as a single chart. The album also reached number 36 in Switzerland and number 29 in Norway. Simpson's success in album sales with Autobiography outshines that of her sister Jessica, who despite having a singing career since 1999, failed to attain major success with record sales until she appeared on her 2003 reality television show. Geffen President Jordan Schur said of Simpson's success: "It's unheard of in this business—even for a superstar—to sell this number of records," and emphasized her relative obscurity until not long before the album's release. Simpson expressed surprise at the degree of her album's success: "I just hoped my album charted. I didn't expect it to be number one in the country! It was a huge shock." In Brazil the single "Pieces of Me" was the theme of the soap opera "America" and made huge success selling about 15,000 copies of the album in the country. Track listing Personnel Adapted from the Autobiography liner notes. Ashlee Simpson – vocals; background vocals (tracks: 1–4, 10 and 12) Kenny Aronoff – drums (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 8 and 10) John Shanks – guitars, bass; keyboards (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9 and 12); background vocals (tracks: 1, 5, 7, 8 and 9) Kara DioGuardi – background vocals (tracks: 1–4, 6 and 10) Jeff Rothschild – drums (tracks: 2, 4, 11, and 12) Jamie Muhoberac – piano, organ (track 3) Patrick Warren – Chamberlin (tracks: 3 and 12) Abe Laboriel, Jr. – drums (tracks: 6, 7, and 9) John Feldmann – original programming (track: 11) David Campbell – string arrangement (tracks: 3 and 12) Production John Shanks – producer, mixing Jeff Rothschild – mixing Mark Valentine – additional engineering Ted Jensen – mastering Jordan Schur – executive producer, A&R Mark Liddell – photography Soap Design Co. – design Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications Release history Notes Patty Adams, "The Sister Who Rocks", YM, September 2004, pages 112–117. US and Canadian charts compiled by Billboard and Nielsen SoundScan. UK charts compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC). References External links Official Ashlee Simpson site Geffen Records 2004 debut albums Albums produced by John Shanks Ashlee Simpson albums Bubblegum pop albums Geffen Records albums Albums recorded at Henson Recording Studios