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Released 30 years ago

Recovering the Satellites

Counting Crows · 1996

59 min · 14 tracks · alternative rock · pop rock · post-grunge

A tapestry of introspective lyrics and rich melodies, capturing the bittersweet essence of life's challenges.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • dynamic emotional journeys
  • long, immersive listening sessions
  • contemplative late-night moods
  • layered, dense sonic textures

Where this album fits

Career context
Released on October 15, 1996, 'Recovering the Satellites' served as Counting Crows’ follow-up to their successful debut album, 'August and Everything After'. The band was riding high after their breakthrough hit 'Mr. Jones', but faced pressure to replicate that success while exploring deeper themes in their songwriting.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Catapult 3:34
  • 2 Angels of the Silences 3:39
  • 3 Daylight Fading 3:50
  • 4 I’m Not Sleeping 4:57
  • 5 Goodnight Elisabeth 5:20
  • 6 Children in Bloom 5:23
  • 7 Have You Seen Me Lately? 4:11
  • 8 Miller’s Angels 6:33
  • 9 Another Horsedreamer’s Blues 4:32
  • 10 Recovering the Satellites 5:24
  • 11 Monkey 3:02
  • 12 Mercury 2:48
  • 13 A Long December 4:57
  • 14 Walkaways 1:12

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