What singer began his career as a songwriter and released an album in 2002?
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Side Tracks Side Tracks is a compilation album by Steve Earle. The album was released in 2002.
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Steve Earle Stephen Fain Earle ( ) (born January 17, 1955) is an American rock, country and folk singer-songwriter, record producer, author and actor. Earle began his career as a songwriter in Nashville and released his first EP in 1982.
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Whoa, Nelly! Whoa, Nelly! is the debut studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado. It was released in North America on October 24, 2000 by DreamWorks Records. It peaked at number twenty-four on the US "Billboard" 200 chart, and opened to critical acclaim. It produced three international singles: "I'm Like a Bird", "Turn Off the Light" and "...on the Radio (Remember the Days)". "Party's Just Begun (Again)" was a club-only single released exclusively in the US before the album's availability in stores, and it was included on the soundtrack of the 1999 film "Brokedown Palace". When "Party's Just Begun (Again)" was released, Furtado's label was unsure about the genre in which to market her. They eventually remixed "Party's Just Begun (Again)" and included it on this album as "Party". The DreamWorks label released "Trynna Finda Way" as the fourth single in Mexico and South America, and "Hey, Man!" as the fourth single in the UK and Germany. The album spent seventy-eight weeks on the "Billboard" 200. It hit double-platinum status in the US in January 2002.
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Victoria Beckham (album) Victoria Beckham (stylised as VB) is the self-titled debut and only album by British singer-songwriter, Victoria Beckham. It was released on 1 October 2001 by Virgin Records. Beckham was the last member of the Spice Girls to release a solo album. The album's lead single, "Not Such an Innocent Girl" was released on 17 September 2001. The second single, "A Mind of Its Own" was released on 11 February 2002. The album reached number ten in the United Kingdom and number twenty on the Australian Hitseekers Albums Chart.
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Songs in A Minor Songs in A Minor is the debut studio album by American recording artist Alicia Keys. It was released in the United States on June 5, 2001 by J Records. After graduating from high school, Keys signed with Columbia Records to begin her music career. She recorded an album in 1998 under the label, which they rejected. Her contract subsequently ended with Columbia after a dispute with the label, and Keys later signed with Clive Davis. An accomplished, classically trained pianist, Keys wrote, arranged and produced a majority of the album, including "Jane Doe", which is the only song on the album actually in the key of A minor.
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Underneath Your Clothes "Underneath Your Clothes" is a song by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira for her third studio album and English-language debut, "Laundry Service" (2001). The power ballad was the second English language single released from the album; being released in February 2002. It features lyrics by Shakira with music and production from Shakira and Lester Mendez. Lyrically, the song tells the story of the unconditional love that a woman has for her boyfriend, with lyrics about being worthy of somebody's love for being a good person and having maternal instincts.
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Nino (Greek singer) Nino Xypolitas (Greek: Στέφανος "Νίνο" Ξυπολητάς , ] ), known professionally as Nino, is a Greek singer. He rose to fame in 2003 after appearing as a contestant on the debut season of the television show Fame Story. He has since released five studio albums.
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Loneliness Knows My Name Loneliness Knows My Name is the full-length debut LP by singer-songwriter Patrick Park, released in 2003. Some of the songs have achieved popular status through their use on the television programme "The O.C.".
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S. J. Tucker S. J. Tucker (born February 22, 1980) is an Arkansas-born North American female singer-songwriter. Originally inspired by alternative folk rock artists like Joni Mitchell, Jeff Buckley and Ani DiFranco, Tucker – also called "Sooj" or "Skinny White Chick" – soon branched out to assume a more diverse identity. Like The Beatles – another cited influence – Tucker prefers an eclectic approach to songcraft. Since her debut album in 2004, Tucker’s work has integrated elements of electronica, filk, spoken word, world music and – with the troupe Fire & Strings – fire-spinning.
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Jason Mraz discography The discography of Jason Mraz, an American singer, consists of five studio albums, five live albums, one compilation album, one video album, fourteen extended plays, seventeen singles (including five as a featured artist), eight promotional singles and thirteen music videos. After various independent releases, Mraz signed to Elektra Records and released his debut studio album, "Waiting for My Rocket to Come", in October 2002. The album peaked at number 55 on the US "Billboard" 200 and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). "The Remedy (I Won't Worry)", the album's first single, peaked at number 15 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. "Waiting for My Rocket to Come" also spawned the singles "Curbside Prophet" and "You and I Both". In 2005, Mraz signed a new contract with Atlantic Records; he released his second studio album, "Mr. A–Z", in July. The album was a commercial success, peaking at number five on the "Billboard" 200. "Mr. A–Z" spawned the singles "Wordplay", "Did You Get My Message?" and "Geek in the Pink".
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Why I Love You (B2K song) "Why I Love You" is the third single from B2K their self-titled debut album and the song was released in May 2002 and it peaked at number 73 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and number 19 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. The song is also featured on the group's second album, "Pandemonium!".
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Alexia (album) Alexia is the fifth studio album by Italian singer Alexia released in 2002. The album was the first release in Italian. It gave boost to her career. The album was released in Italy on CD and cassette on 8 March 2002. It was certified gold by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry for domestic sales exceeding 50,000 units.
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Libre (Jennifer Peña album) Libre is the fifth studio album recorded by American-Mexican singer Jennifer Peña. It was released by Univision Records on June 11, 2002 (see 2002 in music), "Libre" debuted on "Billboard" Top Latin Albums Chart at #2 with a 17 track listing of which spawned several top ten hits including "Vamos al Mundial", which was selected by the U.S Hispanic network Univisión as the official song of the 2002 World Cup Soccer tournament. "Libre" also includes the #1 Hot Latin Track "El Dolor De Tu Presencia" which spent 8 weeks atop of the charts in the summer of 2002 along with "Entre el Delerio Y la Locura". Recorderd in Miami Beach, Florida and Glendale, California it was executive produced by José Behar and included production by Rudy Pérez, Kike Santander, Gustavo Santander, Enrique Elizondo, José Luis Arroyave and José Gaviria. "Libre" was a crossover album for Peña, who has spent the first phase of her career recording Tejano music. "Libre" re-introduced Jennifer has a pop singer with romantic ballads, dance songs that were far more mainstream than anything she had recorded before. "Libre" became one of the most successful Latin albums of 2002 selling over 500,000 units certified multi-Platinum by the RIAA. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award.
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Escapology (album) Escapology is the fifth studio album by English singer-songwriter Robbie Williams. It was released on 18 November 2002 through EMI Records.
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Acoustic Soul Acoustic Soul is the debut album by American soul/R&B singer India.Arie, released in 2001 (see 2001 in music). It was nominated for seven Grammy Awards in 2002, including "Album of the Year" and "Best R&B Album". Acoustic Soul was certified 2x Platinum by the RIAA for shipments of two million copies in the United States.
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Waiting for My Rocket to Come Waiting for My Rocket to Come is the first major-label album and fourth overall by the American singer-songwriter Jason Mraz, released on October 15, 2002, by Elektra Records. It was his only studio release on that label before he moved to Atlantic Records.
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Happy (Ashanti song) "Happy" is the second single by American R&B singer Ashanti from her debut album. Released on May 21, 2002 (see 2002 in music), it was written by Ashanti, Raymond Calhoun and producer Irv Gotti. The song contains a sample of Gap Band's "Outstanding," written by Calhoun.
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B2K (album) B2K is the eponymous debut album by B2K. It was released on March 12, 2002. The album debuted number 2 at on the "Billboard" 200 and number 1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart selling 109,000 copies in the first week.
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Born to Try "Born to Try" is a song by Australian recording artist and songwriter Delta Goodrem, written by Audius Mtawarira and produced by Ric Wake for her debut studio album "Innocent Eyes" (2003). The song was released as the first single off the studio album on 8 November 2002 by Epic Records and Daylight Records. It was later featured on her first Japanese compilation album "Innocent Eyes" (2006). The song was co-written by her while she was staying at her home in Sydney, Australia for the production of the studio album, as well as written and producing four other songs together. Though many of the public consider this as Goodrem's breakthrough single, it is not her debut single.
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Charmbracelet Charmbracelet is the ninth studio album by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey, released on December 3, 2002 through MonarC Entertainment and Island Records. The album was her first release since her breakdown following the release of her film "Glitter" (2001) and its accompanying soundtrack album, both of which were critical and commercial failures from the previous year. Critics described "Charmbracelet" as one of her most personal records, following 1997's "Butterfly", Throughout the project, Carey collaborated with several songwriters and producers, including Jermaine Dupri, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, 7 Aurelius and Dre & Vidal.
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I Gineka Tis Zois Sou I Gineka Tis Zois Sou is the debut album of popular Greek singer, Marianta Pieridi. It was released in Greece in June 2002 by Universal Music Greece.
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Alan Jackson Alan Eugene Jackson (born October 17, 1958) is an American singer and songwriter. He is known for blending traditional honky tonk and mainstream country sounds and penning many of his own songs. Jackson has recorded 16 studio albums, three greatest hits albums, two Christmas albums, two gospel albums and several compilations.