Scattered, Smothered and Covered
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Scattered, Smothered and Covered is the name of a 2000 album
by Hootie and the Blowfish, featuring all covers. 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 ordered prepared with onions and cheese
. A photo of a Waffle House appeared on the album's cover.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by Hootie and the Blowfish, featuring all covers. The album was named in honor of Waffle House
Waffle House
Waffle House is a restaurant chain with over 1600 locations found in 25 states in the United States. Most of the locations are in the Southern United States, where the chain remains a regional cultural icon...
, a southern restaurant chain. One of Waffle House's advertising campaigns used the phrase "scattered, smothered and covered," a reference to hash browns ordered prepared with onions and cheese
Cheese
Cheese is a generic term for a diverse group of milk-based food products. Cheese is produced throughout the world in wide-ranging flavors, textures, and forms....
. A photo of a Waffle House appeared on the album's cover.
Track listing
- "A Fine Line" (3:32) (Radney FosterRadney FosterRadney Foster is an American Texas Country artist. Initially a songwriter in Nashville, Tennessee, Foster made his debut in 1986 alongside Bill Lloyd in the duo Foster & Lloyd...
) - "I Go BlindI Go Blind"I Go Blind" is a song by Canadian alternative rock group 54-40. The song was released as a single from the band's 1986 self-titled album, 54-40. It has since become one of the band's most popular songs.-Hootie & the Blowfish cover:...
" (3:14) (Neil Osborne) - "Almost Home" (3:51) (John Croslin)
- "Hey Hey What Can I DoHey Hey What Can I Do"Hey Hey What Can I Do" is a song by the English rock group Led Zeppelin released in 1970 as the B-side of "Immigrant Song" outside the United Kingdom. It is Led Zeppelin's only non-album track released during the band's existence. It did however appear on the Atlantic Records UK various artists...
" (3:52) (Jimmy PageJimmy PageJames Patrick "Jimmy" Page, OBE is an English multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and record producer. He began his career as a studio session guitarist in London and was subsequently a member of The Yardbirds from 1966 to 1968, after which he founded the English rock band Led Zeppelin.Jimmy Page...
, Robert PlantRobert PlantRobert Anthony Plant, CBE is an English singer and songwriter best known as the vocalist and lyricist of the iconic rock band Led Zeppelin. He has also had a successful solo career...
, John Paul JonesJohn Paul Jones (musician)John Paul Jones is an English multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, composer, arranger and record producer. Best known as the bassist, mandolinist, and keyboardist for English rock band Led Zeppelin, Jones has since developed a solo career and has gained even more respect as both a musician and a...
, John BonhamJohn BonhamJohn Henry Bonham was an English musician and songwriter, best known as the drummer of Led Zeppelin. Bonham was esteemed for his speed, power, fast right foot, distinctive sound, and "feel" for the groove...
) - "Renaissance Eyes" (5:04) (Don Dixon)
- "Before the Heartache Rolls In" (4:24) (Bill Lloyd, Radney Foster)
- "Araby" (2:49) (John Croslin)
- "I'm Over You" (4:18) (Bob RupeBob RupeBob Rupe, born in Detroit, Michigan on September 16, 1956, was co-founder of the NYC based indie band Silos. He was lead guitarist, writer and producer for the band from 1985-1991. Bob Rupe was also a member of the indie supergroup Gutterball in 1992. Bassist for Cracker from 1994-2000...
) - "Gravity of the Situation" (4:36) (Rob Veal)
- "I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love with YouI Hope That I Don't Fall in Love With You"I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love With You" is a song written and recorded by Tom Waits for the 1973 album Closing Time....
" (2:58) (Tom WaitsTom WaitsThomas Alan "Tom" Waits is an American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. Waits has a distinctive voice, described by critic Daniel Durchholz as sounding "like it was soaked in a vat of bourbon, left hanging in the smokehouse for a few months, and then taken outside and run over with a car."...
) - "Dream Baby" (3:00) (Cindy WalkerCindy WalkerCindy Walker was a prolific American songwriter, as well as a country music singer and dancer. As a songwriter Walker was responsible for a large number of popular and enduring songs recorded by many different artists. She adopted a craftsman-like approach to her songwriting, often tailoring...
) - "Driver 8Driver 8"Driver 8" was the second single from R.E.M.'s third album, Fables of the Reconstruction. Released in September 1985, the song peaked at #22 on the U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart...
" (4:27) (Bill BerryBill BerryWilliam "Bill" Thomas Berry is a retired American musician, multi-instrumentalist, best known as the drummer for the alternative rock band R.E.M. In addition to his drumming duties, Berry played many other instruments including guitar, bass guitar, and piano, both for songwriting and on R.E.M....
, Peter BuckPeter BuckPeter Lawrence Buck , is an American rock guitarist who is best known for playing in and co-founding alternative rock band R.E.M....
, Mike MillsMike MillsMichael Edward "Mike" Mills is an American multi-instrumentalist and composer who was a founding member of the alternative rock group R.E.M.. Though known primarily as a bass guitarist, backing vocalist, and pianist, his musical repertoire includes also keyboards, guitar, and percussion instruments...
, Michael StipeMichael StipeJohn Michael Stipe is an American singer and lyricist. He was the lead vocalist of the alternative rock band R.E.M.Stipe is noted and occasionally parodied for the "mumbling" style of his early career as well as his social and political activism. He was in charge of R.E.M.'s visual image; often...
) - "Let Me Be Your Man" (3:04)
- "Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I WantPlease, Please, Please Let Me Get What I WantThe Dream Academy covered "Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want" in 1984. This version peaked at #83 in the UK Singles Chart. The instrumental version of the song is the better known cover version, since it was used in the film Ferris Bueller's Day Off along with an other Dream Academy...
" (1:50) (Johnny MarrJohnny MarrJohnny Marr is an English musician and songwriter. Marr rose to fame in the 1980s as the guitarist in The Smiths, with whom he formed a prolific songwriting partnership with Morrissey. Marr has been a member of Electronic, The The, and Modest Mouse...
, MorrisseyMorrisseySteven Patrick Morrissey , known as Morrissey, is an English singer and lyricist. He rose to prominence in the 1980s as the lyricist and vocalist of the alternative rock band The Smiths. The band was highly successful in the United Kingdom but broke up in 1987, and Morrissey began a solo career,...
) - "Use MeUse Me (song)"Use Me" is a song composed and originally recorded by Bill Withers, and was included on his 1972 album Still Bill. It is his second-biggest hit in the United States, released in September 1972, and later reaching No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart...
" (5:01) (Bill WithersBill WithersWilliam Harrison "Bill" Withers, Jr. is an American singer-songwriter and musician who performed and recorded from 1970 until 1985. Some of his best-known songs are "Lean on Me", "Ain't No Sunshine", "Use Me", "Just the Two of Us", "Lovely Day", and "Grandma's Hands"...
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Personnel
- Nanci GriffithNanci GriffithNanci Griffith, is an American singer, guitarist and songwriter from Austin, Texas.-Biography:...
- Vocals - Don Dixon - Producer, Engineer, Mixing
- Mark Bryan - Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals, and Wurlitzer
- Susan Cowsill - Harmony Vocals
- Mark Dearnley - Remixing and mastering
- Don Gehman - Producer, Engineer, Remixing, Mastering, and Mixing
- John Harris - Engineer
- Peter HolsapplePeter HolsapplePeter Holsapple formed, along with Chris Stamey, the singing, songwriting, and guitar-playing core of the dB's, a jangle-pop band from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He became the band's principal songwriter and singer after Stamey's departure. The dB's were at the forefront of the guitar bands...
- Mandolin - Jamie Hoover - Organ and Guitar
- Doug Lancio - Guitar
- David Leonard - Mixing
- Pat McInerney - Percussion
- John Nau - Keyboards
- Wade Norton - Assistant Engineer
- Tracy Schroeder - Assistant Engineer
- Timothy Sommer - Organ
- Gena Maria Rankin - Harmony Vocals
- Edwin McCain - Vocals
- Craig Shields - Baritone saxophone
- Liz Sroka - Assistant Engineer
- Doug Trantow - Engineer, mixing
- Benjamin Niles - Art Direction and Design
- Roger Sommers - Assistant Engineer
- John Codling - Cover Photo
- De la Vega - Bass
- Darius Rucker - Guitar and Vocals
- Lorenzo Agius - Photography
- Billy Huelin - Engineer and Live Sound
- Dave Puryear - Assistant Engineer
- Jim Sonefeld - Guitar, Percussion, Drums, and Vocals
- Dean Felber - Guitar, Bass, and Vocals
- Jim Goodwin - Assistant Engineer
- Elizabeth Stockton - Photography
- Gary Greene - Percussion
- Daria Hines - Stylist
- Curt Kroeger - Assistant Engineer
- Walker Sisters - Background vocals
- Matt Wilson - Cover Photo