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Room for Squares 2001

rock, alternative rock, soft rock, pop rock 54 min 14 tracks Aware Records

Room for Squares is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter and guitarist John Mayer, originally released on June 5, 2001, and re-released on September 18, 2001, by both Aware and Columbia Records. Upon its release, it peaked at number 8 on the US Billboard 200 and received generally positive reviews from critics. It earned Mayer a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for the single "Your Body Is a Wonderland".

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Character

Spare, classical in form, character-led and contemporary.

sparerichly built
classical in formformally daring
character-led

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What critics gave it

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AllMusic4/5 ★
Blender3/5 ★
The Boston Phoenix3/4 ★
Now4/5
Pitchfork7.8/10
Rolling Stone4/5 ★
The Rolling Stone Album Guide3.5/5 ★
Slant Magazine4/5 ★
Stylus MagazineB

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Tracks

1No Such Thing3:51
2Why Georgia4:29
3My Stupid Mouth3:45
4Your Body Is a Wonderland4:09
5Neon4:22
6City Love4:00
7834:50
83x54:50
9Love Song for No One3:21
10Back to You4:01
11Great Indoors3:36
12Not Myself3:40
13[untitled]0:00
14St. Patrick’s Day5:21

14 tracks, 54 minutes.

About the album

Artist: John Mayer
Label: Aware Records
Released: 2001
Type: Album
Format: CD
Country: US

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