3 Car Garage

3 Car Garage: The Indie Recordings
3 Car Garage: The Indie Recordings
Demo album (reissue) by Hanson
Released	May 12, 1998
Recorded	1995
Genre	Pop rock
Length	44:52
Label	Mercury / PolyGram
Producer	Hanson
Hanson chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	C+^[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[3]

3 Car Garage: The Indie Recordings '95–'96, also known simply as 3 Car Garage, is a reissue by American pop rock group Hanson, consisting of material from their MMMBop demo album minus four tracks.

The album also contains the original version of the hit song "MMMBop", which was a rock ballad, unlike the up-tempo pop version that became a hit.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Hanson

No.	Title	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Day Has Come"	Isaac Hanson	4:46
2.	"Two Tears"	Isaac Hanson	2:40
3.	"Thinking of You" (1996 version)	Taylor Hanson	3:10
4.	"River"	Isaac Hanson	3:46
5.	"Surely as the Sun"	Isaac Hanson	5:40
6.	"MMMBop" (original version)	Taylor Hanson	5:16
7.	"Soldier"	Isaac Hanson	6:13
8.	"Stories"	Taylor Hanson	2:34
9.	"Pictures"	Isaac Hanson	2:12
10.	"Sometimes"	Isaac Hanson	4:25
11.	"With You in Your Dreams" (1996 version)	Taylor Hanson	4:12

Personnel

John Chambers – guitar
JaMarc Davis – guitar
Louis Drapp – bass, guitar, harmonica
Isaac Hanson – guitar, fiddle, piano, producer, sequencing, vocals
Taylor Hanson – piano, keyboards, conga, drums, producer, vocals
Walker Hanson – photography
Zac Hanson – drums, vocals, producer
Craig Harmon – Hammond organ
Lewis Harris – bass
Dan Hersch – mastering
Dana Higbee – piccolo
Bill Inglot – mastering
Stirling McIlwaine – photography
John Morand – engineer

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[4]	3
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[5]	19
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[6]	6
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[7]	47
European Top 100 Albums (Music & Media)^[8]	47
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[9]	8
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[10]	51
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[11]	42
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[12]	11
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[13]	60
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[14]	7
UK Albums (OCC)^[15]	39
US Billboard 200^[16]	6

Year-end charts

Chart (1998)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[17]	80
US Billboard 200^[18]	153

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[19]	Gold	35,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ 3 Car Garage at AllMusic
^ Brunner, Rob (May 15, 1998). "3 Car Garage Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on September 17, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 362. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
^ "Australiancharts.com – Hanson – 3 Car Garage - The Indie Recordings '95-'96". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
^ "Ultratop.be – Hanson – 3 Car Garage - The Indie Recordings '95-'96" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
^ "Hanson Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Hanson – 3 Car Garage - The Indie Recordings '95-'96" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
^ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 15, no. 24. June 13, 1998. p. 12. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via World Radio History.
^ "Hanson: 3 Car Garage" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Hanson – 3 Car Garage - The Indie Recordings '95-'96" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
^ "アーリー・レコーディング '95-'96～スリー・カー・ガレージ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on April 15, 2023. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
^ "Charts.nz – Hanson – 3 Car Garage - The Indie Recordings '95-'96". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Hanson – 3 Car Garage - The Indie Recordings '95-'96". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
^ "Hanson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 1998". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1998 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 27, 2021.

[1] 3 Car Garage at AllMusic

[2] Brunner, Rob (May 15, 1998). "3 Car Garage Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on September 17, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2023.

[3] Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 362. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.

[ac_Australia_Hanson-4] "Australiancharts.com – Hanson – 3 Car Garage - The Indie Recordings '95-'96". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 12, 2021.

[ac_Flanders_Hanson-5] "Ultratop.be – Hanson – 3 Car Garage - The Indie Recordings '95-'96" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 12, 2021.

[ac_BillboardCanada_Hanson-6] "Hanson Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 15, 2023.

[ac_Netherlands_Hanson-7] "Dutchcharts.nl – Hanson – 3 Car Garage - The Indie Recordings '95-'96" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 12, 2021.

[8] "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 15, no. 24. June 13, 1998. p. 12. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via World Radio History.

[ac_Finland_Hanson-9] "Hanson: 3 Car Garage" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved April 15, 2023.

[ac_Germany4_Hanson-10] "Offiziellecharts.de – Hanson – 3 Car Garage - The Indie Recordings '95-'96" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 12, 2021.

[11] "アーリー・レコーディング '95-'96～スリー・カー・ガレージ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on April 15, 2023. Retrieved April 15, 2023.

[ac_New_Zealand_Hanson-12] "Charts.nz – Hanson – 3 Car Garage - The Indie Recordings '95-'96". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 12, 2021.

[ac_Scotland_-13] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 12, 2021.

[ac_Sweden_Hanson-14] "Swedishcharts.com – Hanson – 3 Car Garage - The Indie Recordings '95-'96". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 12, 2021.

[ac_UK2_-15] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 12, 2021.

[ac_Billboard200_Hanson-16] "Hanson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2021.

[17] "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 1998". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved April 12, 2021.

[18] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2021.

[AustraliaHanson3_Car_GaragealbumCertRef-19] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1998 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 27, 2021.

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v t e Hanson
Isaac Hanson Taylor Hanson Zac Hanson
Studio albums	Middle of Nowhere Snowed In This Time Around Underneath The Walk Shout It Out Anthem Finally It's Christmas String Theory
Demo albums	Boomerang MMMBop (3 Car Garage)
Singles	"MMMBop" "Where's the Love" "I Will Come to You" "Weird" "Thinking of You" "If Only" "This Time Around" "Penny & Me" "Lost Without Each Other" "Great Divide" "Go" "Thinking 'bout Somethin'" "Give a Little" "Get the Girl Back" "I Was Born"
Compilations	MMMBop: The Collection Middle of Everywhere: The Greatest Hits
Live albums	Live from Albertane The Best of Hanson: Live & Electric Middle of Nowhere Acoustic
EPs	Underneath Acoustic Stand Up, Stand Up
Videos and DVDs	The Road to Albertane At the Fillmore Strong Enough to Break
Concert tours	Albertane Tour (1998) This Time Around Tour (2000) Anthem World Tour (2013–2014) Middle of Everywhere: 25th Anniversary Tour (2017)
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