Hotel Paper

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Hotel Paper
File:Michelle Branch - Hotel Paper.png
Studio album by
Michelle Branch
ReleasedJune 24, 2003
Recorded2002–2003
Studio
  • Henson Recording Studios, Ocean Way Recording and Cello Studios (Hollywood, California)
  • NRG Studios and Larrabee North (North Hollywood, California)
  • Rocket Carousel Studio (Culver City, California)
  • Image Recording Studios and Westlake Audio (Los Angeles, California)
  • The Big Space (Santa Monica, California)
  • Fantasy Studios (Berkeley, California)
  • Noise New York (New York City, New York)
  • Seventeen Grand Recording (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre
Length47:05
LabelMaverick
Producer
Michelle Branch chronology
The Spirit Room
(2001) 		Hotel Paper
(2003) 		Everything Comes and Goes
(2010)
Singles from Hotel Paper
  1. "The Game of Love"
    Released: September 23, 2002
  2. "Are You Happy Now?"
    Released: May 19, 2003[1]
  3. "Breathe"
    Released: September 22, 2003[2]
  4. "'Til I Get Over You"
    Released: February 9, 2004
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic57/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar[4]
BlenderStarStarStar[3]
Entertainment WeeklyC[5]
QStarStarStar[3]
Rolling StoneStarStar[6]
Slant MagazineStarStarHalf star[7]
Stylus MagazineC−[8]
Spin6/10[9]
Yahoo! Music UKStarStarStarStarStarStar[10]

Hotel Paper is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Michelle Branch. It was released on June 24, 2003, through Maverick. The production on the album was handled by a variety of record producers such as Josh Abraham, Rick Depofi, John Leventhal, John Shanks & Greg Wells.

Hotel Paper was supported by three singles: "Are You Happy Now?", "Breathe" and "'Til I Get over You". The album received mixed critical reviews and debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200, selling 157,000 copies in its first week.[11] The album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in December 2003.[12]

Background

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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.[6] The album's cover is a photograph of Branch by Sheryl Nields.

Singles

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"Are You Happy Now?", the album's first single, peaked at number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance, Branch's third nomination. The second single was "Breathe", which reached number 36 on the Hot 100 and became a top five club hit. A third single, "'Til I Get over You", was released with no music video and failed to chart.

Commercial performance

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Hotel Paper debuted at number two on US Billboard 200 chart, selling 157,000 copies in its first week.[11] This became Branch's first US top-ten debut and highest first-week sales to date.[11] In its second week, the album dropped to number four on the chart, selling an additional 85,000 copies.[13] In its third week, the album dropped to number six on the chart, selling 65,000 more copies.[14] The album spent a total of 33 weeks on the US Billboard 200 chart.[15] On December 9, 2003, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of over a million copies.[12] As of March 2009, the album had sold 1,116,000 copies in the United States.[16]

In Canada, the album peaked at number four on the Canadian Album Chart and was certified gold for shipments of over 50,000 copies.[17]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Michelle Branch, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Intro" 0:12
2."Are You Happy Now?"
3:50
3."Find Your Way Back" 3:45
4."Empty Handed" 4:50
5."Tuesday Morning" 4:43
6."One of These Days" 3:23
7."Love Me Like That" (with Sheryl Crow)
  • Branch
  • Shanks
4:35
8."Desperately" 3:06
9."Breathe"
  • Branch
  • Shanks
3:32
10."Where Are You Now?" 3:26
11."Hotel Paper" 4:19
12."'Til I Get Over You"
  • Branch
  • Shanks
4:10
13."It's You" (Outro begins at 2:30) 3:14
International edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Everywhere"
  • Branch
  • Shanks
3:36
14."The Game of Love" (with Santana)
4:15
15."It's You" 3:14
Digital deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."It's You" (Outro excluded) 2:29
14."Wanting Out" 3:48
15."Lay Me Down"
3:14
16."A Case of You"Joni Mitchell4:15
17."'Til I Get Over You" (Acoustic live from AOL Sessions)
  • Branch
  • Shanks
4:06
iTunes Store deluxe edition bonus videos
No.TitleLength
18."Are You Happy Now?" (Music video)4:02
19."Breathe" (Music video)3:32

Personnel

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Musicians

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Production

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  • Danny Strick – A&R
  • John Shanks – producer (1–5, 7, 9, 12, 13)
  • Josh Abraham – producer (6), mixing (6)
  • Greg Wells – producer (8, 10)
  • John Leventhal – producer (11, 15)
  • Rick Depofi – co-producer (11), engineer (11)
  • Alex Anders – producer (14)
  • Rick Nowels – producer (14)
  • Dan Chase – recording (2–5, 7, 9, 12)
  • Marc DeSisto – recording (2–5, 7, 9, 12, 13)
  • Lars Fox – recording (2–5, 7, 9, 12, 13), Pro Tools editing (13)
  • Jeff Rothschild – recording (2–5, 7, 9, 12)
  • Ryan Williams – engineer (6)
  • Brian Scheuble – engineer (8, 10)
  • Greg Collins – engineer (14)
  • Chris Garcia – engineer (14)
  • Jim Gaines – engineer (14)
  • Michael Rosen – engineer (14)
  • Randy Wine – engineer (14)
  • Brian Humphrey – assistant engineer (2–5, 7, 9, 12)
  • Eric Reichers – assistant engineer (2–5, 7, 9, 12)
  • Mark Valentine – assistant engineer (2–5, 7, 9, 12)
  • Mark J. Ciccula – assistant engineer (6)
  • Chris Reynolds – second engineer (8, 10)
  • Jorge Velez – assistant engineer (11)
  • Ben Conrad – assistant engineer (14)
  • Scott Holderby – assistant engineer (14)
  • Kieron Menzies – assistant engineer (14)
  • Alec Veucasovic – assistant engineer (14)
  • Chris Lord-Alge – mixing (2–5, 7, 9, 12, 13)
  • Jim Scott – mixing (8, 10)
  • Roger Moutenot – mixing (11)
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing (14)
  • Jesse Gorman – mix assistant (6)
  • Chris Holmes – mix assistant (10)
  • Rob Clark – mix assistant (11)
  • Josh "Tone" Weaver – Pro Tools editing (14)
  • Brian Gardner – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)
  • Jill Dell'Abate – production coordinator (11)
  • Robert Cappadona – project coordinator (14)
  • Kirsten Johnson – project coordinator (14)
  • Frank "Flem" Maddocks – art direction, design
  • Sheryl Nields – photography
  • Jeff Rabhan – management

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for Hotel Paper
Chart (2003) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[18] 18
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[19] 4
French Albums (SNEP)[20] 79
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[21] 43
Irish Albums (IRMA)[22] 53
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[23] 8
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[24] 4
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[25] 34
UK Albums (OCC)[26] 35
US Billboard 200[27] 2

Year-end charts

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Year-end chart performance for Hotel Paper
Chart (2003) Position
US Billboard 200[28] 86

Certifications

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Certifications for Hotel Paper
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[29] Gold 35,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[30] Gold 50,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[31] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[12] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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