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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.

The Spirit Room

Studio album by

Michelle Branch

Released

August 14, 2001

Recorded

1999–2001

Genre

Pop rock
alternative rock

Length

42:26

Label

Maverick
Warner Bros.

Producer

John Shanks
Nick Spanos
Jeremy Welt
Holly Adams

Michelle Branch chronology

The Spirit Room
(2001)

Hotel Paper
(2003)

Original release cover

Singles from The Spirit Room

"Everywhere"
Released: July 10, 2001[1]
"All You Wanted"
Released: January 7, 2002[2]
"Goodbye to You"
Released: July 8, 2002[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Entertainment Weekly	B[5]
The Guardian	[6]
Q	[7]
Rolling Stone	no rating[8]
The Village Voice	C[9]

Background

The album's title comes from the name of a bar in Jerome, Arizona, near Branch's hometown of Sedona.[11]

Artwork

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]

20th anniversary edition

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.

Commercial performance

The Spirit Room debuted at number 28 on the US Billboard 200, selling 68,000 copies in its first week.[15] The album produced three top-40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100: "Everywhere" (which peaked at number 12), "All You Wanted" (number 6) and "Goodbye to You" (number 21). As of July 2003, the album has sold 1.8 million copies in the US.[16] 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.[17]

In Canada, although the album did not appear on the chart the album was certified gold, selling 50,000 copies in October 2003.[18] In Australia, it was also certified gold with shipments of 35,000.[19]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Michelle Branch, except where noted.

*The Spirit Room* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Everywhere"	Branch John Shanks	3:36
2.	"You Get Me"	Branch Abra Moore Shelly Peiken Shanks	3:53
3.	"All You Wanted"		3:38
4.	"You Set Me Free"	Branch Shanks	3:11
5.	"Something to Sleep To"	Branch Jennifer Hagio Shanks	4:15
6.	"Here with Me"	Branch Shanks	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"	Branch Hagio Will Golden Bernie Reilly	4:19
Total length:			42:26

Digital deluxe edition
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)	Branch Shanks	3:34
16.	"Goodbye to You" (music video)		3:56
17.	"All You Wanted" (music video)		3:40
18.	"Everywhere" (music video)		3:33

20th anniversary edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Paper Pieces"		3:38
13.	"Everywhere" (alternate version)	Branch Shanks	4:26

Singles

"Everywhere" – July 17, 2001
"All You Wanted" – October 28, 2001[20]
"Goodbye to You" – September 9, 2002[21]

Personnel

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

Use in media

"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.[22]
"You Set Me Free" was featured in the trailer of the 2002 DreamWorks animated film Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron.
"You Set Me Free" can also be heard towards the closing credits of the 2003 film Just Married.
"You Set Me Free" is featured in the 2005 film Ice Princess and is featured on the movie's soundtrack.
"Everywhere" is featured in the 2001 film American Pie 2 and is on the film's soundtrack.

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *The Spirit Room*
Chart (2001–2002)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[23]	25
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[24]	89
French Albums (SNEP)[25]	120
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[26]	75
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[27]	33
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[28]	45
UK Albums (OCC)[29]	54
US Billboard 200[30]	28

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *The Spirit Room*
Chart (2002)	Position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[31]	185
US Billboard 200[32]	52
Chart (2003)	Position
US Billboard 200[33]	184

Certifications

Certifications for *The Spirit Room*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[34]	Gold	35,000^{^}
Canada (Music Canada)[35]	Gold	50,000^{^}
Japan (RIAJ)[36]	Platinum	200,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)[37]	Silver	60,000
United States (RIAA)[17]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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v t e Michelle Branch
Studio albums	The Spirit Room Hotel Paper Hopeless Romantic The Trouble with Fever
Extended plays	Everything Comes and Goes
Singles	"Everywhere" "All You Wanted" "Goodbye to You" "Are You Happy Now?" "Breathe" "Sooner or Later" "Loud Music" "Hopeless Romantic" "I'm a Man"
Featured singles	"The Game of Love" "I'm Feeling You"
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The Spirit Room fue el álbum debut de la cantautora estadounidense Michelle Branch. Fue puesto en venta el 14 de agosto de 2001 de mano de la discográfica Maverick Records. Vendió 500 000 copias hasta el año siguiente, siendo así certificado como Disco de Oro por la RIIA. En total se han vendido aproximadamente 4 913 692 de copias: 3 millones a nivel mundial y casi 2 en EE. UU..

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