Waiting for My Rocket to Come

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Waiting For My Rocket to Come
Studio album by Jason Mraz

Publication
(s)

2002

Label (s) Elektra

Genre (s)

Pop rock , alternative rock

Title (number)

12

running time

48:28

production

John Alagía

chronology
- Waiting For My Rocket to Come Mr. AZ
(2005)

Waiting for My Rocket to Come is the debut album by the American singer-songwriter and musician Jason Mraz .

background

The album was released on October 15, 2002 and gained widespread interest , especially through the catchy debut single The Remedy (I Won't Worry) . The third single You And I Both also brought in a significant number of radio plays in the United States and continued to make the album known. In May 2005 the album went platinum and landed at number 5 on the American Billboard 200. The guitar playing by Jason Mraz, which inspires listeners and critics alike, is striking. The first single -Auskopplung The Remedy (I Will not Worry) tells of a friend of Jason Mraz, who on cancer ill and how this experience changed his outlook on life. The line "I'm just a curbside prophet, with my hand in my pocket, and I'm waiting for my rocket to come" from the second single Curbside Prophet is interpreted by many as an allusion to masturbation . The album was awarded platinum status in the United States. Around 500,000 copies were sold worldwide.

Track list

  1. "You and I Both" (Jason Mraz) - 3:39
  2. "I'll Do Anything" (Jason Mraz, additional lyrics by Billy "Bushwalla" Galewood) - 3:11
  3. "The Remedy (I Won't Worry)" (Jason Mraz, Laury Christy, Scott Spock, Graham Edwards) - 4:16
  4. "Who Needs Shelter" (Jason Mraz, Chris Keup, additional lyrics by Eric Schermerhorn) - 3:12
  5. "Curbside Prophet" (Jason Mraz, additional lyrics by Billy "Bushwalla" Galewood, Christina Ruffalo) - 3:34
  6. "Sleep All Day" (Jason Mraz) - 4:56
  7. "Too Much Food" (Jason Mraz) - 3:41
  8. "Absolutely Zero" (Jason Mraz) - 5:39
  9. "On Love, In Sadness" (Jason Mraz, Jenny Keene) - 3:28
  10. "No Stopping Us" (Jason Mraz) - 3:18
  11. "The Boy's Gone" (Jason Mraz) - 4:15
  12. "Tonight, Not Again" (Jason Mraz, Jenny Keene) - 4:49

occupation

  • Jason Mraz - acoustic guitar, vocals, backing vocal
  • Toca Rivera - Djembé, tambourine, backing vocal
  • John Alagía - electric guitar, Hammond organ, tambourine, Wurlitzer
  • Michael Andrews - acoustic guitar, banjo, celesta, electric guitar, ukulele, mellotron, Hawaiian guitar
  • Greg Kurstin - Organ, Synthesizer, Piano, Electronic Piano, Clavinet, Fender Rhodes
  • Shane Endsley - Trumpet
  • Stewart Myers - electric bass
  • Julie "Hesta Prynn" Potash - backing vocal
  • Scot Ray - trombone
  • Brian Jones - drums

production

  • Producer: John Alagía
  • Sound engineer: Jeff Juliano
  • Mixing: John Alagía, Jeff Juliano
  • Mastering: Ted Jensen
  • A&R: Josh Deutsch
  • Tracking: John Alagía
  • Product manager: Dane Venable
  • Brass arrangement: Michael Andrews
  • Design: Robert Fisher
  • Photography: Alison Dyer
  • Stylist: Brandy St. John
  • Supporting songwriter: Chris Keup

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