Recovering the Satellites
| Recovering the Satellites | ||||
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| Released | October 15, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | January–March 1996, Hollywood, San Francisco and The Sound Factory, Hollywood | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 59:28 | |||
| Label | Geffen | |||
| Producer | Gil Norton | |||
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Recovering the Satellites is the second studio album by American alternative rock band Counting Crows. It was released in the United States on October 15, 1996, three years after their debut album and following two years of worldwide touring. With producer Gil Norton, it features founding members Adam Duritz, David Bryson (guitar), Charlie Gillingham (keyboards), and Matt Malley (bass), as well as new additions Ben Mize (drums) and Dan Vickrey (guitars). Multi-instrumentalist and eventual band member David Immerglück played on the album as a session musician, as well.
Three singles were released, with "A Long December" being the best charting, peaking at number 6 on the US Radio Songs chart and number 1 in Canada.
The album reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 200 album chart in the US, No. 4 on the OOC album charts in the UK, and No. 7 on the ARIA charts in Australia. It has been certified double-platinum in both the US and Canada, and well as gold in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand. It received generally positive reviews.