The Spirit Room
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Released | August 14, 2001 | |||
Recorded | 2000–2001 | |||
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Length | 42:26 | |||
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Michelle Branch chronology | ||||
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Singles from The Spirit Room | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Entertainment Weekly | B[5] |
The Guardian | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Q | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Rolling Stone | no rating[8] |
The Village Voice | C[9] |
The Spirit Room is the second album by American singer-songwriter Michelle Branch. It was 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
[edit]The album's title comes from the name of a bar in Jerome, Arizona, near Branch's hometown of Sedona.[11]
Artwork
[edit]The album cover was shot in an industrial area across from an electrical substation in Los Angeles, California alongside the Los Angeles River facing north-west at the skyline during sunset.[12]
20th anniversary edition
[edit]Branch decided to celebrate its anniversary by re-recording the album and pressing it on vinyl for the first time.[13] On September 10, 2021, Branch performed the album in its entirety during a special virtual concert. An afterparty and Q&A session followed.[14] It was released on October 15, 2021.
Commercial performance
[edit]The Spirit Room debuted at number 28 on the US Billboard 200, selling 68,000 copies in its first week.[15] Although, it had commercial success in the US, the album spent a total of 86 weeks on the US Billboard 200 chart, making it Branch's longest charting album in the US.[16] As of July 2003, the album has sold 1.8 million copies in the US.[17] 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.[18]The Spirit Room has sold 3 million copies worldwide, making it Branch's best selling album to date.[19]
In Canada, although the album did not appear on the chart the album was certified gold, selling 50,000 copies in October 2003.[20] In Australia, it was also certified gold with shipments of 35,000.[21]
Legacy
[edit]In 2021, Branch revealed that Taylor Swift had told her The Spirit Room had been a major influence on her own music.[22][23]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Michelle Branch, with additional co-writers as noted; except for "Life on Mars", which was written by David Bowie..
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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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 |
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12. | "Life on Mars" | 3:42 | |
13. | "All You Wanted" (unplugged) | 3:34 | |
14. | "Everywhere" (acoustic) |
| 3:34 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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12. | "Life on Mars" | 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 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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12. | "Paper Pieces" | 3:38 | |
13. | "Everywhere" (alternate version) |
| 4:26 |
Singles
[edit]- "Everywhere" – July 17, 2001
- "All You Wanted" – October 28, 2001[24]
- "Goodbye to You" – September 9, 2002[25]
Personnel
[edit]Musicians
[edit]- Michelle Branch – all vocals, keyboards, guitars
- John Shanks – keyboards, programming, guitars, bass
- Patrick Warren – keyboards
- Lars Fox – programming
- Kenny Aronoff – drums
- Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
Production
[edit]- Danny Strick – A&R
- John Shanks – producer
- Marc DeSisto – engineer, mixing (6, 8-11)
- Lars Fox – engineer, Pro Tools editing
- Steve Kaplan – assistant engineer
- Monique Mizrahi – assistant engineer
- Tom Nellen – assistant engineer
- Jason Rankins – assistant engineer
- Chris Reynolds – assistant engineer
- Jason Schweitzer – assistant engineer
- Jamie Sickora – assistant engineer
- Chris Lord-Alge – mixing (1, 3, 4)
- Dave Way – mixing (2, 5, 7)
- Stephen Marcussen – mastering at Marcussen Mastering (Hollywood, California)
- Robert Cappadona – production coordination
- Shari Sutcliffe – production coordination
- Kim Biggs – art direction
- David Harlan – art direction
- Shoshannah Day Strauss – design
- Matthew Welch – photography
Enhanced CD credits
- Holly Adams – producer
- Nick Spanos – producer
- Jeremy Welt – producer
- Mike Donk – creation
Use in media
[edit]- "Goodbye to You" was performed live by Michelle Branch on the season 6 episode "Tabula Rasa" of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
- "Goodbye to You" was also performed live on the season 5 episode "Centennial Charmed" of Charmed.
- "You Get Me" became the theme song for the MTV reality series Sorority Life.
- "You Get Me" is featured in the films What a Girl Wants, The Hot Chick, and Van Wilder.[26]
- "You Set Me Free" was featured in the following films:
- The trailer of DreamWorks Animation's Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron.
- Towards the closing credits of the 2003 film Just Married.
- In the 2005 film Ice Princess, and it is featured on the movie's soundtrack.
- "Everywhere" is featured in the 2001 film American Pie 2 and is on the film's soundtrack.
Charts
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Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[39] | Gold | 35,000^ |
Canada (Music Canada)[40] | Gold | 50,000^ |
Japan (RIAJ)[41] | Platinum | 200,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[42] | Silver | 60,000‡ |
United States (RIAA)[18] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
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- ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1433. December 21, 2001. p. 28. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1460. July 5, 2002. p. 29. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
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- ^ Morgan, Laura (March 17, 2020). "The Spirit Room (Michelle Branch)". Entertainment Weekly.
- ^ Sullivan, Caroline (April 11, 2002). "A carnival of romance". The Guardian.
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- ^ D. Luerssen, John (August 12, 2001). "Michelle Branch: The Spirit Room". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Michelle Branch: The Spirit Room". The Village Voice – via robertchristgau.com.
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- ^ "Michelle Branch: "She's Everywhere"". MTV. 2001. Archived from the original on October 6, 2001. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
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- ^ Bogedon, Kara (August 26, 2021). "Michelle Branch celebrates 20th anniversary of 'The Spirit Room' with re-recording of album". Bandwagon. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
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- ^ White, Adam (14 August 2021). "Michelle Branch on The Spirit Room at 20: 'It was allowed to remain authentically teenage'". The Independent. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
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