August and Everything After

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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]

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.

Track listing[change | change source]

Original release[change | change source]

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[change | change source]

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[change | change source]

  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. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
  5. Jurek, Thom (October 28, 1993). "August And Everything After: Counting Crows". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 16, 2009. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
  6. McKay, Alastair (January 23, 2008). "Counting Crows – August And Everything After". Uncut. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
  7. Christgau, Robert (July 26, 1994). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved October 9, 2016.