Hotel Paper

• Artist: Michelle Branch
• Rating:
• Release Date: June 24, 2003
• Type: Lyrics are included with the album, Enhanced CD-ROM
• Genre: Rock

Review

Part of the appeal of Michelle Branch on her 2001 debut, The Spirit Room, was that she came across as a spirited normal girl with an enthusiasm for music. She wasn't teasingly sexy like Britney Spears, nor was she a brat like the then-unknown Avril Lavigne; she felt like a real teenager, something that was enhanced by her direct songs and earnest vocals, which were the furthest thing from flashy. Sure, The Spirit Room could be a little too polished at times, but it was tempered by her eagerness to make a record, so it turned out quite endearing. But like many second albums, her sophomore affair, Hotel Paper, finds Branch two years older and a whole lot more "mature," in the sense that any remnants of that adolescent passion have been removed as she positions herself as a serious singer/songwriter in the adult alternative vein. Branch remains appealing -- her blend of pop and mild roots rock sounds good and she has a nice, plainspoken charm and straight-ahead voice. She duets with Sheryl Crow on the record's best track, "Love Me Like That". Taken on the surface, Hotel Paper is fine -- it's big and shiny and it glides as easy as tunes on an adult alternative radio station on a summer's day. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Intro (Lyrics)		Michelle Branch	(:12)
Are You Happy Now? (Lyrics)	John Shanks, Michelle Branch	Michelle Branch	(3:50)
Find Your Way Back (Lyrics)	Michelle Branch	Michelle Branch	(3:45)
Empty Handed (Lyrics)	Michelle Branch	Michelle Branch	(4:50)
Tuesday Morning (Lyrics)	Michelle Branch	Michelle Branch	(4:43)
One of These Days (Lyrics)	Michelle Branch	Michelle Branch	(3:23)
Love Me Like That (Lyrics)	John Shanks, Michelle Branch	Sheryl Crow, Michelle Branch	(4:35)
Desperately (Lyrics)	Michelle Branch	Michelle Branch	(3:06)
Breathe (Lyrics)	John Shanks, Michelle Branch	Michelle Branch	(3:32)
Where Are You Now? (Lyrics)	Michelle Branch	Michelle Branch	(3:26)
Hotel Paper (Lyrics)	Michelle Branch	Michelle Branch	(4:19)
'Til I Get Over You (Lyrics)	John Shanks, Michelle Branch	Michelle Branch	(4:10)
It's You (Lyrics)	Michelle Branch	Michelle Branch	(3:14)

Credits

Michelle Branch (Guitar (Acoustic)), Luis Conte (Percussion), Jesse Gorman (Mixing Assistant), Greg Wells (Bass), Mark Valentine (Assistant Engineer), Lars Fox (Engineer), Josh Abraham (Keyboards), John Shanks (Guitar), Mike Elizondo (Bass), Chris Reynolds (Engineer), Paul Bushnell (Bass), Brian Gardner (Mastering), Dan Rothchild (Bass), Greg Wells (Piano), Jim Scott (Mixing), Patrick Warren (Keyboards), John Leventhal (Producer), Michelle Branch (Percussion), Eric Reichers (Assistant Engineer), Greg Wells (Organ), Jamie Muhoberac (Keyboards), Roger Moutenot (Mixing), RIck DePofi (Producer), Brian McCleod (Drums), Greg Wells (Producer), Kenny Aronoff (Drums), Greg Wells (Wurlitzer), Brian Humphrey (Assistant Engineer), Danny Strick (A&R), Stuart Smith (Mandolin), Jorge Velez (Assistant), Josh Abraham (Mixing), Chris Lord-Alge (Mixing), Chris Chaney (Bass), John Leventhal (Bass), Jeff Rothschild (Engineer), John Leventhal (Guitar), John Leventhal (Keyboards), Ryan Williams (Engineer), Michelle Branch (Guitar), Brian Scheuble (Engineer), Daniel Chase (Engineer), RIck DePofi (Engineer), Sheryl Nields (Photography), Josh Abraham (Programming), Shawn Pelton (Drums), Jill Dell'Abate (Production Coordination), Chris Holmes (Assistant Engineer), John Shanks (Producer), Marc DeSisto (Engineer), Dave Navarro (Guitar), Greg Wells (Guitar), John Shanks (Bass), RIck DePofi (Percussion), Josh Abraham (Producer), David Campbell (String Arrangements)