''Waiting for My Rocket to Come'' is the debut studio album by the American singer-songwriter

Jason Mraz Jason Thomas Mraz (; born June 23, 1977) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence with the release of his debut studio album, ''Waiting for My Rocket to Come'' (2002), which spawned the single " The Remedy (I Won't ...

, released on October 15, 2002, by

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. It was his only studio release on that label before he moved to

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. By December 2003, the album had sold 500,000 copies, prompting ''

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'' to dub Mraz "The winner of 2003’s sensitive singer-songwriter sweepstakes". The album's commercial success occurred partly because of its successful

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single "

The Remedy (I Won't Worry) "The Remedy (I Won't Worry)" is the debut single of American singer-songwriter Jason Mraz from his debut album, ''Waiting for My Rocket to Come'' (2002). Written by Mraz and production team the Matrix (Lauren Christy, Scott Spock, and Graham Edw ...

", as well as Mraz's energetic live performances and extensive self-promotion. Mraz said the title was an optimistic title, reflecting the process of playing music while simultaneously preparing for success while waiting for success to arrive.

Track listing

Personnel

– lead vocals on all tracks, acoustic guitar on all tracks, backing vocals on tracks 3 and 6 ;Additional personnel *

John Alagía John Alagía is an American record producer, composer, mixer and co-founder of Drive Music. Alagia has worked with artists including Lukas Nelson, Paul Simon, Herbie Hancock, Dave Matthews, John Mayer, Jason Mraz, Serena Ryder, Brett Dennen, Ra ...

–

Hammond organ The Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond and John M. Hanert and first manufactured in 1935. Multiple models have been produced, most of which use sliding drawbars to vary sounds. Until 1975, Hammond organs generated s ...

on tracks 1, 2, 6, 8 and 12, electric guitar on track 3,

tambourine The tambourine is a musical instrument in the percussion family consisting of a frame, often of wood or plastic, with pairs of small metal jingles, called "zills". Classically the term tambourine denotes an instrument with a drumhead, though ...

on tracks 1, 2, 3, 6 and 12,

shaker Shaker or Shakers may refer to: Religious groups * Shakers, a historically significant Christian sect * Indian Shakers, a smaller Christian denomination Objects and instruments * Shaker (musical instrument), an indirect struck idiophone * Cock ...

on tracks 1, 3 and 6,

Wurlitzer The Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, usually referred to as simply Wurlitzer, is an American company started in Cincinnati in 1853 by German immigrant (Franz) Rudolph Wurlitzer. The company initially imported stringed, woodwind and brass instruments ...

on tracks 3 and 6, Record producer on all tracks, mixing on all tracks *Brian Jones – drums on all tracks *Stewart Myers – bass guitar on all tracks *Michael Andrews – electric guitar on tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 12, acoustic guitar on track 3,

slide guitar Slide guitar is a technique for playing the guitar that is often used in blues music. It involves playing a guitar while holding a hard object (a slide) against the strings, creating the opportunity for glissando effects and deep vibratos tha ...

on tracks 1 and 5,

lap steel guitar The lap steel guitar, also known as a Hawaiian guitar, is a type of steel guitar without pedals that is typically played with the instrument in a horizontal position across the performer's lap. Unlike the usual manner of playing a traditional ...

on tracks 6, 7, 8 and 9,

banjo The banjo is a stringed instrument with a thin membrane stretched over a frame or cavity to form a resonator. The membrane is typically circular, and usually made of plastic, or occasionally animal skin. Early forms of the instrument were fashi ...

on track 5,

celesta The celesta or celeste , also called a bell-piano, is a struck idiophone operated by a keyboard. It looks similar to an upright piano (four- or five-octave), albeit with smaller keys and a much smaller cabinet, or a large wooden music box ( ...

on track 4,

ukulele The ukulele ( ; from haw, ukulele , approximately ), also called Uke, is a member of the lute family of instruments of Portuguese origin and popularized in Hawaii. It generally employs four nylon strings. The tone and volume of the instrumen ...

on tracks 4, 6 and 9,

mellotron The Mellotron is an electro-mechanical musical instrument developed in Birmingham, England, in 1963. It is played by pressing its keys, each of which pushes a length of magnetic tape against a capstan, which pulls it across a playback head. A ...

on track 4, horn arrangement on track 10 *

Greg Kurstin Gregory Allen Kurstin (born May 14, 1969) is an American record producer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter. He has won nine Grammy Awards, including Producer of the Year, Non-Classical in 2017 and 2018, and written and produced four songs t ...

– organ on tracks 2, 3, 7, 9 and 11,

clavinet The Clavinet is an electrically amplified clavichord invented by Ernst Zacharias and manufactured by the Hohner company of Trossingen, West Germany, from 1964 to 1982. The instrument produces sounds by a rubber pad striking a point on a tension ...

on tracks 2, 7 and 10, synthesizer on tracks 3 and 12,

electric piano An electric piano is a musical instrument which produces sounds when a performer presses the keys of a piano-style musical keyboard. Pressing keys causes mechanical hammers to strike metal strings, metal reeds or wire tines, leading to vibrations ...

on tracks 3 and 6,

Rhodes piano The Rhodes piano (also known as the Fender Rhodes piano) is an electric piano invented by Harold Rhodes, which became popular in the 1970s. Like a conventional piano, the Rhodes generates sound with keys and hammers, but instead of strings, t ...

on track 10 *Alex McCallum – electric guitar on tracks 2, 9, 10 and 11, acoustic guitar on track 4, ebo on tracks 4, 8 and 12, synthesizer on tracks 8 and 10, Wurlitzer on track 10 * Noel "Toca" Rivera – backing vocals on tracks 3 and 6, tambourine on track 9,

djembe A djembe or jembe ( ; from Maninka language, Malinke ''jembe'' , N'Ko script, N'Ko: ) is a rope-tuned skin-covered goblet drum played with bare hands, originally from West Africa. According to the Bambara people in Mali, the name of the djembe ...

on track 12 * Julie "Hesta Prynn" Potash – backing vocals on track 5 *Carla Dekker – backing vocals on track 5 *Geannie Meisenholder – backing vocals on track 5 *Nicki Bateson – backing vocals on track 5 *Shane Endsley – trumpet on tracks 10 and 12 *Scot Ray –

trombone The trombone (german: Posaune, Italian, French: ''trombone'') is a musical instrument in the Brass instrument, brass family. As with all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player's vibrating lips cause the Standing wave, air column ...

on track 10 *Ben Wendel – saxophone on track 10 *Guy Hilsman –

on track 12 *Jeff Juliano – mixing on all tracks,

engineering Engineering is the use of scientific method, scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad rang ...

on all tracks *Peter Harding – engineering assistance on all tracks *Chris Keup –

pre-production Pre-production is the process of planning some of the elements involved in a film, television show, play, or other performance, as distinct from production and post-production. Pre-production ends when the planning ends and the content starts ...

on all tracks, arrangement assistance on all tracks *

Ted Jensen Ted Jensen (born September 19, 1954) is an American mastering engineer, known for having mastered many recordings, including the Eagles' ''Hotel California'', Green Day's '' American Idiot'' and Norah Jones' ''Come Away with Me''. Biography Ted ...

– mastering on all tracks

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{Authority control Jason Mraz albums 2002 debut albums Albums produced by John Alagía Elektra Records albums