Be Not Nobody

''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, and ''Variety'' magazine reported in July 2003 that it had sold 2.3 million worldwide. ''Billboard'' magazine placed Carlton at number twenty-one on its year-end "Top Pop Artists" list for 2002.

"A Thousand Miles" was released as the lead single from the album and reached the top five on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, number one in Australia and the top ten in the United Kingdom. ''Be Not Nobody'' was certified gold by the RIAA in June 2002, and platinum in October 2002. " Ordinary Day" charted inside the top forty on the US Hot 100. "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".

Track listing

All songs were written by Vanessa Carlton, except where noted.
# " Ordinary Day" – 3:57
# "Unsung" – 4:20
# "A Thousand Miles" – 3:57
# "Pretty Baby" – 4:08
# "Rinse" – 4:30
# "Sway" – 3:57
# "Paradise" – 4:50
# "Prince" – 4:10
# "Paint It Black" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 3:30
# "Wanted" – 3:55
# "Twilight" – 4:50
UK bonus track
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"Wanted" (Ripe Mix) – 3:55
Japanese bonus tracks
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"Twilight" (Live)
# "Wanted" (Ripe Mix) – 3:55

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic and album's liner notes.

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Musicians
* Vanessa Carlton – piano, vocals
* Abe Laboriel Jr. – drums
* John Goux – guitar, dulcimer, sitar
* Leland Sklar – bass guitar
* Ron Fair – vibraphone, organ, harmonica
* Alex Al – electric upright bass (8)
* Chuck Berghofer – upright bass (7)
* Luis Conte – percussion

Orchestra
* Endre Granat , Eun Mee Ahn, Jackie Brand, Charlie Bisharat , Becky Bunnell, Bruce Dukov, Franklyn D'Antonio, Mario de León, 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 – 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 – viola
* Bob Adcock, Larry Corbett, Steve Erdody, Suzie Katayama, Armen Ksadjikian, Tim Landauer, David Low, Cecilia Tsan – cello
* Nico Abandolo, Trey Henry, Mike Valerio – double bass
* Gayle Levant – harp
* Rose Corrigan, Cindy Ellis, Susan Greenberg, Dan Higgins , David Shostac, Sheridon Stokes, Larry Williams – woodwinds
* Emil Richards – vibraphone (11)
* Tommy Morgan – harmonica (11)
* Dan Greco — cymbalon (5)
* Bill Hughes – orchestra contractor

Technical personnel
* Vanessa Carlton – arranger, executive producer
* Ron Fair – production, arranger, executive producer, orchestral arrangements and conductor (1-10)
* Randy Kerber – orchestral arrangements and conductor (11)
* Tal Herzberg – engineer, digital editing
* Jack Joseph Puig – mixing (1-3, 5, 6, 8, 9)
* Michael C. Ross – engineer, mixing (7, 10, 11)
* Hugh Padgham – mixing (4)
* Bill Schnee – additional recording
* Erik Reichers, Bryan Cook, Jeff Rothschild, Jim Danis, Chris Wonzer, J.D. Andrew, Frank G, Brian Vibberts, Chris Steffen, Jay Goin – assistant engineers
* Eddy Schreyer – mastering
* Drew FitzGerald – art direction, additional illustration
* Kurt Iswarienko – photography
* Alan Silfen, Jim Wright – additional photography
* Stephanie Woolf – stylist

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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Vanessa Carlton albums
2002 debut albums
Albums produced by Ron Fair
A&M Records albums