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The Story (Brandi Carlile album)

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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

  1. "Late Morning Lullaby" (Brandi Carlile) - 3:27
  2. "The Story" (Phil Hanseroth) - 3:58
  3. "Turpentine" (Carlile) - 2:58
  4. "My Song" (Carlile) - 4:28
  5. "Wasted" (Carlile) - 3:47
  6. "Have You Ever" (P. Hanseroth) - 2:32
  7. "Josephine" (Carlile, Tim Hanseroth) - 3:02
  8. "Losing Heart" (Carlile, T. Hanseroth, P. Hanseroth) - 3:35
  9. "Cannonball" (Carlile) - 3:52
  10. "Until I Die" (Carlile) - 4:06
  11. "Downpour" (Carlile) - 3:14
  12. "Shadow on the Wall" (Carlile, T. Hanseroth) - 3:15
  13. "Again Today" (Carlile) - 10:38
  14. Contains a hidden track, "Hiding My Heart" (T. Hanseroth)

Personnel

  • Brandi Carlile - guitar, lead vocals, background vocals
  • Matt Chamberlain - drums
  • Keith Ciancia - keyboards
  • Phil Hanseroth - bass guitar, background vocals
  • Tim Hanseroth - guitar, background vocals
  • Josh Neumann - Cello
  • David Palmer - keyboards
  • Amy Ray - background vocals
  • Emily Saliers - background vocals

    • 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

  • American Idol season 9 finalist Lacey Brown performed "The Story" during the top 16 week, receiving praises from the judges. Her cover was released as an American Idol live performance single on the iTunes Store and was available for purchase during the show's run.
  • English singer Adele covered Carlile's hidden track "Hiding My Heart" as a bonus track for the limited edition of her 2011 album 21, which was then used on the soundtrack of the south korean movie "Secret Love", in 2010.
  • Actress and singer Sara Ramirez covered "The Story" on her 2011 album Sara Ramirez EP. This cover was used on the Grey's Anatomy episode "Song Beneath the Song" during the seventh season.
  • The singer/songwriter known as Cranius, covered "The Story" in 2009. Cranius is known best for his World of Warcraft-based machinima songs, most popular of which is "Big Blue Dress".
  • "The Story" was covered by country singer LeAnn Rimes and was released as the first single from her 2016 album Remnants.

    • Songs

    1Late Morning Lullaby3:28
    2The Story3:54
    3Turpentine2:58

    References

    The Story (Brandi Carlile album) Wikipedia
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