The Hanseroth Twins are a musical duo consisting of twin brothers Phillip John and Timothy Jay Hanseroth, artists, songwriters, and producers, best known for their work with Brandi Carlile. [1]
The Hanseroth Twins are a musical duo consisting of twin brothers Phillip John and Timothy Jay Hanseroth, artists, songwriters, and producers, best known for their work with Brandi Carlile. [1]
The duo has been writing and performing together since 1990. They began their music career as vocalists and guitarists in their first band Ohnalim prior to creating The Fighting Machinists with two other musicians Miraslav Stephanov and Jim Whitney, and were signed to Interscope Records. [2] After the members parted ways, the twins were introduced to local Seattle singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile by producer Rick Parashar in 1999, [3] and the trio would later form the Brandi Carlile Band. [4]
With Carlile, they have written many notable songs including "The Joke," "The Story," and "The Eye." Their songs have been covered by artists such as Adele, Dolly Parton, and The Avett Brothers. [5] They were a part of writing and recording supergroup The Highwomen’s 2019 debut album, as well as Tanya Tucker’s 2019 and 2023 albums and wrote the score for Tucker’s 2022 documentary, The Return of Tanya Tucker. [6]
The duo performs live with Brandi Carlile regularly, and have performed on the GRAMMYs and Saturday Night Live. They have performed backing up Joni Mitchell in the Joni Jams [7] and Kris Kristofferson. [8]
| Year | Album | Artist | Song | Writers | Producers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Vera | The Hanseroth Twins | Broken Homes | Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth | Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth |
| Remember Me | |||||
| If Everyone Had Someone | |||||
| I'll Always Know I Do | |||||
| Counting The Days | |||||
| Under The Weather | |||||
| The Poor Side of People | |||||
| Somewhere Between | |||||
| The Loyal Soldier | |||||
| A Little Respect | Vince Clarke and Andy Bell | ||||
| 2023 | Sweet Western Sound | Tanya Tucker | Kindness | Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth | Brandi Carlile |
| That Wasn't Me | Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth | ||||
| 2021 | In These Silent Days | Brandi Carlile | Right on Time | Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth | Dave Cobb |
| You and Me on the Rock (feat. Lucius) | |||||
| This Time Tomorrow | |||||
| Broken Horses | |||||
| Letter to the Past | |||||
| Mama Werewolf | |||||
| When You're Wrong | |||||
| Stay Gentle | |||||
| Sinners, Saints and Fools | |||||
| Throwing Good After Bad | |||||
| 2020 | Saturn Return | The Secret Sisters | Silver | Laura Rogers, Lydia Rogers | Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth |
| Late Bloomer | |||||
| Cabin | |||||
| Hand Over My Heart | |||||
| Fair | |||||
| Tin Can Angel | |||||
| Nowhere, Baby | |||||
| Hold You Dear | |||||
| Water Witch | |||||
| Healer In the Sky | |||||
| 2020 | Onward | Brandi Carlile | Carried Me With You | Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth | Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth |
| 2019 | The Highwomen | The Highwomen | Wheels of Laredo | Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth | Dave Cobb |
| 2019 | While I'm Livin' | Tanya Tucker | Mustang Ridge | Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth | Brandi Carlile, Shooter Jennings |
| The Wheels of Laredo | |||||
| I Don't Owe You Anything | |||||
| The Day My Heart Goes Still | |||||
| Rich | |||||
| Seminole Wind Calling | |||||
| The Winner's Game | |||||
| Bring My Flowers Now | Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth, Tanya Tucker | ||||
| 2019 | The Owl | Zac Brown Band | Leaving Love Behind | Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth, Clay Cook, Coy Bowles, Jimmy De Martini, Zac Brown | Matt Mangano |
| 2018 | By The Way, I Forgive You | Brandi Carlile | Every Time I Hear That Song | Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth,Tim Hanseroth | Dave Cobb, Shooter Jennings |
| The Joke | |||||
| Hold out Your Hand | |||||
| The Mother | |||||
| Whatever You Do | |||||
| Fulton County Jane Doe | |||||
| Sugartooth | |||||
| Most of All | |||||
| Harder to Forgive | |||||
| Party of One | |||||
| 2017 | You Don't Own Me Anymore | The Secret Sisters | Mississippi | Laura Rogers, Lydia Rogers, Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth | Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth |
| King Cotton | |||||
| Little Again | |||||
| 2017 | Cover Stories | The Avett Brothers | Have You Ever | Phil Hanseroth | Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth |
| Dolly Parton | The Story | ||||
| Anderson East | Josephine | Tim Hanseroth, Brandi Carlile | |||
| Ruby Amanfu | Shadow On the Wall | ||||
| The Secret Sisters | Losing Heart | Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth | |||
| 2015 | Firewatcher's Daughter | Brandi Carlile | Wherever Is Your Heart | Brandi Carlile, Tim Hanseroth | Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth |
| The Eye | |||||
| Mainstream Kid | |||||
| The Things I Regret | Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth | ||||
| Beginning to Feel the Years | Phil Hanseroth | ||||
| Blood Muscle Skin & Bone | |||||
| Wilder (We're Chained) | Tim Hanseroth | ||||
| Alibi | |||||
| 2014 | Put Your Needle Down | Secret Sisters | Rattle My Bones | Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth | T Bone Burnett |
| 2012 | Bear Creek | Brandi Carlile | Hard Way Home | Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth | Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth |
| Raise Hell | Brandi Carlile, Tim Hanseroth | ||||
| Save Part of Yourself | |||||
| Keep Your Heart Young | |||||
| In The Morrow | |||||
| A Promise to Keep | Tim Hanseroth | ||||
| 100 | Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth | ||||
| I'll Still Be There | |||||
| What Did I Ever Come Here For | Phil Hanseroth | ||||
| Rise Again | Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth | ||||
| 2010 | XOBC | Brandi Carlile | Way To You | Tim Hanseroth | |
| Us Again | Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth | ||||
| 2009 | Give Up The Ghost | Brandi Carlile | Dying Day | Tim Hanseroth | Rick Rubin |
| Touching the Ground | |||||
| Dreams | Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth | ||||
| Caroline | |||||
| Before it Breaks | |||||
| Oh Dear | |||||
| If There Was No You | Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth | ||||
| 2007 | The Story | Brandi Carlile | Have You Ever | Phil Hanseroth | T Bone Burnett |
| The Story | |||||
| Shadow On the Wall | Brandi Carlile, Tim Hanseroth | ||||
| Josephine | |||||
| Hiding My Heart | Tim Hanseroth | ||||
| Losing Heart | Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth | ||||
| 2006 | (Single Only) | Brandi Carlile | The Clock - Live at Neumo's, Seattle WA - April 2005 | Brandi Carlile, Tim Hanseroth | |
| 2005 | Brandi Carlile | Brandi Carlile | What Can I Say | Tim Hanseroth | Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth |
| Throw It All Away | Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth | ||||
| Follow | Brandi Carlile, Tim Hanseroth | ||||
| Closer to You | |||||
| Someday Never Comes | |||||
| Fall Apart Again | |||||
| Gone | Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth |
The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by The Recording Academy of the United States for outstanding achievements in the music industry. Often considered the highest music honour, the awards were established in 1958. [9]
| Grammy Awards | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2019 | By the Way, I Forgive You | Album of the Year | Nominated | [10] |
| "The Joke" | Song of the Year | Nominated | ||
| Best American Roots Song | Won | |||
| 2020 | "Bring My Flowers Now" | Song of the Year | Nominated | |
| Best Country Song | Won | |||
| 2021 | "Carried Me with You" (from Onward ) | Best Song Written for Visual Media | Nominated | |
| 2022 | "Right on Time" | Song of the Year | Nominated | |
| 2023 | In These Silent Days | Album of the Year | Nominated | [11] |
| "You and Me on the Rock" | Best American Roots Song | Nominated | ||
| "Broken Horses" | Best Rock Song | Won | ||
Tanya Denise Tucker is an American country music singer and songwriter who had her first hit, "Delta Dawn", in 1972 at the age of 13. During her career Tucker became one of the few child performers to mature into adulthood without losing her audience; she had a streak of top-10 and top-40 hits. She has had several successful albums, several Country Music Association award nominations, and hit songs including 1973's "What's Your Mama's Name?" and "Blood Red and Goin' Down", 1975's "Lizzie and the Rainman", 1988's "Strong Enough to Bend", and 1992's "Two Sparrows in a Hurricane". Tucker's 2019 album While I'm Livin' won the Grammy Award for Best Country Album, and "Bring My Flowers Now" from that same album won Tucker a shared songwriting Grammy for Best Country Song.
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"The Joke" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile. It was co-written by Carlile, Dave Cobb, and Phil and Tim Hanseroth, and produced by Cobb and Shooter Jennings. It was released on November 13, 2017, as the lead single off By the Way, I Forgive You, Carlile's sixth album. With music inspired by "An American Trilogy" by Elvis Presley, the lyrics are intended to uplift people who are marginalized by society. The song received widespread critical acclaim, winning two Grammy awards.
Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration is a live tribute album to Joni Mitchell by various artists, released by Decca Records on March 8, 2019. The album, recorded in Los Angeles on November 7, 2018, to commemorate Mitchell's 75th birthday, features artists performing cover versions of her songs. A DVD of the concert was also released in 2019.
While I'm Livin' is the 26th studio album by American country music singer Tanya Tucker. It was released on August 23, 2019, by Fantasy Records. The album was produced by Brandi Carlile and Shooter Jennings. It is Tucker's first album in a decade, since 2009's My Turn, and her first album of original material since her 2002 album, Tanya. The album earned Tucker the Grammy Award for Best Country Album at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards in addition to winning Best Country Song for "Bring My Flowers Now" which was also nominated for Best Country Solo Performance, and the all-genre Grammy Award for Song of the Year. Rolling Stone placed the album at number one on the publication's list of the 40 Best Country and Americana Albums of 2019 and number 24 on their list of the top 50 Albums of 2019. Tucker promoted the album throughout 2019 with the While I'm Livin' Tour and continued to support the album in the first quarter of 2020 on the Bring My Flowers Now Tour, a partnership with CMT's Next Women of Country. The COVID-19 pandemic caused the remainder of the tour to be postponed until July 2021.
The Highwomen is an American country music supergroup composed of Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby, Maren Morris, and Amanda Shires. Formed in 2019, the group's self-titled debut album was released on September 6 of the same year by Elektra Records and was produced by Dave Cobb.
The Highwomen is the debut studio album by country music supergroup the Highwomen, made up of band members Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby, Maren Morris, and Amanda Shires. It was released on September 6, 2019, by Elektra Records.
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"You and Me on the Rock" is a song by American singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile featuring American indie pop band Lucius. It was released on June 13, 2022, as the second single of the former's seventh studio album In These Silent Days. The song received three Grammy Award nominations for Record of the Year, Best Americana Performance and Best American Roots Song at the 65th ceremony.
"Right on Time" is a song by American singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile, released on July 21, 2021 as the lead single from her seventh studio album In These Silent Days. The song received three Grammy Award nominations for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Pop Solo Performance.
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