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{{short description|American singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1980)}}
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'''Vanessa Lee Carlton''' (born August 16, 1980) is an [[United States|American]] [[singer-songwriter]] and [[pianist]].
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==Life and career==
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===Childhood and youth===
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Carlton was born in [[Milford, Pennsylvania]] to Ed Carlton, a pilot, and Heidi, a pianist and school music teacher. She has two younger siblings, a sister, Gwen and a brother, Edmund. Her uncle, [[Larry Carlton]], is a jazz guitarist. Her ancestry is half [[Scandinavians|Scandinavian]] and half [[Russians|Russian]]. Her interest in music began at an early age; after returning from [[Disneyland Park (Anaheim)|Disneyland]] at the age<ref>[http://www.teenmusic.com/2002/04/29/vanessa-carlton-a-thousand-miles-to-here Interview by Teenmusic] 29 April 2002</ref> of two, she played "[[It's a Small World]]" on the piano. Her mother then began to tutor her on the piano.<ref name=yfly>{{cite web|url=http://www.yfly.com/vanessacarlton/|title=Vanessa Carlton Bio |accessdate=2006-08-19 |publisher=YFly.com}}</ref>
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'''Vanessa Lee Carlton'''<!--Please do not change her name without providing reliable sources that confirm a name change.--> (born August 16, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. Her debut album, ''[[Be Not Nobody]]'' (2002), released by [[A&M Records]], received a [[music recording sales certification|platinum certification]] in the United States, and her debut single and signature song "[[A Thousand Miles]]" spent 41 weeks on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and earned three [[Grammy Awards|Grammy]] nominations. The album also spawned the singles "[[Ordinary Day (Vanessa Carlton song)|Ordinary Day]]" and "[[Pretty Baby (Vanessa Carlton song)|Pretty Baby]]". Her next album, ''[[Harmonium (Vanessa Carlton album)|Harmonium]]'' (2004) debuted at number 33 on the ''Billboard'' 200. The album marked a stalwart divergence from pressure from record label executives who wanted to influence the recording. After departing from A&M in 2005, Carlton released ''[[Heroes & Thieves]]'' in 2007. Despite minimal chart success, the album was a critical success, receiving praise from Metacritic, AllMusic, PopMatters, and ''USA Today''.

Carlton independently produced her next two albums, ''[[Rabbits on the Run]]'' (2011) and ''[[Liberman (album)|Liberman]]'' (2015),<ref name="noisetrade5-7-2015">{{cite web|title=Vanessa Carlton: Young Heart EP|url=http://noisetrade.com/vanessacarlton/young-heart-ep| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211022/http://noisetrade.com/vanessacarlton/young-heart-ep| archive-date=2021-10-22|publisher=NoiseTrade|access-date=May 7, 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="twitter2-28-2014">{{cite web|last=Carlton|first=Vanessa|title=Twitter / Vanessa Carlton: Started in England, finished in Nashville...|url=https://twitter.com/VanessaCarlton/status/439315769122652160| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211022/https://twitter.com/VanessaCarlton/status/439315769122652160| archive-date=2021-10-22|publisher=Twitter|date=February 28, 2014|access-date=March 3, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="cbsnews6-11-2014">{{cite web|last=Moraski |first=Lauren |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/vanessa-carlton-on-her-dreamy-new-album/| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211022/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/vanessa-carlton-on-her-dreamy-new-album/| archive-date=2021-10-22 |title=Vanessa Carlton on her dreamy new album – CBS News |publisher=[[CBS News]] |date=June 11, 2014 |access-date=June 12, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> which were acclaimed by critics for both its personal subject matter and departure from her previous musical style. She released her sixth studio album ''[[Love Is an Art]]'' in 2020, and has additionally released the [[Extended play|EPs]] ''Hear The Bells'' (2012) and ''Blue Pool'' (2015). She made her Broadway debut with a leading role in the [[Carole King]] musical [[Beautiful: The Carole King Musical|''Beautiful'']] in 2019.

==Early life==
Carlton was born on August 16, 1980, in [[Milford, Pennsylvania]], the first of three children of Edmund "Ed" Carlton, a pilot, and Heidi Lee, a pianist and school music teacher.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/archive/key-whiz-vol-58-no-3/| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211022/https://people.com/archive/key-whiz-vol-58-no-3/| archive-date=2021-10-22|title=Key Whiz|date=July 15, 2002|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] | volume = 58 | number = 3}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=E Jones |first=Ellen |date=2019-05-28 |title=Why is A Thousand Miles the most referenced song in cinema? |url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/may/28/why-is-vanessa-carlton-a-thousand-miles-the-most-referenced-song-in-cinema |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=[[The Guardian]] |language=en}}</ref> She has a sister, Gwen, and a brother, Edmund.<ref>{{cite web |last=Lamb |first=Christopher |url=http://www.teenmusic.com/2002/04/29/vanessa-carlton-a-thousand-miles-to-here |title=Vanessa Carlton: A Thousand Miles To Here |publisher=TeenMusic.com |date=April 29, 2002 |access-date=February 14, 2013 |archive-date=August 31, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140831203950/http://www.teenmusic.com/2002/04/29/vanessa-carlton-a-thousand-miles-to-here |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=November 30, 2007 |title=Singer-Songwriter Vanessa Carlton Indeed Loves Ruby's in the Afternoon |url=https://www.grubstreet.com/2007/11/singersongwriter_vanessa_carlt_1.html |access-date=2022-04-30 |website=[[New York (magazine)#Grub Street|Grub Street]] |language=en-us}}</ref> Carlton’s mother comes from a [[Jewish]] family in [[Queens, New York]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tang |first=Estelle |date=2017-02-17 |title=16 Years Later, Vanessa Carlton Is Finally 'Fine' With "A Thousand Miles" |url=https://www.elle.com/culture/music/a43139/vanessa-carlton-a-thousand-miles/ |access-date=2022-04-30 |website=ELLE |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.kveller.com/vanessa-carlton-on-being-a-jewish-mom-surviving-the-music-biz/ | title=Vanessa Carlton on Being a Jewish Mom & Surviving the Music Biz | date=May 24, 2017 }}</ref> Her interest in music began at an early age. At the age of two she visited [[Disneyland]], and played "[[It's a Small World]]" on the piano when she came home. Her mother began to tutor her,<ref>[http://www.teenmusic.com/2002/04/29/vanessa-carlton-a-thousand-miles-to-here Interview by Teenmusic] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140831203950/http://www.teenmusic.com/2002/04/29/vanessa-carlton-a-thousand-miles-to-here |date=August 31, 2014 }} (April 29, 2002)</ref><ref name="yfly">{{cite web|url=http://www.yfly.com/vanessacarlton/|title=Vanessa Carlton Bio|access-date=August 19, 2006|publisher=YFly.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080319112406/http://www.yfly.com/vanessacarlton/|archive-date=March 19, 2008}}</ref> and she was introduced to [[classical music]]. By the age of 9 she had become passionate about [[ballet]], and in 1994, aged 14, she enrolled at the [[School of American Ballet]].

Carlton has experienced depression and bouts of [[bulimia nervosa|bulimia]] and has spoken publicly regarding these subjects.<ref>{{cite web |last=Zaleski |first=Annie |date=October 25, 2004 |title=Vanessa Carlton Comes Clean |url=http://www.clevescene.com/cleveland/vanessa-carlton-comes-clean/Content?oid=1488371 |access-date=September 30, 2015 |publisher=Clevelandscene.com}}</ref><ref name="marieclaire-0320">{{cite web |last1=DiTrolio |first1=Megan |title=Vanessa Carlton Lives in the Present (Even If You're Stuck in the Past) |url=https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/a31251858/vanessa-carlton-love-is-an-art-album/ |publisher=Marie Claire |access-date=4 May 2023 |date=March 27, 2020}}</ref>

After graduating, she sang in nightclubs and began to feel comfortable on stage. She later moved to New York City, where she attended [[Columbia University]] for one year before dropping out<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-11-24|title=Vanessa Carlton Has Never Been Farther From 'A Thousand Miles'|url=https://www.spin.com/2015/11/vanessa-carlton-liberman-interview/| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211022/https://www.spin.com/2015/11/vanessa-carlton-liberman-interview/| archive-date=2021-10-22|access-date=2020-10-31|website=Spin}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and had a stint as a waitress in [[Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan|Hell's Kitchen]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clarke |first=Betty |date=2003-02-19 |title=Vanessa Carlton |url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2003/feb/19/artsfeatures.popandrock2 |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref>


== Career ==
She developed an interest in ballet at the age of nine and was accepted at the [[School of American Ballet]] at age fourteen while attending high school at the [[Professional Children's School]]. At age eighteen, she decided to devote her time to piano-playing and songwriting, choosing not to become a dancer on graduation. Instead, she attended [[Columbia University]] and performed in bars and clubs in [[Manhattan]], New York while waitressing<ref name=yfly/> in [[Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan|Hell's Kitchen]].<ref>Staff. [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/11/15/earlyshow/saturday/secondcup/main3507170.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_3507170 "Second Cup Cafe: Vanessa Carlton"], ''[[CBS News]]'', November 17, 2007. Accessed August 10, 2009. "A few years ago, this three-time Grammy nominee was living in New York's Hell's Kitchen and working as a waitress in Lower Manhattan between performances at open mic nights in the city's clubs."</ref>
{{See also|List of awards and nominations received by Vanessa Carlton}}


===2002–2003: ''Be Not Nobody''===
===2002–2003: ''Be Not Nobody''===
Carlton met her friend [[Peter Zizzo]] at a singer-songwriter circle. A few months later, Zizzo invited Carlton to his studio to record a demo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blackvulture.com/vanessa/vc-bio.gif|title= handwritten Vanessa Carlton Bio |accessdate=2008-04-17|publisher=blackvulture.com}}</ref> Three months after recording the demo, Carlton was signed by [[Jimmy Iovine]] and began to record the album, ''Rinse''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.angelfire.com/celeb2/vanessacarlto/billboard|title= Billboard interview|accessdate=2008-04-17|publisher=Billboard Magazine}}</ref> It was never released, but a few tracks were reworked for ''[[Be Not Nobody]]''. One song, "Carnival", was re-recorded as "[[Dark Carnival (song)|Dark Carnival]]" for the ''[[Spy Hunter 2]]'' video game. Other tracks included in ''Rinse'' are "Interlude" (later known as ''[[A Thousand Miles]]''), "Rinse", "Ordinary Days" (later known as ''[[Ordinary Day (Vanessa Carlton song)|Ordinary Day]]''), "Twilight," "Pretty Baby," "All I Ask" and "Superhero." Of these, only the first five are included in her first album, ''Be Not Nobody''. Other unreleased tracks from her early demo tapes include "Faces," "Meggy Sue," "Little Mary," "Burden," "Wonder," "Devil Dance" and "Last Fall."
Carlton met songwriter/producer [[Peter Zizzo]] at a singer-songwriter circle and was invited to his studio to record a demo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blackvulture.com/vanessa/vc-bio.gif| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200828230957/http://www.blackvulture.com/vanessa/vc-bio.gif| archive-date=2020-08-28|title= Handwritten Vanessa Carlton Bio |access-date=April 17, 2008|publisher=blackvulture.com}}</ref> Three months later she was signed by [[Jimmy Iovine]] to [[A&M Records]] and began work on an album of her songs, to be titled ''Rinse''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.angelfire.com/celeb2/vanessacarlto/billboard|title=Billboard interview|access-date=April 17, 2008|magazine=Billboard Magazine|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207052232/http://www.angelfire.com/celeb2/vanessacarlto/billboard|archive-date=December 7, 2008}}</ref> This album was never released, but a few tracks were reworked for ''[[Be Not Nobody]]''. One song, "Carnival", was re-recorded as "[[Dark Carnival (song)|Dark Carnival]]" for the video game ''[[SpyHunter 2]]''. Other tracks from ''Rinse'' were "Interlude" (later known as "[[A Thousand Miles]]"), "Rinse", "Ordinary Days" (later known as "[[Ordinary Day (Vanessa Carlton song)|Ordinary Day]]"), "Twilight", "Pretty Baby", "All I Ask", and "Superhero". The first five of these were included in her first album, ''Be Not Nobody'', together with a cover of the Jagger/Richards song "[[Paint It Black]]". Other unreleased tracks from her early demo tapes include "Faces", "Meggie Sue", "Little Mary", "Burden", "Wonder", "Devil Dance", and "Last Fall".


With her previous unsuccessful recording efforts, Carlton felt there was a lack of direction at her label.<ref name=sarah/> However, [[A&M Records|A&M]] president [[Ron Fair]] upon hearing her demo to "[[A Thousand Miles]]," began organizing recording sessions for the song, producing and arranging the song himself.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1469962/20030212/carlton_vanessa.jhtml|title=The Making of A Thousand Miles |accessdate=2008-04-17 |publisher=mtv.com}}</ref> It became a hit, peaking inside the top five on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and went on to become the sixth-most-played song of the year, as well as garnering [[Grammy Award]] nominations for "[[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]]," "[[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]]," and "[[Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)]]."<ref name="complex">{{citation|url=http://www.complex.com/CELEBRITIES/Complex-Women/Vanessa-Carlton|title=Vanessa Carlton|accessdate=2009-12-02|first=Saidah|last=Petrie|publisher=complex.com}}</ref>
After hearing Carlton's demo of "A Thousand Miles", [[A&M Records|A&M]] president [[Ron Fair]] organized recording sessions and produced and arranged the song himself.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1469962/20030212/carlton_vanessa.jhtml| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211022/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1469962/20030212/carlton_vanessa.jhtml| archive-date=2021-10-22|title=The Making of A Thousand Miles |access-date=April 17, 2008 |publisher=mtv.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref> "A Thousand Miles" became a hit, peaking in the top five on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], and went on to become the sixth-most-played song of the year. It garnered [[45th Annual Grammy Awards|Grammy Award]] nominations for "[[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]]", "[[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]]", and "[[Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)]]."<ref>{{Cite web |title=For The Record: How Vanessa Carlton's "A Thousand Miles" Has Transcended Genre And Culture |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/vanessa-carlton-a-thousand-miles-anniversary-legacy-impact-for-the-record |access-date=2023-03-29 |website=Grammy.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Grein |first=Paul |date=2023-01-03 |title=All the Grammy Song of the Year Nominees Since 2000 That Were Written by Just One Writer |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/grammy-song-of-the-year-nominees-written-by-just-one-writer/ |access-date=2023-03-29 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=GRAMMY Rewind: 45th Annual GRAMMY Awards |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/grammy-rewind-45th-annual-grammy-awards |access-date=2023-03-29 |website=Grammy.com}}</ref> Fair produced the rest of the album. The tracks were recorded in Los Angeles at IGA Studios, Santa Monica; Henson Studios, Hollywood; and Royaltone Studios, Burbank. Carlton played piano and sang vocals; other instrumentation included a backing band, a 60-piece orchestra and sitar on "Paint It Black".<ref>{{citation |title='Be Not Nobody' sleeve notes | publisher=A&M Records |date=2002}}</ref>


Fair would produce the rest of the album. ''Be Not Nobody'' was subsequently released in April 2002 and debuted at number five on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] albums chart with 102,000 units sold. It went on to sell more than two million copies worldwide.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117889092.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1&query=vanessa+carlton+nobody | work=Variety | title=Vanessa Carlton | date=July 9, 2003}}</ref> Two more singles, "[[Ordinary Day (Vanessa Carlton song)|Ordinary Day]]" and "Pretty Baby" were released. Carlton began touring in support of her debut album, opening for the [[Goo Goo Dolls]] and [[Third Eye Blind]], before headlining her own tour at the end of 2002. She later toured Europe in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/artists-c/vanessacarlton.htm|title=Artist Bio|accessdate=2008-04-20 |publisher=Rock on the net.com}}</ref>
''Be Not Nobody'' was released in April 2002 and appeared at number five on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] albums chart with 102,000 units sold. It went on to sell more than two million copies worldwide.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117889092.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1&query=vanessa+carlton+nobody | work=Variety | title=Vanessa Carlton | date=July 9, 2003}}</ref> Two more singles, "[[Ordinary Day (Vanessa Carlton song)|Ordinary Day]]" and "Pretty Baby", were released. Carlton toured the US in 2002 to promote the album, opening for the [[Goo Goo Dolls]] and [[Third Eye Blind]], before headlining her own tour at the end of 2002 and touring Europe in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/artists-c/vanessacarlton.htm| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211022/http://www.rockonthenet.com/artists-c/vanessacarlton.htm| archive-date=2021-10-22|title=Artist Bio|access-date=April 20, 2008 |publisher=Rock on the net.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref>


Carlton had collaborated with other artists before the release of her sophomore album. She provided the [[descant]] vocals for the [[Counting Crows]] song "[[Big Yellow Taxi]]", played piano for Italian singer [[Zucchero]], along with [[Haylie Ecker]] on violin, for the song "Indaco Dagli Occhi Del Cielo"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://top40-charts.com/song.php?sid=11479&sort=chartid&string=Zucchero |title=Top 40 chart overview |accessdate=2006-08-19 |publisher=Top40 Charts}}</ref> and provided backing vocals for "Moving On" by [[Kimya Dawson]] for her album ''[[Hidden Vagenda]]''.
Carlton collaborated with other artists before the release of her second album. She provided the [[descant]] vocals for the [[Counting Crows]] version of the Joni Mitchell song "[[Big Yellow Taxi]]", played piano for Italian singer [[Zucchero]], along with [[Haylie Ecker]] on violin for the song "Indaco Dagli Occhi Del Cielo",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://top40-charts.com/song.php?sid=11479&sort=chartid&string=Zucchero |title=Top 40 chart overview |access-date=August 19, 2006 |publisher=Top40 Charts}}</ref> and provided backing vocals for "Moving On" by [[Kimya Dawson]] for her album ''[[Hidden Vagenda]]''.


===2004–2005: ''Harmonium''===
===2004–2005: ''Harmonium''===
Carlton began recording her second album, ''[[Harmonium (Vanessa Carlton album)|Harmonium]]'', at [[Skywalker Ranch]] near [[San Francisco]]. It was produced by [[Stephan Jenkins]] from Third Eye Blind, and included darker themes than those on her debut.<ref name="MTV-Oct2004">D'Angelo, Joe and Pak, SuChin. [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1493000/20041025/carlton_vanessa.jhtml "Vanessa Carlton Recalls Her Days As A Naughty Ballerina"]. [[MTV News]]. October 25, 2004. Retrieved February 11, 2007.</ref> Carlton stated that the album contained more of her own aesthetic as opposed to ''Be Not Nobody'' which was more influenced by Ron Fair.<ref name="TheCelebrityCafe">Miserandino, Dominick A. [http://www.thecelebritycafe.com/interviews/vanessa_carlton_2004_09.html "Vanessa Carlton - Singer/Songwriter"]. TheCelebrityCafe.com. Retrieved September 21, 2006.</ref> ''Harmonium'' debuted at number thirty-three on the Billboard 200<ref name="complex" /> and has sold 179,000 copies as of February 2006.<ref name="bb">Hasty, Katie. [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002074871 "Billboard Bits: Pearl Jam, Vanessa Carlton, Don Caballero"]. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''. February 24, 2006. Retrieved August 2, 2006.</ref>
Carlton's second album, ''[[Harmonium (Vanessa Carlton album)|Harmonium]]'', was released in November 2004. ''Harmonium'' debuted at number 33 on the ''Billboard'' 200<ref name="complex">{{cite web |last=Petrie |first=Saidah |title=Vanessa Carlton |url=http://www.complex.com/CELEBRITIES/Complex-Women/Vanessa-Carlton |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227044058/http://www.complex.com/CELEBRITIES/Complex-Women/Vanessa-Carlton |archive-date=February 27, 2009 |access-date=December 2, 2009 |publisher=complex.com}}</ref> and descended quickly after, selling fewer than 150,000 copies by February 2006, which was considered a disappointment after her successful debut.<ref name="bb">Hasty, Katie. [https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/59580/billboard-bits-pearl-jam-vanessa-carlton-don-caballero "Billboard Bits: Pearl Jam, Vanessa Carlton, Don Caballero"]. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''. February 24, 2006. Retrieved August 2, 2006.</ref> The album was produced by [[Stephan Jenkins]] from rock band [[Third Eye Blind]], and included darker themes than those on her debut album.<ref name="MTV-Oct2004">D'Angelo, Joe and Pak, SuChin. [https://archive.today/20130129053020/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1493000/20041025/carlton_vanessa.jhtml "Vanessa Carlton Recalls Her Days As A Naughty Ballerina"]. [[MTV News]]. October 25, 2004. Retrieved February 11, 2007.</ref> Carlton and Jenkins had met and begun a relationship in mid-2002, when she and Third Eye Blind, of which Jenkins was lead singer, were on tour together. After seeing Carlton perform live Jenkins offered to produce her music, and according to Carlton they decided very quickly that they had the same vision for the album.<ref name="MorningCall">Sculley, Alan. [http://www.vanessacarlton.info/articles/media/2004/vanessa-carlton-strips.html "Vanessa Carlton strips back studio gloss"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928155832/http://www.vanessacarlton.info/articles/media/2004/vanessa-carlton-strips.html |date=September 28, 2007 }}. ''[[The Morning Call]]''. October 20, 2004. Retrieved September 21, 2006.</ref> Carlton credited Jenkins with helping her to withstand pressure from record label executives who wanted to influence the recording.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1285/is_11_34/ai_n8586984/pg_1 |title=Vanessa Carlton Interview |date=December 2004 |website=FindArticles |access-date=April 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014190932/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1285/is_11_34/ai_n8586984/pg_1 |archive-date=October 14, 2007}}</ref> She said later that her label "wasn't very happy" about the decisions she made during the making of the album.<ref name="QuinnipiacChronicle">Corneau, Allison. [https://archive.today/20130104200628/http://www.quchronicle.com/news/2005/04/06/Artsentertainment/Carlton.Maintains.Musical.Integrity.Despite.Label.Pressures.Of.Conformity-913429.shtml "Carlton maintains musical integrity despite label pressures of conformity"]. ''[[Quinnipiac Chronicle]]''. April 6, 2005. Retrieved September 16, 2006.</ref>


A single, "[[White Houses (Vanessa Carlton song)|White Houses]]," released to radio in late-August 2004, entered the Billboard Hot 100 in October, peaking at 86.<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://www.musicsquare.net/charts/song/606 "Vanessa Carlton - White Houses"]. MusicSquare. Retrieved September 16, 2006.</ref> [[MTV]] censored and later banned the single's music video because of a controversial lyric in the song that refers to sexual intercourse. Carlton attributed the censoring of the song to the [[Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy]] involving [[Janet Jackson]] which had occurred earlier that year.<ref>Dionne, Bethany. [http://www.quchronicle.com/news/2005/04/06/Artsentertainment/Not-Just.An.ordinary.Night.With.Vanessa.Carlton-913428.shtml "Not just an 'ordinary night' with Vanessa Carlton"]. ''[[Quinnipiac Chronicle]]''. April 6, 2005. Retrieved June 10, 2006.</ref>
Carlton stated that ''Harmonium'' contained more of her own aesthetic than ''Be Not Nobody''.<ref name="TheCelebrityCafe">Miserandino, Dominick A. [http://www.thecelebritycafe.com/interviews/vanessa_carlton_2004_09.html "Vanessa Carlton – Singer/Songwriter"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014175744/http://thecelebritycafe.com/interviews/vanessa_carlton_2004_09.html |date=October 14, 2007 }}. TheCelebrityCafe.com. Retrieved September 21, 2006.</ref> A single, "[[White Houses (Vanessa Carlton song)|White Houses]]", released to radio in late August 2004, peaked at number 86 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://www.musicsquare.net/charts/song/606 "Vanessa Carlton – White Houses"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929111319/http://www.musicsquare.net/charts/song/606 |date=September 29, 2007 }}. MusicSquare. Retrieved September 16, 2006.</ref> [[MTV]] censored and later banned the single's music video because of a controversial lyric in the song that refers to sexual intercourse. Carlton attributed the censoring of the song to the [[Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy]] involving [[Janet Jackson]] which had occurred earlier that year.<ref>Dionne, Bethany. [https://archive.today/20120907014546/http://www.quchronicle.com/news/2005/04/06/Artsentertainment/Not-Just.An.ordinary.Night.With.Vanessa.Carlton-913428.shtml "Not just an 'ordinary night' with Vanessa Carlton"]. ''[[Quinnipiac Chronicle]]''. April 6, 2005. Retrieved June 10, 2006.</ref> She embarked on a four-week North American concert tour in October and November 2004, with an opening act of [[Low Millions]], and performed a second tour in March and April the following year, with [[Cary Brothers]] and [[Ari Hest]] as supporting acts.


Carlton left A&M Records in mid-2005,<ref name=Slant-Jun2005>Cinquemani, Sal. [https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/features/vanessacarlton.asp "Vanessa Carlton: A Pop Princess in Her Living Room"]. ''[[Slant (magazine)|Slant]]''. June 14, 2005. Retrieved September 16, 2006.</ref> feeling that her nonconformist attitude would create problems for her at the label.<ref name="complex"/> A&M Records had sent Carlton into the recording studio because they wanted to re-release ''Harmonium'', whereas Carlton felt the album should be promoted as it was. She decided to leave the label to find another record deal once promotion for ''Harmonium'' had ended.<ref name=liveDaily-Nov2007>Fuoco-Karasinski, Christina. [http://www.livedaily.com/news/13117.html "Live Review: Vanessa Carlton in Scottsdale, AZ"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071107015621/http://www.livedaily.com/news/13117.html |date=November 7, 2007 }}. liveDaily. November 5, 2007.</ref> While in the studio she wrote songs with [[Linda Perry]] and [[The Matrix (music producer)|The Matrix]].<ref name=Express-Nov2007>Sclafani, Tony. [http://www.readexpress.com/read_freeride/2007/11/vanessa_carlton_learned_the_hard.php "Don't Call It a Comeback: Vanessa Carlton"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071122082122/http://www.readexpress.com/read_freeride/2007/11/vanessa_carlton_learned_the_hard.php |date=November 22, 2007 }}. ''[[Express (Washington, D.C. newspaper)|Express]]''. November 20, 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.mtv.com/bands/p/projects_time_forgot/news_feature_013105/ "The Projects That Time Forgot"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001110325/http://www.mtv.com/bands/p/projects_time_forgot/news_feature_013105/ |date=October 1, 2007 }}. [[MTV News]]. January 31, 2005.</ref> In the same period she collaborated with the Italian singer [[Zucchero Fornaciari]] featuring his song ''Indaco Dagli Occhi Del Cielo'' (cover of the well known ''[[Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime]]''), together with the violinist [[Haylie Ecker]], in the album ''[[Zu & Co.]]''
To support the album, Carlton embarked on a North American concert tour, which began on October 21, and concluded on November 21; her opening act was [[Low Millions]]. She also recorded a cover of "[[Time Is on My Side]]" for a [[Time Warner]] digital video recorders commercial. A second tour, with [[Cary Brothers]] and [[Ari Hest]] as supporting acts, ran from March 9 to April 30. Carlton left A&M Records in mid-2005<ref name=Slant-Jun2005>Cinquemani, Sal. [http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/features/vanessacarlton.asp "Vanessa Carlton: A Pop Princess in Her Living Room"]. ''[[Slant (magazine)|Slant]]''. June 14, 2005. Retrieved September 16, 2006.</ref> as she felt there was a lack of support for the album on the label's part because of her nonconformist attitude.<ref name="complex" />


===2006–2008: ''Heroes & Thieves''===
===2006–2008: ''Heroes and Thieves''===
[[File:Vanessa Carlton 2 by David Shankbone.jpg|thumb|Vanessa Carlton in April 2008.]]
[[File:Vanessa Carlton by David Shankbone.jpg|thumb|left|Carlton at the [[Tribeca Festival|Tribeca Film Festival]] in 2008|200x200px]]
In August 2005, Carlton said she was to enter the recording studio the following month with producer Linda Perry,<ref>Carlton, Vanessa. [http://forum.nessaholics.com/viewtopic.php?t=8774&view=previous "next chapter"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090123122826/http://forum.nessaholics.com/viewtopic.php?t=8774&view=previous |date=January 23, 2009 }}. vanessacarlton.com (official Vanessa Carlton website) via NESSAholics.com. August 2, 2005.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-06-01 |title=Vanessa Carlton on Pandemics, Psychedelics, and Stevie Nicks |url=https://online.berklee.edu/takenote/podcast-episode-043-vanessa-carlton-on-love-is-an-art-pandemics-psychedelics-and-stevie-nicks/ |access-date=2023-03-29 |website=Berklee Online Take Note |language=en-US}}</ref> with whom she had previously collaborated after executives at A&M Records sent her into the studio to record a re-release single for ''Harmonium''.<ref name="Express-Nov2007"/> The album was influenced by Carlton's breakup with its co-producer, Stephan Jenkins, and Carlton said that one of the reasons they remained friends was that "nothing took precedence over the music ... No matter what was going on in the emotional realm, all we cared about was the album. It created this kinetic environment that was kind of like [[Fleetwood Mac]]. It made for better music."<ref>Vaziri, Aidin. [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/11/04/PK2QT1OLN.DTL&type=music "POP QUIZ: Vanessa Carlton"]. ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]''. November 4, 2007.</ref>
As early as her ''Harmonium'' tour in 2005, Carlton had debuted three new songs&nbsp;— "[[Hands on Me]]," "This Time," and "The One".<ref name=Slant-Jun2005/> When she supported [[Stevie Nicks]] on her Gold Dust U.S. tour,<ref>[http://bla.fleetwoodmac.net/index.php?page=index_v2&id=1066&c=11 "Stevie Nicks: Says she couldn't feel any luckier right now"]. ''[[Grand Rapids Press]]''. June 23, 2005. Retrieved August 2, 2006.</ref> Carlton premiered two more songs, "Best Behavior" and "All Is Well." In October 2006, [[Irv Gotti]] announced that he had signed Carlton to [[The Inc. Records]].<ref name="complex" />


''Heroes & Thieves'' was released and greeted with generally positive reviews.<ref>[http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/carltonvanessa/heroesandthieves "Heroes & Thieves by Vanessa Carlton"]. [[Metacritic]].</ref> It debuted at number 44 on the U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]],<ref>Harris, Chris. [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1572111/20071017/kid_rock.jhtml "Kid Rock's ''Jesus'' Overpowers Bruce Springsteen's ''Magic'' On ''Billboard'' Chart"]. [[MTV News]]. October 17, 2007.</ref> with "[[Nolita Fairytale]]" as the first single. As of December 2007, the album had sold 41,000 copies in the U.S.<ref>Watson, Margeaux. [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20164904,00.html Frayed Irv]. ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''. December 14, 2007. Retrieved May 10, 2009.</ref> To promote the album, Carlton embarked the Haunted Club Tour, from November 2 to November 24, 2007.<ref>[[Universal Motown]]. [http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20071008006239&newsLang=en "Vanessa Carlton Announces 'Haunted Club Tour' in Support of Highly Anticipated New Album, ''Heroes & Thieves''"]. [[Business Wire]]. October 8, 2007.</ref> Second single, "Hands on Me", was sent out to radios on February 19, 2008. Carlton later went on a summer U.S. tour with [[Joshua Radin]] and [[Alexa Wilkinson]] in 2008. As of 2009, the album has sold over 540,000 copies.{{Citation needed|date=August 2010}}
''[[Heroes & Thieves]]'' was released and greeted with generally positive reviews.<ref>[https://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/carltonvanessa/heroesandthieves "Heroes & Thieves by Vanessa Carlton"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090804072323/https://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/carltonvanessa/heroesandthieves |date=August 4, 2009 }}. [[Metacritic]].</ref> It debuted at number 44 on the U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]],<ref>Harris, Chris. [https://web.archive.org/web/20071019011634/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1572111/20071017/kid_rock.jhtml "Kid Rock's ''Jesus'' Overpowers Bruce Springsteen's ''Magic'' On ''Billboard'' Chart"]. [[MTV News]]. October 17, 2007.</ref> "[[Nolita Fairytale]]" was the first single and peaked at number 26 on ''Billboard''{{'s}} Adult Top 40 Tracks chart.<ref>[https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20164904,00.html Frayed Irv] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140831203243/https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20164904,00.html |date=August 31, 2014 }}. ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''. December 14, 2007. Retrieved May 10, 2009.</ref> To promote the album, Carlton embarked on the Haunted Club Tour, from November 2 to 24, 2007.<ref>[[Universal Motown]]. [http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20071008006239&newsLang=en "Vanessa Carlton Announces 'Haunted Club Tour' in Support of Highly Anticipated New Album, ''Heroes & Thieves''"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070825211213/http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view |date=August 25, 2007 }}. [[Business Wire]]. October 8, 2007.</ref> Second single "Hands on Me" was sent out to radio in February 2008 and reached number 30 on ''Billboard''{{'s}} Adult Top 40 Tracks chart. One song on the album was "Spring Street", based on [[Spring Street (Manhattan)|Spring Street]] in [[SoHo]] in [[Manhattan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theramonline.com/se/2.12151/cd-review-vanessa-carlton-heroes-thieves-1.1656941| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211022/http://www.theramonline.com/se/2.12151/cd-review-vanessa-carlton-heroes-thieves-1.1656941| archive-date=2021-10-22 |title=CD review: Vanessa Carlton; Heroes Thieves|access-date=February 4, 2013}}{{cbignore}}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Carlton parted amicably with [[Murder Inc Records|The Inc.]] once her promotional commitments to ''Heroes & Thieves'' had passed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yeah, Irv Gotti Knows Who Vanessa Carlton Is -- He Just Signed Her |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/0tzwpw/yeah-irv-gotti-knows-who-vanessa-carlton-is-he-just-signed-her |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817020049/https://www.mtv.com/news/0tzwpw/yeah-irv-gotti-knows-who-vanessa-carlton-is-he-just-signed-her |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 17, 2022 |access-date=2023-03-29 |website=MTV |language=en}}</ref>


She contributed a stripped-down version of the song "More than This" to ''[[Songs for Tibet]]'', an album compiled in support of [[Tibet]] to draw attention to its human rights situation.<ref>{{cite web |last=Finn |first=Natalie |title=Sting, Matthews, Mayer Gamer for Tibet Than Beijing |publisher=E-Online |date=July 22, 2008 |url=http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b3342_sting_matthews_mayer_gamer_tibet_beijing.html| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211022/http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b3342_sting_matthews_mayer_gamer_tibet_beijing.html| archive-date=2021-10-22 |access-date=May 13, 2010}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On September 25, 2008, Carlton and several other musicians and scientists departed on a nine-day trip to the [[Arctic Circle]]. On behalf of the charity [[Cape Farewell, UK|Cape Farewell]], they worked alongside researchers for the purpose of studying climate change.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ecorazzi.com/2008/09/09/kt-tunstall-and-vanessa-carlton-head-to-arctic-to-study-climate-change/ |title=KT Tunstall and Vanessa Carlton Head to Arctic to Study Climate Change |first=Michael |last=d'Estries |date=September 8, 2008 |access-date=April 5, 2021 |publisher=Ecorazzi, LLC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081008090237/http://www.ecorazzi.com/2008/09/09/kt-tunstall-and-vanessa-carlton-head-to-arctic-to-study-climate-change/ |archive-date=October 8, 2008}}</ref> Carlton had been a part for [[PETA]]'s Animal Birth Control Campaign;<ref>{{cite press release |title=Vanessa Carlton Tips Her Hat to Animal Birth Control |year=2010 |publisher=[[PETA]] |url=https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=2057 |access-date=May 13, 2010}}</ref> she owns a long haired [[dachshund]] named Lord Victor.
===2009–present: ''Rabbits on the Run''===
In an interview in April 2009, Carlton stated that she was half way done with a new album.<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20090422/ARTICLES/904224005?Title=Vanessa-Carlton-ready-for-next-thousand-miles|title=Vanessa Carlton ready for next thousand miles|first=John|last=Staton|date=22 April 2009|accessdate=2009-12-02|publisher=StarNewsOnline.com}}</ref>


===2009–2012: ''Rabbits on the Run'' and ''Hear the Bells''===
On May 9, 2010, on Facebook she stated that the title of her upcoming record would be called ''Rabbits On The Run''.<ref name="facebook1">{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/notes/vanessa-carlton/update-on-the-new-record-and-my-epic-dog-tale/390921823302 |title=Niet compatibele browser |publisher=Facebook |date= |accessdate=2010-07-26}}</ref> According to her, she chose the title for the symbolism often depicted by [[rabbit]]s - 'time slipping, mind floating' - which is something she has been relating to for the past few years.<ref name="facebook1"/> She also mentioned that the record is under the process of layering the songs with [[Chordophone|strings]].<ref name="facebook1"/>
[[File:Vanessa Carlton 2011.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Carlton performing live in 2011]]
Carlton's fourth studio album ''[[Rabbits on the Run]]'' was released on July 26, 2011, under [[Razor & Tie]], the third record label she signed with,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.razorandtie.com/news/vanessa-carlton-signs-razor-tie |title=vanessa carlton signs razor tie &#124; Razor & Tie |publisher=Razorandtie.com |access-date=March 28, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323093351/http://razorandtie.com/news/vanessa-carlton-signs-razor-tie |archive-date=March 23, 2012 }}</ref> and received praise from music critics who particularly noted its "strikingly personal" subject material.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cinquemani |first=Sal |date=2011-07-04 |title=Review: Vanessa Carlton, Rabbits on the Run |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/vanessa-carlton-rabbits-on-the-run/ |access-date=2023-03-29 |website=Slant Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Vanessa Carlton - Rabbits on the Run Album Reviews, Songs & More {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/rabbits-on-the-run-mw0002118729 |access-date=2023-03-29 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-07-26 |title=Album review: Vanessa Carlton's 'Rabbits on the Run' |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/pop-hiss/story/2011-07-25/album-review-vanessa-carltons-rabbits-on-the-run |access-date=2023-03-29 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> Before recording the album, Carlton was unsure whether she wanted to make another record or pursue film scoring instead.<ref name=aolradioblog/> After deciding to try again, she decided that she needed to record in the ideal environment, choosing to record at [[Real World Studios]] Box, England.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Vanessa-Carlton/e/B000APU3DO| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211022/https://www.amazon.com/Vanessa-Carlton/e/B000APU3DO| archive-date=2021-10-22|title=Vanessa Carlton: Songs, Albums, Pictures, Bios | website=Amazon|date=August 16, 1980 |access-date=March 28, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-04-02 |title=From The Desk Of Vanessa Carlton: Real World Studios |url=https://magnetmagazine.com/2016/04/02/from-the-desk-of-vanessa-carlton-real-world-studios/ |access-date=2023-03-29 |website=Magnet Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> She chose the title for the symbolism often depicted by rabbits—'time slipping, mind floating'—which is something she has been relating to for the past few years.<ref name="facebook1">{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/notes/vanessa-carlton/update-on-the-new-record-and-my-epic-dog-tale/390921823302 |title=Niet compatibele browser |publisher=Facebook |access-date=July 26, 2010}}</ref> The album was further inspired by [[Stephen Hawking]]'s ''[[A Brief History of Time]]'' and [[Richard Adams]]'s ''[[Watership Down]]''. The dreamy, fantastical sound of the album was achieved by recording direct to tape and features production by [[Steve Osborne]].<ref name=aolradioblog>{{cite web|author=Amar Toor |url=http://www.aolradioblog.com/new-album/vanessa-carlton-rabbits-on-the-run-2011/| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211022/http://www.aolradioblog.com/new-album/vanessa-carlton-rabbits-on-the-run-2011/| archive-date=2021-10-22 |title=Vanessa Carlton, 'Rabbits on the Run' – 2011 New Album Preview |publisher=Aol radiodate=2011-03-10 |access-date=February 4, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref>


The album's first single, "[[Carousel (Vanessa Carlton song)|Carousel]]" was released on May 3.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004XES56A| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211022/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004XES56A| archive-date=2021-10-22 |title=Carousel: Vanessa Carlton: MP3 Downloads | website=Amazon|access-date=May 9, 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On September 19, a tweet on Carlton's account made by her management stated that "I Don't Want to Be a Bride" would be the next single off the record. Via Twitter, Carlton announced that her label would not produce a video for "I Don't Want to Be a Bride", instead producing one for "Hear the Bells".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/vanessacarlton| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211022/https://twitter.com/vanessacarlton| archive-date=2021-10-22|title=Vanessa Carlton Twitter|publisher=Twitter.com |access-date=February 10, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The music video, which Carlton describes as her most revealing to date, was released on June 7, 2012.
On October 2nd, 2010, Carlton announced via Twitter that she had finished her 4th album. No release date was specified, though it was mentioned to be released sometime in spring of 2011.<ref>http://twitter.com/VanessaCarlton/status/26160169136</ref>


On November 10, a tweet made by Carlton's management announced the upcoming release of her holiday [[Extended play|EP]] titled ''Hear the Bells'' on November 21.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.muenmagazine.net/2011/11/vanessa-carlton-to-release-new-digital-ep-hear-the-bells-on-november-21st/|title=Vanessa Carlton to release new EP, Hear the Bells, on November 21st|publisher=muenmagazine.com|access-date=November 11, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111112124402/http://www.muenmagazine.net/2011/11/vanessa-carlton-to-release-new-digital-ep-hear-the-bells-on-november-21st/|archive-date=November 12, 2011}}</ref> The EP consists of four tracks, two of which are acoustic versions of Carlton's songs ''Hear the Bells'' and ''A Thousand Miles''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0064Y4Y08/| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211022/https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0064Y4Y08/| archive-date=2021-10-22|title=Hear The Bells EP: Vanessa Carlton: MP3 Downloads | website=Amazon|access-date=November 11, 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
==Artistry==
Carlton's mother exposed her to various classical composers such as [[Mozart]] and [[Erik Satie]]. Through her father, she was exposed to classic-rock artists such as [[Pink Floyd]] and [[Led Zeppelin]].<ref name=sarah>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicianguide.com/biographies/1608004423/Vanessa-Carlton.html|title=Sarah Parkin Bio |accessdate=2008-04-16 |publisher=musicianguide.com}}</ref> As a new artist, Carlton was compared to other female singer-songwriters, like [[Laura Nyro]], [[Joni Mitchell]], [[Carole King]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.ivillage.com/features/0,,j3t6-8,00.html|title=Being Somebody|accessdate=2008-04-20 |publisher=iVillage.com}}</ref> [[Fiona Apple]], [[Tori Amos]], [[Sarah McLachlan]], [[Norah Jones]], [[Alicia Keys]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.angelfire.com/celeb2/vanessacarlto/FormalRoute |title=Formal Route|accessdate=2008-04-20 |publisher=pressclipping}}</ref> [[Michelle Branch]], and [[Avril Lavigne]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/music/0225,weisblott,35755,22.html|title=Gamma Gamma Hey|accessdate=2008-04-20 |publisher=Village Voice.com}}</ref>


===2012–2016: ''Liberman'' and ''Blue Pool'' ===
==Charity work==
[[File:Vanessa Carlton live at The Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood (Los Angeles) California 05 (cropped).jpg|left|thumb|Carlton performing live at the [[Roxy Theatre (West Hollywood)|Roxy Theatre]] in 2016|200x200px]]
In 2005, Carlton completed the [[New York City Marathon]] and donated the pledge money she collected to Musicians on Call, a nonprofit organization that brings live and recorded music to patients' bedsides. She also contributed a stripped version of the song "More Than This" to ''[[Songs for Tibet]]'', in support of [[Tibet]] to underline its human rights situation.<ref>{{cite web |last=Finn |first=Natalie |title=Sting, Matthews, Mayer Gamer for Tibet Than Beijing |publisher=E-Online |date=July 22, 2008 |url=http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b3342_sting_matthews_mayer_gamer_tibet_beijing.html |accessdate=May 13, 2010}}</ref> On September 25, 2008, Carlton and several other musicians and scientists, departed on a nine-day trip to the [[Arctic Circle]]. On behalf of the charity [[Cape Farewell, UK|Cape Farewell]], they worked alongside researchers for the purpose of studying climate change.<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.ecorazzi.com/2008/09/09/kt-tunstall-and-vanessa-carlton-head-to-arctic-to-study-climate-change/|title=KT Tunstall And Vanessa Carlton Head To Arctic To Study Climate Change|first=Michael|last=d'Estries|date=8 September 2008|accessdate=2009-12-02|publisher=Ecorazzi, LLC}}</ref> Carlton had also been a part for [[PETA]]'s Animal Birth Control Campaign.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Vanessa Carlton Tips Her Hat to Animal Birth Control |date=2010 |publisher=[[PETA]] |url=https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=2057 |accessdate=May 13, 2010}}</ref>
Carlton announced in late 2012 that she had returned to Real World Studios to commence work on a new album with a theme of [[euphoria]]. On a small tour in late 2013, Carlton teased new songs "Willows", "House Of Seven Swords", "A Matter Of Time", "Take It Easy" and "Unlock The Lock".

On February 28, 2014, Carlton announced that she had finished recording the ten-track album, which was to be titled ''[[Liberman (album)|Liberman]]'',<ref name="twitter2-28-2014" /> and on April 11, 2014, she reported that ''Liberman'' was being mastered.<ref name="instagram4-11-2014">{{cite web |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a557489/vanessa-carlton-announces-new-album-liberman/| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211022/https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a557489/vanessa-carlton-announces-new-album-liberman/| archive-date=2021-10-22 |title=Vanessa Carlton Announces New Album 'Liberman' |last=Copsey |first=Robert |date=March 13, 2014 |website=Digital Spy |access-date=April 5, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Carlton's 2014 summer tour supported the Barefoot Wine Beach Project, which encouraged people to clean the beach and keep it safe for wildlife. She performed a track titled "Willows" to promote the events for Fox New York TV, which she said was about the trees she had loved when she was growing up, and she revealed that ''Liberman'' would be released in 2015.<ref name="foxny6-6-2014">{{cite web|title=Vanessa Carlton – New York News|url=http://www.myfoxny.com/story/25711321/vanessa-carlton|publisher=myfoxny.com|date=June 9, 2014|access-date=June 9, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140612005235/http://www.myfoxny.com/story/25711321/vanessa-carlton|archive-date=June 12, 2014}}</ref> In an interview with [[CBS News]] published on June 11, 2014, Carlton described the album as "kind of lush, trippy and beautiful...You really feel like you're falling into a rabbit hole of sounds." She said: "It's pretty short, it's 10 songs. It's meant to be listened to through your headphones."<ref name="cbsnews6-11-2014" />

''Liberman'' was positively received, and like its preceding album, was also praised for touching on personal subjects for the singer.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Kaplan |first=Ilana |date=November 29, 2017 |title=Shocking Omissions: Vanessa Carlton's 'Liberman' |url=https://www.npr.org/2017/11/29/566927517/shocking-omissions-vanessa-carltons-liberman |access-date=March 29, 2023 |website=NPR}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Vanessa Carlton: Liberman |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/21173-liberman/ |access-date=2023-03-29 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref> Writing for ''[[The Boston Globe]]'', Ken Capobianco said the material "finds her a long way from 'A Thousand Miles' – and in a better place, artistically."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Capobianco |first=Ken |title=Vanessa Carlton, 'Liberman' - The Boston Globe |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2015/10/22/album-review-vanessa-carlton-liberman/X2wHfk6mcG7ag93vfkczNJ/story.html |access-date=2023-03-29 |website=BostonGlobe.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Matthew Schnipper of [[Pitchfork (website)|''Pitchfork'']] wrote that "Carlton's voice is the key attraction on songs [from ''Liberman''] that register between low-key pop, rock, and folk."<ref name=":2" />

On April 20, 2015, it was announced that Carlton had signed with [[Dine Alone Records]] to release ''Liberman'' in October 2015.<ref name="noisetrade5-7-2015"/> [[Esquire (magazine)|''Esquire'']] premiered "Young Heart", a song not expected to be included on the album, which was released as a "pre-release single".<ref name="esquire4-20-2015">{{cite magazine|title=Exclusive: Listen to the First New Music from Vanessa Carlton in 2015|url=http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/music/a34461/exclusive-listen-to-vanessa-carlton-young-heart/| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211022/http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/music/a34461/exclusive-listen-to-vanessa-carlton-young-heart/| archive-date=2021-10-22|last=Schrodt|first=Paul|magazine=[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]|date=April 20, 2015|access-date=April 20, 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On June 15, 2015, Carlton released the song "Blue Pool" through [[Nylon (magazine)|''Nylon'']] magazine's website. The song was included on the ''Blue Pool EP'', released digitally on July 24, 2015. The songs on the EP were part of a deluxe version of the ''Liberman'' album. On August 3, 2015, ''[[Southern Living]]'' premiered the official music video for "Blue Pool".<ref name="southernliving8-3-2015">{{cite web|title=Music Premiere Monday: "Blue Pool" by Vanessa Carlton|url=http://thedailysouth.southernliving.com/2015/08/03/music-premiere-monday-blue-pool-by-vanessa-carlton/|last=Andrews|first=Travis M.|publisher=[[Southern Progress Corporation]]|work=[[Southern Living]]|date=August 3, 2015|access-date=August 3, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150805222503/http://thedailysouth.southernliving.com/2015/08/03/music-premiere-monday-blue-pool-by-vanessa-carlton/|archive-date=August 5, 2015}}</ref> On August 27, 2015, ''[[USA Today]]'' premiered the official lyric video for "Willows". The album artwork for ''Liberman'' was revealed, along with its release date of October 23, 2015.<ref name="usatoday8-27-2015">{{cite web|title=Vanessa Carlton debuts new track 'Willows'|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2015/08/27/vanessa-carlton-willows-liberman-premiere/32453093/| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211022/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2015/08/27/vanessa-carlton-willows-liberman-premiere/32453093/| archive-date=2021-10-22|last=Mansfield|first=Brian|publisher=[[Gannett Company]]|work=[[USA Today]]|date=August 27, 2015|access-date=August 27, 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Carlton released ''Liberman Live'' on October 21, 2016.<ref>{{cite web | title = Vanessa Carlton's live album coming Oct. 21, watch 'Operator' | url = http://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2016/10/04/vanessa-carltons-live-album-coming-oct-21-watch-operator/91543422/| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211022/http://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2016/10/04/vanessa-carltons-live-album-coming-oct-21-watch-operator/91543422/| archive-date=2021-10-22 |work=The Tennessean |date =October 4, 2016 | access-date = October 12, 2016 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> The album consisted of eight live tracks recorded in Nashville, Tennessee, while on tour.

=== 2017–present: ''Love Is an Art'' and Broadway debut ===

On February 17, 2017, Carlton released another live album titled ''Earlier Things Live'' via her own Victor Music label. It included six songs from albums that were released pre-''Liberman'' and were played live throughout 2015–2016 on the ''Liberman'' tour. Carlton performed a song titled "Love Is An Art" throughout 2017, and stated that this might be the title of her next album. She began writing songs for the album, her sixth, in June 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hiddenjams.com/2017/06/28/vanessa-carlton-love-is-an-art-title-next-album/| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211022/http://www.hiddenjams.com/2017/06/28/vanessa-carlton-love-is-an-art-title-next-album/| archive-date=2021-10-22|title=Vanessa Carlton Says "Love Is An Art" May Be Title Of Her Next Album – Hidden Jams|date=June 28, 2017|website=hiddenjams.com|access-date=March 27, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

On December 25, 2018, Carlton posted on Instagram saying that she would start recording the album on January 23, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Br0vV7ohtRw/| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211022/https://www.instagram.com/p/Br0vV7ohtRw/| archive-date=2021-10-22|title=uoʇlɹɐƆ ɐssǝuɐΛ on Instagram: "For those of you who have been wondering what I've been up to.....I've been Hefnering for many days. However, I enter into the studio to…"|website=Instagram}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In March 2018, she began to release one cover song a month while she worked on the album. The first of six songs, a cover of "[[Call Your Girlfriend]]" by [[Robyn]], was released digitally March 23, 2018. The second, a cover of [[Fleetwood Mac]]'s "[[Dreams (Fleetwood Mac song)|Dreams]]" was released April 20, 2018. The third, a cover of [[Neil Young]]'s "[[Only Love Can Break Your Heart]]" was released May 18, 2018. The fourth cover, [[Fred Neil]]'s "Little Bit of Rain" was released on June 15, 2018. The fifth cover, "[[Needle in the Hay]]" by [[Elliott Smith]] was released on July 20, 2018. The sixth and final cover song, "Lonely Girls" by [[Lucinda Williams]] was released on August 10, 2018. She released the covers EP as a triple vinyl collection, along with the ''Liberman Live'' and ''Earlier Things Live'' EPs, on November 23, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vanessacarlton.com/news/2018/10/23/pre-order-double-live-amp-covers-triple-vinyl-now|title=Pre-Order "Double Live & Covers – Triple Vinyl" Now!|website=vanessacarlton.com|date=October 23, 2018|access-date=May 28, 2019|archive-date=May 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190528002612/http://www.vanessacarlton.com/news/2018/10/23/pre-order-double-live-amp-covers-triple-vinyl-now|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":1" />

In May 2019, Carlton was announced to be making her Broadway debut with a lead role in the [[Carole King]] musical [[Beautiful (musical)|''Beautiful'']], performing for a limited season from June 27.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McPhee |first=Ryan |date=June 27, 2019 |title=Grammy Nominee Vanessa Carlton Makes Broadway Debut in Beautiful June 27 |url=https://playbill.com/article/grammy-nominee-vanessa-carlton-makes-broadway-debut-in-beautiful-june-27 |access-date=March 29, 2023 |website=Playbill}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=June 18 |first1=Marcus Jones |last2=EDT |first2=2019 at 07:48 PM |title=Watch Vanessa Carlton perform 'It's Too Late' ahead of Broadway debut playing Carole King |url=https://ew.com/theater/2019/06/18/vanessa-carlton-its-too-late-carole-king-broadway/ |access-date=2023-03-29 |website=EW.com |language=en}}</ref> Speaking of her first time performing on Broadway, Carlton said: "It was emotional for me to get through the show the first time, it’s a lot of work. And it was so exhilarating. And it just kind of worked out. I just cried at the end. ‘I did it! Now I have to do it 79 more times. How is this going to happen?'”<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2019-08-08 |title=Vanessa Carlton channels Carole King on Broadway |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/vanessa-carlton-channels-carole-king-on-broadway/ |access-date=2023-03-29 |website=The Seattle Times |language=en-US}}</ref> Mark Kennedy of ''[[The Seattle Times]]'' believed that the role marked "another fascinating turn" in Carlton's career.<ref name=":3" />

On May 27, 2019, Carlton announced via Instagram that her sixth album, produced by [[Dave Fridmann]], was to be titled ''Love is an Art''.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}} The album was [[mastered]] the same day.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx-Y-iUhKzP/| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211022/https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx-Y-iUhKzP/| archive-date=2021-10-22|title=uoʇlɹɐƆ ɐssǝuɐΛ (@vanessacarltonactual)|via=[[Instagram]]|date=May 27, 2019|access-date=May 28, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> ''[[Love is an Art]]'' was released on March 27, 2020.<ref>{{cite news |title=Vanessa Carlton On Releasing Her New Album, 'Love Is An Art,' During The Pandemic And How Music Gets Her Through The Quiet Times |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevebaltin/2020/04/07/vanessa-carlton-on-releasing-her-new-album-love-is-an-art-during-the-pandemic-and-how-music-gets-her-through-the-quiet-times/| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211022/https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevebaltin/2020/04/07/vanessa-carlton-on-releasing-her-new-album-love-is-an-art-during-the-pandemic-and-how-music-gets-her-through-the-quiet-times/| archive-date=2021-10-22 |access-date=1 February 2021 |work=Forbes |date=7 April 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Carlton revealed via Twitter in January 2021 that she planned to re-release the album in March 2021 with new songs and demo recordings from the album's studio sessions.

In 2023, she went viral when a puppet sang her famous song "A Thousand Miles".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gentile |first=Dan |date=May 3, 2023 |title=Video of puppet singing Vanessa Carlton in San Francisco goes viral |url=https://www.sfgate.com/streaming/article/vanessa-carlton-san-francisco-puppet-video-18077427.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016231407/https://www.sfgate.com/streaming/article/vanessa-carlton-san-francisco-puppet-video-18077427.php |archive-date=October 16, 2023 |access-date=March 21, 2024 |work=SFGATE |language=en}}</ref> The puppeteer, Ben Howard, was recognized by Carlton when he brought the puppet to one of her concerts to perform. Howard said, "She really seemed to love it."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hod |first=Itay |date=June 1, 2023 |title=No strings attached: Robot puppet singing Vanessa Carlton song hits all the right notes - CBS San Francisco |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/no-strings-attached-robot-puppet-singing-vanessa-carlton-song-hits-all-the-right-notes/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927162731/https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/no-strings-attached-robot-puppet-singing-vanessa-carlton-song-hits-all-the-right-notes/ |archive-date=September 27, 2023 |access-date=March 21, 2024 |website=Cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
In 2005, Carlton completed the [[New York City Marathon]] and donated the pledge money she collected to Musicians on Call, a nonprofit organization that brings live and recorded music to patients' bedsides.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Litsky |first=Frank |date=2005-11-07 |title=THE 36TH RUNNING / NEW YORK CITY MARATHON: NOTEBOOK; A Good Day to Be a Spectator, if Not a Participant |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/07/sports/the-36th-running-new-york-city-marathon-notebook-a-good-day-to-be-a.html |access-date=2023-03-29 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
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In 2010, Carlton claimed to have been bitten by a dog while jogging in her Pennsylvania neighborhood. The dog also bit a 16-year-old boy nine days after the attack, and a judge ruled the animal would not be put to death if a fence was installed.<ref>{{cite web|author=Howard Frank |url=http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100708/NEWS/7080315/-1/NEWS01 |title=Pit bull accused of biting Vanessa Carlton wins reprieve |publisher=PoconoRecord.com |date= |accessdate=2010-07-26}}</ref>
On June 19, 2010, Carlton came out as [[bisexual]] while headlining [[Nashville Pride]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Bendix |first=Trish |url=http://www.afterellen.com/people/75018-vanessa-carlton-comes-out-as-bisexual| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211022/http://www.afterellen.com/people/75018-vanessa-carlton-comes-out-as-bisexual| archive-date=2021-10-22 | title=Vanessa Carlton comes out as bisexual |newspaper=Afterellen |publisher=AfterEllen.com |date=June 19, 2010 |access-date=March 28, 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She stated to the attending audience, "I've never said this before, but I am a proud bisexual woman."<ref>{{cite news|title=Vanessa Carlton: I'm Bisexual And Proud|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/20/vannesa-carlton-im-bisexu_n_618697.html| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211022/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/20/vannesa-carlton-im-bisexu_n_618697.html| archive-date=2021-10-22|work=Huffington Post|access-date=January 2, 2014|date=June 20, 2010}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

On October 9, 2013, at a live performance in [[Bay Shore, New York]], Carlton announced that she was expecting her first child with her fiancé John McCauley (of the band [[Deer Tick (band)|Deer Tick]]).<ref>{{cite news|last=Hughes|first=Hilary|url=http://www.esquire.com/blogs/culture/deer-tick-john-mccauley-interview| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211022/http://www.esquire.com/blogs/culture/deer-tick-john-mccauley-interview| archive-date=2021-10-22|title=Deer Tick John McCauley Interview|date=July 29, 2013|publisher=esquire.com|access-date=December 29, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In November, she announced she had experienced an [[ectopic pregnancy]], in which she later suffered a ruptured tube and internal bleeding. After surgery, her entire right [[fallopian tube]] was removed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://facebook.com/notes/vanessa-carlton/first-four-november-tour-dates-cancelled/10151798386698303| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211022/https://facebook.com/notes/vanessa-carlton/first-four-november-tour-dates-cancelled/10151798386698303| archive-date=2021-10-22|title=First four November tour dates cancelled!|date=November 5, 2013|publisher=facebook.com|access-date=December 29, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On December 27, 2013, Carlton and McCauley married in a ceremony officiated by [[Stevie Nicks]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Ehrich Dowd|first=Kathy|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20770474,00.html| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211022/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20770474,00.html| archive-date=2021-10-22|title=Vanessa Carlton Marries John McCauley – and Stevie Nicks Officiates|date=December 28, 2013|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On June 26, 2014, Carlton announced via Facebook that the release of ''Liberman'' would be delayed until the summer of 2015 because she was expecting a child with McCauley.<ref name="billboard6-26-2014">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6140775/vanessa-carlton-pregnant-new-album-2015| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211022/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6140775/vanessa-carlton-pregnant-new-album-2015| archive-date=2021-10-22|title=Vanessa Carlton Announces Pregnancy, New Album In 2015|first=Tyler|last=Bradley|magazine=Billboard.com|date=June 26, 2014|access-date=June 26, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On January 13, 2015, Carlton gave birth to their daughter.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Vulpo|first1=Mike|title=Vanessa Carlton Gives Birth! Singer's Husband Shares Baby Photo Straight From the Delivery Room!|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/614405/vanessa-carlton-gives-birth-singer-s-husband-shares-baby-photo-straight-from-the-delivery-room| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211022/http://www.eonline.com/news/614405/vanessa-carlton-gives-birth-singer-s-husband-shares-baby-photo-straight-from-the-delivery-room| archive-date=2021-10-22|access-date=January 13, 2015|work=[[E!]]|agency=[[NBCUniversal]]|publisher=eonline.com|date=January 13, 2015|location=United States}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Carlton lived in [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]] with her family until 2021. She currently lives in [[Warwick, Rhode Island|Warwick]], Rhode Island.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.warwickri.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif12206/f/agendas/091421_docket.pdf#:~:text=The%20petition%20of%20Vanessa%20Carlton,a%20personal%20art%20%26%20music%20studio|title=CITY OF WARWICK POSTED 8/30/21 : ZONING BOARD OF REVIEW|website=Warwickri.gov|access-date=August 17, 2024}}</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==
{{Main|Vanessa Carlton discography}}
{{Main list|Vanessa Carlton discography}}
===Studio albums===
*2002: ''[[Be Not Nobody]]''
*2004: ''[[Harmonium (Vanessa Carlton album)|Harmonium]]''
*2007: ''[[Heroes & Thieves]]''
*2010: ''[[Rabbits On the Run]]''


'''Studio albums'''
==Notes==
* ''[[Be Not Nobody]]'' (2002)
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* ''[[Harmonium (Vanessa Carlton album)|Harmonium]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Heroes & Thieves]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Rabbits on the Run]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Liberman (album)|Liberman]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Love Is an Art]]'' (2020)

==References==
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Vanessa Carlton
Carlton in 2010
Born
Vanessa Lee Carlton

(1980-08-16) August 16, 1980 (age 44)
Milford, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • pianist
Years active2000–present
Spouse
​
(m. 2013)​
Children1
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
Labels
Websitevanessacarlton.com

Vanessa Lee Carlton (born August 16, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. Her debut album, Be Not Nobody (2002), released by A&M Records, received a platinum certification in the United States, and her debut single and signature song "A Thousand Miles" spent 41 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 and earned three Grammy nominations. The album also spawned the singles "Ordinary Day" and "Pretty Baby". Her next album, Harmonium (2004) debuted at number 33 on the Billboard 200. The album marked a stalwart divergence from pressure from record label executives who wanted to influence the recording. After departing from A&M in 2005, Carlton released Heroes & Thieves in 2007. Despite minimal chart success, the album was a critical success, receiving praise from Metacritic, AllMusic, PopMatters, and USA Today.

Carlton independently produced her next two albums, Rabbits on the Run (2011) and Liberman (2015),[1][2][3] which were acclaimed by critics for both its personal subject matter and departure from her previous musical style. She released her sixth studio album Love Is an Art in 2020, and has additionally released the EPs Hear The Bells (2012) and Blue Pool (2015). She made her Broadway debut with a leading role in the Carole King musical Beautiful in 2019.

Early life

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Carlton was born on August 16, 1980, in Milford, Pennsylvania, the first of three children of Edmund "Ed" Carlton, a pilot, and Heidi Lee, a pianist and school music teacher.[4][5] She has a sister, Gwen, and a brother, Edmund.[6][7] Carlton’s mother comes from a Jewish family in Queens, New York.[8][9] Her interest in music began at an early age. At the age of two she visited Disneyland, and played "It's a Small World" on the piano when she came home. Her mother began to tutor her,[10][11] and she was introduced to classical music. By the age of 9 she had become passionate about ballet, and in 1994, aged 14, she enrolled at the School of American Ballet.

Carlton has experienced depression and bouts of bulimia and has spoken publicly regarding these subjects.[12][13]

After graduating, she sang in nightclubs and began to feel comfortable on stage. She later moved to New York City, where she attended Columbia University for one year before dropping out[14] and had a stint as a waitress in Hell's Kitchen.[15]

Career

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See also: List of awards and nominations received by Vanessa Carlton

2002–2003: Be Not Nobody

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Carlton met songwriter/producer Peter Zizzo at a singer-songwriter circle and was invited to his studio to record a demo.[16] Three months later she was signed by Jimmy Iovine to A&M Records and began work on an album of her songs, to be titled Rinse.[17] This album was never released, but a few tracks were reworked for Be Not Nobody. One song, "Carnival", was re-recorded as "Dark Carnival" for the video game SpyHunter 2. Other tracks from Rinse were "Interlude" (later known as "A Thousand Miles"), "Rinse", "Ordinary Days" (later known as "Ordinary Day"), "Twilight", "Pretty Baby", "All I Ask", and "Superhero". The first five of these were included in her first album, Be Not Nobody, together with a cover of the Jagger/Richards song "Paint It Black". Other unreleased tracks from her early demo tapes include "Faces", "Meggie Sue", "Little Mary", "Burden", "Wonder", "Devil Dance", and "Last Fall".

After hearing Carlton's demo of "A Thousand Miles", A&M president Ron Fair organized recording sessions and produced and arranged the song himself.[18] "A Thousand Miles" became a hit, peaking in the top five on the Billboard Hot 100, and went on to become the sixth-most-played song of the year. It garnered Grammy Award nominations for "Record of the Year", "Song of the Year", and "Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)."[19][20][21] Fair produced the rest of the album. The tracks were recorded in Los Angeles at IGA Studios, Santa Monica; Henson Studios, Hollywood; and Royaltone Studios, Burbank. Carlton played piano and sang vocals; other instrumentation included a backing band, a 60-piece orchestra and sitar on "Paint It Black".[22]

Be Not Nobody was released in April 2002 and appeared at number five on the Billboard 200 albums chart with 102,000 units sold. It went on to sell more than two million copies worldwide.[23] Two more singles, "Ordinary Day" and "Pretty Baby", were released. Carlton toured the US in 2002 to promote the album, opening for the Goo Goo Dolls and Third Eye Blind, before headlining her own tour at the end of 2002 and touring Europe in 2003.[24]

Carlton collaborated with other artists before the release of her second album. She provided the descant vocals for the Counting Crows version of the Joni Mitchell song "Big Yellow Taxi", played piano for Italian singer Zucchero, along with Haylie Ecker on violin for the song "Indaco Dagli Occhi Del Cielo",[25] and provided backing vocals for "Moving On" by Kimya Dawson for her album Hidden Vagenda.

2004–2005: Harmonium

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Carlton's second album, Harmonium, was released in November 2004. Harmonium debuted at number 33 on the Billboard 200[26] and descended quickly after, selling fewer than 150,000 copies by February 2006, which was considered a disappointment after her successful debut.[27] The album was produced by Stephan Jenkins from rock band Third Eye Blind, and included darker themes than those on her debut album.[28] Carlton and Jenkins had met and begun a relationship in mid-2002, when she and Third Eye Blind, of which Jenkins was lead singer, were on tour together. After seeing Carlton perform live Jenkins offered to produce her music, and according to Carlton they decided very quickly that they had the same vision for the album.[29] Carlton credited Jenkins with helping her to withstand pressure from record label executives who wanted to influence the recording.[30] She said later that her label "wasn't very happy" about the decisions she made during the making of the album.[31]

Carlton stated that Harmonium contained more of her own aesthetic than Be Not Nobody.[32] A single, "White Houses", released to radio in late August 2004, peaked at number 86 on the Billboard Hot 100.[33] MTV censored and later banned the single's music video because of a controversial lyric in the song that refers to sexual intercourse. Carlton attributed the censoring of the song to the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy involving Janet Jackson which had occurred earlier that year.[34] She embarked on a four-week North American concert tour in October and November 2004, with an opening act of Low Millions, and performed a second tour in March and April the following year, with Cary Brothers and Ari Hest as supporting acts.

Carlton left A&M Records in mid-2005,[35] feeling that her nonconformist attitude would create problems for her at the label.[26] A&M Records had sent Carlton into the recording studio because they wanted to re-release Harmonium, whereas Carlton felt the album should be promoted as it was. She decided to leave the label to find another record deal once promotion for Harmonium had ended.[36] While in the studio she wrote songs with Linda Perry and The Matrix.[37][38] In the same period she collaborated with the Italian singer Zucchero Fornaciari featuring his song Indaco Dagli Occhi Del Cielo (cover of the well known Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime), together with the violinist Haylie Ecker, in the album Zu & Co.

2006–2008: Heroes and Thieves

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Carlton at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2008

In August 2005, Carlton said she was to enter the recording studio the following month with producer Linda Perry,[39][40] with whom she had previously collaborated after executives at A&M Records sent her into the studio to record a re-release single for Harmonium.[37] The album was influenced by Carlton's breakup with its co-producer, Stephan Jenkins, and Carlton said that one of the reasons they remained friends was that "nothing took precedence over the music ... No matter what was going on in the emotional realm, all we cared about was the album. It created this kinetic environment that was kind of like Fleetwood Mac. It made for better music."[41]

Heroes & Thieves was released and greeted with generally positive reviews.[42] It debuted at number 44 on the U.S. Billboard 200,[43] "Nolita Fairytale" was the first single and peaked at number 26 on Billboard's Adult Top 40 Tracks chart.[44] To promote the album, Carlton embarked on the Haunted Club Tour, from November 2 to 24, 2007.[45] Second single "Hands on Me" was sent out to radio in February 2008 and reached number 30 on Billboard's Adult Top 40 Tracks chart. One song on the album was "Spring Street", based on Spring Street in SoHo in Manhattan.[46] Carlton parted amicably with The Inc. once her promotional commitments to Heroes & Thieves had passed.[47]

She contributed a stripped-down version of the song "More than This" to Songs for Tibet, an album compiled in support of Tibet to draw attention to its human rights situation.[48] On September 25, 2008, Carlton and several other musicians and scientists departed on a nine-day trip to the Arctic Circle. On behalf of the charity Cape Farewell, they worked alongside researchers for the purpose of studying climate change.[49] Carlton had been a part for PETA's Animal Birth Control Campaign;[50] she owns a long haired dachshund named Lord Victor.

2009–2012: Rabbits on the Run and Hear the Bells

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Carlton performing live in 2011

Carlton's fourth studio album Rabbits on the Run was released on July 26, 2011, under Razor & Tie, the third record label she signed with,[51] and received praise from music critics who particularly noted its "strikingly personal" subject material.[52][53][54] Before recording the album, Carlton was unsure whether she wanted to make another record or pursue film scoring instead.[55] After deciding to try again, she decided that she needed to record in the ideal environment, choosing to record at Real World Studios Box, England.[56][57] She chose the title for the symbolism often depicted by rabbits—'time slipping, mind floating'—which is something she has been relating to for the past few years.[58] The album was further inspired by Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time and Richard Adams's Watership Down. The dreamy, fantastical sound of the album was achieved by recording direct to tape and features production by Steve Osborne.[55]

The album's first single, "Carousel" was released on May 3.[59] On September 19, a tweet on Carlton's account made by her management stated that "I Don't Want to Be a Bride" would be the next single off the record. Via Twitter, Carlton announced that her label would not produce a video for "I Don't Want to Be a Bride", instead producing one for "Hear the Bells".[60] The music video, which Carlton describes as her most revealing to date, was released on June 7, 2012.

On November 10, a tweet made by Carlton's management announced the upcoming release of her holiday EP titled Hear the Bells on November 21.[61] The EP consists of four tracks, two of which are acoustic versions of Carlton's songs Hear the Bells and A Thousand Miles.[62]

2012–2016: Liberman and Blue Pool

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Carlton performing live at the Roxy Theatre in 2016

Carlton announced in late 2012 that she had returned to Real World Studios to commence work on a new album with a theme of euphoria. On a small tour in late 2013, Carlton teased new songs "Willows", "House Of Seven Swords", "A Matter Of Time", "Take It Easy" and "Unlock The Lock".

On February 28, 2014, Carlton announced that she had finished recording the ten-track album, which was to be titled Liberman,[2] and on April 11, 2014, she reported that Liberman was being mastered.[63] Carlton's 2014 summer tour supported the Barefoot Wine Beach Project, which encouraged people to clean the beach and keep it safe for wildlife. She performed a track titled "Willows" to promote the events for Fox New York TV, which she said was about the trees she had loved when she was growing up, and she revealed that Liberman would be released in 2015.[64] In an interview with CBS News published on June 11, 2014, Carlton described the album as "kind of lush, trippy and beautiful...You really feel like you're falling into a rabbit hole of sounds." She said: "It's pretty short, it's 10 songs. It's meant to be listened to through your headphones."[3]

Liberman was positively received, and like its preceding album, was also praised for touching on personal subjects for the singer.[65][66] Writing for The Boston Globe, Ken Capobianco said the material "finds her a long way from 'A Thousand Miles' – and in a better place, artistically."[67] Matthew Schnipper of Pitchfork wrote that "Carlton's voice is the key attraction on songs [from Liberman] that register between low-key pop, rock, and folk."[66]

On April 20, 2015, it was announced that Carlton had signed with Dine Alone Records to release Liberman in October 2015.[1] Esquire premiered "Young Heart", a song not expected to be included on the album, which was released as a "pre-release single".[68] On June 15, 2015, Carlton released the song "Blue Pool" through Nylon magazine's website. The song was included on the Blue Pool EP, released digitally on July 24, 2015. The songs on the EP were part of a deluxe version of the Liberman album. On August 3, 2015, Southern Living premiered the official music video for "Blue Pool".[69] On August 27, 2015, USA Today premiered the official lyric video for "Willows". The album artwork for Liberman was revealed, along with its release date of October 23, 2015.[70]

Carlton released Liberman Live on October 21, 2016.[71] The album consisted of eight live tracks recorded in Nashville, Tennessee, while on tour.

2017–present: Love Is an Art and Broadway debut

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On February 17, 2017, Carlton released another live album titled Earlier Things Live via her own Victor Music label. It included six songs from albums that were released pre-Liberman and were played live throughout 2015–2016 on the Liberman tour. Carlton performed a song titled "Love Is An Art" throughout 2017, and stated that this might be the title of her next album. She began writing songs for the album, her sixth, in June 2017.[72]

On December 25, 2018, Carlton posted on Instagram saying that she would start recording the album on January 23, 2019.[73] In March 2018, she began to release one cover song a month while she worked on the album. The first of six songs, a cover of "Call Your Girlfriend" by Robyn, was released digitally March 23, 2018. The second, a cover of Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams" was released April 20, 2018. The third, a cover of Neil Young's "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" was released May 18, 2018. The fourth cover, Fred Neil's "Little Bit of Rain" was released on June 15, 2018. The fifth cover, "Needle in the Hay" by Elliott Smith was released on July 20, 2018. The sixth and final cover song, "Lonely Girls" by Lucinda Williams was released on August 10, 2018. She released the covers EP as a triple vinyl collection, along with the Liberman Live and Earlier Things Live EPs, on November 23, 2018.[74][65]

In May 2019, Carlton was announced to be making her Broadway debut with a lead role in the Carole King musical Beautiful, performing for a limited season from June 27.[75][76] Speaking of her first time performing on Broadway, Carlton said: "It was emotional for me to get through the show the first time, it’s a lot of work. And it was so exhilarating. And it just kind of worked out. I just cried at the end. ‘I did it! Now I have to do it 79 more times. How is this going to happen?'”[77] Mark Kennedy of The Seattle Times believed that the role marked "another fascinating turn" in Carlton's career.[77]

On May 27, 2019, Carlton announced via Instagram that her sixth album, produced by Dave Fridmann, was to be titled Love is an Art.[citation needed] The album was mastered the same day.[78] Love is an Art was released on March 27, 2020.[79] Carlton revealed via Twitter in January 2021 that she planned to re-release the album in March 2021 with new songs and demo recordings from the album's studio sessions.

In 2023, she went viral when a puppet sang her famous song "A Thousand Miles".[80] The puppeteer, Ben Howard, was recognized by Carlton when he brought the puppet to one of her concerts to perform. Howard said, "She really seemed to love it."[81]

Personal life

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In 2005, Carlton completed the New York City Marathon and donated the pledge money she collected to Musicians on Call, a nonprofit organization that brings live and recorded music to patients' bedsides.[82]

On June 19, 2010, Carlton came out as bisexual while headlining Nashville Pride.[83] She stated to the attending audience, "I've never said this before, but I am a proud bisexual woman."[84]

On October 9, 2013, at a live performance in Bay Shore, New York, Carlton announced that she was expecting her first child with her fiancé John McCauley (of the band Deer Tick).[85] In November, she announced she had experienced an ectopic pregnancy, in which she later suffered a ruptured tube and internal bleeding. After surgery, her entire right fallopian tube was removed.[86] On December 27, 2013, Carlton and McCauley married in a ceremony officiated by Stevie Nicks.[87] On June 26, 2014, Carlton announced via Facebook that the release of Liberman would be delayed until the summer of 2015 because she was expecting a child with McCauley.[88] On January 13, 2015, Carlton gave birth to their daughter.[89]

Carlton lived in Nashville with her family until 2021. She currently lives in Warwick, Rhode Island.[90]

Discography

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For a more comprehensive list, see Vanessa Carlton discography.

Studio albums

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