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'''''Waiting for My Rocket to Come''''' is the major-label debut [[album]] by [[United States|American]] [[singer/songwriter]] [[Jason Mraz]], released in 2002 by [[Elektra Records]]. |
'''''Waiting for My Rocket to Come''''' is the major-label debut [[album]] by [[United States|American]] [[singer/songwriter]] [[Jason Mraz]], released in 2002 by [[Elektra Records]]. |
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Waiting for My Rocket to Come is the major-label debut album by American singer/songwriter Jason Mraz, released in 2002 by Elektra Records.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Jason Mraz, except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You and I Both" | 3:39 |
| 2. | "I'll Do Anything" (Mraz, Billy "Bushwalla" Galewood) | 3:11 |
| 3. | "The Remedy (I Won't Worry)" (Mraz, Lauren Christy, Graham Edwards, Scott Spock) | 4:16 |
| 4. | "Who Needs Shelter" (Mraz, Chris Keup, Eric Schermerhorn) | 3:12 |
| 5. | "Curbside Prophet" (Mraz, Galewood, Christina Ruffalo) | 3:34 |
| 6. | "Sleep All Day" | 4:56 |
| 7. | "Too Much Food" | 3:41 |
| 8. | "Absolutely Zero" | 5:39 |
| 9. | "On Love, In Sadness" (Mraz, Jenny Keene) | 3:28 |
| 10. | "No Stopping Us" | 3:18 |
| 11. | "The Boy's Gone" | 4:15 |
| 12. | "Tonight, Not Again" (Mraz, Keene) | 4:49 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Tonight, Not Again" (Live version) | Mraz, Keene |
Personnel
- Jason Mraz – vocals, acoustic guitar, backing vocals on tracks 3 and 6
- Additional personnel
- John Alagía – Hammond organ on tracks 1, 2, 6, 8 and 12, electric guitar on track 3, tambourine on tracks 1, 2, 3, 6 and 12, shaker on tracks 1, 3 and 6, Wurlitzer on tracks 3 and 6, production on all tracks, mixing on all tracks
- Brian Jones – drums on all tracks
- Stewart Myers – bass on all tracks
- Michael Andrews – electric guitar on tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 12, acoustic guitar on track 3, slide guitar on tracks 1 and 5, lap steel guitar on tracks 6, 7, 8 and 9, banjo on track 5, celesta on track 4, ukulele on tracks 4, 6 and 9, mellotron on track 4, horn arrangement on track 10
- Greg Kurstin – organ on tracks 2, 3, 7, 9 and 11, clavinet on tracks 2, 7 and 10, synthesizer on tracks 3 and 12, electric piano on tracks 3 and 6, Rhodes piano on track 10
- Alex McCallum – electric guitar on tracks 2, 9, 10 and 11, acoustic guitar on track 4, ebo on tracks 4, 8 and 12, synthesizer on tracks 8 and 10, Wurlitzer on track 10
- Noel "Toca" Rivera – backing vocals on track 3, tambourine on track 9, djembe on track 12
- Julie "Hesta Prynn" Potash – backing vocals on track 5
- Carla Dekker – backing vocals on track 5
- Geannie Meisenholder – backing vocals on track 5
- Nicki Bateson – backing vocals on track 5
- Shane Endsley – trumpet on track 10
- Scot Ray – trombone on track 10
- Ben Wendel – saxophone on track 10
- Jeff Juliano – mixing on all tracks, engineering on all tracks
- Peter Harding – engineering assistance
- Chris Keup – pre-production, arrangement assistance on all tracks
- Ted Jensen – mastering on all tracks
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Heatseekers | 2 |
| 2004 | The Billboard 200 | 55 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | "The Remedy (I Won't Worry)" | Adult Top 40 | 4 |
| 2003 | "The Remedy (I Won't Worry)" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 15 |
| 2003 | "The Remedy (I Won't Worry)" | Top 40 Mainstream | 7 |
| 2003 | "The Remedy (I Won't Worry)" | Top 40 Tracks | 7 |
| 2004 | "Curbside Prophet" | Adult Top 40 | 23 |
| 2004 | "You and I Both" | Adult Top 40 | 15 |
| 2004 | "You and I Both" | Top 40 Mainstream | 37 |
| 2004 | "The Remedy (I Won't Worry)" | Top 40 Adult Recurrents | 1 |
References
- ^ Waiting for My Rocket to Come at AllMusic
- ^ "CG: jason mraz". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2012-03-13.