Under the Table and Dreaming is the first studio album from the Dave Matthews Band, released on September 27, 1994.

Under The Table And Dreaming [320k MP3]

01. "The Best of What's Around" 4:17
02. "What Would You Say" 3:43
03. "Satellite" 4:52
04. "Rhyme & Reason" 5:16
05. "Typical Situation" 5:59
06. "Dancing Nancies" 6:08
07. "Ants Marching" 4:31
08. "Lover Lay Down" 5:38
09. "Jimi Thing" 5:57
10. "Warehouse" 7:06
11. "Pay for What You Get" 4:35
12. "#34" Dave Matthews, LeRoi Moore, Haines Fullerton 4:58

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The album's first single was "What Would You Say," featuring John Popper of Blues Traveler on harmonica. Two other singles from the album followed, "Ants Marching" and "Satellite".

The album's title comes from a line in the song "Ants Marching": "He remembers being small / playing under the table and dreaming."

The album was dedicated "In memory of Anne" for Matthews' older sister Anne, who was killed by her husband in 1994 in a murder-suicide. Included in the jewel case packet is a picture of Dave Matthews and one of Anne's children.

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The acoustic guitar tracks on the album were played by Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds. During the recording sessions, Matthews and Reynolds would sit face-to-face with a piece of glass between them, playing the same guitar part. This was done twice for each song, resulting in four acoustic guitar tracks (two from Matthews, two from Reynolds) all playing the same part on each song. Producer Steve Lillywhite frequently turned down the volume on Matthews' parts and turned up the volume on Reynolds' parts, resulting in Reynolds' guitar playing being more prominent on the final album. Reynolds then overdubbed additional acoustic and electric guitar parts.

Matthews has stated during performances that the harmonica solo performed by John Popper on "What Would You Say" was done in only five to ten minutes, while Matthews was in the bathroom.

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* Dave Matthews – vocals, acoustic guitar
* Carter Beauford – drums, percussion, vocals
* Stefan Lessard – bass
* LeRoi Moore – saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, vocals, flute
* Boyd Tinsley – acoustic violin, vocals

Additional Personnel

* Tim Reynolds – acoustic guitar
* John Popper – harmonica on "What Would You Say"
* John Alagia – additional vocals on "Dancing Nancies" and "What Would You Say"
* Michael McDonald – additional vocals "Dancing Nancies" & "What Would You Say"
* Andrew Page – additional vocals on "Dancing Nancies" and "What Would You Say"
* Jeff Thomas – additional vocals on "Dancing Nancies" and "What Would You Say"
* Steve Forman – additional percussion on "Typical Situation"