Album · G. Love & Special Sauce
Philadelphonic by G. Love & Special Sauce
Philadelphonic is an album by G. Love & Special Sauce, released in 1999. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 16 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Rodeo Clowns”, on 15 lists with a best position of #4.
Philadelphonic, the fourth album from G. Love & Special Sauce, came out on 550 Music in 1999, and it finds the Philadelphia band tidying up its famously sloppy, laid-back stew of blues, hip-hop, rock and soul. Garrett Dutton, the G. Love of the name, still leads with that easy drawl, and Jim Prescott's bass keeps the whole thing rolling.
Critics split on it. Entertainment Weekly found it sleeker and more streamlined than the three records before it, while Spin shrugged that its beach-ready grooves were familiar ground. The Washington Post went furthest, calling it the band's best and marveling at how the Bob Dylan side and the Eric B. & Rakim side had melted into one smooth flow. "Rodeo Clowns" is the song that stuck, a breezy, loping tune, with "Dreamin'" also turning up. Yeah, It's That Easy came before it, and Electric Mile followed.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Philadelphonic on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rodeo Clowns | 15 | #4 | – | 1999–2014 | |
| 2 | Dreamin' | 1 | #78 | – | 2000 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.