Mr. A-Z says “I’m Yours” (Jason Mraz Review)

Is there a person named Mr. A-Z? I don’t think so… As far as I know, I’m just making a review about Jason Mraz, his early life and his albums… And as usual, the title for this post just popped out somewhere.. Singer-songwriter Jason Mraz was born and raised in Mechanicsville, Virginia. His musical influences varied from pop, rock, folk, jazz, and hip hop. He has also played with various artists, including Bob Dylan, Alanis Morissette, The Rolling Stones, Dave Matthews Band, John Popper, James Blunt, The Ohio Players, Gavin DeGraw, Paula Cole, Rachael Yamagata, James Morrison, Jewel and Colbie Caillat.

In 2002, Mraz signed to Elektra Records and working with producer John Alagía (the Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer) to release his debut album, Waiting for My Rocket to Come. It was certified platinum by the RIAA in July 2004 and reach #2 on Billboard's Heatseekers Chart. His first single, "The Remedy (I Won't Worry)," was co-written by music production team The Matrix. Mraz's friend and former roommate Billy "Bushwalla".Galewood also collaborated on the album, co-writing "Curbside Prophet" (the album's third single).


In June and July 2005, Mraz opened for Alanis Morissette during her Jagged Little Pill Acoustic Tour. On July 26, 2005, he released his second major-label album, Mr. A-Z, for Atlantic Records. It entered the Billboard 200 album chart at number 5. In December, the album earned a Grammy Award nomination for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical, while its producer, the prolific Steve Lillywhite, received a nomination for Producer of the Year.


On May 13, 2008, Mraz released his third studio album, We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things. "Lucky", the third song in the album, features Colbie Caillat. Mraz's single "I'm Yours" has been #1 on AAA radio charts in the US for 3 weeks as of 6/15/08 and was made famous by a live recording from his acoustic show at the Villa Montalvo Winery which received millions of hits on his Myspace. In July 2008, the song became Mraz's second Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking so far at #27.


MP3 Downloads
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Jason Mraz - I'm Yours (4 MB)
I'm Yours

Jason Mraz - Wordplay (4.3 MB)
Wordplay

Jason Mraz - The Remedy(3.9 MB)
The Remedy(I won't worry)

Jason Mraz - One Love (2 MB)
One Love