Middle Of Nowhere
Studio album by Hanson
Released	May 5, 1997 May 6, 1997 May 15, 1997 June 9, 1997
Recorded	From July until November, 1996 in Los Angeles
Genre	Pop rock
Length	54:18
Label	Mercury / Universal
Producer(s)	The Dust Brothers
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone link
Hanson chronology
MMMBop (1996)	Middle of Nowhere (1997)	Snowed In (1997)

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. CD Cover of Middle of Nowhere by Hanson This is an album cover. ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... Not to be confused with The Hanson Brothers, a Canadian project by Wright brothers. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada_(bordered). ... May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (126th in leap years). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... May 6 is the 126th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (127th in leap years). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... June 9 is the 160th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (161st in leap years), with 205 days remaining. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: City of Angels Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government  - Type Mayor-Council  - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D)  - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo  - Governing body City Council Area  - City  498. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Mercury Records was a record label founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1945 by Irving Green, Berle Adams and Arthur Talmadge. ... Universal Music Group (UMG), formerly MCA Music Entertainment Group, is the largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... The Dust Brothers are the New York-based producers E.Z. Mike (Michael Simpson) and King Gizmo (John King), famous for their creation of sample-based music in the 1980s, and specifically for their work on the groundbreaking albums Pauls Boutique by the Beastie Boys and Odelay by Beck. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... This article is about the magazine. ... Image File history File links 3_stars. ... Not to be confused with The Hanson Brothers, a Canadian project by Wright brothers. ... MMMBop was released in 1996 and was Hansons second independent album after Boomerang. ... Snowed In is the fourth album by American pop/rock group Hanson. ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks distributed to the public. ... For popular music (music produced commercially rather than art or folk music), see Popular music. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Rock and roll. ... Not to be confused with The Hanson Brothers, a Canadian project by Wright brothers. ... The following is a partial list of record labels, both past and present. ... A songwriter is someone who writes either the lyrics or the music for songs. ... In popular music, indie music (from independent) is any of a number of genres, scenes, subcultures and stylistic and cultural attributes, characterised by perceived independence from commercial pop music and mainstream culture and an autonomous, do-it-yourself (DIY) approach. ... Boomerang is the first album by American pop/rock group Hanson. ... MMMBop was released in 1996 and was Hansons second independent album after Boomerang. ...

The album was generally well received by critics, and was eventually listed on Rolling Stone's "150 Most Essential Albums of the Nineties". Middle of Nowhere spawned 5 hits: "MMMBop", "Where's the Love", "I Will Come to You", "Weird", and "Thinking of You". This article is about the magazine. ...

Worldwide sales

Total sales worldwide are 8 million copies. The album sold just under 4 million in the US (4 times platinum) and sold 600,000 copies in UK (2 times platinum).

Track listing

All songs written by Isaac Hanson, Taylor Hanson, and Zachary Hanson.

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. "A Minute Without You" – 3:55
11. "Madeline" – 4:13
12. "With You in Your Dreams" – 3:55
13. "Man from Milwaukee" [Bonus Track] – 3:38

MMMBop is a song written and performed by the American pop/rock band Hanson. ...

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, Vocals
• Sandy Stein - Keyboards
• Marina Chavez - Photography
• Stevie Wonder - Harmonica
• Murray Adler - Violin
• Zachary Hanson - Drums, Vocals
• Taylor Hanson - Keyboards, Vocals
• The Dust Brothers - Programming, Producer
• Mark Hudson - Vocal Director