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Michelle Branch
Hotel Paper
Release Date: 2003 06 24
Label: Maverick
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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:
TitleComposerTime
1Intro:12
2Are You Happy Now?Shanks, Branch3:50
3Find Your Way BackBranch3:45
4Empty HandedBranch4:50
5Tuesday MorningBranch4:43
6One of These DaysBranch3:23
7Love Me Like ThatShanks, Branch4:35
8DesperatelyBranch3:06
9BreatheShanks, Branch3:32
10Where Are You Now?Branch3:26
11Hotel PaperBranch4:19
12'Til I Get Over YouBranch, Shanks4:10
13It's YouBranch3:14

Other Releases:
Hotel Paper [France Bonus Tracks]
Release Date: 2003
Label: Maverick








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