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Article: Catchy Blowfish Hook Fans
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- June 23, 1995
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HOOTIE & the Blowfish's previous record sold 60,000 copies, so
imagine the surprise when their Atlantic debut, "Cracked Rear View,"
started inching toward the million mark . . . 2 million . . . 3
million . . . 4 million . . . closing in on 5 million. And having
never charted before, imagine more surprise as "Cracked Rear View"
determinedly climbed the charts and reached No. 1 in late May. This
week it's back at No. 1 for a fifth week after being interrupted only
by Pink Floyd's debut last week.
"We're shocked," says the South Carolina-based group's lead
singer, Darius Rucker. "We never expected it to do what it'sdone.
Basically, we just wanted to sell enough records to pay back Atlantic
so ...