Hotel Paper

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Hotel Paper
Studio album by Michelle Branch
Released	June 24, 2003 (U.S.)
Recorded	August 1, 2002 [1] - April 2003
Genre	Pop/Rock/Alternative
Length	46:57
Label	Maverick
Producer(s)	Josh Abraham, Rick DePofi, John Leventhal, John Shanks, Greg Wells
Professional reviews
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Michelle Branch chronology
The Spirit Room (2001)	Hotel Paper (2003)	. . .

Hotel Paper is a 2003 album and the third solo release by American singer Michelle Branch.

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.[2] 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. The back cover presents her back towards us, as she begins to walk away.

"Hotel Paper" debuted at number two on the U.S. Billboard 200 on July 1, 2003, selling 157,846 copies in its first week [3]. In the second week, the record sold 81,197 copies [4], for a two-week total of 239,043 copies. By September 2003, Hotel Paper had sold 554,000 copies in the U.S. [5] It left the chart on March 2, 2004 (spending thirty-three weeks on it altogether) with nearly one million copies sold, and became Branch's second platinum album. [6]

"Are You Happy Now?" was the album's first single. The song took on a notably darker sound than Branch's previous singles "Everywhere" and "All You Wanted" (from her 2001 album The Spirit Room), but it still managed to make the top twenty on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 Album Sales 5 Charts 5.1 Album 5.2 Singles

[edit] Track listing

U.S. Version

1. "Intro" - 0:12
2. "Are You Happy Now?" (Michelle Branch, John Shanks) – 3:50
3. "Find Your Way Back" (Michelle Branch) – 3:45
4. "Empty Handed" (Michelle Branch) – 4:50
5. "Tuesday Morning" (Michelle Branch) – 4:43
6. "One of These Days" (Michelle Branch) – 3:23
7. "Love Me Like That" (Michelle Branch, John Shanks) – 4:35
8. "Desperately" (Michelle Branch) – 3:06
9. "Breathe" (Michelle Branch, John Shanks) – 3:32
10. "Where Are You Now?" (Michelle Branch) – 3:26
11. "Hotel Paper" (Branch) – 4:19
12. "Til I Get over You" (Michelle Branch, John Shanks) – 4:10
13. "It's You" (Branch) – 3:14

U.K. Version

1. "Intro" - 0:10
2. "Are You Happy Now?" (Michelle Branch, John Shanks) – 3:50
3. "Find Your Way Back" (Michelle Branch) – 3:45
4. "Empty Handed" (Michelle Branch) – 4:50
5. "Tuesday Morning" (Michelle Branch) – 4:43
6. "One of These Days" (Michelle Branch) – 3:23
7. "Love Me Like That" (Michelle Branch, John Shanks) – 4:35
8. "Desperately" (Michelle Branch) – 3:06
9. "Breathe" (Michelle Branch, John Shanks) – 3:32
10. "Where Are You Now?" (Michelle Branch) – 3:26
11. "Hotel Paper" (Michelle Branch) – 4:19
12. "Til I Get over You" (Michelle Branch, John Shanks) – 4:10
13. "Everywhere" (Michelle Branch, John Shanks) - 3:36
14. "The Game Of Love" [with Santana] (Alex Ander, Rick Nowels)
15. "It's You/Outro" (Michelle Branch) – 3:14:

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] Album Sales

• Week 1: (#2) 157,846 (157,846) [7]
• Week 2: (#4) 81,197 (239,043) [8]
• Week 3: (#6) 64,645 (303,688) [9]
• Week 4: (#10) 48,424 (352,112) [10]
• Week 5: 40,000 (392,000)
• Week 6: 39,000 (431,000)
• Week 7: 33,000 (464,000)
• Week 8: 29,000 (493,000)
• Week 9: 28,000 (521,000)
• Week 10: 23,000 (544,000)
• Week 11: 24,000 (568,000)

After Week 11, it fell out of the Top 50.

• "Hotel Paper" was certified gold in Canada selling 50,000 copies by the end of October 2003. [11]

[edit] Charts

[edit] Album

Year	Chart	Peak position
2003	Top Canadian Albums	4
2003	Top Internet Albums	2
2004	U.S. Billboard 200	2

[edit] Singles

Single	Chart (2003)	Peak position
"Are You Happy Now?"	U.S. Adult Top 40	3
"Are You Happy Now?"	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	16
"Are You Happy Now?"	U.S. Top 40 Adult Recurrents	9
"Are You Happy Now?"	U.S. Top 40 Mainstream	4
"Are You Happy Now?"	U.S. Top 40 Tracks	4
Single	Chart (2004)	Peak position
"Breathe"	U.S. Adult Contemporary	27
"Breathe"	U.S. Adult Top 40	13
"Breathe"	U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play	3
"Breathe"	U.S. Hot Dance Singles Sales	2
"Breathe"	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	36
"Breathe"	U.S. Top 40 Mainstream	18
"Breathe"	U.S. Top 40 Tracks	20