The Spirit Room

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The Spirit Room
The Spirit Room 01.jpg
Studio album by
Michelle Branch
ReleasedAugust 14, 2001
Recorded1999–2001
Genre
Length42:26
Label
Producer
Michelle Branch chronology
The Spirit Room
(2001) 		Hotel Paper
(2003)
Singles from The Spirit Room
  1. "Everywhere"
    Released: July 10, 2001[1]
  2. "All You Wanted"
    Released: January 7, 2002[2]
  3. "Goodbye to You"
    Released: July 8, 2002[3]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB[5]
The Guardian3/5 stars[6]
Q4/5 stars[7]
Rolling Stoneno rating[8]
The Village VoiceC[9]

The Spirit Room is the major-label debut album by American singer-songwriter Michelle Branch, released by the Maverick Recording Company and Warner Bros. Records in the United States on August 14, 2001.[10] 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.

Background[]

The album's title comes from the name of a bar in Jerome, Arizona, near Branch's hometown of Sedona.[11]

Commercial performance[]

The Spirit Room debuted at number 28 on the US Billboard 200, selling 68,000 copies in its first week.[12] The album 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). As of July 2003, the album has sold 1.8 million copies in the US.[13] On August 19, 2011, the album was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of over two million copies in the United States.[14]

In Canada, although the album didn't appear on the chart the album was certified gold, selling 50,000 copies in October 2003.[15] In Australia, it was also certified gold with shipments of 35,000.[16]

Track listing[]

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

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Everywhere"
3:36
2."You Get Me"
3:53
3."All You Wanted" 3:38
4."You Set Me Free"
  • Branch
  • Shanks
3:11
5."Something to Sleep To"
  • Branch
  • Jennifer Hagio
  • Shanks
4:15
6."Here with Me"
  • Branch
  • Shanks
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"
  • Branch
  • Hagio
  • Will Golden
  • Bernie Reilly
4:19
Total length:42:26
Digital deluxe edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Life on Mars?"David Bowie3:42
13."Goodbye to You" (Unplugged) 4:10
14."All You Wanted" (Unplugged) 3:34
15."Everywhere" (Acoustic)
  • Branch
  • Shanks
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[17]
  • "Goodbye to You" – September 9, 2002[18]

Personnel[]

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

Use in media[]

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[30] Gold 35,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[31] Gold 50,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[32] Platinum 200,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[33] Silver 60,000double-dagger
United States (RIAA)[14] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ "CHR/Pop: Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1409. July 6, 2001. p. 36. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1433. December 21, 2001. p. 28. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  3. ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1460. July 5, 2002. p. 29. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  4. ^ Jonas, Liana. "Michelle Branch: The Spirit Room". AllMusic.
  5. ^ Morgan, Laura (March 17, 2020). "The Spirit Room (Michelle Branch)". Entertainment Weekly.
  6. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (April 11, 2002). "A carnival of romance". The Guardian.
  7. ^ CD Reviews at CD Universe
  8. ^ D. Luerssen, John (August 12, 2001). "Michelle Branch: The Spirit Room". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007.
  9. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Michelle Branch: The Spirit Room". The Village Voice – via robertchristgau.com.
  10. ^ Michelle Branch: The Spirit Room. Maverick/Warner Bros. Records. August 2001.
  11. ^ "Michelle Branch: "She's Everywhere"". MTV. 2001. Retrieved May 23, 2010. in front of this bar called the Spirit Room.
  12. ^ Martens, Todd (2003-07-02). "Beyonce, Branch Albums Storm The Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
  13. ^ "Ashanti Returns To No. 1 With 'Chapter II'". Billboard. July 9, 2003. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  14. ^ Jump up to: a b "American album certifications – Michelle Branch – The Spirit Room". Recording Industry Association of America.
  15. ^ Two French language artists hit Gold Archived 2010-11-22 at the Wayback Machine
  16. ^ "Pandora Archive" (PDF). Pandora.nla.gov.au. 2006-08-23. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
  17. ^ http://top40-charts.com/chart.php?cid=1&date=2001-08-30
  18. ^ https://www.cs.ubc.ca/~davet/music/track/RADIO202_09B/RADIO202_09B-09.html
  19. ^ http://www.what-song.com/Movies/Soundtrack/571/What-a-Girl-Wants
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  21. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Michelle Branch – The Spirit Room" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  22. ^ "Lescharts.com – Michelle Branch – The Spirit Room". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  23. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Michelle Branch – The Spirit Room" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  24. ^ "Charts.nz – Michelle Branch – The Spirit Room". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  25. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Michelle Branch – The Spirit Room". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  26. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  27. ^ "Michelle Branch Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  28. ^ "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  29. ^ "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  30. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2002 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  31. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Michelle Branch – The Spirit Room". Music Canada.
  32. ^ "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2002年5月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. May 2002 Edition] (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese). Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan. 512: 12. July 10, 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  33. ^ "British album certifications – Michelle Branch – The Spirit Room". British Phonographic Industry.Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type The Spirit Room in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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