Song · Counting Crows
“Omaha” by Counting Crows
From the album August and Everything After (1993)
“Omaha” by Counting Crows appears on 6 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 2009 and 2023. It was first released in 1993 on the album August and Everything After. Its best result is #23 on the WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #5,602 indie & aaa song of all time.
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"Omaha" comes from August and Everything After, the debut Counting Crows album DGC released on September 14, 1993, and it's the record at its most rootsy and rambling. Adam Duritz wrote it on his own and does more than sing: he's on piano and harmonica too. Charlie Gillingham fills the room with accordion, Hammond organ, chamberlin and piano, David Bryson and Matt Malley play guitar, Malley holds down the bass and Steve Bowman drums, with all four of them adding vocals.
T Bone Burnett produced and added guitar, and the extra hands pile on the trimmings: David Immerglück on pedal steel, mandolin and mandocello, Bill Dillon on guitar and guitorgan. Gary Louris, Mark Olson and Maria McKee lend backing voices, and Scott Litt mixed it with Pat McCarthy, who also recorded it.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 709 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Essential Songs | 913 |
| 2009 | 23 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) | 885 |
| 2010 | 686 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) | 885 |
| 2021 | 333 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s | 908 |
| 2023 | 731 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time | 909 |
| 2023 | 98 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 800 Songs About Places | 800 |
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