Waiting for My Rocket to Come

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Waiting for My Rocket to Come
Studio album by Jason Mraz
Released	October 15, 2002
Recorded	—
Genre	Pop rock, rock, alternative rock
Length	48:28
Label	Elektra
Producer	John Alagía
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone link
Jason Mraz chronology
The E Minor EP in F (2002) Waiting for My Rocket to Come (2002) Tonight, Not Again: Jason Mraz Live at the Eagles Ballroom (2004)

Waiting for My Rocket to Come is the major-label debut album by American singer/songwriter Jason Mraz, released in 2002 (see 2002 in music).

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 Charts 5 External links

[edit] Track listing

1. "You and I Both" (Mraz) – 3:39
2. "I'll Do Anything" (Galewood, Mraz) – 3:11
3. "The Remedy (I Won't Worry)" (Christy, Edwards, Mraz, Spock) – 4:16
4. "Who Needs Shelter" (Keup, Mraz, Schermerhorn) – 3:12
5. "Curbside Prophet" (Galewood, Mraz, Ruffalo) – 3:34
6. "Sleep All Day" (Mraz) – 4:56
7. "Too Much Food" (Mraz) – 3:41
8. "Absolutely Zero" (Mraz) – 5:39
9. "On Love, In Sadness" (Keene, Mraz) – 3:28
10. "No Stopping Us" (Mraz) – 3:18
11. "The Boy's Gone" (Mraz) – 4:15
12. "Tonight, Not Again" (Keene, Mraz) – 4:49

[edit] Personnel

• Jason Mraz - acoustic guitar, vocals, background vocals
• John Alagía - electric guitar, Hammond organ, tambourine, shaker, Wurlitzer
• Michael Andrews - acoustic guitar, banjo, celeste, electric guitar, ukulele, mellotron, slide guitar, lap steel guitar
• Shane Endsley - trumpet
• Greg Kurstin - organ, synthesizer, piano, electric piano, clavinet, Fender Rhodes
• Stewart Myers - bass
• Julie "Hesta Prynn" Potash - background vocals
• Scot Ray - trombone
• Brian Jones - Drums

[edit] Production

• Producer: John Alagía
• Engineer: Jeff Juliano
• Mixing: John Alagía, Jeff Juliano
• Mastering: Ted Jensen
• A&R: Josh Deutsch
• Tracking: John Alagía
• Product manager: Dane Venable
• Horn arrangements: Michael Andrews
• Art Direction: Robert Fisher
• Design: Robert Fisher
• Photography: Alison Dyer
• Stylist: Brandy St. John
• Contributing Songwriter: Chris Keup

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
2002	Heatseekers	2
2004	The Billboard 200	55

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
2003	"The Remedy (I Won't Worry)"	Adult Top 40	4
2003	"The Remedy (I Won't Worry)"	The Billboard Hot 100	15
2003	"The Remedy (I Won't Worry)"	Top 40 Mainstream	7
2003	"The Remedy (I Won't Worry)"	Top 40 Tracks	7
2004	"Curbside Prophet"	Adult Top 40	23
2004	"You and I Both"	Adult Top 40	15
2004	"You and I Both"	Top 40 Mainstream	37
2004	"The Remedy (I Won't Worry)"	Top 40 Adult Recurrents	1

[edit] External links

• Official Jason Mraz Website

v • d • e Jason Mraz Studio albums Waiting for My Rocket to Come · Mr. A-Z · We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things Live albums Tonight, Not Again: Jason Mraz Live at the Eagles Ballroom · Selections for Friends - Live From: Schubas Tavern, Chicago, Montalvo Winery, Saratoga California EPs and other albums A Jason Mraz Demonstration · Live at Java Joe's · From the Cutting Room Floor · Sold Out (In Stereo) · The E Minor EP in F · Wordplay EP · Extra Credit EP · Jimmy Kimmel Live: Jason Mraz EP · Geekin' Out Across the Galaxy · We Sing · We Dance · We Steal Things Singles "The Remedy (I Won't Worry)" · "Curbside Prophet" · "You and I Both" · "Wordplay" · "Geek in the Pink" · "The Beauty in Ugly" · "I'm Yours" Related articles Elektra Records · Atlantic Records · John Alagía · Steve Lilywhite · Killer Queen: A Tribute to Queen  ·