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| Next album = ''[[Tonight, Not Again: Jason Mraz Live at the Eagles Ballroom]]''<br />(2004) |
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| single 1 = [[The Remedy (I Won't Worry)|The Remedy]] |
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| single 2 = [[Curbside Prophet]] |
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| single 3 = [[You and I Both]] |
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| single 1 date = March 11, 2003 |
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'''''Waiting for My Rocket to Come''''' is the major-label debut [[album]] and fourth overall by [[United States|American]] [[singer/songwriter]] [[Jason Mraz]], released |
'''''Waiting for My Rocket to Come''''' is the major-label debut [[album]] and fourth overall by [[United States|American]] [[singer/songwriter]] [[Jason Mraz]], released on October 15, 2002 by [[Elektra Records]]. This would be his only release on that label before switching to [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]. |
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==Track listing== |
==Track listing== |
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Waiting for My Rocket to Come is the major-label debut album and fourth overall by American singer/songwriter Jason Mraz, released on October 15, 2002 by Elektra Records. This would be his only release on that label before switching to Atlantic.
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 tracks 3 and 6, 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 tracks 10 and 12
- Scot Ray – trombone on track 10
- Ben Wendel – saxophone on track 10
- Guy Hilsman – shaker on track 12
- 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.