Give Up the Ghost (album)

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Give Up the Ghost
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Studio album by
Brandi Carlile
ReleasedOctober 6, 2009
Recorded Sunset Sound, Los Angeles
Genre Folk rock
Length39:45
Label Columbia
Producer Rick Rubin
Brandi Carlile chronology
The Story
(2007)		Give Up the Ghost
(2009)		 Bear Creek
(2012)
Singles from Give Up the Ghost
  1. "Dreams"
    Released: August 18, 2009
  2. "That Year"
    Released: February 19, 2010
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Billboard (positive) [2]
Express (positive) [3]
Paste (90/100) [4]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]

Give Up the Ghost is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile, released on October 6, 2009, through Columbia Records. [1] [7] [8] The album was produced by Grammy Award winner Rick Rubin and contains a collaboration with Elton John titled "Caroline". [8] Recorded at Sunset Sound in Los Angeles, the album also features Chad Smith, Amy Ray and Benmont Tench. [7]

Contents

"Dreams", the first single from the album, was released on Carlile's website on August 14, and was available for download on August 18.

Track listing

All songs written by Carlile, unless noted otherwise.

  1. "Looking Out" – 4:18
  2. "Dying Day" (Tim Hanseroth) – 3:33
  3. "Pride and Joy" – 4:20
  4. "Dreams" (Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth) – 3:31
  5. "That Year" – 3:35
  6. "Caroline" (Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth) – 3:36
  7. "Before It Breaks" (Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth) – 3:57
  8. "I Will" – 4:09
  9. "If There Was No You" (Carlile, Phil Hanseroth) – 2:39
  10. "Touching the Ground" (Tim Hanseroth) – 3:17
  11. "Oh Dear" (Carlile, Phil Hanseroth) – 2:50

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2009)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [9] 26
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [10] 9
US Americana/Folk Albums (Billboard) [11] 5
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [12] 33

Awards

In 2010, Brandi Carlile was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for "Outstanding Music Artist" for the album Give Up the Ghost during the 21st GLAAD Media Awards. [13]

References

  1. 1 2 "Brandi Carlile – Give Up the Ghost". Allmusic. Retrieved October 5, 2009.
  2. ↑ Herrera, Monica (October 9, 2009). "Brandi Carlile, "Give Up the Ghost"". Billboard . Nielsen Company . Retrieved November 14, 2009.
  3. ↑ Zamula, Meg (October 5, 2009). "On the Brink: Brandi Carlile, 'Give Up the Ghost'". Express . The Washington Post Company. Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. Retrieved October 30, 2009.
  4. ↑ Maddux, Rachael (October 6, 2009). "Brandi Carlile: Give Up the Ghost: Music Reviews". Paste . Hearst Corporation . Retrieved October 6, 2009.
  5. ↑ Leftridge, Steve (October 15, 2009). "Brandi Carlile: Give Up the Ghost". PopMatters . PopMatters Media. Retrieved October 30, 2009.
  6. ↑ Keef, Jonathan (October 4, 2009). "Brandi Carlile: Give Up the Ghost". Slant Magazine . Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on October 9, 2009. Retrieved October 30, 2009.
  7. 1 2 Lee, Christina (August 18, 2009). "Brandi Carlile to Give Up New Album Oct. 6". Paste. Paste Media Group. Archived from the original on December 31, 2013. Retrieved August 20, 2009.
  8. 1 2 Abney, Andrea (May 31, 2009). "Young singer works with her idol". San Francisco Chronicle . Hearst Corporation. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
  9. ↑ "Brandi Carlile Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Brandi Carlile Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  11. ↑ "Brandi Carlile Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  12. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Brandi Carlile – Give Up the Ghost". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  13. ↑ "21st Annual GLAAD Media Awards – English Language Nominees". Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. 2010. Retrieved February 21, 2010.
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