Hotel Paper

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Hotel Paper is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Michelle Branch which was released on April 30, 2003.

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. The album's cover is a photograph of Branch by Sheryl Nields.

Hotel Paper debuted at number two on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling 157,000 copies in its first week—it was Branch's highest sales week and surpassed the peak position of her previous major label album, The Spirit Room (2001). By September 2003, Hotel Paper was certified gold by the RIAA. The album sold 1,116,000 copies in the U.S. up to March 2009. Hotel Paper was certified gold in Canada for shipment of 50,000 copies.

"Are You Happy Now?", the album's first single, peaked at number sixteen on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance in December 2003, but lost to Pink's "Trouble". The second single was "Breathe", which reached number thirty-six 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.

Track listing

All songs were written by Michelle Branch, except where noted.

1. "Intro" – 0:12
2. "Are You Happy Now?" (Michelle Branch, John Shanks) – 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" (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. "Everywhere" (Branch, Shanks) – 3:36 (International bonus track)
14. "The Game of Love" [with Santana] (Alex Ander, Rick Nowels) (International bonus track)
15. "It's You" - 3:14

Singles

• Are You Happy Now? May 20, 2003
• Breathe December 9, 2003
• 'Til I Get Over You

Personnel

• Michelle Branch — acoustic guitar, guitar, percussion, vocals
• Josh Abraham — keyboards
• Kenny Aronoff — drums
• Paul Bushnell — bass
• Chris Chaney — bass
• Luis Conte — percussion
• Sheryl Crow — vocals on "Love Me like That"
• Rick DePofi — percussion
• Mike Elizondo — bass
• John Leventhal — bass, guitar, keyboards
• Brian McCleod — drums
• Jamie Muhoberac — keyboards
• Dave Navarro — guitar
• Shawn Pelton — drums
• Dan Rothchild — bass
• John Shanks — bass, guitar
• Stuart Smith — mandolin
• Patrick Warren — keyboards
• Greg Wells — organ, bass, guitar, piano, Wurlitzer
• Jessica Harp — backing vocals on "Desperately"

Production

• Producers: Josh Abraham, Rick DePofi, John Leventhal, John Shanks, Greg Wells
• Engineers: Daniel Chase, Rick DePofi, Marc DeSisto, Lars Fox, Chris Reynolds, Jeff Rothschild, Brian Scheuble, Ryan Williams
• Assistant engineers: Chris Holmes, Brian Humphrey, Eric Reichers, Mark Valentine
• Mixing: Josh Abraham, assistant: Jesse Gorman, Chris Lord-Alge, Roger Moutenot, Jim Scott
• Mastering: Brian Gardner
• A&R: Danny Strick
• Assistant: Jorge Velez
• Production coordination: Jill Dell'Abate
• Programming: Josh Abraham
• String arrangements: David Campbell
• Photography: Sheryl Nields

Charts

Album

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart	18
Top Canadian Albums	4
UK Albums Chart	35
U.S. Billboard 200	2
U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums	2

Singles

Single	Chart (2003)	Peak position
"Are You Happy Now?"	U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40	3
	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	16
	U.S. Billboard Top 40 Adult Recurrents	9
	U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream	4
	U.S. Billboard Top 40 Tracks	4
	UK Singles Chart	31
Single	Chart (2004)	Peak position
"Breathe"	U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	27
	U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40	13
	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	3
	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales	2
	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	36
	U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream	18
	U.S. Billboard Top 40 Tracks	20