Be Not Nobody
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Be Not Nobody is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Vanessa Carlton, released in 2002 (see 2002 in music).
"A Thousand Miles" was the first single from the album and became Carlton's breakthrough hit. She said that she felt its music video, in which she is seen playing the piano in a variety of settings, was "surreal" when she first saw it on MTV. A worldwide top ten hit, it was arguably one of the biggest singles of 2002. It appears on the soundtrack to the film Legally Blonde (2001), and was also used in the film White Chicks (2004), in which a character referred to it as "like, the whitest song ever". "Ordinary Day" was the second single from the album, and "Pretty Baby" was the third. The cover art for the album is based on a lithograph of the actress Sarah Bernhardt by the Czech artist Alfons Mucha.
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Track listing
- "Ordinary Day" (Carlton) – 3:58
- "Unsung" (Carlton) – 4:20
- "A Thousand Miles" (Carlton) – 3:57
- "Pretty Baby" (Carlton) – 3:55
- "Rinse" (Carlton) – 4:31
- "Sway" (Carlton) – 3:57
- "Paradise" (Carlton) – 4:50
- "Prince" (Carlton) – 4:09
- "Paint It Black" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 3:30
- "Wanted" (Carlton) – 3:55
- "Twilight" (Carlton) – 4:49
Personnel
Image:Vanessa Carlton in A Thousand Miles music video.jpg
- Vanessa Carlton - piano, vocals
- Nico Abandolo - double bass
- Bob Adcock - cello
- Eun Mee Ahn - violin
- Alex Al - electric upright bass
- Karen Elaine Bakunin - viola
- Chuck Berghofer - upright bass
- Charlie Bisharat - violin
- Dmitri Boviard - viola
- Jacqueline Brand - violin
- Becky Bunnell - violin
- Paul Cohen - viola
- Luis Conte - percussion
- Mathew Cooker - viola
- Larry Corbett - cello
- Rose Corrigan - woodwind
- Franklyn d'Antonio - violin
- Mario de Leon - violin
- Brian Dembow - viola
- Joel Derouin - violin
- Bruce Dukov - violin
- Cindy Ellis - woodwind
- Stephen Erdody - cello
- Ron Fair - organ, harmonica, conductor, vibraphone
- Kirstin Fife - violin
- Marlo Fisher - viola
- Armen Garabedian - violin
- Berj Garabedian - violin
- John Goux - dulcimer, guitar, sitar
- Susan Greenberg - woodwind
- Keith Grezen - viola
- Alan Grunfeld - violin
- Clayton Haslop - violin
- Tamara L. Hatwan - violin
- Trey Henry - double bass
- Al Hershberger - violin
- Dan Higgins - recorder, woodwind
- Tiffany Hu - violin
- Suzie Katayama - cello
- Randy Kerber - conductor
- Armen Ksadjikian - cello
- Abe Laboriel Jr. - drums
- Timothy Landauer - cello
- Natalie Leggett - violin
- Gayle Levant - harp
- Phillipe Levy - violin
- David Low - cello
- Rene Mandel - violin
- Tommy Morgan - harmonica
- Robin Olson - violin
- Simon Oswell - viola
- Sid Page - violin
- Sara Parkins - violin
- Katia Popov - violin
- Barbara Porter - violin
- Emil Richards - vibraphone
- Marie Robertson - violin
- Anatoly Rosinsky - violin
- David Shostac - woodwind
- Leland Sklar - bass
- Sheridon Stokes - woodwind
- Cecilia Tsan - cello
- Michael Valerio - double bass
- Karen Van Sant - viola
- John Wittenberg - violin
- Margaret Wooten - violin
- Ken Yerke - violin
Production
- Producer: Ron Fair
- Executive producers: Vanessa Carlton, Ron Fair
- Engineers: Tal Herzberg, Michael C. Ross, Bill Schnee
- Assistant engineers: J.D. Andrew, Bryan Cook, Jim Danis, Jay Goin, Erik Reichers, Jeff Rothschild, Chris Steffen, Brian Vibberts, Chris Wonzer
- Mixing: Hugh Padgham, Jack Joseph Puig, Michael C. Ross
- Mastering: Eddy Schreyer
- A&R: Ron Fair, Elisa Yastic
- Digital Editing: Tal Herzberg
- Arrangers: Vanessa Carlton, Ron Fair, Randy Kerber
- Orchestral Arrangements: Ron Fair
- Art Direction: Drew FitzGerald
- Photography: Kurt Iswarienko, Alan Silfen, Jim "Big Jim" Wright
- Illustrations: Drew FitzGerald
- Stylist: Stephanie Woolf
Charts
| Album | Chart (2002) | Position |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 5 | |
| Top Internet Albums (North America) | 5 | |
| Single | Chart (2002) | Position |
| "A Thousand Miles" | U.S. Adult Contemporary | 1 |
| "A Thousand Miles" | U.S. Adult Top 40 | 2 |
| "A Thousand Miles" | U.S. Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay | 40 |
| "A Thousand Miles" | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 5 |
| "A Thousand Miles" | U.S. Top 40 Mainstream | 1 |
| "A Thousand Miles" | U.S. Top 40 Tracks | 2 |
| "Ordinary Day" | U.S. Adult Top 40 | 29 |
| "Ordinary Day" | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 30 |
| "Ordinary Day" | U.S. Top 40 Mainstream | 9 |
| "Ordinary Day" | U.S. Top 40 Tracks | 17 |
| "Pretty Baby" | U.S. Top 40 Mainstream | 21 |
| Single | Chart (2003) | Position |
| "Pretty Baby" | U.S. Top 40 Tracks | 32 |
| "A Thousand Miles" | U.S. Adult Contemporary | 1 |
| "A Thousand Miles" | U.S. Adult Top 40 | 2 |
| Single | Chart (2004) | Position |
| "A Thousand Miles" | U.S. Top 40 Adult Recurrents | 1 |