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{{Infobox album | name = Be Not Nobody | type = studio | artist = [[Vanessa Carlton]] | cover = Vanessa Carlton - Be Not Nobody.jpg | alt = | released = {{Start date|2002|4|30}} | recorded = | studio = | genre = {{hlist|[[Pop music|Pop]]|[[pop rock]]}} | length = {{Duration|m=45|s=57}} | label = [[A&M Records|A&M]] | producer = [[Ron Fair]] | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = [[Harmonium (Vanessa Carlton album)|Harmonium]] | next_year = 2004 | misc = {{Singles | name = Be Not Nobody | type = studio | single1 = [[A Thousand Miles]] | single1date = February 18, 2002<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Impact Dates|magazine=[[Gavin Report]]|issue=2360|page=38|date=February 8, 2002}}</ref> | single2 = [[Ordinary Day (Vanessa Carlton song)|Ordinary Day]] | single2date = July 1, 2002<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Going for Adds|magazine=[[Radio & Records]]|issue=1459|page=26|date=June 28, 2002}}</ref> | single3 = [[Pretty Baby (Vanessa Carlton song)|Pretty Baby]] | single3date = December 2, 2002<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Going for Adds|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1481|page=26|date=November 29, 2002}}</ref> }} }} {{Music ratings |rev1 = [[AllMusic]] |rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="allmusicreview">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/be-not-nobody-mw0000214544|title=Be Not Nobody โ Vanessa Carlton|author=Erlewine, Stephen Thomas|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|work=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=November 20, 2015}}</ref> |rev2 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' |rev2score = C<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2002/05/10/be-not-nobody-2/|title=Be Not Nobody|author=Willman, Chris|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|issue=653|date=May 10, 2002|accessdate=August 20, 2017}}</ref> |rev3 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' |rev3score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/vanessacarlton/albums/album/301080/review/5944706/be_not_nobody|title=Vanessa Carlton: Be Not Nobody|author=Hardy, Ernest|date=May 22, 2002|work=[[Rolling Stone]]|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071031013520/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/vanessacarlton/albums/album/301080/review/5944706/be_not_nobody|archivedate=October 31, 2007}}</ref> |rev4 = ''[[Slant Magazine]]'' |rev4score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/vanessa-carlton-be-not-nobody|title=Vanessa Carlton: Be Not Nobody|author=Cinquemani, Sal|date=May 1, 2002|work=[[Slant Magazine]]|accessdate=August 20, 2017}}</ref> }}<!-- Automatically generated by DASHBot--> '''''Be Not Nobody''''' is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter [[Vanessa Carlton]], released on April 30, 2002, through [[A&M Records]]. As of late 2004 the album had sold 1.38 million copies in the US according to [[Nielsen SoundScan]],<ref name="billboard10-7-2004">{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/66184/carlton-finds-harmony-on-sophomore-cd|title=Carlton Finds Harmony On Sophomore CD|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=October 7, 2004|accessdate=January 7, 2016}}</ref> and ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' magazine reported in July 2003 that it had sold 2.3 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117889092.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1&query=vanessa+carlton+nobody | work=Variety | title=Vanessa Carlton | date=July 9, 2003 | access-date=April 20, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207003430/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117889092.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1&query=vanessa+carlton+nobody | archive-date=December 7, 2008 | url-status=dead }}</ref><!-- http://www.vanessacarlton.info/articles/reviews/2004/harmonium-burnmagazine.html --> <!-- <ref>http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12174475 {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> --> ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine placed Carlton at number twenty-one on its year-end "Top Pop Artists" list for 2002.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bb/biz/yearendcharts/2002/hsitlparts.jsp |title=Billboard.biz โ Music Business โ Billboard Charts โ Album Sales โ Concert Tours<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2006-05-29 |archive-date=2006-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060929012559/http://www.billboard.biz/bb/biz/yearendcharts/2002/hsitlparts.jsp |url-status=dead }}</ref> "[[A Thousand Miles]]" was released as the [[lead single]] from the album and reached the top five on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], number one in Australia and the top ten in the United Kingdom. ''Be Not Nobody'' was certified [[RIAA certification|gold]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] in June 2002, and [[platinum album|platinum]] in October 2002.<ref>[https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=vanessa+carlton#search_section RIAA database for Vanessa Carlton]</ref> "[[Ordinary Day (Vanessa Carlton song)|Ordinary Day]]" charted inside the top forty on the US Hot 100. "[[Pretty Baby (Vanessa Carlton song)|Pretty Baby]]" was remixed and released as the album's third and final single in early 2003. After the single's release, subsequent pressings of the album contained the remixed single version of the song in place of its original album version. "Pretty Baby" did not appear on the Hot 100 or the UK top seventy-five, but was nominated for a 2003 [[Teen Choice Award]] for "Choice Love Song".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bb/biz/newsroom/printable_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1915733 |title=Billboard.biz โ Music Business โ Billboard Charts โ Album Sales โ Concert Tours<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2006-05-28 |archive-date=2006-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060929013049/http://www.billboard.biz/bb/biz/newsroom/printable_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1915733 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==Track listing== All songs were written by Vanessa Carlton, except where noted. # "[[Ordinary Day (Vanessa Carlton song)|Ordinary Day]]" โ 3:58 # "Unsung" โ 4:20 # "[[A Thousand Miles]]" โ 3:57 # "[[Pretty Baby (Vanessa Carlton song)|Pretty Baby]]" โ 3:55 # "Rinse" โ 4:31 # "Sway" โ 3:57 # "Paradise" โ 4:50 # "Prince" โ 4:09 # "[[Paint It Black]]" ([[Mick Jagger]], [[Keith Richards]]) โ 3:30 # "Wanted" โ 3:55 # "Twilight" โ 4:49 '''UK bonus track''' #<li value="12"> "Wanted" (Ripe Mix) โ 3:55 '''Japanese bonus tracks''' #<li value="12"> "Twilight" (Live) โ 4:07 # "Wanted" (Ripe Mix) โ 3:55 '''Asian Tour Edition bonus tracks''' #<li value="12"> "A Thousand Miles (Piano & Vocal - Live in Tokyo)"โ 4:02 # "Ordinary Day (Piano & Vocal - Live in Holland)"โ 3:47 # "Paradise" (Piano & Vocal Version) โ 3:49 # "A Thousand Miles" (Live in New York) (Video) โ 4:26 '''Reissues''' #<li value="4"> "Pretty Baby" (single version) โ 4:08 ==Personnel== Credits adapted from [[AllMusic]] and album's liner notes.<ref name="allmusiccredits">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/be-not-nobody-mw0000214544/credits|title=Be Not Nobody โ Vanessa Carlton โ Credits โ AllMusic|work=AllMusic|accessdate=November 20, 2015}}</ref><ref name="liner notes">{{cite AV media notes|title= Be Not Nobody |year= 2002 |type= booklet |publisher= [[A&M Records|A&M]]}}</ref> {{col-begin|colwidth=22em}} {{col-2}} '''Musicians''' * [[Vanessa Carlton]] โ piano, vocals * [[Abe Laboriel Jr.]] โ drums * John Goux โ guitar, [[dulcimer]], [[sitar]] * [[Leland Sklar]] โ bass guitar * [[Ron Fair]] โ [[vibraphone]], organ, harmonica * Alex Al โ electric upright bass <small>(8)</small> * [[Chuck Berghofer]] โ upright bass <small>(7)</small> * [[Luis Conte]] โ percussion '''Orchestra''' * [[Endre Granat]] {{small|(concertmaster)}}, Eun Mee Ahn, Jackie Brand, [[Charlie Bisharat]] {{small|(electric violin on track 6)}}, Becky Bunnell, Bruce Dukov, Franklyn D'Antonio, Mario de Leรณn, [[Joel Derouin]], Armen Garabedian, Berj Garabedian, Alan Grunfeld, Clayton Haslop, Tamara Hatwan, Amy Hershberger, Lily HoChen, Kirstin Fife, Tiffany Hu, Natalie Leggett, Phillip Levy, Rene Mandel, Robin Olson, [[Sid Page]], Sara Parkins, [[Katia Popov]], Barbara Porter, Marie Robertson, Anatoly Rosinsky, John Wittenberg, Margaret Wooten, Ken Yerke โย violin * Dmitri Boviard, Paul Cohen, Matt Cooker, Brian Dembow, Karen Elaine, Marlow Fisher, Sam Formacola, Keith Grezen, Vicky Miskolczy, Simon Oswell, Karen van Sant, David Walther โ viola * Bob Adcock, Larry Corbett, Steve Erdody, Suzie Katayama, Armen Ksadjikian, Tim Landauer, David Low, Cecilia Tsan โ cello * Nico Abandolo, Trey Henry, Mike Valerio โ [[double bass]] * Gayle Levant โ harp * Rose Corrigan, Cindy Ellis, Susan Greenberg, [[Dan Higgins]] {{small|(recorder on track 5)}}, David Shostac, Sheridon Stokes, Larry Williams โ [[Woodwind instrument|woodwinds]] * [[Emil Richards]] โ vibraphone <small>(11)</small> * Tommy Morgan โ harmonica <small>(11)</small> * Dan Greco โ cymbalon <small>(5)</small> * Bill Hughes โ orchestra contractor {{col-2}} '''Technical personnel''' * Vanessa Carlton โ arranger, [[executive producer]] * [[Ron Fair]] โ [[record producer|production]], arranger, executive producer, orchestral arrangements and [[conducting|conductor]] <small>(1โ10)</small> * [[Randy Kerber]] โ orchestral arrangements and conductor <small>(11)</small> * Tal Herzberg โ [[audio engineer|engineer]], digital editing * [[Jack Joseph Puig]] โ mixing <small>(1โ3, 5, 6, 8, 9)</small> * Michael C. Ross โ engineer, mixing <small>(7, 10, 11)</small> * [[Hugh Padgham]] โ [[audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]] <small>(4)</small> * [[Bill Schnee]] โ additional recording * Erik Reichers, [[Hindu Love Gods (band)|Bryan Cook]], Jeff Rothschild, Jim Danis, Chris Wonzer, J.D. Andrew, Frank G, [[Brian Vibberts]], Chris Steffen, Jay Goin โ assistant engineers * Eddy Schreyer โ [[audio mastering|mastering]] * Drew FitzGerald โ art direction, additional illustration * Kurt Iswarienko โ photography * Alan Silfen, Jim Wright โ additional photography * Stephanie Woolf โ stylist {{col-end}} ==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} === Weekly charts === {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+Weekly chart performance for ''Be Not Nobody'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2002) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|Australia|13|artist=Vanessa Carlton|album=Be Not Nobody|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 20, 2015}} |- {{album chart|Austria|13|artist=Vanessa Carlton|album=Be Not Nobody|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 20, 2015}} |- {{album chart|Flanders|17|artist=Vanessa Carlton|album=Be Not Nobody|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 20, 2015}} |- {{album chart|Wallonia|24|artist=Vanessa Carlton|album=Be Not Nobody|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 20, 2015}} |- {{album chart|Denmark|20|artist=Vanessa Carlton|album=Be Not Nobody|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 20, 2015}} |- {{album chart|Netherlands|14|artist=Vanessa Carlton|album=Be Not Nobody|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 20, 2015}} |- {{album chart|France|17|artist=Vanessa Carlton|album=Be Not Nobody|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 20, 2015}} |- {{album chart|Germany4|7|id=4110|artist=Carlton, Vanessa|album=Be Not Nobody|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 20, 2015}} |- {{album chart|Ireland2|14|artist=Vanessa Carlton|album=Be Not Nobody|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 17, 2023}} |- !scope="row"|Japanese Albums ([[Oricon Albums Chart|Oricon]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/296001/products/478110/1/|title=ใใผใปใใใใปใใผใใใฃ|language=ja|publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=April 21, 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421035313/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/296001/products/478110/1/|archive-date=April 21, 2023 }}</ref> |align="center"|17 |- {{album chart|New Zealand|23|artist=Vanessa Carlton|album=Be Not Nobody|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 20, 2015}} |- {{album chart|Norway|33|artist=Vanessa Carlton|album=Be Not Nobody|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 20, 2015}} |- {{album chart|Scotland|10|date=20020811|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 17, 2023}} |- {{album chart|Sweden|44|artist=Vanessa Carlton|album=Be Not Nobody|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 20, 2015}} |- {{album chart|Switzerland|15|artist=Vanessa Carlton|album=Be Not Nobody|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 20, 2015}} |- {{album chart|UK2|7|date=20020811|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 19, 2015}} |- {{album chart|Billboard200|5|artist=Vanessa Carlton|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 19, 2015}} |} {{col-2}} === Year-end charts === {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+Year-end chart performance for ''Be Not Body'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2002) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2002/albums-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2002|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|accessdate=October 18, 2020}}</ref> | 81 |- !scope="row"|Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040906184132/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/200-2_2002.html|archivedate=September 6, 2004|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/200-2_2002.html|title=Top 200 Albums of 2002 (based on sales)|website=[[Jam!]]|accessdate=March 23, 2022}}</ref> | 153 |- ! scope="row"| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2002&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten โ Album 2002|website=dutchcharts.nl|accessdate=October 18, 2020}}</ref> | 98 |- ! scope="row"| French Albums (SNEP)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-albums-annee/?annee=2002|title=Top de l'annรฉe Top Albums 2002|publisher=SNEP|language=fr|access-date=October 18, 2020}}</ref> | 134 |- ! scope="row"| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-2002|title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts|language=German|work=[[GfK Entertainment]]|publisher=offiziellecharts.de|accessdate=October 18, 2020}}</ref> | 78 |- ! scope="row"| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/2002/alben|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2002|website=hitparade.ch|accessdate=October 18, 2020}}</ref> | 63 |- ! scope="row"| UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|title=2002 UK Albums Chart|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2002.pdf|publisher=ChartsPlus|accessdate=October 18, 2020}}</ref> | 109 |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2002/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums โ Year-End 2002|work=Billboard|accessdate=October 18, 2020}}</ref> | 76 |} {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2003) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2003/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums โ Year-End 2003|work=Billboard|accessdate=October 18, 2020}}</ref> | 188 |} {{col-end}} ==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales figures for ''Be Not Nobody''}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=album|artist=Vanessa Carlton|title=Be Not Nobody|award=Gold|relyear=2002|certyear=2002|access-date=January 7, 2016}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=album|title=Be Not Nobody|artist=Vanessa Carlton|award=Gold|relyear=2002|certyear=2003|access-date=January 7, 2016}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|type=album|award=Platinum|artist=Vanessa Carlton|title=Be Not Nobody|relyear=2002|certyear=2003|certmonth=5|salesref=<ref name="RIAJ-jul2003">{{cite journal|title=GOLD ALBUM ไป่ชๅฎไฝๅ 2003ๅนด5ๆๅบฆ|trans-title=Gold Albums, and other certified works. May 2003 Edition |url=http://www.riaj.or.jp/issue/record/2003/200307.pdf|format=PDF|journal=The Record|type=Bulletin|language=Japanese|location=[[Chลซล, Tokyo]]|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of Japan]]|publication-date=July 10, 2003|volume=524|page=14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623085942/http://www.riaj.or.jp/issue/record/2003/200307.pdf|archive-date=June 23, 2011|access-date=January 29, 2014}}</ref>|access-date=January 7, 2016}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=album|title=Be Not Nobody|artist=Vanessa Carlton|award=Gold|relyear=2002|certyear=2023|source=radioscope|access-date=January 11, 2025}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|artist=Vanessa Carlton|title=Be Not Nobody|award=Gold|relyear=2002|certyear=2002|access-date=January 7, 2016|id=737-3053-2}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|artist=Vanessa Carlton|title=Be Not Nobody|award=Platinum|salesamount=1,380,000|salesref=<ref name="billboard10-7-2004" />|relyear=2002|certyear=2002|access-date=January 7, 2016}} {{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|streaming=true}} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Vanessa Carlton}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Vanessa Carlton albums]] [[Category:2002 debut albums]] [[Category:Albums produced by Ron Fair]] [[Category:A&M Records albums]]
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