| Everyday is the fourth studio album by Dave Matthews Band, released on February 27, 2001.
Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 67/100
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 2.5/5 stars
Entertainment Weekly C+
Los Angeles Times 3/4 stars
Now 4/5
Rolling Stone 3.5/5 stars
The Rolling Stone Album Guide 3/5 stars
Spin 5/10
USA Today 3/4 stars
Initial critical response to Everyday was generally positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 67, based on 16 reviews.
Commercial performance
In the United States, Everyday performed very well commercially. It opened at #1 with 755,000 copies sold its first week, and stayed at #1 for two weeks. After 25 weeks of sales, it sold over 2.5 million copies. To date, it has sold nearly 3 million copies. It was the 5th best selling album of the Billboard Year in 2001. The album was also certified platinum in Canada (100,000 units) in July 2001.
Track listing
All songs by David J. Matthews and Glen Ballard.
"I Did It" – 3:36
"When the World Ends" – 3:32
"The Space Between" – 4:03
"Dreams of Our Fathers" – 4:41
"So Right" – 4:41
"If I Had It All" – 4:03
"What You Are" – 4:33
"Angel" – 3:58
"Fool to Think" – 4:14
"Sleep to Dream Her" – 4:25
"Mother Father" – 4:24
"Everyday" – 4:43
As of July 2015, "Dreams of Our Fathers" remains the only song released on a Dave Matthews Band studio album to never be performed live.
Personnel
Dave Matthews Band
Carter Beauford — bongos, conga, drums, background vocals, vibraphone
Stefan Lessard — bass guitar
Dave Matthews — acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals, baritone guitar
LeRoi Moore — flute, contrabass clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, background vocals
Boyd Tinsley — violin, background vocals
Additional personnel
Glen Ballard — keyboards, piano
Carlos Santana — electric guitar on "Mother Father"
Vusi Mahlasela — background vocals on "Everyday"
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