Vanessa Carlton Album: “Thousand Miles [Australia CD]”

Late one evening I was watching videos on MTV and most of them were ones I had seen before and didn't interest me. But when Vanessa Carlton's video for "A Thousand Miles" came on, I was entranced. I asked myself "who is this girl?" Her amazing piano playing is what first caught my attention. I've never seen anyone play as well as she does. I was thrilled when I was shopping one day and saw the CD/single for it on sale, especially for such a low price. Another thing that pleased me is that she wrote the two songs on here ("A Thousand Miles" and "Twilight") by herself and probably did the same on her soon-to-be released debut album. Vanessa is extremely talented and deserves to be noticed!

I first heard Vanessa on New York's Metro cable channel about three years ago. She was playing a small, intimate club, and from the first note I was captivated. As the first reviewer mentioned, she is quite appropriately being compared to Tori Amos. Her piano playing immediately channels Tori's earlier work [not the last album Tori did, which was HORRIBLE!!!]. I've seen her perform several times down in the Village, and she's even better in person. Ever since, I've been keeping a close eye out for the release of any of her music. The first sign was a song on the "Legally Blond" soundtrack, which turned out to be this single, "A Thousand Miles". Really good song, but in my opinion, the second song, "Twilight" is even better. It's very emotive, and to use Tori as a comparison again, it very much reminds me of her song "Winter".

At 1.99, these two songs are an absolute steal, and if the work on this is any indication, Vanessa will be a house-hold name by the end of 2002. You won't be dissapointed when you hear her. Run out and get this CD!

P.S. - She already has a following here in New York. I was lucky enough to get the second to last copy of this CD at the Tower Records on the Upper West side :)

An outstandingly good single, and at a very nice price. I heard "A Thousand Miles" on my local radio station and was hooked by the wonderful piano playing. It is one of those songs I can listen to again and again. The second song on the single, "Twilight" is also excellent, if only I could stop listening to "A Thousand Miles" long enough to listen to it again.

One thing for your information, the enhanced CD does not run on a Windows XP computer.

I first heard this song on the Launch Music website. It was Number 10 on the Krush Video Countdown. I'd never heard of Vanessa Carlton or A Thousand Miles, but I feel in love with the song instantly. I love a good song with a driving piano beat....the this song more than delivers. In short, this is an awesome song and I can't wait for more from Vanessa!

Vanessa Carlton's debut single, "A Thousand Miles" first started off slow. The new talent nobody really knew about but finally came to them with this new single. "A Thousand Miles" has instantly became my favorite song of all time, and I just love this song. The single released in stores is also became one of my favorite singles. Although no remixes of the track, this still delivers a lot. This single was released WAY before Vanessa's album "Be Not Nobody" was released so it feautres some tracks that people wouldnt've heard yet. The individual reviews are below ::

1. A Thousand Miles - The greatest song I've heard in a long time. I really do LOVE this song, and I will never get tired of it. The piano, the orchestra, percussion, it's all fantastic. Vanessa Carlton's vocals are great as well. Just a great song! - 5 Stars - A+

2. Twilight (Live) - A track from her then "coming" album "Be Not Nobody", but live. The piano playing is brilliant, accurate, awesome! This song, really gives a great touch to the single. love it! - 5 Stars - A

3. A Thousand Miles (Video) - The single, being enhanced, gives you a chance to view the video to the awesome song. It's a brilliant video, with Vanessa and her piano, traveling through cities and towns. Great! - 5 Stars - A

4. Photo Gallery - Again, an addition to the single being enhanced, it gives you a glimpse of the girl who sings the great song. Features publicity photos, and it's an OK addition to the single. - 4 Stars - A-

Overall, this song is great, and the single is definitely worth your cash. Wonderful song, great bonus tracks, great video. Just a fabulous single and a song that no one will ever get tired of hearing.

Average Track Stars : 4.7