2001 studio album by Michelle Branch
The Spirit Room Michelle Branch , released by the Maverick Recording Company and Warner Bros. Records in the United States on August 14, 2001.[ 10] Hollywood , California and mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Marcussen Mastering in Los Angeles , California.
The album's title comes from the name of a bar in Jerome, Arizona , near Branch's hometown of Sedona .[ 11]
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] [ 14]
The Spirit Room debuted at number 28 on the US Billboard 200[ 15] Billboard 200 chart, making it Branch's longest charting album in the US.[ 16] [ 17] 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] [ 21]
In 2021, Branch revealed that Taylor Swift had told her The Spirit Room had been a major influence on her own music.[ 22] [ 23]
All tracks are written by Michelle Branch , with additional co-writers as noted; except for "Life on Mars", which was written by David Bowie .
The Spirit Room track listingTitle Writer(s) 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"
Hagio
Will Golden
Bernie Reilly 4:19 Total length: 42:26
North American digital deluxe edition Title Writer(s) 12. "Life on Mars " 3:42 13. "All You Wanted" (unplugged) 3:34 14. "Everywhere" (acoustic) 3:34
iTunes Store deluxe editionTitle Writer(s) 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
20th anniversary re-recorded release Title Writer(s) 12. "Paper Pieces" 3:38 13. "Everywhere" (alternate version) 4:26
"Everywhere" – July 17, 2001
"All You Wanted" – October 28, 2001[ 24]
"Goodbye to You" – September 9, 2002[ 25] 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 "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 Van Wilder [ 26]
"You Set Me Free" was featured in the following films:
"Everywhere" is featured in the 2001 film American Pie 2
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