Hotel Paper

Infobox Album
Name = Hotel Paper
Type = Album
Artist = Michelle Branch


Released = April 30 2003 (U.S.)
Recorded = August 2002 [Armstrong, Mark. [http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12037809 "Michelle Branch To Begin Recording New Album In August"] . Yahoo! Music. July 16 2002.] –April 2003
Genre = Pop, rock, alternative
Length = 46:57
Label = Maverick
Producer = Josh Abraham, Rick DePofi, John Leventhal, John Shanks, Greg Wells
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:5g57gjtr46i9~T1 link]
*"Entertainment Weekly" (C) [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,459851,00.html link]
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|2|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/michellebranch/albums/album/288465/review/5945965/hotel_paper link]
*"Stylus Magazine" (C-) [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/michelle-branch/hotel-paper.htm link] |
Last album = "The Spirit Room"
(2001)
This album = "Hotel Paper"
(2003)
Next album = "Everything Comes and Goes"
(2008)
Misc = Singles
Name = Hotel Paper
Type = Studio album
single 1 = Are You Happy Now?
single 1 date =
single 2 = Breathe
single 2 date =
single 3 = 'Til I Get Over You
single 3 date =

"Hotel Paper" is the second studio album by American singer Michelle Branch which was released on April 30, 2003.

Some of the major themes on "Hotel Paper" are leaving things behind, constantly being on the move, independence, the mysteries of bus stations and spirituality. [Sheffield, Rob. [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/288465/hotel_paper "Michelle Branch - Hotel Paper"] . "Rolling Stone". RS 926, July 10 2003.] The album's cover, photographed by Sheryl Nields, shows the face of a young woman (Branch) as she, it would seem, takes one last look at the person or place she is leaving behind.Or|date=November 2007 The back cover presents her back towards the viewer, as she begins to walk away.

"Hotel Paper" debuted at number two on the U.S. "Billboard" 200, selling 157,000 copies in its first week—it was Branch's highest sales week and surpassed the peak position of her previous major label album, "The Spirit Room" (2001). [Martens, Todd. [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1926761 "Beyonce, Branch Albums Storm The Chart"] . "Billboard". July 2 2003.] By September 2003, "Hotel Paper" was cerfified gold by the RIAA. [ [http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH "Gold and Platinum - Searchable Database"] . Recording Industry Association of America.] According to "Billboard" as of August 2007, "Hotel Paper" has sold 1.1 million copies domestically. [Caulfield, Keith. [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003634083 "Ask Billboard - Branching Out"] . "Billboard". August 31 2007.] "Hotel Paper" was certified gold in Canada for sales of 50,000 copies. [ [http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php "Search Certification Database"] . Canadian Recording Industry Association.]

"Are You Happy Now?", the album's first single, peaked at number sixteen on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance in December 2003, but lost to Pink's "Trouble". The second single was "Breathe", which reached number thirty-six on the Hot 100 and became a top five club hit. A third single, "'Til I Get over You", was released with no music video and failed to chart.

Track listing

All songs were written by Michelle Branch, except where noted.

#"Intro" – 0:12
#"Are You Happy Now?" (Michelle Branch, John Shanks) – 3:50
#"Find Your Way Back" – 3:45
#"Empty Handed" – 4:50
#"Tuesday Morning" – 4:43
#"One of These Days" – 3:23
#"Love Me like That" (Branch, Shanks) – 4:35
#"Desperately" – 3:06
#"Breathe" (Branch, Shanks) – 3:32
#"Where Are You Now?" – 3:26
#"Hotel Paper" – 4:19
#"'Til I Get Over You" (Branch, Shanks) – 4:10
#"It's You" – 3:14

;United Kingdom
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"Everywhere" (Branch, Shanks) – 3:36
#"The Game of Love" [with Santana] (Alex Ander, Rick Nowels)
#"It's You"

Personnel

*Michelle Branch — acoustic guitar, guitar, percussion, vocals
*Josh Abraham — keyboards
*Kenny Aronoff — drums
*Paul Bushnell — bass
*Chris Chaney — bass
*Luis Conte — percussion
*Sheryl Crow — vocals on "Love Me like That"
*Rick DePofi — percussion
*Mike Elizondo — bass
*John Leventhal — bass, guitar, keyboards
*Brian McCleod — drums
*Jamie Muhoberac — keyboards
*Dave Navarro — guitar
*Shawn Pelton — drums
*Dan Rothchild — bass
*John Shanks — bass, guitar
*Stuart Smith — mandolin
*Patrick Warren — keyboards
*Greg Wells — organ, bass, guitar, piano, Wurlitzer
*Jessica Harp — backing vocals on "Desperately"

Production

*Producers: Josh Abraham, Rick DePofi, John Leventhal, John Shanks, Greg Wells
*Engineers: Daniel Chase, Rick DePofi, Marc DeSisto, Lars Fox, Chris Reynolds, Jeff Rothschild, Brian Scheuble, Ryan Williams
*Assistant engineers: Chris Holmes, Brian Humphrey, Eric Reichers, Mark Valentine
*Mixing: Josh Abraham, assistant: Jesse Gorman, Chris Lord-Alge, Roger Moutenot, Jim Scott
*Mastering: Brian Gardner
*A&R: Danny Strick
*Assistant: Jorge Velez
*Production coordination: Jill Dell'Abate
*Programming: Josh Abraham
*String arrangements: David Campbell
*Photography: Sheryl Nields

Charts

Album

ingles

References