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After making a small buzz with the Inside Wants Out EP, John Mayer hired veteran producer John Alagía (known for his work with the Dave Matthews Band) to beef up his full-length debut with commercial polish. Released in September 2001, Room for Squares proved to be a well-timed album, quietly heralding the end of teen pop's glory days with clever wordplay, savvy chord progressions, and mature songwriting. Songs like "No Such Thing" and "Neon" mixed jazz chords with digestible choruses, fashioning a sort of brainy, college-educated pop hybrid that appealed to discerning listeners and mainstream fans alike. Of course, it didn't hurt that Mayer also loaded the album with more straightforward numbers -- particularly "Your Body Is a Wonderland," a bubbling piece of bedroom pop that helped expand his female audience. Mayer's soon-to-be famous guitar solos and bluesy, Stevie Ray Vaughan-styled riffs were sorely absent from the mix, though, as he limited the bulk of his fretwork to the acoustic guitar. It would take a jam-friendly concert album -- 2003's Any Given Thursday -- to introduce the full range of Mayer's axeman skills to the public, but Room for Squares still provides a nice introduction to his catalog, highlighting his blend of collegiate pop/rock and sensitive acoustics while only hinting at the genre-hopping chameleon he'd later become.
© Andrew Leahey /TiVo
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Scott Hull, Mastering Engineer - Jack Joseph Puig, Mixing Engineer - John Mayer, Vocal - John Mayer, Composer - John Mayer, Guitar - John Mayer, Lyricist - John Mayer, Synthesizer - John Mayer, Performer - Jeff Juliano, Engineer - Nir Z, Drums - John Alagia, Producer - John Alagia, Engineer - John Alagia, Percussion - John Mark Painter, Arranger - Clay Cook, Composer - Clay Cook, Lyricist - Greg Di Gesu, 2nd Engineer - Dave Labruyere, Bass
(P) 2001 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Scott Hull, Mastering Engineer - Adel Hinawi, 2nd Engineer - Cyrille Tailander, 2nd Engineer - John Mayer, Vocal - John Mayer, Composer - John Mayer, Guitar - John Mayer, Lyricist - John Mayer, Performer - Jeff Juliano, Engineer - Nir Z, Drums - John Alagia, Producer - John Alagia, Engineer - John Alagia, Mixing Engineer - Brandon Bush, Keyboards - Greg Di Gesu, 2nd Engineer - Dave Labruyere, Bass
(P) 2001 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Scott Hull, Mastering Engineer - Cyrille Taillander, 2nd Engineer - Adel Hinawi, 2nd Engineer - Jack Joseph Puig, Mixing Engineer - Cyrille Tailander, 2nd Engineer - John Mayer, Vocal - John Mayer, Composer - John Mayer, Guitar - John Mayer, Lyricist - John Mayer, Performer - Jeff Juliano, Engineer - Nir Z, Drums - John Alagia, Producer - John Alagia, Percussion - John Alagia, Mixing Engineer - John Mark Painter, Arranger - Greg Di Gesu, 2nd Engineer - Dave Labruyere, Bass
(P) 2001 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Nir Z, Drums - Dave Labruyere, Bass - Chris Fischer, Congas - Scott Hull, Mastering Engineer - Greg Di Gesu, 2nd Engineer - Jeff Juliano, Engineer - John Mayer, Vocal - John Mayer, Composer - John Mayer, Guitar - John Mayer, Lyricist - John Mayer, Vibraphone - John Mayer, Piano - John Mayer, Synthesizer - John Mayer, Performer - John Alagia, Producer - John Alagia, Engineer - John Alagia, Percussion
(P) 2001 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Nir Z, Drums - Nir Z, Loops - Dave Labruyere, Bass - Clay Cook, Composer - Clay Cook, Background Vocal - Clay Cook, Lyricist - Greg Di Gesu, 2nd Engineer - John Mayer, Vocal - John Mayer, Composer - John Mayer, Guitar - John Mayer, Lyricist - John Mayer, Performer - John Alagia, Producer - John Alagia, Engineer - John Alagia, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2001 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Scott Hull, Mastering Engineer - Carol Rabinowitz, Acoustic Cello - David Angell, Violin - John Mayer, Vocal - John Mayer, Composer - John Mayer, Guitar - John Mayer, Lyricist - John Mayer, Performer - John Catchings, Acoustic Cello - Nir Z, Drums - John Alagia, Producer - John Alagia, Engineer - John Alagia, Mixing Engineer - John Mark Painter, Arranger - David Davidson, Violin - Kristin Wilkinson, Viola - Dave Labruyere, Bass - Greg Di Gesu, 2nd Engineer
(P) 2001 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Nir Z, Drums - John Mark Painter, Arranger - Dave Labruyere, Bass - Greg Di Gesu, 2nd Engineer - Jeff Juliano, Engineer - Jack Joseph Puig, Mixing Engineer - John Mayer, Guitar - John Mayer, Composer - John Mayer, Lyricist - John Mayer, Synthesizer - John Mayer, Performer - John Alagia, Producer - John Alagia, Engineer
(P) 2001 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Jerry Marotta, Drums - Scott Hull, Mastering Engineer - Adel Hinawi, 2nd Engineer - Jack Joseph Puig, Mixing Engineer - Cyrille Taillander, 2nd Engineer - John Mayer, Vocal - John Mayer, Composer - John Mayer, Guitar - John Mayer, Lyricist - John Mayer, Piano - John Mayer, Performer - John Alagia, Producer - John Alagia, Engineer - John Alagia, Percussion - John Mark Painter, Arranger - Dave Labruyere, Bass
(P) 2001 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Scott Hull, Mastering Engineer - Adel Hinawi, 2nd Engineer - Jack Joseph Puig, Mixing Engineer - Doug Derryberry, Background Vocal - Cyrille Tailander, 2nd Engineer - John Mayer, Vocal - John Mayer, Composer - John Mayer, Lyricist - John Mayer, Guitar - John Mayer, Performer - Jeff Juliano, Engineer - Nir Z, Drums - John Alagia, Producer - John Alagia, Engineer - John Alagia, Guitar - Clay Cook, Composer - Clay Cook, Background Vocal - Clay Cook, Lyricist - Dave Labruyere, Bass - Greg Di Gesu, 2nd Engineer
(P) 2001 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Nir Z, Drums - Dave Labruyere, Bass - Scott Hull, Mastering Engineer - Greg Di Gesu, 2nd Engineer - Jack Joseph Puig, Mixing Engineer - John Mayer, Vocal - John Mayer, Composer - John Mayer, Guitar - John Mayer, Lyricist - John Mayer, Synthesizer - John Mayer, Performer - John Alagia, Producer
(P) 2001 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Nir Z, Drums - John Mark Painter, Arranger - David LaBruyere, Bass - Scott Hull, Mastering Engineer - Jeff Juliano, Engineer - Jack Joseph Puig, Mixing Engineer - John Mayer, Vocal - John Mayer, Composer - John Mayer, Guitar - John Mayer, Lyricist - John Mayer, Synthesizer - John Mayer, Performer - John Alagia, Producer - John Alagia, Engineer
(P) 2001 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Scott Hull, Mastering Engineer - Adel Hinawi, 2nd Engineer - John Mayer, Vocal - John Mayer, Composer - John Mayer, Guitar - John Mayer, Lyricist - John Mayer, Performer - Jeff Juliano, Mixing Engineer - Nir Z, Drums - John Alagia, Producer - John Alagia, Mixing Engineer - John Mark Painter, Arranger - Greg Di Gesu, 2nd Engineer - Dave Labruyere, Bass
(P) 2001 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Nir Z, Drums - Brandon Bush, Keyboards - Dave Labruyere, Bass - Scott Hull, Mastering Engineer - Greg Di Gesu, 2nd Engineer - Jeff Juliano, Mixing Engineer - John Mayer, Vocal - John Mayer, Composer - John Mayer, Guitar - John Mayer, Performer - John Mayer, Lyricist - John Alagia, Producer - John Alagia, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2001 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
After making a small buzz with the Inside Wants Out EP, John Mayer hired veteran producer John Alagía (known for his work with the Dave Matthews Band) to beef up his full-length debut with commercial polish. Released in September 2001, Room for Squares proved to be a well-timed album, quietly heralding the end of teen pop's glory days with clever wordplay, savvy chord progressions, and mature songwriting. Songs like "No Such Thing" and "Neon" mixed jazz chords with digestible choruses, fashioning a sort of brainy, college-educated pop hybrid that appealed to discerning listeners and mainstream fans alike. Of course, it didn't hurt that Mayer also loaded the album with more straightforward numbers -- particularly "Your Body Is a Wonderland," a bubbling piece of bedroom pop that helped expand his female audience. Mayer's soon-to-be famous guitar solos and bluesy, Stevie Ray Vaughan-styled riffs were sorely absent from the mix, though, as he limited the bulk of his fretwork to the acoustic guitar. It would take a jam-friendly concert album -- 2003's Any Given Thursday -- to introduce the full range of Mayer's axeman skills to the public, but Room for Squares still provides a nice introduction to his catalog, highlighting his blend of collegiate pop/rock and sensitive acoustics while only hinting at the genre-hopping chameleon he'd later become.
© Andrew Leahey /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:54:07
- Main artists: John Mayer
- Composer: John Mayer
- Label: Aware - Columbia
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
2001 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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