Four (Blues Traveler album)

four
Studio album by
Blues Traveler
ReleasedSeptember 13, 1994
Recorded1993–94
StudioBearsville (Woodstock, New York)[1]
GenreRock
Length56:47
LabelA&M
ProducerMichael Barbiero
Steve Thompson
Blues Traveler chronology
Save His Soul
(1993) 		four
(1994) 		Straight On till Morning
(1997)
Singles from four
  1. "Run-Around"
    Released: February 28, 1995
  2. "Hook"
    Released: August 29, 1995
  3. "The Mountains Win Again"
    Released: 1995
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[3]
The Music Box[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]

Four (stylized as four) is the fourth album by American rock band Blues Traveler, released on September 13, 1994. Blues Traveler broke into the mainstream following the release of four.

four peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and is most known for its hits "Run-Around" and "Hook", which charted at No. 8 and 23, respectively, on the Billboard Hot 100. Both songs also charted in the top 20 on the Mainstream Rock and Modern Rock charts. According to the RIAA, the album is certified as 6× Platinum (6 million copies sold in the U.S.). "Run-Around" won the 1995 Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group.[6]

  1. ^ Walsh, Christopher (13 October 2001). "Songs From The Wood: 30 Years of Bearsville Studios". Billboard. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  2. ^ Four at AllMusic
  3. ^ "Four". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2009-04-25.
  4. ^ The Music Box review
  5. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 88. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone blues traveler album guide.
  6. ^ "Four: Blues Traveler / Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved December 27, 2015.