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| Released | August 14, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 1999–2001 | |||
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| Length | 42:26 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[5] |
| The Guardian | [6] |
| Q | [7] |
| Rolling Stone | no rating[8] |
| The Village Voice | C[9] |
The Spirit Room is the major-label debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Michelle Branch, released by the Maverick Recording Company and Warner Bros. Records in the United States on August 14, 2001.[10] The album was recorded at Sunset Sound, Henson Recording Studios and Ananda Studios in Hollywood, California and mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Marcussen Mastering in Los Angeles, California.
The album's title comes from the name of a bar in Jerome, Arizona, near Branch's hometown of Sedona.[11]
The album cover was shot in an industrial area across from an electrical substation in Los Angeles, California alongside the Los Angeles River facing north-west at the skyline during sunset.[12]
Branch decided to celebrate its anniversary by re-recording the album and pressing it on vinyl for the first time.[13] On September 10, 2021, Branch performed the album in its entirety during a special virtual concert. An afterparty and Q&A session followed.[14] It was released on October 15, 2021.
The Spirit Room debuted at number 28 on the US Billboard 200, selling 68,000 copies in its first week.[15] Although, it had commercial success in the US, the album spent a total of 86 weeks on the US Billboard 200 chart, making it Branch's longest charting album in the US.[16] As of July 2003, the album has sold 1.8 million copies in the US.[17] On August 19, 2011, the album was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of over two million copies in the United States.[18]The Spirit Room has sold 3 million copies worldwide, making it Branch's best selling album to date.[19]
In Canada, although the album did not appear on the chart the album was certified gold, selling 50,000 copies in October 2003.[20] In Australia, it was also certified gold with shipments of 35,000.[21]
All tracks are written by Michelle Branch, with additional co-writers as noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Everywhere" | 3:36 | |
| 2. | "You Get Me" |
| 3:53 |
| 3. | "All You Wanted" | 3:38 | |
| 4. | "You Set Me Free" |
| 3:11 |
| 5. | "Something to Sleep To" |
| 4:15 |
| 6. | "Here with Me" |
| 3:26 |
| 7. | "Sweet Misery" | 3:43 | |
| 8. | "If Only She Knew" | 4:19 | |
| 9. | "I'd Rather Be in Love" | 3:55 | |
| 10. | "Goodbye to You" | 4:12 | |
| 11. | "Drop in the Ocean" |
| 4:19 |
| Total length: | 42:26 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Life on Mars?" | David Bowie | 3:42 |
| 13. | "Goodbye to You" (unplugged) | 4:10 | |
| 14. | "All You Wanted" (unplugged) | 3:34 | |
| 15. | "Everywhere" (acoustic) |
| 3:34 |
| 16. | "Goodbye to You" (music video) | 3:56 | |
| 17. | "All You Wanted" (music video) | 3:40 | |
| 18. | "Everywhere" (music video) | 3:33 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Paper Pieces" | 3:38 | |
| 13. | "Everywhere" (alternate version) |
| 4:26 |
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[37] | Gold | 35,000^ |
| Canada (Music Canada)[38] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| Japan (RIAJ)[39] | Platinum | 200,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[40] | Silver | 60,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[18] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
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