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As a gifted singer and a versatile pianist with no formal training, Sara Bareilles burst onto the pop scene with a naturally skilled voice ranging from powerful and soulful to sweet and gentle, earning her instant comparisons to Fiona Apple and Norah Jones. In 2003, she co-produced her first demo, Careful Confessions, and became enthralled with recording techniques. Producer Eric Rosse took her under his wing in February 2005 and the two spent a little over a year perfecting the orchestration of her second album -- nearly half of the songs had formerly appeared on Careful Confessions and a new batch of tracks was carefully constructed in order to make her first major-label release as strong as possible. The lyrical themes of the album, entitled Little Voice and released in July 2007, covered her past relationships, insecurities, and inner battles with trying to trust her instincts. She achieved mainstream success this year with the hit single Love Song, which brought her into the number one spot on the Billboard Pop 100 chart.