Hotel Paper

Hotel Paper
Studio album by
Michelle Branch
ReleasedJune 24, 2003
Recorded2002–2003
Genre
Length47:05
LabelMaverick
Producer
Michelle Branch chronology
The Spirit Room
(2001) 		Hotel Paper
(2003) 		Everything Comes and Goes
(2010)
Singles from Hotel Paper
  1. "Are You Happy Now?"
    Released: May 19, 2003[1]
  2. "Breathe"
    Released: September 22, 2003[2]
  3. "'Til I Get Over You"
    Released: February 9, 2004
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic57/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Blender[3]
Entertainment WeeklyC[5]
Q[3]
Rolling Stone[6]
Slant Magazine[7]
Stylus MagazineC−[8]
Spin6/10[9]
Yahoo! Music UK[10]

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.

Hotel Paper was supported by three singles: "Are You Happy Now?", "Breathe" and "'Til I Get over You". The album received mixed critical reviews and debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200, selling 157,000 copies in its first week.[11] The album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in December 2003.[12]

  1. ^ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1504. May 16, 2003. p. 28.
  2. ^ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1522. September 19, 2003. p. 24.
  3. ^ a b c Critic reviews at Metacritic
  4. ^ Allmusic review
  5. ^ Chris Willman (June 27, 2003). "Hotel Paper Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  6. ^ "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 23, 2007. Retrieved December 10, 2006.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ^ Sal Cinquemani (June 25, 2003). "Michelle Branch: Hotel Paper". Slant Magazine. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  8. ^ Todd Burns (September 1, 2003). "Michelle Branch - Hotel Paper". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on October 21, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  9. ^ Spin review
  10. ^ "Yahoo! Music UK review". Archived from the original on August 10, 2004. Retrieved September 16, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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