Mr. A-Z

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Mr. A-Z

A sequel to the first album Waiting For My Rocket To Come, Jason Mraz's second album uses a higher amount of octane fuel to bring to his fans the same Jason Mraz music with much more time of preparation and a little more people behind it. This album contains hit songs "Geek In The Pink" and "Wordplay".

1 About
2 Trivia
3 Shop
4 Reviews
5 External Links

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About

This follow up album was out in July 26, 2005 under Atlantic Records. This pseudo-titled album reveals something more about Jason himself, him being a geek and an artist at the same time. This album showcases events that took place in the life of Mr. A-Z and has a more independent, braver lyrics as compared to a rookie playing it safe in his first album. Some critics noticed however, that singer-songwriter Jason Mraz moves out of his comfort zone and experiments with a different style.

"Geek In The Pink" and "Wordplay" are just two of the songs that made it big in the radio but other songs worth listening to are "Did You Get My Message" and "Life Is Wonderful".

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Tracks

Track	Title	Duration
01	Life Is Wonderful	4:20
02	Wordplay	3:06
03	Geek in the Pink	3:55
04	Did You Get My Message?	4:00
05	Mr. Curiosity	3:55
06	Clockwatching	4:23
07	Bella Luna	5:02
08	Plane	5:13
09	O. Lover	3:54
10	Please Don't Tell Her	4:37
11	The Forecast	3:45
12	Song for a Friend	8:10

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Chart Toppers

Year	Title	US	US Adult Top 40	US Top 40	US Pop	Album
2005	"Wordplay"	96	17	-	59	Mr. A-Z
2005	"Geek In The Pink"	-	36	32	90	Mr. A-Z

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Credits

Performance Credits

Jason Mraz Primary Artist, Acoustic Guitar, Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals

Bashiri Johnson Percussion

Jack Daley, Mike Elizondo Bass

Karl Perazzo Percussion, Timbales

Raul Rekow Percussion, Conga

Lyle Workman Dobro, Guitar, Electric Guitar

Josh Deutsch Castanets

Raul Midón Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Background Vocals

Eric Simpson Choir, ChoruAhmir Khalib Thompson, Nir Z. Drums

Kevin Kadish Acoustic Guitar

Rachael Yamagata Vocals, Background Vocals

Roger Joseph Manning Jr. Keyboards, Moog Bass

Eric Hinojosa Keyboards, Background Vocals

Ian Sheridan Bass, Background Vocals

Daniel Adendorff, Lauren Baar

Nicole Bayer Cello

Bill Bell Guitar, Background Vocals

Brandan Charles Jenkins Voices

DJ Bob Necksnapp scratching

Noel "Toca" Rivera Background Vocals

Technical Credits

Ted Jensen Mastering

Steve Lillywhite Producer

Steve Sidelnyk Programming

Ben Watts Cover Photo

Carl Glanville Engineer

Josh Deutsch Producer, Executive Producer

Wendy Robinson, Peter Harding Videography

Kevin Kadish Producer, Soundscape

Greg Gigendad Burke Art Direction

Eric Hinojosa Programming, Producer

Ian Sheridan String Arrangements

Danielle Decker Contributor

Diana DeLaCerda Videography

Dirtysick Programming

Lee Davis High School Choir Contributor

Samuel "Vaughan" Merrick Engineer

Roxanne Oldham Contributor

Teresa Polyak Videography

David Zwarg Videography

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Trivia

Jason Mraz talks about the story of his freshly released album about how it is different from his first two and how it tells the story of his life in his Official Site.