Hotel Paper

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Hotel Paper
Michelle Branch - Hotel Paper.png
Studio album by
Michelle Branch
ReleasedJune 24, 2003
Recorded2002–2003
Genre
Length47:05
Label Maverick
Producer
Michelle Branch chronology
The Spirit Room
(2001)		Hotel Paper
(2003)		 Everything Comes and Goes
(2010)
Singles from Hotel Paper
  1. "Are You Happy Now?"
    Released: May 19, 2003 [1]
  2. "Breathe"
    Released: September 22, 2003 [2]
  3. "'Til I Get Over You"
    Released: February 9, 2004
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 57/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Blender Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Entertainment Weekly C [5]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Stylus Magazine C− [8]
Spin 6/10 [9]
Yahoo! Music UK Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [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.

Contents

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

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

"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

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

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 Mitchell 4:15
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

Musicians

Production

Charts

Weekly charts

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

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

Certifications

Certifications for Hotel Paper
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [29] Gold35,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [30] Gold50,000^
Japan (RIAJ) [31] Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [12] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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