Middle of Nowhere (album)

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Middle of Nowhere is the third album by American pop/rock group Hanson, and the first to be released on a major label. Released in 1997, it features slicker songwriting and production than their previous indie efforts Boomerang and MMMBop.

Middle of Nowhere
Album cover
Album by Hanson
Released May 6, 1997
Recorded ???
Genre Pop
Length 53 min 36 sec
Record label Mercury / Universal
Producer The Dust Brothers
Professional reviews
Allmusic.com 4 stars out of 5 link
Hanson Chronology
MMMBop
(1996)
Middle of Nowhere
(1997)
Snowed In
(1997)

Although the album was not generally well received by critics, Middle of Nowhere still went on to sell over ten million copies worldwide, mostly on the back of the hit single "MMMBop".

Track Listing

  1. "Thinking of You" - 3:13
  2. "MMMBop" - 4:28
  3. "Weird" - 4:02
  4. "Speechless" - 4:20
  5. "Where's the Love" - 4:13
  6. "Yearbook" - 5:29
  7. "Look at You" - 4:28
  8. "Lucy" - 3:35
  9. "I Will Come to You" - 4:11
  10. "Minute Without You" - 3:55
  11. "Madeline" - 4:13
  12. "With You in Your Dreams" - 3:56
  13. [Silence] - 0:04
  14. [Silence] - 0:04
  15. [Silence] - 0:04
  16. [Silence] - 0:04
  17. [Silence] - 0:04
  18. [Silence] - 0:04
  19. [Silence] - 0:04
  20. [Silence] - 0:04
  21. "Man from Milwaukee" [Bonus Track] - 3:38

Personnel

  • Peter Kent - Violin
  • Michael Fischer - Percussion
  • Ted Jensen - Mastering
  • Patrick - Design
  • Carole Mukogawa - Viola
  • Niven Garland - Engineer
  • Femio Hernández - Engineer
  • Tom Lord-Alge - Mixing
  • John Wittenberg - Violin
  • Michito Sanchez - Percussion
  • Larry Corbett - Cello
  • Hanson - Main Performer
  • Steve Richards - Cello
  • Ged Lynch - Drums, Percussion
  • Endre Granat - Violin
  • Abe Laboriel Jr. - Drums
  • Margery Greenspan - Art Direction
  • David Campbell - Conductor, String Arrangements
  • Roger Love - Vocal Director
  • Abraham Laboriel - Bass
  • Steven Greenberg - Executive Producer
  • Stephen Lironi - Bass, Guitar, Percussion, Programming, Producer, Keyboards
  • Barry Mann - Vocal Director
  • Neil Stubenhaus - Bass
  • B.J. Cole - Pedal Steel
  • Isaac Hanson - Guitar
  • Sandy Stein - Keyboards
  • Marina Chavez - Photography
  • Murray Adler - Violin
  • Zac Hanson - Drums, Vocals
  • Taylor Hanson - Keyboards, Vocals
  • The Dust Brothers - Programming, Producer
  • Mark Hudson - Harmonica, Vocal Director