Vanessa Carlton

Artist Image: Vanessa Carlton
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Biography

Vanessa Lee Carlton (born August 16, 1980 in Milford, Pennsylvania) is an American pop and rock singer, songwriter and pianist best known for her hit song “A Thousand Miles”, the first single from her platinum-selling debut album Be Not Nobody (2002). Vanessa’s fourth studio album, “Rabbits On The Run” was released on July 26th, 2011. Speaking with Songfacts about the lead single Carousel in a 2011 interview, Carlton explained that she wrote the song in a dream where the “da na na na na” tune was floating around. Official website: http://www.vanessacarlton.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/vanessacarlton Twitter: http://twitter.com/vanessacarlton Three Grammy nominations, three studio albums, and a collection of hit songs has been the result of a fruitful career thus far for Vanessa Carlton, who first exploded onto the scene in 2002 with her stunning debut Be Not Nobody, and world-wide hit single “A Thousand Miles.” Vanessa Carlton first began playing the piano as a toddler, continuing on an artistic road with her attendance at the School of American Ballet in New York, a path she would eventually abandon in favor of songwriting. She re-embraced the piano and began performing in bars and clubs across Manhattan. While studying at Columbia University, Carlton was signed to Interscope Records, but made her formal debut on A&M under veteran producer Ron Fair.

Details

Item Name Item Details
Year Formed 2000
Number of Albums 26
Record Label Dine Alone Records
Website
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Genres

Pop Pop Rock Rock

Trivia

What was Vanessa Carlton's debut single?

A Thousand Miles

...s an overnight wonder who rose to great fame with her debut single A Thousand Miles before bringing out her smash hit debut album Be Not Nobody which ...
How many Billboard 200 albums did her album peak at?

5

...ebut album Be Not Nobody was released a few months later, it peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. However, she could not repeat the succ...
What year was Carlton born?

1980

...(born August 16, 1980 ) is an American singersongwriter and pianist. Upon completion of her education at the School of American Ballet, Carlton chose t...
How many months after recording a demo with Peter Zizzo did she sign a contract?

Three

..., performing in New York City bars and clubs while attending university. Three months after recording a demo with producer Peter Zizzo, she signed wit...
What was the name of her debut album?

Be Not Nobody

...ched the top five on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2002. Her debut album, Be Not Nobody , followed and received a platinum certification in the United State...
What was Carlton's fourth album called?

Rabbits on the Run

...the commercial success of the first. She produced a fourth album, Rabbits on the Run (2011), independently before seeking a record label to release it...
When did Carlton release her holiday EP Hear the Bells?

November 2012

...o release it. Carlton released a holiday EP titled Hear the Bells in November 2012 , and released her fifth studio album, Liberman, on October 23, 2015...
How many children were there in Carlton's life?

three

...ldhood and youth Carlton was born in Milford, Pennsylvania, the first of three children of Edmund Ed Carlton, a pilot, and Heidi Lee, a pianist and sc...
In what year was A Thousand Miles released?

2002

...ic A Thousand Miles, gave the singersongwriter a careerdefining smash in 2002 , becoming such a big hit that it threatened to overshadow the rest of he...
In what decade did Carlton gradually drift away from mainstream music?

2000s

... she gradually drifted away from mainstream music over the course of the 2000s , trading lush surroundings for spare, artful settings. The transition b...
In what year did the transition begin?

2011

...ng lush surroundings for spare, artful settings. The transition began on 2011 's Rabbits on the Run and crystallized on Liberman, a 2015 indie album. R...
What was the name of the indie album released in 2015?

Liberman

... The transition began on 2011's Rabbits on the Run and crystallized on Liberman , a 2015 indie album. Raised in Milford, a tiny town in eastern Pennsyl...
Where was she accepted into?

School of American Ballet

...n eightyearold. Several years later, she was accepted into the School of American Ballet in New York. Despite being one of the best dancers in her cla...
Where did she continue to work on her songwriting?

Columbia University

...e time to graduate, she halted her dancing career and enrolled at Columbia University instead, where she continued to work on her songwriting. Carlton...
How long did she wait tables in Lower Manhattan?

two years

...instead, where she continued to work on her songwriting. Carlton spent two years waiting tables in Lower Manhattan, living in Hell's Kitchen, and play...
What record label did she sign with?

A&M Records

...ing. Carlton spent two years waiting tables in Lower Manhattan, living in Hell's Kitchen, and playing openmike events before signing with A&M Records ....
When was Vanessa Carlton born?

August 16, 1980

...Edit Overview (3) Mini Bio (1) Vanessa Carlton was born on August 16, 1980 , the first of two children (she has a sister and a brother) born to Ed and ...
What was Vanessa's mother's profession?

piano teacher

...and Heidi Carlton. Raised in Milford, Pennsylvania, her mother was a piano teacher , and exposed Vanessa to classical music from a young age. By age tw...
Where was Vanessa raised?

Milford, Pennsylvania

... a sister and a brother) born to Ed and Heidi Carlton. Raised in Milford, Pennsylvania , her mother was a piano teacher, and exposed Vanessa to classic...
What was Vanessa exposed to from a young age?

classical music

...ennsylvania, her mother was a piano teacher, and exposed Vanessa to classical music from a young age. By age two, she began playing the piano, and at ...
What did Vanessa become obsessed with at age 9?

ballet

...age two, she began playing the piano, and at age 9 became obsessed with ballet . She joined the School of American Ballet at age 14, living in a dorm a...
Where did Hannah live after graduating?

Hell's Kitchen

...ng her blossoming songwriting skills. Upon graduation, she moved to Hell's Kitchen , where she waitressed five nights a week and performed at local clu...
How many nights a week did Hannah waitress in Hell's Kitchen?

five

...ills. Upon graduation, she moved to Hell's Kitchen, where she waitressed five nights a week and performed at local clubs on open mic nights, honing he...
When was she signed to A&M Records?

2001

...recording demos on a fourtrack machine, and was signed to A&M Records in 2001 . Her first video, for the song A Thousand Miles, was released even as sh...
When does Carlton plan to enroll full time in Columbia University?

fall of 2003

...our, and then plans to enroll in Columbia University fulltime in the fall of 2003 . Carlton maintains she'll have no problem juggling a music career wi...
A Thousand Miles reached the top five on what chart in 2002?

Billboard Hot 100

...r. Her debut single, A Thousand Miles, reached the top five on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2002. Her debut album, Be Not Nobody, followed and received pl...
How many younger siblings does Carlton have?

two

...nnsylvania to Ed Carlton, a pilot, and Heidi, a pianist and school music teacher. She has two younger siblings, a sister, Gwen, and a brother, Edmund....
What is the name of her sister?

Gwen

...nnsylvania to Ed Carlton, a pilot, and Heidi, a pianist and school music teacher. She has two younger siblings, a sister, Gwen , and a brother, Edmund....
What is her brother's name?

Edmund

...nnsylvania to Ed Carlton, a pilot, and Heidi, a pianist and school music teacher. She has two younger siblings, a sister, Gwen, and a brother, Edmund ....
What is the name of the American singer-songwriter and pianist?

Vanessa Lee Carlton

... Vanessa Lee Carlton (born August 16, 1980) is an American singersongwriter and pianist. Upon completion of her education at the School of American Bal...
How long after she recorded a demo with producer Peter Zizzo did she sign with A&M Records?

Three months

... performing in New York City bars and clubs while attending college. Three months after recording a demo with producer Peter Zizzo, she signed with A&...
Where was Vanessa Carlton born and raised?

Mitford, Pennsylvania

...nded Columbia University. Vanessa Carlton was born and raised in Mitford, Pennsylvania , along with her younger sister, Gwen. Her father, Ed, was a pil...
What instrument did Vanessa's father play?

fiddle

...th her younger sister, Gwen. Her father, Ed, was a pilot and played the fiddle . Her mother, Heidi, was a teacher and taught piano lessons from her hom...
Where did Vanessa attend school of American Ballet?

New York City

...Education: Attended School of American Ballet, New York City ; attended Columbia University. Vanessa Carlton was born and raised in Mitford, Pennsylvan...
What genre of music did her mother prefer?

classical

...rge selection of music to listen to. Her mother preferred the sound of classical music, including Mozart and Debussy. Her father enjoyed classic rock ...
Which band did her father enjoy?

Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin

...and Debussy. Her father enjoyed classic rock music, including Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin . In her early teens she was recognized for her skill at ball...
What is Vanessa's sixth album called?

Love Is An Art

...Vanessa's sixth studio album, Love Is An Art , releases on March 27th, 2020 through Dine Alone Records. It marks her first release since signing with D...
When will Love Is An Art be released?

March 27th, 2020

...Vanessa's sixth studio album, Love Is An Art, releases on March 27th, 2020 through Dine Alone Records. It marks her first release since signing with D...
What record label did Vanessa sign with?

Interscope Records

...tan. While studying at Columbia University, Carlton was signed to Interscope Records , but made her formal debut on A&M under veteran producer Ron Fair...
What instrument did Carlton abandon in favor of?

songwriting

...n Ballet in New York, a path she would eventually abandon in favor of songwriting . She reembraced the piano and began performing in bars and clubs acr...
Who produced Carlton's debut album on A&M?

Ron Fair

...scope Records, but made her formal debut on A&M under veteran producer Ron Fair . Carlton went on to earn 2003 Grammy nominations for Record of the Yea...
What was the name of the single from Harmonium?

White Houses

... Taiwan. Her second album Harmonium (2004), which yielded the single White Houses , continued to inspire an increasingly loyal global fan base and garn...
Which album produced the single White Houses?

Harmonium

...erritories, such as Hong Kong, Indonesia, and Taiwan. Her second album Harmonium (2004), which yielded the single White Houses, continued to inspire a...
What is the title of the song that pays homage to the area of Manhattan where most of its songs were written?

Nolita Fairytale

...ten, the first single off of the 2007 record, appropriately dubbed Nolita Fairytale , is a syncopated, upbeat piece that paints a dramatic musical land...
What book inspired Carlton?

The Art of Loving

... Nashvillebased Carlton, who was inspired in part by the 1956 book The Art of Loving by philosopher Erich Fromm, and by stories and struggles both in ...
What color palette does Love Is An Art read and sound?

red

...llyacclaimed 2015 album Liberman, which Carlton describes as having a calming, almost meditative palette, Love Is An Art reads, and sounds, red . Huge....