COUNTING CROWS – MR JONES 7″ – Nr MINT 1994 ORIG PICTURE SLEEVE

Counting Crows – Mr Jones
(Geffen Records  1994  GFS69)

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition

Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
– price sticker on front

Counting Crows is an American rock band from San Francisco, California. Formed in 1991, the band consists of guitarist David Bryson, drummer Jim Bogios, vocalist Adam Duritz, keyboardist Charlie Gillingham, multi-instrumentalist David Immerglück, bass guitarist Millard Powers, and guitarist Dan Vickrey. Past members include the drummers Steve Bowman (1991–1994) and Ben Mize (1994–2002), and bass guitarist Matt Malley (1991–2005).

Counting Crows gained popularity following the release of its first album, August and Everything After (1993). With the breakthrough hit single “Mr. Jones” (1993), the album sold more than 7 million copies in the United States. The band received two Grammy Awards nominations in 1994, one for “Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal” (for “Round Here”) and one for “Best New Artist”. The follow-up album, Recovering the Satellites, reached number one on the US Billboard 200album chart and reached number one in several other countries. All but one of their subsequent albums was top 10 on the Billboard 200 list.

Their hit singles include the aforementioned “Mr. Jones” as well as “Rain King”, “A Long December”, “Hanginaround”, and a cover version of Joni Mitchell’s “Big Yellow Taxi”. Counting Crows received a 2004 Academy Award nomination for the single “Accidentally in Love”, which was included in the film Shrek 2. The band has sold more than 20 million albums and is known for its dynamic live performances.

The band’s most recent full album, Somewhere Under Wonderland, was released in 2014. They released a four-song EP in 2021 titled Butter Miracle:Suite One, which is expected to be expanded to a full album.

“Mr. Jones” is a song by American alternative rock band Counting Crows. It was released in December 1993 as the lead single from their debut album, August and Everything After (1993). It was the band’s first radio hit and has been described as their breakout single. “Mr. Jones” reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay charts (now Billboard Radio Songs). Internationally, the song peaked at number one in Canada and number seven in France. In April 2022, American Songwriter ranked the song at number four on their list of “The Top 10 Counting Crows Songs”.

Track listings

1. “Mr. Jones” (LP version) – 4:32
2. “Raining in Baltimore” (LP version) – 4:42
3. “Mr. Jones” (acoustic version) – 4:44

Credits and personnel

• Composers – David Bryson, Adam Duritz
• Performed by – Counting Crows
• Producers – T-Bone Burnett, Bruce Ranes
• Executive producer – Gary Gersh
• Mixing – Scott Litt, Patrick McCarthy
• Engineers – Patrick McCarthy, Bruce Ranes
• Photography – Michael Tighe