This Desert Life 801401 224448433 2008-07-08T21:54:00Z J Milburn Bot 7423137 All Music Guide has now been rebranded to Allmusic {{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums --> | Name = This Desert Life | Type = Studio album | Artist = [[Counting Crows]] | Cover = CountingCrowsThisDesertLife.jpg | Released = <small>{{flagicon|UK}}</small> [[November 1]], [[1999]]<br><small>{{flagicon|US}}</small> [[November 2]], [[1999]] | | Recorded = 1998 | Genre = [[Alternative rock]] | Length = 59:46 | Label = [[Geffen Records|Geffen]] | Producer = [[David Lowery]], [[Dennis Herring]] | Reviews = *[[Allmusic]] {{rating|4|5}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:xy8ibkg90akv link] *[[Robert Christgau]] {{Rating-Christgau|cut}} [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=counting+crows link] *''[[Rolling Stone]]'' {{rating|3.5|5}} [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/countingcrows/albums/album/141183/review/5940897/this_desert_life link] | Last album = ''[[Across a Wire: Live in New York City]]''<br/>(1998) | This album = '''''This Desert Life'''''<br/>(1999) | Next album = ''[[Hard Candy (Counting Crows album)|Hard Candy]]''<br/>(2002) |}} '''''This Desert Life''''' is the third studio album from [[Counting Crows]]. The cover art is by noted comic book artist [[Dave McKean]], best known for his work with [[Neil Gaiman]]. ==Track listing== All songs written by [[Adam Duritz]] except as indicated. # "[[Hanginaround]]" (Duritz, [[Dan Vickrey]], [[Ben Mize]], [[David Bryson]]) – 4:07 # "[[Mrs. Potter's Lullaby]]" – 7:46 # "Amy Hit the Atmosphere" (Duritz, [[Matt Malley]]) – 4:36 # "Four Days" – 3:28 # "[[All My Friends (Counting Crows song)|All My Friends]]" – 4:49 # "High Life" (Duritz, Vickrey) – 6:20 # "Colorblind" (Duritz, [[Charlie Gillingham]]) – 3:23 # "I Wish I Was a Girl" (Duritz, Gillingham, Counting Crows) – 5:53 # "Speedway" (Duritz, Vickrey) – 3:44 # "St. Robinson in His Cadillac Dream" – 15:40 # "Kid Things" ([[hidden track]]) The CD cover lists tracks one through five as "side one" and tracks six through ten as "side two". "Kid Things" is a [[hidden track]] as part of "St. Robinson in His Cadillac Dream". The vinyl release of this album also contains "Kid Things" as a hidden track along with another hidden track called "Baby I'm a Big Star Now", which is featured in the film ''[[Rounders (film)|Rounders]]''. They are both on the side D with a text asking you not to play that side. ==Personnel== *[[Dan Vickrey]] – [[electric guitar|electric]] and [[steel-string acoustic guitar|acoustic guitar]]s, vocals, [[sitar]] on 3 *[[Ben Mize]] – [[drum kit|drums]], [[percussion instrument]], vocals *[[Matt Malley]] – [[bass guitar|bass]], [[twelve string guitar]] on 10, vocals *[[Charlie Gillingham]] – [[Mellotron]], [[piano]], [[Wurlitzer electric piano]], [[Hammond B-3 organ]], [[synthesizer|Nord]], acoustic guitar, [[Chamberlin]], vocals, [[string instrument|string arrangements]] *[[Adam Duritz]] – [[vocals]], piano on 1 2 3 5 7, [[bell (instrument)|loo bells]] on 3 7 *[[David Bryson]] – electric and acoustic guitars, [[slide guitar]]s, twelve string electric guitar ===Additional personnel=== *[[David Immerglück]] – bass on 4, [[pedal steel guitar]] on 5, electric guitar on 8, [[mandolin]] *[[Clay Jones]] – acoustic guitar on 2, electric guitar on 4, mandolinon 10 *[[David Lowery]] – [[backing vocals]] *[[Dennis Herring]] – [[keyboard instrument|baby keys]] on 4, [[Music loop|loops]] on 10 *[[Chris Seefried]] – [[backing vocals|chorus backing vocals]] on 8 *[[David Campbell (Canadian musician)|David Campbell]] – additional arrangement, orchestration, conductor **[[Joel Derouin]] – [[violin]] **[[Eve Butler]] – violin **[[Matt Funes]] – [[viola]] **[[Larry Corbett]] – [[cello]] ==Charts== ===Album=== {| class="wikitable" !align="left"|Year !align="left"|Chart !align="left"|Position |- |align="left"|1999 |align="left"|[[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] |align="left"|8 |- |align="left"|1999 |align="left"|''Billboard'' Top Canadian Albums |align="left"|8 |- |align="left"|1999 |align="left"|''Billboard'' Top Internet Albums |align="left"|3/18 |- |align="left"|1999 |align="left"|UK Albums Chart |align="left"|19 |- |align="left"|1999 |align="left"|Australian Albums Chart |align="left"|20 |- |} ===Single=== {| class="wikitable" !align="left"|Year !align="left"|Single !align="left"|Chart !align="left"|Position |- |align="left"|1999 |align="left"|"Hanginaround" |align="left"|Billboard Adult Top 40 |align="left"|5 |- |align="left"|1999 |align="left"|"Hanginaround" |align="left"|Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks |align="left"|37 |- |align="left"|1999 |align="left"|"Hanginaround" |align="left"|Billboard Modern Rock Tracks |align="left"|17 |- |align="left"|1999 |align="left"|"Hanginaround" |align="left"|The Billboard Hot 100 |align="left"|22 |- |align="left"|1999 |align="left"|"Hanginaround" |align="left"|Billboard Top 40 Mainstream |align="left"|21 |- |align="left"|1999 |align="left"|"Hanginaround" |align="left"|Billboard Top 40 Tracks |align="left"|19 |- |align="left"|2000 |align="left"|"Hanginaround" |align="left"|Billboard Top 40 Recurrents |align="left"|3 |- |align="left"|2000 |align="left"|"Mrs. Potter's Lullaby" |align="left"|Billboard Adult Top 40 |align="left"|40 |- |} ==Certifications== {| class="wikitable" !align="left"|Organization !align="left"|Level !align="left"|Date |- |align="left"|RIAA – USA |align="left"|Gold |align="left"|[[December 10]], [[1999]] |- |align="left"|RIAA – USA |align="left"|Platinum |align="left"|[[January 24]], [[2000]] |- |} {{Template:Counting Crows}} [[Category:1999 albums]] [[Category:Albums with cover art by Dave McKean]] [[Category:Counting Crows albums]] [[Category:Geffen Records albums]] [[fr:This Desert Life]] [[sv:This Desert Life]]