Studio Album · No. 4
Hopeless Romantic Songwriting Credits by Michelle Branch
Produced by Michelle Branch, Patrick Carney, Gus Seyffert · Engineered by Gus Seyffert, Marc Whitmore, Tchad Blake, Brian Lucey
Verve
Indie PopPop Rock
100%
Authorship
Holds writing credit on 14 of 14 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 14 / 14 documented
Who wrote the songs?
Scored across the 14 tracks with documented writers, by whether Michelle Branch carries a lyricist or composer credit.
14 trackswritten by Michelle Branch
0 tracksoutside writers
Michelle Branch's roles on this album
Share of the 14 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
Lyricist100%
Composer100%
Producer0%
Performer100%
By the Numbers
14
Tracks
16
Lyricists
2
Producers
5,000
Worldwide Copies Sold
2017
Released
Data Insight
Branch is credited on all fourteen tracks but alone on none of them, the only album in her catalogue where that is true. Carney and Seyffert are on nearly every song, with Amy Kuney and others filling out the lines. After a decade away, the record was made in a room full of collaborators rather than by the writer who used to arrive with the songs finished.
Hopeless Romantic is Michelle Branch's fourth album, released in April 2017 on Verve, fourteen years after Hotel Paper. Patrick Carney of the Black Keys produced it with Gus Seyffert, and Tchad Blake mixed most of it. It reached number 143 on the Billboard 200.
Track Listing & Credits 14 tracks
Written by the artist
Written by outside writers
| # | Title | Lyricist(s) | Composer(s) | Producer(s) | Performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Best You Ever
|
Michelle BranchPatrick CarneyGus SeyffertAmy KuneyHarlan Silverman | Michelle Jacquet BranchPatrick CarneyGus SeyffertAmy KuneyHarlan Silverman | Patrick CarneyGus Seyffert | Michelle Branch (Performer) |
| 2 |
You're Good
|
Michelle BranchPatrick CarneyAmy Kuney | Michelle Jacquet BranchPatrick CarneyAmy Kuney | Patrick CarneyGus Seyffert | Michelle Branch (Performer) |
| 3 |
Fault Line
|
Michelle BranchPatrick CarneyGus SeyffertMorgan KibbyDan Nigro | Michelle Jacquet BranchPatrick CarneyGus SeyffertMorgan KibbyDan Nigro | Patrick CarneyGus Seyffert | Michelle Branch (Performer) |
| 4 |
Heartbreak Now
|
Michelle BranchPatrick CarneyGus SeyffertAmy KuneyBleu | Michelle Jacquet BranchPatrick CarneyGus SeyffertAmy KuneyBleu | Patrick CarneyGus Seyffert | Michelle Branch (Performer) |
| 5 |
Hopeless Romantic
|
Michelle BranchPatrick CarneyGus SeyffertAmy KuneyHarlan Silverman | Michelle Jacquet BranchPatrick CarneyGus SeyffertAmy KuneyHarlan Silverman | Patrick CarneyGus Seyffert | Michelle Branch (Performer) |
| 6 |
Living a Lie
|
Michelle BranchPatrick CarneyGus Seyffert | Michelle Jacquet BranchPatrick CarneyGus Seyffert | Patrick CarneyGus Seyffert | Michelle Branch (Performer) |
| 7 |
Knock Yourself Out
|
Michelle BranchPatrick CarneyGus SeyffertJennifer DecilveoJacknife Lee | Michelle Jacquet BranchPatrick CarneyGus SeyffertJennifer DecilveoGarrett Lee | Patrick CarneyGus Seyffert | Michelle Branch (Performer) |
| 8 |
Temporary Feeling
|
Michelle BranchPatrick CarneyGus SeyffertAmy KuneyJennifer DecilveoBram Inscore | Michelle Jacquet BranchPatrick CarneyGus SeyffertAmy KuneyJennifer DecilveoBram Inscore | Patrick CarneyGus Seyffert | Michelle Branch (Performer) |
| 9 |
Carry Me Home
|
Michelle BranchPatrick CarneyGus SeyffertAmy KuneyBram Inscore | Michelle Jacquet BranchPatrick CarneyGus SeyffertAmy KuneyBram Inscore | Patrick CarneyGus Seyffert | Michelle Branch (Performer) |
| 10 |
Not a Love Song
|
Michelle BranchPatrick CarneyGus SeyffertAmy KuneyDrew Pearson | Michelle Jacquet BranchPatrick CarneyGus SeyffertAmy KuneyDrew Pearson | Patrick CarneyGus Seyffert | Michelle Branch (Performer) |
| 11 |
Last Night
|
Michelle BranchPatrick CarneyJohn Shanks | Michelle Jacquet BranchPatrick CarneyJohn Shanks | Patrick CarneyGus Seyffert | Michelle Branch (Performer) |
| 12 |
Bad Side
|
Michelle BranchPatrick CarneyGus SeyffertAmy KuneyDrew Pearson | Michelle Jacquet BranchPatrick CarneyGus SeyffertAmy KuneyDrew Pearson | Patrick CarneyGus Seyffert | Michelle Branch (Performer) |
| 13 |
Shadow
|
Michelle BranchPatrick CarneyGus SeyffertKeith JefferyMichael JefferyFrederik Thaae | Michelle Jacquet BranchPatrick CarneyGus SeyffertKeith JefferyMichael JefferyFrederik Thaae | Patrick CarneyGus Seyffert | Michelle Branch (Performer) |
| 14 |
City
|
Michelle BranchPatrick CarneyGus Seyffert | Michelle Jacquet BranchPatrick CarneyGus Seyffert | Patrick CarneyGus Seyffert | Michelle Branch (Performer) |
Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 18 contributors
PC
Patrick Carney
Writer · Producer
MB
Michelle Branch
Writer · Performer
MJ
Michelle Jacquet Branch
Writer
GS
Gus Seyffert
Writer · Producer
AK
Amy Kuney
Writer
BI
Bram Inscore
Writer
DP
Drew Pearson
Writer
HS
Harlan Silverman
Writer
JD
Jennifer Decilveo
Writer
B
Bleu
Writer
DN
Dan Nigro
Writer
FT
Frederik Thaae
Writer
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Frequently Asked Questions Hopeless Romantic
Did Michelle Branch write Hopeless Romantic?
She is credited on all fourteen tracks, always with co-writers. Patrick Carney and Gus Seyffert, who produced the album, appear on most of them.
Who produced it?
Patrick Carney of the Black Keys with Gus Seyffert. Tchad Blake mixed most of the record and Brian Lucey mastered it.
Why was there such a long gap before it?
Fourteen years passed between Hotel Paper and this album. Branch spent part of that in the Wreckers, released two EPs, and had a country album shelved by her label.
How did it chart?
It reached number 143 on the Billboard 200 and sold about 5,000 in the United States.
What is the single?
"Sooner or Later", which reached number 93 on the Billboard Hot 100, plus the title track and "Best You Ever".
How many tracks are on it?
Fourteen.