REVIEW: Dave Matthews Band – Where Are You Going – The Singles

Recently released via Bama Rags/RCA/Legacy Recordings is a new singles collection by Dave Matthews Band titled, Where Are You Going – The Singles.  The 2-LP set collects 22 tracks spanning 1994 to 2023, in honor of the recent induction into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame.    

The A side is loaded with beloved hits from their 1994 major label debut album, Under The Table And Dreaming, including, “What Would You Say”, “Ant Marching” and “Satellite”.  Rounding out the first side is “Too Much” and “Two Step” from their breakthrough 1996 sophomore album, Crash.  Side B opens with Crash cuts “Tripping Billies”, “Crash Into Me” and “So Much To Say”.  The last two songs come from 1998’s Before These Crowded Streets; “Stay (Wasting Time)” and “Don’t Drink The Water”.

The first side of the second LP opens with “Crush”, the remaining of the five singles taken from Before These Crowded Streets.  Oddly, the electrified Dylan-like divisive lead single, “I Did It” is omitted but the other three singles from their fourth album, Everyday are included; “The Space Between”, “When The World Ends” and the title track.  Also included are “Grey Street” and “Where Are You Going” from Busted Stuff.  The D side features the more recent DMB singles, starting with “Dreamgirl”, taken from, 2005’s Stand Up and “You & Me” and “Funny The Way It Is” represent 2009’s Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King.  “Mercy” stands in for Away From The World, the band’s eighth album.  Completing the singles compilation is “Madman”, the lead single from their most recent album, 2023’s Walk Around The Moon, as well as “Samurai Cop (Oh Joy Begin)” from Come Tomorrow, released in 2018.     

Housed in a gatefold cover, the album design harkens back to Dave’s South African heritage with embossed elephants printed along the bottom.  Dave Matthews Band’s Where Are You Going – The Singles is the perfect introduction to new listeners and the perfect companion for longtime fans.     

For more info: https://davematthewsband.com/

In honor of this singles collection, I will throwback to my 3 Songs: On Repeat feature with my 3 favorite songs from Where Are You Going.  Enjoy!

“So Much To Say”:

“Crush”:

“Samurai Cop (Oh Joy Begin)”: