Vanessa Carlton

Vanessa Carlton is an American singer-songwriter and musician. 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 platinum certification in the United States. Her subsequent albums, Harmonium and Heroes & Thieves, failed to exceed the commercial success of the first. She produced a fourth album, Rabbits on the Run independently before sourcing for a record label to release it.

"A Thousand Miles" became a hit, peaking inside the top five on the Billboard Hot 100 and went on to become the sixth-most-played song of the year, as well as garnering Grammy Award nominations for "Record of the Year", "Song of the Year", and "Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)". Be Not Nobody was subsequently released in April 2002 and debuted at number five on the Billboard 200 albums chart. It went on to sell more than two million copies worldwide. Two more singles, "Ordinary Day" and "Pretty Baby" were released. Carlton began touring in support of her debut album, opening for the Goo Goo Dolls and Third Eye Blind, before headlining her own tour at the end of 2002.

Carlton had collaborated with other artists before the release of her second album. She provided the descant vocals for the Counting Crows song "Big Yellow Taxi".

Carlton's second album, Harmonium was released in November 2004. Harmonium debuted at number 33 on the Billboard 200 before descending quickly. A single, "White Houses", released to radio in late-August 2004, peaking at number 86 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. MTV censored and later banned the single's music video because of a controversial lyric in the song that refers to sexual intercourse. The second single, "Who's to Say", was issued following the surprise success of "White Houses" and became another hit, peaking at number six in the U.S. Other singles include "Private Radio" and "Afterglow".

Heroes & Thieves was released in 2007 and debuted at number 44 on the U.S. Billboard 200. "Nolita Fairytale" was the first single and peaked at number 26. The single "Hands on Me" reached number nine. She contributed a stripped version of the song "More Than This" to Songs for Tibet, in support of Tibet to underline its human rights situation.

Carlton's fourth studio album, Rabbits on the Run was released in July 2011. The first single, "Carousel" was released. In November 2011, a holiday EP entitled Hear The Bells was released. The EP is consisted of four tracks, two of which are acoustic versions of Carlton's songs Hear The Bells and A Thousand Miles.