The 2002 debut from this 21 year-old singer-songwriter (and classically-trained pianist) went Platinum and scored a Top Five single with "A Thousand Miles" and another Top 40 hit with "Ordinary Day." That kind of commercial success might predispose one to presume that Carlton was another in a long line of Madonna descendants named Britney or Mandy or Christina. Instead, her earnest songwriting, positively Wakeman-like piano chops, and some ambitious production touches (from producer Ron Fair) land her squarely in the Fiona/Alanis/Tori camp of young female singer-songwriters, with maybe a little Alicia Keys in there, too. Sure, the lyrics are heart-on-the-sleeve, maybe even a little naive but is that such a bad thing when you're only 21? (And big props for having the audacity to cover the Stones' "Paint It Black!" Be Not Nobody makes its worldwide debut on vinyl with a package worthy of its artistic vision: a beautiful gatefold package with printed inner sleeve featuring full lyrics and credits. Red vinyl pressing limited to 1300 copies!
| A1 | Ordinary Day |
| A2 | Unsung |
| A3 | A Thousand Miles |
| A4 | Pretty Baby |
| A5 | Rinse |
| A6 | Sway |
| B1 | Paradise |
| B2 | Prince |
| B3 | Paint It Black |
| B4 | Wanted |
| B5 | Twilight |
