Mr. A–Z
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Mr. A-Z is an album by Jason Mraz, released on July 26, 2005. It is the studio follow-up to his first studio album Waiting for My Rocket to Come, released in 2002. While panned by many critics, it was a moderate commercial success and debuted at #5 on Billboard's Top 200 albums chart. It was nominated by the Recording Academy, for Best engineered album, and producer Steve Lillywhite, who previously worked with Coldplay, the Dave Matthews Band, and the Rolling Stones, won for Producer of the Year for his work on Mr. A-Z.
The album title, with all punctuation and spaces removed, forms the word "Mraz".
An opera solo performed by Mraz himself can be found on the track "Mr. Curiousity".
Formats
In the United States and Europe, the album was released both as a CD and as a DualDisc. The DualDisc version includes enhanced packaging and an extra booklet.
Album Sales
In the US, the album stayed in the Top 50 for three weeks.
- Week 1: 67,000 (67,000)
- Week 2: 34,000 (101,000)
- Week 3: 24,000 (125,000)
Track listing
{{tracklist | headline = | writing_credits = yes | title1 = Life Is Wonderful | writer1 = Jason Mraz | length1 = 4:20 | title2 = Wordplay | writer2 = Jason Mraz, Kevin Kadish | length2 = 3:06 | title3 = Geek in the Pink | writer3 = Jason Mraz, Ian Sheridan, Kevin Kadish, [[Scott Storch] | length3 = 3:55 | title4 = Did You Get My Message? (feat. Rachael Yamagata) | writer4 = Jason Mraz, Dan Wilson | length4 = 4:00 | title5 = Mr. Curiousity | writer5 = Jason Mraz, Dennis Morris, Lester Mendez | length5 = 3:54 | title6 = Clockwatching | writer6 = Jason Mraz, Dennis Morris, Ainslie Henderson | length6 = 4:23 | title7 = Bella Luna | writer7 = Jason Mraz, Billy "Bushwalla" Galewood | length7 = 5:02 | title8 = Plane | writer8 = Jason Mraz, Dennis Morris | length8 = 5:13 | title9 = O. Lover | writer9 = Jason Mraz, Dennis Morris | length9 = 3:54 | title10 = The Forecast | writer10 = Jason Mraz, Hinojosa | length10 = 3:44 | title11 = Song for a Friend | writer11 = Jason Mraz, Dan Wilson, Dennis Morris, Hinojosa | length11 = 8:09 }}
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 13. | "Geek in the Pink (Lillywhite Remix)" (iTunes Bonus Track) | 3:56 |
| 14. | "Rocket Man (Acoustic Demo)" (U.S. and International iTunes Bonus Track) | 3:35 |
| 15. | "Burning Bridges (Unreleased Demo)" (International iTunes Bonus Trac) | 3:49 |
| 16. | "Prettiest Friend (Demo)" (International iTunes Bonus Track) | 4:19 |