Vanessa Carlton

The Profile

Vanessa Carlton is an American singer-songwriter and pianist best known for the 2002 hit A Thousand Miles. Her albums range from the pop debut Be Not Nobody to the more independent Rabbits on the Run, followed by Liberman and Love Is An Art.

Breakthrough single A Thousand Miles (2002) from debut album Be Not Nobody on A&M Records. Subsequent albums include Harmonium and Heroes & Thieves. Rabbits on the Run (2011) was written largely by Carlton, self-recorded, and released via Razor & Tie, with singles such as Carousel and Hear the Bells. Her music is piano-centered with prominent strings.

Two reviews revisit Vanessa Carlton from her breakout Be Not Nobody era to the lean, self-directed Rabbits on the Run. The debut is judged easy-listening yet samey, buoyed by A Thousand Miles. Rabbits on the Run is praised as her most authentic work, written and recorded independently and released via Razor & Tie. Highlights cited include Carousel, Hear the Bells, and White Houses.