The Spirit Room
| Untitled | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Daily Vault | B+[5] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[4] |
| Q | [3] |
| Robert Christgau | C[6] |
| Rolling Stone | [2][3] |
The Spirit Room is the major-label debut album by singer-songwriter Michelle Branch, released by the Maverick Recording Company and Warner Bros. Records in the United States on July 31, 2001.[7] The album was recorded at Sunset Sound, Henson Recording Studios and Ananda Studios in Hollywood, California and mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Marcussen Mastering in Los Angeles, California.
Etymology
The album's title comes from the name of a bar in Jerome, Arizona, near Branch's hometown of Sedona.[8]
History
In January 2002 the RIAA certified The Spirit Room gold for shipments of over 500,000 copies in the United States,[9] and just three months later, in April, the album was certified platinum by the RIAA for shipping over one million copies.[10][11] In August 19, 2011, the album was certified double platinum by RIAA for shipping over two million copies.[12]
The Spirit Room reached number 28 on the American Billboard 200 chart and produced three Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100: "Everywhere" (which peaked at number 12), "All You Wanted" (number 6) and "Goodbye to You" (number 21).
The Spirit Room was certified gold in Canada, selling 50,000 copies by the end of October 2003.[13]
It was also certified Gold in Australia with shipments of 35,000.[14]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Michelle Branch, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Everywhere" |
| 3:36 |
| 2. | "You Get Me" |
| 3:53 |
| 3. | "All You Wanted" | 3:38 | |
| 4. | "You Set Me Free" |
| 3:11 |
| 5. | "Something to Sleep To" |
| 4:15 |
| 6. | "Here with Me" |
| 3:26 |
| 7. | "Sweet Misery" | 3:43 | |
| 8. | "If Only She Knew" | 4:19 | |
| 9. | "I'd Rather Be in Love" | 3:55 | |
| 10. | "Goodbye to You" | 4:12 | |
| 11. | "Drop in the Ocean" |
| 4:19 |
| Total length: | 42:26 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Life on Mars?" | David Bowie | 3:42 |
| 13. | "Goodbye to You" (Unplugged) | 4:10 | |
| 14. | "All You Wanted" (Unplugged) | 3:34 | |
| 15. | "Everywhere" (Acoustic) |
| 3:34 |
| 16. | "Goodbye to You" (Music video) | 3:56 | |
| 17. | "All You Wanted" (Music video) | 3:40 | |
| 18. | "Everywhere" (Music video) | 3:33 |
Singles
- "Everywhere" – July 17, 2001
- "All You Wanted" – October 28, 2001[15]
- "Goodbye to You" – September 9, 2002[16]
Personnel
- Michelle Branch – guitar, keyboards, vocals
- Kenny Aronoff – drums
- Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
- John Shanks – bass, guitar, keyboards
- Patrick Warren – keyboards
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
Charts
Commercial performance
The Spirit Room debuted at number 28 with 68,000 copies sold on Billboard 200.[17]
Album
| Year | Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | U.S. Billboard 200 | 28 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums | 25 | |
| 2002 | Australian ARIA Albums Chart | 25 |
| New Zealand Albums Chart | 33 | |
| UK Albums Chart | 54 | |
| 2003 | U.S. Billboard 200 | 28 |
Certifications
| Territory | Certification | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australian | Gold | 35,000 |
| Canada | Gold | 50,000 |
| Japan | Platinum | 200,000[18] |
| United States | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000[12] |
Singles
| Single | Chart (2001) | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| "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 (2001–02) | 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 |
In popular culture
- "You Get Me" became the theme song for the MTV reality series Sorority Life.
- "You Get Me" is featured in the 2003 film What a Girl Wants [19]
- "You Set Me Free" was featured in the trailer of the 2002 DreamWorks animated film Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron.
- "You Set Me Free" can also be heard towards the closing credits of the 2003 film Just Married.
- "You Set Me Free" is featured in the 2005 film Ice Princess and is featured on the movie's soundtrack.
References
- ^ Liana Jonas, Allmusic
- ^ "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
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- ^ Entertainment Weekly review
- ^ The Daily Vault review
- ^ Robert Christgau review
- ^ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001OGRH0U/ref=dm_ws_sp_ps_dp
- ^ "Michelle Branch: "She's Everywhere"". MTV. 2001. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
in front of this bar called the Spirit Room.
- ^ Michelle Branch To Kick Off Solo Headling Tour In February, 2002
- ^ Michelle Branch Goes Platinum, Other Newcomers Find Gold
- ^ searchable database
- ^ a b "Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
- ^ Two French language artists hit Gold
- ^ "Pandora Archive" (PDF). Pandora.nla.gov.au. 2006-08-23. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
- ^ http://top40-charts.com/chart.php?cid=1&date=2001-08-30
- ^ https://www.cs.ubc.ca/~davet/music/track/RADIO202_09B/RADIO202_09B-09.html
- ^ Martens, Todd (2003-07-02). "Beyonce, Branch Albums Storm The Chart". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
- ^ "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2002年5月度" (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese). 512. Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan: 12. July 10, 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
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