Hotel Paper is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Michelle Branch. It was released on June 24, 2003 through Maverick. The production on the album was handled by a variety of record producers such as Josh Abraham, Rick DePofi, John Leventhal, John Shanks & Greg Wells.
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.[5] The album's cover is a photograph of Branch by Sheryl Nields.
Singles
"Are You Happy Now?", the album's first single, peaked at number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance, Branch's third nomination. The second single was "Breathe", which reached number 36 on the Hot 100 and became a top five club hit. A third single, "'Til I Get over You", was released with no music video and failed to chart.
Commercial performance
Hotel Paper debuted at number two on US Billboard 200 chart, selling 157,000 copies in its first week.[10] This became Branch's first US top-ten debut and highest first-week sales to date.[10] In its second week, the album dropped to number four on the chart, selling an additional 85,000 copies.[12] In its third week, the album dropped to number six on the chart, selling 65,000 more copies.[13] On December 9, 2003, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of over a million copies.[11] As of March 2009, the album had sold 1,116,000 copies in the United States.[14]
In Canada, the album peaked at number four on the Canadian Album Chart and was certified gold for shipments of over 50,000 copies.[15]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Michelle Branch, except where noted
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