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Vanessa Carlton

Vanessa Carlton grew up in Milford, Pennsylvania, where her mother, a classically trained pianist, introduced her to music. She signed with A&M Records in...

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Vanessa Carlton, piano and quiet stories

A songwriter who turned a piano ballad into a generation's soundtrack.

For the big hit, obviously 'A Thousand Miles.' For the artist she became, try 'Tall Tales For Spring' or 'Private Radio.'

Her song 'A Thousand Miles' became a kind of shorthand for a certain early-2000s feeling, heard everywhere from 'White Chicks' to 'The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.' But the work that followed, like 'Tall Tales For Spring' and 'Private Radio,' shows a quieter, more introspective side that's been there all along.

She signed with A&M in 1999 and released her debut 'Be Not Nobody' that same year. Since then, albums like 'Harmonium,' 'Rabbits on the Run,' and 'Love is an Art' have traced a path away from pop radio toward a more personal, piano-driven sound.

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Vanessa Carlton grew up in Milford, Pennsylvania, where her mother, a classically trained pianist, introduced her to music. She signed with A&M Records in 1999 and released her debut album "Be Not Nobody" that same year. Her second album, "Harmonium," came out in 2002 and included the single "A Thousand Miles," which became widely popular.

She has released several albums since then, including "Heroes & Thieves" in 2004, "Rabbits on the Run" in 2011, "Liberman" in 2015, and "Love is an Art" in 2020. Some of her songs, like "Tall Tales For Spring" and "Private Radio," reflect her piano-driven style and introspective lyrics.

Carlton has occasionally collaborated with other artists, such as John Mayer and Rufus Wainwright, and her music has appeared in film soundtracks like "White Chicks" and "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants." She typically performs with a band that includes musicians like Chris Kuffner on drums and Jonathan Partlow on bass.

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