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Recovering the Satellites by Counting Crows
Recovering the Satellites is an album by Counting Crows, released in 1996. 4 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 87 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “A Long December”, on 45 lists with a best position of #26.
Recovering the Satellites, Counting Crows' second album, arrived on Geffen on October 15, 1996, and it was a long time coming: the band had spent two years on the road around the world, and three had passed since the debut. Gil Norton produced. Founding members Adam Duritz, David Bryson on guitar, Charlie Gillingham on keyboards and Matt Malley on bass were joined by new drummer Ben Mize and guitarist Dan Vickrey, with David Immerglück, a future member, sitting in on the sessions.
The Berkeley band sounds rougher and louder here than on August and Everything After, with more electric guitar muscle behind Duritz's aching, wordy delivery, though "A Long December" proves they could still break a heart at half speed. That song was the biggest of the 3 singles, and the album went all the way to number one on the Billboard 200 and went double platinum in the US and Canada.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Recovering the Satellites on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Long December | 45 | #26 | – | 1996–2026 | |
| 2 | Daylight Fading | 21 | #51 | – | 1997–2021 | |
| 3 | Angels of the Silences | 14 | #55 | – | 1996–2005 | |
| 4 | Recovering The Satellites | 7 | #1426 | – | 2007–2014 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.