About
Vanessa Lee Carlton is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. Her debut album, Be Not Nobody (2002), released by A&M Records, received a platinum certification in the United States, and her debut single “A Thousand Miles” spent 41 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 and earned three Grammy nominations. The album also spawned the singles “Ordinary Day” and “Pretty Baby”. Her next album, Harmonium (2004) debuted at number 33 on the Billboard 200. The album marked a stalwart divergence from pressure from record label executives who wanted to influence the recording. After departing from A&M in 2005, Carlton released Heroes & Thieves in 2007. Despite minimal chart success, the album was a critical success, receiving praise from Metacritic, AllMusic, PopMatters, and USA Today.
Albums/Songs:
- 2002-11-11: House of Blues, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Piano Songs
- Rabbits on the Run
- Best of Vanessa Carlton
- Liberman
- Love Is an Art
- Harmonium
- Liberman Live
- Be Not Nobody
- Heroes & Thieves
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