Released April 3, 2007 Artist Brandi Carlile Producer T Bone Burnett | Length 52:52 Release date 3 April 2007 Label Columbia Records | |
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The Story
(2007) Give Up the Ghost
(2009) Genres Folk rock, Alternative country Similar Brandi Carlile albums, Folk rock albums | ||
Brandi carlile the story full album version
The Story is the second album by folk rock singer Brandi Carlile, and was released on April 3, 2007. The album peaked at #58 in the Billboard 200 on May 5, 2007. The Story was produced by T-Bone Burnett and recorded over eleven days on two-inch audio tape in The Warehouse Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia. The album also features the guitarists and songwriters Tim and Phil Hanseroth, drummer Matt Chamberlain, cellist Josh Neumann and backing vocals by the Indigo Girls on "Cannonball".
Contents
Brandi carlile late morning lullaby
Television exposure
"The Story" was used in an episode of Grey's Anatomy. A video was created, first airing on the season 3 recap episode, "Every Moment Counts". The video helped boost sales and downloads of the album increased. "The Story" was also used in television advertisements promoting the final season of the Travel Channel series Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations and the Australian drama series McLeod's Daughters. On 25 April 2008 Carlile performed "The Story" and "Turpentine" on the BBC2 show Later...with Jools Holland. The song "The Story" was also used in the 2008 commercial for Super Bock, one of the most popular beer brands in Portugal, which led to the album The Story reaching number 4 on the Portuguese album chart. The song was used in a General Motors television commercial aired on American and Canadian television showcasing their new line-up of more fuel efficient cars. Due to the ad airing heavily during the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the song increased in downloads.
"The Story" was used in a montage of Penn State football coach Joe Paterno during the opening and closing of the Ohio State-Penn State football game on ABC on October 25, 2008. [2010] The song was also used in a Tracker television commercial that aired on South African television.
"The Story" is currently being used on Connecticut Channel 3 during promotions for the local news. It was also used in the film The Lucky One (2012).
Track listing
- "Late Morning Lullaby" (Brandi Carlile) - 3:27
- "The Story" (Phil Hanseroth) - 3:58
- "Turpentine" (Carlile) - 2:58
- "My Song" (Carlile) - 4:28
- "Wasted" (Carlile) - 3:47
- "Have You Ever" (P. Hanseroth) - 2:32
- "Josephine" (Carlile, Tim Hanseroth) - 3:02
- "Losing Heart" (Carlile, T. Hanseroth, P. Hanseroth) - 3:35
- "Cannonball" (Carlile) - 3:52
- "Until I Die" (Carlile) - 4:06
- "Downpour" (Carlile) - 3:14
- "Shadow on the Wall" (Carlile, T. Hanseroth) - 3:15
- "Again Today" (Carlile) - 10:38
- Contains a hidden track, "Hiding My Heart" (T. Hanseroth)
Personnel
Chart performance and reception
In response to the increase in album downloads caused by the adverts in the U.S. (mentioned above), the album saw a 368% increase in sales from 1,323 to 6,198, causing it to return to the Billboard 200 at #88. To date the album has currently sold 257,776 copies in the United States. The lead single, The Story saw an increase in downloads of 28,091 digital copies, causing it to the chart at #48 on the Billboard Hot Digital songs chart.
Covers
Songs
1Late Morning Lullaby3:28
2The Story3:54
3Turpentine2:58