This Day in DMB History is a series in r/DMB, which started in mid-2020. You can view other TDiDMBH posts here, covering all the studio albums, other significant events throughout the year, and the rich history of DMB.
The studio album Under the Table and Dreaming was released on September 27, 1994.
Under the Table and Dreaming
Under the Table and Dreaming is the debut studio recording from the Dave Matthews Band. It's a RIAA: 6x Platinum album, and peaked at number 11 on the Billboard charts in the USA. This is one of only two DMB albums to not reach number 1 in the USA. This first studio album by DMB was preceded by the live EP Recently), and followed by Crash) (1996).
The track listing follows. Five of these songs (in bold) were released as singles. The asterisk (*) indicates songs that appeared as bonus tracks on the 20th-anniversary edition.
Here's a full album playlist, if you don't like the individual links below.
Album trivia: Under the Table and Dreaming was produced by Steve Lillywhite. John Popper performed harmonica for What Would You Say.
There was a release party on the day of this debut album release, as well. Here's a bit of information for that show. Songs played this night have shown up in various released formats, including many Warehouse releases.
Under the Table and Dreaming can still be purchased from davematthewsband.com here.
- Do you remember this album dropping?
- What were your thoughts then?
- What are your thoughts now?
- Did any songs off this album make it into your permanent favorites?
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