:Hotel Paper

Some of the major themes on Hotel Paper are leaving things behind, constantly being on the move, independence, the mysteries of bus stations and spirituality. The album's cover is a photograph of Branch by Sheryl Nields.

"Are You Happy Now?", the album's first single, peaked at number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance, Branch's third nomination. The second single was "Breathe", which reached number 36 on the Hot 100 and became a top five club hit. A third single, "'Til I Get over You", was released with no music video and failed to chart.

Hotel Paper debuted at number two on US Billboard 200 chart, selling 157,000 copies in its first week.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/70145/beyonce-branch-albums-storm-the-chart|title=Beyonce, Branch Albums Storm The Chart|last=Martens|first=Todd|date=2003-07-02|work=Billboard|accessdate=2009-02-02}} This became Branch's first US top-ten debut and highest first-week sales to date. In its second week, the album dropped to number four on the chart, selling an additional 85,000 copies.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/70058/ashanti-returns-to-no-1-with-chapter-ii#:~:text=bowed%20at%20No.-,1%20on%20The%20Billboard%20200%2C%20Ashanti%20scores%20her%20second%20chart,(Columbia)%20at%20the%20summit.|title=Ashanti Returns To No. 1 With 'Chapter II'|work=Billboard|date=July 9, 2003|accessdate=March 1, 2020}} In its third week, the album dropped to number six on the chart, selling 65,000 more copies.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/69963/ashanti-beyonce-albums-remain-on-top/|title=Ashanti, Beyonce Albums Remain On Top|work=Billboard|date=July 16, 2003|accessdate=March 1, 2020}} The album spent a total of 33 weeks on the US Billboard 200 chart.{{Cite web |title=Michelle Branch |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/michelle-branch/ |access-date=2023-03-02 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}} On December 9, 2003, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of over a million copies. As of March 2009, the album had sold 1,116,000 copies in the United States.{{cite news|last=Trust |first=Gary |title=Ask Billboard: Pink, Katy Perry |work=Billboard |date=2009-03-13 |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/thisday/ask-billboard-pink-katy-perry-1003951420.story#/web/20100202105138/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/thisday/ask-billboard-pink-katy-perry-1003951420.story |accessdate=2010-02-02 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100202105138/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/thisday/ask-billboard-pink-katy-perry-1003951420.story#/web/20100202105138/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/thisday/ask-billboard-pink-katy-perry-1003951420.story |archivedate=February 2, 2010 }}

In Canada, the album peaked at number four on the Canadian Album Chart and was certified gold for shipments of over 50,000 copies.[http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php "Search Certification Database"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412081617/http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php |date=April 12, 2009 }}. Canadian Recording Industry Association.

{{Track listing

| all_writing = Michelle Branch, except where noted

| title1 = Intro

| length1 = 0:12

| title2 = Are You Happy Now?

| writer2 = {{flatlist|

• Branch
• John Shanks}}

| length2 = 3:50

| title3 = Find Your Way Back

| length3 = 3:45

| title4 = Empty Handed

| length4 = 4:50

| title5 = Tuesday Morning

| length5 = 4:43

| title6 = One of These Days

| length6 = 3:23

| title7 = Love Me Like That

| note7 = with Sheryl Crow

| writer7 = {{flatlist|

• Branch
• Shanks}}

| length7 = 4:35

| title8 = Desperately

| length8 = 3:06

| title9 = Breathe

| writer9 = {{flatlist|

• Branch
• Shanks}}

| length9 = 3:32

| title10 = Where Are You Now?

| length10 = 3:26

| title11 = Hotel Paper

| length11 = 4:19

| title12 = {{-'}}Til I Get Over You

| writer12 = {{flatlist|

• Branch
• Shanks}}

| length12 = 4:10

| title13 = It's You

| note13 = Outro begins at 2:30

| length13 = 3:14

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = International edition bonus tracks

| title13 = Everywhere

| writer13 = {{flatlist|

• Branch
• Shanks}}

| length13 = 3:36

| title14 = The Game of Love

| note14 = with Santana

| writer14 = {{flatlist|

• Alex Ander
• Rick Nowels}}

| length14 = 4:15

| title15 = It's You

| length15 = 3:14

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Digital deluxe edition bonus tracks

| title13 = It's You

| note13 = Outro excluded

| length13 = 2:29

| title14 = Wanting Out

| length14 = 3:48

| title15 = Lay Me Down

| writer15 = {{flatlist|

• Branch
• Jessica Harp
• Greg Wells}}

| length15 = 3:14

| title16 = A Case of You

| writer16 = Joni Mitchell

| length16 = 4:15

| title17 = {{-'}}Til I Get Over You

| note17 = Acoustic live from AOL Sessions

| writer17 = {{flatlist|

• Branch
• Shanks}}

| length17 = 4:06

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = iTunes Store deluxe edition bonus videos

| title18 = Are You Happy Now?

| note18 = Music video

| length18 = 4:02

| title19 = Breathe

| note19 = Music video

| length19 = 3:32

}}

• Michelle Branch – vocals, acoustic guitar (3-5), guitars (8, 10, 13), percussion (10), keyboards (13), backing vocals (14)
• Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards (1-3, 9)
• Patrick Warren – keyboards (4, 5, 7, 9, 12, 13)
• Josh Abraham – keyboards (6), programming (6)
• Oliver Goldstein – acoustic piano (6), keyboards (6), programming (6)
• Greg Wells – acoustic piano (8, 10), organ (8, 10), guitars (8), bass (8),Wurlitzer electric piano (10)
• John Leventhal – keyboards (11), guitars (11), bass (11)
• Lars Fox – programming (13)
• Rick Nowels – keyboards (14), acoustic guitar (14), backing vocals (14)
• Chester D. Thompson – acoustic piano (14), organ (14)
• Dave Navarro – guitars (2)
• John Shanks – guitars (2-5, 7, 9, 12, 13), bass (3, 9, 13), programming (13)
• Stuart Smith – mandolin (7)
• Carlos Santana – electric lead guitar (14), horn arrangements (14)
• Rusty Anderson – additional electric guitar (14)
• Paul Bushnell – bass (2)
• Chris Chaney – bass (4, 5, 7, 9, 12)
• Mike Elizondo – bass (9)
• Dan Rothchild – bass (10)
• Benny Rietveld – bass (14)
• Kenny Aronoff – drums (2-5, 7, 9, 12, 13)
• Brian MacLeod – drums (8, 10)
• Shawn Pelton – drums (11)
• Vinnie Colaiuta – drums (13)
• Brian Collier – drums (14)
• Wayne Rodrigues – drum programming (14)
• Luis Conte – percussion (8), additional percussion (14)
• Chris Reynolds – percussion (10)
• Rick Depofi – percussion (11)
• Karl Perazzo – percussion (14)
• Raul Rekow – congas (14)
• Jeff Cressman – trombone (14), horn arrangements (14)
• Marty Wehner – trombone (14)
• Julius Melendez – trumpet (14)
• Bill Ortiz – trumpet (14), horn arrangements (14)
• David Campbell – string arrangements (4)
• Sheryl Crow – vocals (7)
• Jessica Harp – backing vocals (8)
• Siedah Garrett – backing vocals (14)
• Niki Haris – backing vocals (14)
• Tony Lindsay – additional vocals (14)
• Andy Vargas – additional vocals (14)

• Danny Strick – A&R
• John Shanks – producer (1-5, 7, 9, 12, 13)
• Josh Abraham – producer (6), mixing (6)
• Greg Wells – producer (8, 10)
• John Leventhal – producer (11, 15)
• Rick Depofi – co-producer (11), engineer (11)
• Alex Anders – producer (14)
• Rick Nowels – producer (14)
• Dan Chase – recording (2-5, 7, 9, 12)
• Marc DeSisto – recording (2-5, 7, 9, 12, 13)
• Lars Fox – recording (2-5, 7, 9, 12, 13), Pro Tools editing (13)
• Jeff Rothschild – recording (2-5, 7, 9, 12)
• Ryan Williams – engineer (6)
• Brian Scheuble – engineer (8, 10)
• Greg Collins – engineer (14)
• Chris Garcia – engineer (14)
• Jim Gaines – engineer (14)
• Michael Rosen – engineer (14)
• Randy Wine – engineer (14)
• Brian Humphrey – assistant engineer (2-5, 7, 9, 12)
• Eric Reichers – assistant engineer (2-5, 7, 9, 12)
• Mark Valentine – assistant engineer (2-5, 7, 9, 12)
• Mark J. Ciccula – assistant engineer (6)
• Chris Reynolds – second engineer (8, 10)
• Jorge Velez – assistant engineer (11)
• Ben Conrad – assistant engineer (14)
• Scott Holderby – assistant engineer (14)
• Kieron Menzies – assistant engineer (14)
• Alec Veucasovic – assistant engineer (14)
• Chris Lord-Alge – mixing (2-5, 7, 9, 12,

13)

• Jim Scott – mixing (8, 10)
• Roger Moutenot – mixing (11)
• Manny Marroquin – mixing (14)
• Jesse Gorman – mix assistant (6)
• Chris Holmes – mix assistant (10)
• Rob Clark – mix assistant (11)
• Josh "Tone" Weaver – Pro Tools editing (14)
• Brian Gardner – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)
• Jill Dell'Abate – production coordinator (11)
• Robert Cappadona – project coordinator (14)
• Kirsten Johnson – project coordinator (14)
• Frank "Flem" Maddocks – art direction, design
• Sheryl Nields – photography
• Jeff Rabhan – management

{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for Hotel Paper}}

{{Certification Table Entry| region=Australia| type=album| artist=Michelle Branch |title=Hotel Paper| award=Gold| relyear=2003| certyear=2004|access-date=December 27, 2021}}

{{Certification Table Entry| region=Canada| type=album| artist=Michelle Branch |title=Hotel Paper| award=Gold| relyear=2003| certyear=2003}}

{{Certification Table Entry| region=Japan |artist=Michelle Branch |type=album |title=Hotel Paper |award=Gold |certyear=2003 |certmonth=7 |relyear=2003 |relmonth=6 |certref={{cite web |title=Gold disc certification |url=https://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html#01 |publisher=Recording Industry Association of Japan |access-date=February 4, 2021}} Note: Select 2003年7月 in the "Certification date" dropdown menu.}}

{{Certification Table Entry| region=United States |type=album |artist=Michelle Branch |title=Hotel Paper |award=Platinum |relyear=2003 |certyear=2003 |refname="RIAA"}}

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