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Their debut album was Cracked Rear View ( 1994) and it was an instant success,selling over 13 million copies, propelled by three hits, "Hold My Hand", "Let Her Cry" and "Only Wanna Be With You".

In 1995, Hootie & the Blowfish contributed the song "Hey Hey What Can I Do" to the Encomium tribute album to Led Zeppelin. The band's second album was Fairweather Johnson . Though sales began promisingly, it quickly ran out of steam. Hootie & the Blowfish has since released three more albums, Musical Chairs , Scattered, Smothered and Covered , and Hootie & the Blowfish .

Contrary to popular belief, Hootie is not the nickname of frontman Darius Rucker. The band's name comes from two of Rucker's friends, neither of whom was ever a band member. One, with a round face and glasses, was nicknamed Hootie because of his perceived owl-like appearance. The Blowfish also got his nickname from his facial appearance, in his case chubby cheeks.

The album Scattered, Smothered and Covered is named in tribute of Waffle House, a popular Southern chain of all night diners.