Editing Waiting for My Rocket to Come

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{{Infobox album
| name       = Waiting for My Rocket to Come
| type       = Album
| artist     = [[Jason Mraz]]
| cover      = Jason Mraz - Waiting for My Rocket to Come (album).png
| alt        =
| released   = October 15, 2002
| recorded   = 2001–2002
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [[Pop rock]]
| length     = 48:28
| label      = [[Elektra Records|Elektra]]
| producer   = [[John Alagía]]
| prev_title = [[The E Minor EP in F]]
| prev_year  = 2002
| next_title = [[Tonight, Not Again: Jason Mraz Live at the Eagles Ballroom]]
| next_year  = 2004
| misc       = {{Singles
 | name        = Waiting for My Rocket To Come
 | type        = studio
 | single1     = [[The Remedy (I Won't Worry)]]
 | single1date = January 27, 2003
 | single2     = [[You and I Both]]
 | single2date = June 16, 2003
 | single3     = [[Curbside Prophet]]
 | single3date = February 23, 2004
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r612228}}</ref>
| rev2 =  ''[[Christgau's Consumer Guide]]''
| rev2Score = {{rating-Christgau|hm2}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=jason+mraz |title=CG: jason mraz |publisher=Robert Christgau |date= |accessdate=March 13, 2012}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
| rev3score = {{rating|2|5}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2003/jun/06/popandrock.artsfeatures4 |title=CD: Jason Mraz: Waiting for My Rocket to Come |last=Simpson |first=Dave |date=June 6, 2003 |website=The Guardian |language=en-GB |access-date=January 5, 2018}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Resident Advisor]]''
| rev4score = 3.0/5<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/reviews/1038 |title=Review: Jason Mraz – Waiting For My Rocket To Come |last=Stepanek |date=April 29, 2003 |website=[[Resident Advisor]] |access-date=January 6, 2018}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev5score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Moayeri |first=Lily |date=October 15, 2002 |title=Jason Mraz: Waiting For My Rocket To Come|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/jasonmraz/albums/album/223972/review/5946617/waiting_for_my_rocket_to_come |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080807135205/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/jasonmraz/albums/album/223972/review/5946617/waiting_for_my_rocket_to_come |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 7, 2008 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[Slant (magazine)|Slant]]''
| rev6score = {{rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Schrodt |first=Paul |date=August 22, 2003 |title=Jason Mraz Waiting for My Rocket to Come  |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/jason-mraz-waiting-for-my-rocket-to-come |magazine=[[Slant (magazine)|Slant]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
}}
'''''Waiting for My Rocket to Come''''' is the debut studio album by the American singer-songwriter [[Jason Mraz]], released on October 15, 2002, by [[Elektra Records]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GsBWC6HyyMwC&dq=Waiting+for+My+Rocket+to+Come+october+2002&pg=PA22 | title=CMJ New Music Report | date=October 14, 2002 }}</ref> It was his only studio release on that label before he moved to [[Atlantic Records]]. By December 2003, the album had sold 500,000 copies, prompting ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' to dub Mraz "The winner of 2003’s sensitive singer-songwriter sweepstakes".<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=http://ew.com/article/2003/12/05/jason-mraz-ranks-among-2003s-top-breakouts/ |title=Jason Mraz ranks among 2003's top breakouts |date=December 5, 2003 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |language=en |access-date=January 5, 2018}}</ref> The album's commercial success occurred partly because of its successful [[Top 40]] single "[[The Remedy (I Won't Worry)]]", as well as Mraz's energetic live performances and extensive self-promotion.<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=http://ew.com/article/2003/07/18/meet-rocker-who-broke-through-his-debut-cd/ |title=Meet the rocker who broke through with his debut CD |last=Brunner |first=Rob |date=July 18, 2003 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=en |access-date=January 5, 2018}}</ref>

Mraz said the title was an optimistic title, reflecting the process of playing music while simultaneously preparing for success while waiting for success to arrive.<ref>Lewis, Scott (November 26, 2002). "Interview: Get Ready to be Mraz-merised". ''University of Missouri Student News''.</ref>

==Track listing==
{{tracklist
| all_writing     = Jason Mraz, except where noted
| title1          = [[You and I Both]]
| length1         = 3:39
| title2          = I'll Do Anything
| writer2         = {{hlist|Mraz|[[Bushwalla|Billy "Bushwalla" Galewood]]}}
| length2         = 3:11
| title3          = [[The Remedy (I Won't Worry)]]
| writer3         = {{hlist|Mraz|Lauren Christy|Graham Edwards|Scott Spock}}
| length3         = 4:16
| title4          = Who Needs Shelter
| writer4         = {{hlist|Mraz|Chris Keup|Eric Schermerhorn}}
| length4         = 3:12
| title5          = [[Curbside Prophet]]
| writer5         = {{hlist|Mraz|Galewood|Christina Ruffalo}}
| length5         = 3:34
| title6          = Sleep All Day
| length6         = 4:56
| title7          = Too Much Food
| length7         = 3:41
| title8          = Absolutely Zero
| length8         = 5:39
| title9          = On Love, In Sadness
| writer9         = {{hlist|Mraz|Jenny Keene}}
| length9         = 3:28
| title10         = No Stopping Us
| length10        = 3:18
| title11         = The Boy's Gone
| length11        = 4:15
| title12         = Tonight, Not Again
| writer12        = {{hlist|Mraz|Keene}}
| length12        = 4:49
}}
{{tracklist
| headline        = Japanese edition bonus track
| title13         = Tonight, Not Again
| note13          = Live version
| writer13        = {{hlist|Mraz|Keene}}
| length13        = 
}}

==Personnel==
*[[Jason Mraz]] – lead vocals on all tracks, acoustic guitar on all tracks, backing vocals on tracks 3 and 6

;Additional personnel<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Waiting for My Rocket to Come|others=Jason Mraz|publisher=Elektra|year=2002|type=booklet|id=CD 62829}}</ref>
*[[John Alagía]] – [[Hammond organ]] on tracks 1, 2, 6, 8 and 12, electric guitar on track 3, [[tambourine]] on tracks 1, 2, 3, 6 and 12, [[Shaker (musical instrument)|shaker]] on tracks 1, 3 and 6, [[Wurlitzer electric piano|Wurlitzer]] on tracks 3 and 6, Record producer on all tracks, [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]] on all tracks
*Brian Jones – drums on all tracks
*Stewart Myers – bass guitar on all tracks
*Michael Andrews – electric guitar on tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 12, acoustic guitar on track 3, [[slide guitar]] on tracks 1 and 5, [[lap steel guitar]] on tracks 6, 7, 8 and 9, [[banjo]] on track 5, [[celesta]] on track 4, [[ukulele]] on tracks 4, 6 and 9, [[mellotron]] on track 4, [[Arrangement|horn arrangement]] on track 10
*[[Greg Kurstin]] – organ on tracks 2, 3, 7, 9 and 11, [[clavinet]] on tracks 2, 7 and 10, synthesizer on tracks 3 and 12, [[electric piano]] on tracks 3 and 6, [[Rhodes piano]] on track 10
*Alex McCallum – electric guitar on tracks 2, 9, 10 and 11, acoustic guitar on track 4, ebo on tracks 4, 8 and 12, synthesizer on tracks 8 and 10, Wurlitzer on track 10
*Noel "Toca" Rivera – backing vocals on tracks 3 and 6, tambourine on track 9, [[djembe]] on track 12
*[[Hesta Prynn|Julie "Hesta Prynn" Potash]] – backing vocals on track 5
*Carla Dekker  – backing vocals on track 5
*Geannie Meisenholder  – backing vocals on track 5
*Nicki Bateson  – backing vocals on track 5
*Shane Endsley – trumpet on tracks 10 and 12
*Scot Ray – [[trombone]] on track 10
*Ben Wendel – saxophone on track 10
*Guy Hilsman – [[Shaker (musical instrument)|shaker]] on track 12
*Jeff Juliano – mixing on all tracks, [[Audio engineering|engineering]] on all tracks
*Peter Harding – engineering assistance on all tracks
*Chris Keup – [[pre-production]] on all tracks, [[Arrangement|arrangement assistance]] on all tracks
*[[Ted Jensen]] – [[Audio mastering|mastering]] on all tracks

==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
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! scope="col"| Chart (2002–2003)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
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! scope="row"| Australian Albums ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite Ryan|page=196}}</ref>
| 61
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{{album chart|New Zealand|35|artist=Jason Mraz|album=Waiting For My Rocket To Come|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 6, 2020}}
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{{album chart|Billboard200|55|artist=Jason Mraz|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 6, 2020}}
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{{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|2|artist=Jason Mraz|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 6, 2020}}
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===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2003)
! scope="col"| Position
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! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2003/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2003|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=November 6, 2020}}</ref>
| 150
|}
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==Certifications==
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|artist=Jason Mraz|title=Waiting for My Rocket to Come|award=Platinum|relyear=2002|certyear=2005}}
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==References==
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[[Category:Jason Mraz albums]]
[[Category:2002 debut albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by John Alagía]]
[[Category:Elektra Records albums]]