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The Spirit Room
2001 studio album by Michelle Branch
The Spirit Room is the major-label debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Michelle Branch, released by the Maverick Recording Company and Warner Bros. Records in the United States on August 14, 2001.[10] The album was recorded at Sunset Sound, Henson Recording Studios and Ananda Studios in Hollywood, California and mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Marcussen Mastering in Los Angeles, California.
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| Released | August 14, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 1999–2001 | |||
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| Length | 42:26 | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[5] |
| The Guardian | [6] |
| Q | [7] |
| Rolling Stone | no rating[8] |
| The Village Voice | C[9] |
The album's title comes from the name of a bar in Jerome, Arizona, near Branch's hometown of Sedona.[11]
The album cover was shot in an industrial area across from an electrical substation in Los Angeles, California alongside the Los Angeles River facing north-west at the skyline during sunset.[12]
Branch decided to celebrate its anniversary by re-recording the album and pressing it on vinyl for the first time.[13] On September 10, 2021, Branch performed the album in its entirety during a special virtual concert. An afterparty and Q&A session followed.[14] It was released on October 15, 2021.
The Spirit Room debuted at number 28 on the US Billboard 200, selling 68,000 copies in its first week.[15] Although, it had commercial success in the US, the album spent a total of 86 weeks on the US Billboard 200 chart, making it Branch's longest charting album in the US.[16] As of July 2003, the album has sold 1.8 million copies in the US.[17] On August 19, 2011, the album was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of over two million copies in the United States.[18]The Spirit Room has sold 3 million copies worldwide, making it Branch's best selling album to date.[19]
In Canada, although the album did not appear on the chart the album was certified gold, selling 50,000 copies in October 2003.[20] In Australia, it was also certified gold with shipments of 35,000.[21]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Everywhere" | 3:36 | |
| 2. | "You Get Me" |
| 3:53 |
| 3. | "All You Wanted" | 3:38 | |
| 4. | "You Set Me Free" |
| 3:11 |
| 5. | "Something to Sleep To" |
| 4:15 |
| 6. | "Here with Me" |
| 3:26 |
| 7. | "Sweet Misery" | 3:43 | |
| 8. | "If Only She Knew" | 4:19 | |
| 9. | "I'd Rather Be in Love" | 3:55 | |
| 10. | "Goodbye to You" | 4:12 | |
| 11. | "Drop in the Ocean" |
| 4:19 |
| Total length: | 42:26 | ||
All tracks are written by Michelle Branch, with additional co-writers as noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Life on Mars?" | David Bowie | 3:42 |
| 13. | "Goodbye to You" (unplugged) | 4:10 | |
| 14. | "All You Wanted" (unplugged) | 3:34 | |
| 15. | "Everywhere" (acoustic) |
| 3:34 |
| 16. | "Goodbye to You" (music video) | 3:56 | |
| 17. | "All You Wanted" (music video) | 3:40 | |
| 18. | "Everywhere" (music video) | 3:33 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Paper Pieces" | 3:38 | |
| 13. | "Everywhere" (alternate version) |
| 4:26 |
Musicians
- Michelle Branch – guitar, keyboards, vocals
- Kenny Aronoff – drums
- Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
- John Shanks – bass guitar, guitar, keyboards
- Patrick Warren – keyboards
Production
- Producers: John Shanks, Jeremy Welt
- Engineers: Marc DeSisto, Lars Fox
- Assistant engineers: Steve Kaplan, Tom Nellen, Chris Reynolds, Jason Schweitzer
- Mixing: Marc DeSisto, Chris Lord-Alge, Dave Way
- Mastering: Stephen Marcussen
- Pro-Tools: Lars Fox
- Programming: Lars Fox, John Shanks
- Production coordination: Shari Sutcliffe
- Art direction: Kim Biggs, David Harlan
- Photography: Matthew Welch
- "Goodbye to You" was performed live by Michelle Branch on the season 6 episode "Tabula Rasa" of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
- "Goodbye to You" was also performed live on the season 5 episode "Centennial Charmed" of Charmed.
- "You Get Me" became the theme song for the MTV reality series Sorority Life.
- "You Get Me" is featured in the films What a Girl Wants, The Hot Chick, and Van Wilder.[24]
- "You Set Me Free" was featured in the following films:
- The trailer of DreamWorks Animation's Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron.
- Towards the closing credits of the 2003 film Just Married.
- In the 2005 film Ice Princess, and it is featured on the movie's soundtrack.
- "Everywhere" is featured in the 2001 film American Pie 2 and is on the film's soundtrack.
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[36] | Gold | 35,000^ |
| Canada (Music Canada)[37] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| Japan (RIAJ)[38] | Platinum | 200,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[39] | Silver | 60,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[18] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
- "CHR/Pop: Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1409. July 6, 2001. p. 36. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1433. December 21, 2001. p. 28. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1460. July 5, 2002. p. 29. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
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- Morgan, Laura (March 17, 2020). "The Spirit Room (Michelle Branch)". Entertainment Weekly.
- Sullivan, Caroline (April 11, 2002). "A carnival of romance". The Guardian.
- D. Luerssen, John (August 12, 2001). "Michelle Branch: The Spirit Room". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007.
- Christgau, Robert. "Michelle Branch: The Spirit Room". The Village Voice – via robertchristgau.com.
- Michelle Branch: The Spirit Room. Maverick/Warner Bros. Records. August 2001.
- "Michelle Branch: "She's Everywhere"". MTV. 2001. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
in front of this bar called the Spirit Room.
- Irvin, Jack (August 13, 2021). "Michelle Branch is back in The Spirit Room, 20 Years Later". MTV News. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
- Bogedon, Kara (August 26, 2021). "Michelle Branch celebrates 20th anniversary of 'The Spirit Room' with re-recording of album". Bandwagon. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
- Martens, Todd (2003-07-02). "Beyonce, Branch Albums Storm The Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
- "Michelle Branch". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
- "Ashanti Returns To No. 1 With 'Chapter II'". Billboard. July 9, 2003. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- Two French language artists hit Gold Archived 2010-11-22 at the Wayback Machine
- "The ARIA Report: Issue 672" (PDF). webarchive.nla.gov.au. 2006-08-23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2003-01-06. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
- "Australiancharts.com – Michelle Branch – The Spirit Room". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- "Dutchcharts.nl – Michelle Branch – The Spirit Room" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- "Lescharts.com – Michelle Branch – The Spirit Room". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- "Offiziellecharts.de – Michelle Branch – The Spirit Room" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- "Charts.nz – Michelle Branch – The Spirit Room". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- "Swisscharts.com – Michelle Branch – The Spirit Room". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- "Michelle Branch Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- "Top 200 Albums of 2002 (based on sales)". Jam!. Archived from the original on September 6, 2004. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
- "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2002年5月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. May 2002 Edition] (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese). 512. Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan: 12. July 10, 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
- "British album certifications – Michelle Branch – The Spirit Room". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type The Spirit Room in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.