Be Not Nobody

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Be Not Nobody
Be Not Nobody cover
Studio album by Vanessa Carlton
Released April 30, 2002 (U.S.)
Genre Piano pop
Length 45:51
Label A&M
Producer Ron Fair
Professional reviews
Vanessa Carlton chronology
Rinse
(n/a)		 Be Not Nobody
(2002)		 Harmonium
(2004)
Singles from Be Not Nobody
  1. "A Thousand Miles"
    Released: February 12, 2002
  2. "Ordinary Day"
    Released: 2002
  3. "Pretty Baby"
    Released: February 11, 2003

Be Not Nobody is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Vanessa Carlton, released in 2002 (see 2002 in music).

"A Thousand Miles" was the first single from the album and became Carlton's breakthrough hit, reaching the top five on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, number one in Australia and the top ten in the United Kingdom. A worldwide top ten hit, it was one of the biggest singles of 2002.[1] At the same time "A Thousand Miles" was ascending the airplay charts in America, Be Not Nobody debuted at number five on the Billboard 200 albums chart; it was successful elsewhere, reaching number seven in the UK and number twelve in Australia. Be Not Nobody was certified gold by the RIAA in June 2002, and platinum the following October.[2]

The second and third singles, "Ordinary Day" and "Pretty Baby", respectively, fell far short of the success of "A Thousand Miles". "Ordinary Day" charted inside the top forty on the U.S. Hot 100, but it failed to do so in Australia or the UK. "Pretty Baby", which was nominated for a 2003 Teen Choice Award for "Choice Love Song",[3] did not appear on the Hot 100 or the UK top seventy-five. As of late 2004 the album had sold 1.38 million copies in the U.S. according to Nielsen SoundScan,[4] and Variety magazine reported in July 2003 that it had sold 2.3 million worldwide.[5] Billboard magazine placed Carlton at number twenty-one on its year-end "Top Pop Artists" list for 2002.[6]

The cover art for the album is based on a lithograph of the actress Sarah Bernhardt by the Czech artist Alfons Mucha.[citation needed]

"A Thousand Miles" was used in the 2004 film White Chicks, as well as the holiday 2007 commercials for Kay Jewelers. The trademark piano riff of "Ordinary Day" was used in the trailer of the 2007 film Martian Child.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Ordinary Day" (Carlton) – 3:58
  2. "Unsung" (Carlton) – 4:20
  3. "A Thousand Miles" (Carlton) – 3:57
  4. "Pretty Baby" (Carlton) – 3:55
  5. "Rinse" (Carlton) – 4:31
  6. "Sway" (Carlton) – 3:57
  7. "Paradise" (Carlton) – 4:50
  8. "Prince" (Carlton) – 4:09
  9. "Paint It Black" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 3:30
  10. "Wanted" (Carlton) – 3:55
  11. "Twilight" (Carlton) – 4:49
  12. "Twilight (Live)" Japan Bonus Track
  13. "Wanted (Ripe Mix)" (Carlton) - 3:55 UK/Japan Bonus Track

[edit] Production

  • Producer: Ron Fair
  • Executive producers: Vanessa Carlton, Ron Fair
  • Engineers: Tal Herzberg, Michael C. Ross, Bill Schnee
  • Assistant engineers: J.D. Andrew, Bryan Cook, Jim Danis, Jay Goin, Erik Reichers, Jeff Rothschild, Chris Steffen, Brian Vibberts, Chris Wonzer
  • Mixing: Hugh Padgham, Jack Joseph Puig, Michael C. Ross
  • Mastering: Eddy Schreyer
  • A&R: Ron Fair, Elisa Yastic
  • Digital Editing: Tal Herzberg
  • Arrangers: Vanessa Carlton, Ron Fair, Randy Kerber
  • Orchestral Arrangements: Ron Fair
  • Art Direction: Drew FitzGerald
  • Photography: Kurt Iswarienko, Alan Silfen, Jim "Big Jim" Wright
  • Illustrations: Drew FitzGerald
  • Stylist: Stephanie Woolf

[edit] Charts

[edit] Album

Chart (2002) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200[7] 5
Top Internet Albums (North America)[7] 5
UK Albums Chart[8] 7
Australia ARIA Albums Chart[9] 13
Austria Top 75 Albums Chart[10] 13
Switzerland Hitparade Albums Chart[11] 15
Chart (2002) Peak
position
France Albums Chart[12] 17
Japan Oricon Albums Chart[13] 17
Denmark Albums Chart[14] 20
New Zealand Top 50 Albums Chart[15] 23
Norway Albums Chart[16] 33
Sweden Albums Chart[17] 44

[edit] Singles

Single Chart (2002) Peak
position
"A Thousand Miles" U.S. Billboard Hot 100[18] 5
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[18] 1
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream[19] 1
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Tracks[19] 2
U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40[19] 2
U.S. Billboard Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay[19] 40
U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40[20] 1
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[9] 1
Indonesian Singles Chart 1
Denmark Singles Chart[21] 3
New Zealand Top 50 Singles Chart[15] 4
United World Tracks Chart[22] 4
UK Singles Chart[8] 6
France Singles Chart[12] 8
Switzerland Hitparade Singles Chart[11] 8
Austria Top 75 Singles Chart[10] 12
Norway Singles Chart[16] 14
Sweden Singles Chart[17] 30
"Ordinary Day" U.S. Billboard Hot 100[18] 30
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream[19] 9
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Tracks[19] 17
U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40[19] 29
Single Chart (2002) Peak
position
"Ordinary Day" U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40[20] 3
Indonesian Singles Chart 3
New Zealand Top 50 Singles Chart[15] 17
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[9] 48
UK Singles Chart[8] 53
Switzerland Hitparade Singles Chart[11] 64
"Pretty Baby" U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream[19] 21
Single Chart (2003) Peak
position
"Pretty Baby" U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles 1
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Tracks[19] 32
U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40[20] 12
World Jazz Top 20 Singles 13
Indonesian Singles Chart 20
Switzerland Hitparade Singles Chart[11] 62
UK Singles Chart[8] 94
"A Thousand Miles" U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[19] 1
U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40[19] 2
Single Chart (2004) Peak
position
"A Thousand Miles" U.S. Billboard Top 40 Adult Recurrents[19] 1

[edit] Sales

UK: Gold (100,000)

USA: Platinum (1,300,000)

Australia: Gold (35,000)

Canadá: Gold (50,000)

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Index
  2. ^ http://www.riaa.com/gp/database/
  3. ^ http://www.billboard.biz/bb/biz/newsroom/printable_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1915733
  4. ^ Carlton finds harmony on sophomore CD
  5. ^ Vanessa Carlton - Entertainment News, Los Angeles, Media - Variety
  6. ^ http://www.billboard.biz/bb/biz/yearendcharts/2002/hsitlparts.jsp
  7. ^ a b allmusic ((( Be Not Nobody > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))
  8. ^ a b c d UK charts compiled by The Official UK Charts Company and published by Music Week and Charts Plus; see http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_C1.HTM.
  9. ^ a b c Australia charts compiled by the ARIA; see http://pandora.nla.gov.au/tep/23790.
  10. ^ a b Vanessa Carlton - Be Not Nobody - austriancharts.at
  11. ^ a b c d Vanessa Carlton - Be Not Nobody - hitparade.ch
  12. ^ a b lescharts.com - Vanessa Carlton - Be Not Nobody
  13. ^ ヴァネッサ・カールトン-リリース-ORICON STYLE ミュージック
  14. ^ http://www.hitlisterne.dk/2006/lister.asp?w=36&y=2002&list=a40
  15. ^ a b c RIANZ
  16. ^ a b VG Nett - VG-lista - VANESSA CARLTON
  17. ^ a b swedishcharts.com - Vanessa Carlton - Be Not Nobody
  18. ^ a b c Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Vanessa Carlton
  19. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l allmusic ((( Be Not Nobody > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))
  20. ^ a b c Rock On The Net: Vanessa Carlton
  21. ^ http://www.hitlisterne.dk/2006/lister.asp?w=32&y=2002&list=s20
  22. ^ Index

[edit] References

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Vanessa Carlton
Albums
Rinse · Be Not Nobody · Harmonium · Heroes & Thieves
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"A Thousand Miles" · "Ordinary Day" · "Pretty Baby" · "Big Yellow Taxi" · "Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime" · "White Houses" · "Private Radio" · "Who's to Say" · "Nolita Fairytale" · "Hands on Me"
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