Be Not Nobody

Artist: Vanessa Carlton
Label: A&M
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 606949330729
EAN: 0606949330729
ASIN: B0000646TK

Release Date: 2002-04-30

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Tracks:

A Thousand Miles
Unsung
Rinse
Ordinary Day
Twilight
Say You Would
Pretty Baby
Paint It Black
Paradise
Prince
Wanted

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Customer Reviews:

young and very talented.......2007-03-27

I usually buy music based on one artist's song. In this case, the song was 1000 Miles. I liked it the first time I heard it and my interest was rekindled when it was used in the movie 'White Chicks'.
After purchasing it and listening through it a time or two, I focused on each song as it played. The second song that has trumped 1000 Miles thus far is 'Paradise'. I've always appreciated an artist who uses a full orchestra and Vanessa is no exception. The piano and strings played in the first few seconds immediately grabbed my attention. Then came this innocent voice that quickly grew into a young woman in total control of a very compelling song. As a person quite a few years older than Vanessa, I feel hauntingly seduced by the maturity and control of this young womans voice.

First off the track listing is wrong on amazon..........2007-02-17

So I decided to post that. Here it is:

1. Ordinary Day
2. Unsung
3. A Thousand Miles
4. Pretty Baby
5. Rinse
6. Sway
7. Paradise
8. Prince
9. Paint It Black
10. Wanted
11. Twilight

Okay, now on to the review.

This CD is pretty good I must admit. While at times Vanessa can come off as whiny, all of these songs (minus maybe two of them) sound so different it keeps you interested. Vanessa isn't the strongest lyricist but her words do the trick.

Highlights: Ordinary Day, Prince, Paint It Black and definitely Twilight which is probably the best track here. A Thousand Miles is good too but it isn't my favorite anymore.

Lastly, I would like to say although this release is close to stellar, her follow up (which flopped) Harmonium, is the better CD. I do recommend it over this one because of songs like Who's To Say, Afterglow, Private Radio, Half A Week Before Winter and She Floats. Certainly great songs.

But all in all, I believe that if you like pop music that isn't too poppy then you should get this CD. ^_^

Bad Recording Quality.......2006-12-14

This disc has great songs on it, but they are recorded in a very poor manner. You can actually hear the microphone input clip on parts of certain songs. This is solely the fault of the recording engineer. In other parts you begin to wonder if the other instruments are the feature and not Vanessa.

If you are listening to this CD on a boombox or some HTIB system, you may not ba able to hear what I hear (I have Classe front end components pushing B&W 802D speakers.) When I purchase a CD I expect recording quality better than what I can do in my basement!

Great listen.......2006-10-26

I've heard Vanessa Carlton's "A Thousand Miles" on the radio but it wasn't until her second album released that had really begun listening to her music.I purchased Harmonium and was amazed at the lyrics of her songs and how she made the piano a subtle yet essential part of her songs.

Soon after purchasing Harmonium,I purchased Be Not Nobody.I had perceived the obvious growth in her lyrics and the topics sung compared to Harmonium,but her powerful lyrics and piano-playing had obviously been carried over from her excellent debut album.

My favorites include "Ordinary Day," "Rinse," "Paradise," and "Twilight." I do admit that some songs are harder to listen to than others,but you will always stuble on a song or songs like that on any album...I would think.

The album features some of the most mysterious lyrics that seem indecipherable at first,yet when you really listen,you perceive a song's simplicity and its message.

I'd recommend this album to anyone who has casually heard her songs on the radio and liked it.If you like that,you'll love what the entire album has to offer.

4 1/2 stars. This album is great! .......2006-08-14

I had had Vanessa's Carlton Be not nobody for a little more than a year , and at first I really didn't care for it . It was too classical for me. Then I started forcing myself to listen to it and found it to be pretty good! I love all the songs on here. And Vanessa has such a powerful voice, you can't help but fall in love with this cd. Anyways the best songs on here are :
Ordinary Day, Unsung,Thousand Miles, Pretty Baby, Rinse ,Prince, Wanted , Twlight and then my #1 fave is Paint it black. I know she is not the orginal singer of that song , but she has outstanding vocals on Paint it black.
Really good cd. You need it I am telling You.

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