hollywood, California; Reflection Sound Studios, Charlotte, North Carolina ; The Site, San Rafael, California ; Royaltone Studios, North Hollywood, California Genre Rock Length 56 :00 Label Atlantic Producer Don Gehman
Scattered, Smothered and Covered is a covers album by American rock band Hootie & the Blowfish , released in 2000. The album was named in honor of Waffle House , a Southern restaurant chain. One of Waffle House's advertising campaigns used the phrase "scattered, smothered and covered," a reference to hash browns prepared with onions and cheese.
Track listing
Standard track listing Title Writer(s) 1. "Fine Line" (Originally recorded by Radney Foster ) Radney Foster 3:32 2. "I Go Blind " (Originally recorded by 54-40 ) Neil Osborne 3:14 3. "Almost Home" (Originally recorded by the Reivers ) John Croslin 3:51 4. "Hey Hey What Can I Do " (Originally recorded by Led Zeppelin ) John Bonham , John Paul Jones , Jimmy Page , Robert Plant 3:52 5. "Renaissance Eyes" (Originally recorded by Don Dixon ) Don Dixon 5:04 6. "Before the Heartache Rolls In" (Originally recorded by Foster & Lloyd ) Radney Foster, Bill Lloyd 3:52 7. "Araby" (Originally recorded by the Reivers) John Croslin 2:49 8. "I'm Over You" (Originally recorded by The Silos ) Bob Rupe 4:18 9. "Gravity of the Situation" (Originally recorded by Vic Chesnutt ) Rob Veal 4:36 10. "I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love with You " (Originally recorded by Tom Waits ) Tom Waits 2:58 11. "Dream Baby " (Originally recorded by Roy Orbison ) Cindy Walker 3:00 12. "Driver 8 " (Originally recorded by R.E.M. ) Bill Berry , Peter Buck , Mike Mills , Michael Stipe 4:27 13. "Let Me Be Your Man" (Originally recorded by Gregory Ritchey) Gregory Ritchey 3:04 14. "Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want " (Originally recorded by the Smiths ) Johnny Marr , Morrissey 1:50 15. "Use Me " (Originally recorded by Bill Withers ) Bill Withers 5:01
Personnel
Credits adapted from album's liner notes.[ 4]
Hootie and the Blowfish
Mark Bryan – guitars, vocals, mandolin (track 9) , Wurlitzer (11) , electric mandolin (14)
Dean Felber – bass, vocals, acoustic guitar (track 14)
Darius Rucker – vocals, guitars, fade out guitar solo (track 8)
Jim Sonefeld – drums, percussion, vocals, acoustic guitar (track 14)
Additional musicians
Susan Cowsill – harmony vocals (track 12)
Ron De La Vega – bass (track 9)
Gary Greene – percussion (track 15)
Nanci Griffith – vocals (track 9)
Peter Holsapple – mandolin (track 4)
James Hooker – Hammond B3 (track 9)
Jamie Hoover – organ (track 13) , 12-string guitar (14)
Doug Lancio – guitar (track 9)
Edwin McCain – vocals (track 15)
Pat McInerney – percussion (track 9)
Jon Nau – keyboards
Gena Rankin – harmony vocals (tracks 1, 3)
Craig Shields – baritone saxophone (track 15)
Tim Sommer – organ (track 2)
The Walker Sisters – backing vocals (track 11)
Production
Mark Dearnley – remixing and mastering
Don Dixon – producer, engineer, and mixer (track 15)
Don Gehman – producer, engineer, and mixer (tracks 1–12) , remixing and mastering
Jim Goodwin – mixing assistant (track 4)
John Harris – engineer (track 9)
Billy Huelin – live sound engineer
Curt Kroeger – assistant engineer (track 12)
Dave Leonard – mixing (track 12)
Wade Norton – engineer (track 1) , assistant engineer (2, 3)
David Puryear – assistant engineer (track 15)
Tracy Schroeder – engineer (track 11) , assistant engineer (13-15) , mixing assistant (13, 14)
Roger Sommers – assistant engineer (track 12)
Liz Sroka – assistant engineer (tracks 1–3)
Doug Trantow – engineer and mixing (track 12)
Mark Williams – producer (track 15) , engineer, and mixer (13-15) , assistant engineer (4)
References
^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine (October 24, 2000). "Scattered, Smothered and Covered – Hootie & the Blowfish | Songs, Reviews, Credits" . AllMusic. Retrieved March 1, 2020 .
^ "Billboard Spotlight Reviews" . Billboard . Archived from the original on December 5, 2000. Retrieved March 1, 2020 .
^ Hootie & the Blowfish (November 23, 2000). "Hootie & the Blowfish: Scattered, Smothered and Covered : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone" . Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on November 18, 2007. Retrieved March 1, 2020 .
^ Scattered, Smothered and Covered (booklet). Atlantic . 2000.
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