The Spirit Room
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| Studio album by Michelle Branch | |||||
| Released | August 14, 2001 (U.S.) | ||||
| Genre | Pop/Rock/Alternative | ||||
| Length | 42:22 | ||||
| Label | Maverick | ||||
| Producer | John Shanks, Jeremy Welt | ||||
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The Spirit Room is the second album and first major label release by singer-songwriter Michelle Branch, released by Maverick Records in the United States on August 14, 2001 (see 2001 in music). In January 2002 the RIAA certified The Spirit Room gold for shipments of over 500,000 copies in the U.S.,[2] and just four months later, in May, the album was certified platinum for shipping over one million copies.[3]. The album has sold 1,913,692 copies in America, and 3 million copies worldwide.
It reached number twenty-eight on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart and produced three top forty hits on the Billboard Hot 100: "Everywhere" (which peaked at number twelve), "All You Wanted" (number six) and "Goodbye to You" (number twenty-one). "You Get Me" became the theme song for the MTV reality series Sorority Life.
The Spirit Room was certified gold in Canada, selling 50,000 copies by the end of October 2003.[4]
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[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Michelle Branch, except where noted.
- "Everywhere" (Michelle Branch, John Shanks) – 3:36
- "You Get Me" (Branch, Abra Moore, Shelly Peiken, Shanks) – 3:53
- "All You Wanted" – 3:38
- "You Set Me Free" (Branch, Shanks) – 3:11
- "Something to Sleep To" (Branch, Jennifer Hagio, Shanks) – 4:15
- "Here with Me" (Branch, Shanks) – 3:26
- "Sweet Misery" – 3:43
- "If Only She Knew" – 4:19
- "I'd Rather Be in Love" – 3:55
- "Goodbye To You" – 4:12
- "Drop in the Ocean" (Branch, Hagio, Will Golden, Bernie Reilly) – 4:19
[edit] Personnel
- Michelle Branch — guitar, keyboards, vocals
- Kenny Aronoff — drums
- Vinnie Colaiuta — drums
- John Shanks — bass, guitar, keyboards
- Patrick Warren — keyboards
[edit] Production
- Producers: John Shanks, Jeremy Welt
- Engineers: Marc DeSisto, Lars Fox
- Assistant engineers: Steve Kaplan, Tom Nellen, Chris Reynolds, Jason Schweitzer
- Mixing: Marc DeSisto, Chris Lord-Alge, Dave Way
- Mastering: Stephen Marcussen
- Pro-Tools: Lars Fox
- Programming: Lars Fox, John Shanks
- Production coordination: Shari Sutcliffe
- Art direction: Kim Biggs, David Harlan
- Photography: Matthew Welch
[edit] Charts
[edit] Album
| Year | Chart | Peak position |
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| 2001 | U.S. Billboard 200 | 28 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums | 25 | |
| 2002 | Australian ARIA Albums Chart | 25 |
| UK Albums Chart | 54 | |
| 2003 | U.S. Billboard 200 | 28 |
[edit] Singles
| Single | Chart (2001) | Peak position |
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| "Everywhere" | U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40 | 9 |
| U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Airplay | 36 | |
| U.S. Billboard Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay | 31 | |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 12 | |
| U.S. Billboard Top 40 Adult Recurrents | 3 | |
| U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream | 5 | |
| U.S. Billboard Top 40 Tracks | 6 | |
| UK Singles Chart (2002) | 18 | |
| Single | Chart (2002) | Peak position |
| "All You Wanted" | U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary | 30 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40 | 4 | |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 6 | |
| U.S. Billboard Top 40 Adult Recurrents | 1 | |
| U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream | 2 | |
| U.S. Billboard Top 40 Tracks | 3 | |
| UK Singles Chart | 33 | |
| Single | Chart (2003) | Peak position |
| "Goodbye to You" | U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40 | 15 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 21 | |
| U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream | 11 | |
| U.S. Billboard Top 40 Tracks | 13 | |
| U.S. Billboard Top 40 Adult Recurrents | 11 |
[edit] References
- ^ Liana Jonas, All Music Guide
- ^ Michelle Branch To Kick Off Solo Headling Tour In February, 2002
- ^ Michelle Branch Goes Platinum, Other Newcomers Find Gold
- ^ Two French language artists hit Gold
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