Songs from the Attic | ||||
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Released | October 18, 2005 July 2008 (re-release) | |||
Genre | Pop, pop rock | |||
Length | 41:15 | |||
Label | New Millennium Records Group | |||
Producer | Tim Simms | |||
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Songs from the Attic is Brooke White's first studio album, released before White's appearance on the seventh season of American Idol . It was released in late 2005 under the independent label New Millennium Records Group.
Brooke Elizabeth White is an American indie pop/folk-pop singer-songwriter and actress from Mesa, Arizona who was the fifth place finalist on the seventh season of American Idol. In 2005, White released her first studio album, called Songs from the Attic. White's first post-Idol album, High Hopes & Heartbreak, was released on July 21, 2009. The first single "Hold Up My Heart" was released on February 25, 2009, and the song debuted at number 47 on the Billboard Hot 100. The second single "Radio Radio" was released on June 23, 2009. She is also half of the duo Jack and White.
The seventh season of American Idol, the annual reality show and singing competition, began on January 15, 2008, and concluded on May 21, 2008. Ryan Seacrest continued to host the show with Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson returning as judges. David Cook was announced the winner of the competition on May 21, 2008, defeating runner-up David Archuleta by a margin of roughly 12 million votes out of over 97 million, which was at that time the highest recorded vote total in the show's history. The split was 56 to 44%.
The title "Songs from the Attic" was chosen because it was written and recorded in the attic (turned recording studio) of music producer Tim Simms' house in Hollywood, California.
The album was re-released to retail stores in July 2008, while White was on tour with American Idol.
Songs from the Attic has had 14,657 digital downloads and 2,894 hard copy sales since its re-release after her elimination, total records sales reaching about 22,000 since its first release. Despite this, the album did not enter official album charts like the Billboard 200 due to Billboard's policy and eligibility requirements for an album to 'chart'. Since then the album has garnered more than 50,000 downloads.
The Billboard 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States. It is published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists. Often, a recording act will be remembered by its "number ones", those of their albums that outperformed all others during at least one week. The chart grew from a weekly top 10 list in 1956 to become a top 200 in May 1967, and acquired its present title in March 1992. Its previous names include the Billboard Top LPs (1961–72), Billboard Top LPs & Tape (1972–84), Billboard Top 200 Albums (1984–85) and Billboard Top Pop Albums.
The song "Come to My Rescue" was the first song White ever played for Tim Simms, and it was with this song that Simms "knew he'd found something special. It was just like...when the hairs on the back of your neck go up." Their goal was to keep the album "organic." Along with the songs co-written by Simms, White, and Robin Randall, the album has two covers: "Dream On", originally by Aerosmith, and "Yellow", originally by Coldplay. [2]
"Dream On" is a power ballad by Aerosmith from their 1973 debut album, Aerosmith. Written by lead singer Steven Tyler, this song was their first major hit and became a classic rock radio staple. Released in June 1973, it peaked at number 59 on the Billboard Hot 100 but hit big in the band's native Boston, where it was the number one single of the year on WBZ-FM, number five for the year on WRKO and number 16 on WMEX (AM). The song also received immediate heavy airplay on the former WVBF (FM), often showing up in the #1 position on "The Top Five At Five" in June 1973.
Aerosmith is an American rock band formed in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1970. The group consists of Steven Tyler, Joe Perry (guitar), Tom Hamilton (bass), Joey Kramer (drums), and Brad Whitford (guitar). Their style, which is rooted in blues-based hard rock, has come to also incorporate elements of pop rock, heavy metal, and rhythm and blues, and has inspired many subsequent rock artists. They are sometimes referred to as "the Bad Boys from Boston" and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band".
"Yellow" is a song by the British rock band Coldplay. The band wrote the song and co-produced it with British record producer Ken Nelson for their debut album, Parachutes (2000).
The song "Free" was shot as an indie music video. It was directed by Braden Barty and produced by Tim Simms. In the video, White playfully acts out her story as a beauty school dropout who moves to Hollywood to pursue a singing career. The video helped her place 2nd in a radio contest in Hollywood, California.
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Braden Barty is an American director and producer, whose work includes most notably Far Away Eyes, Spirit Space (2008) and Flipping Vegas. He is also owner and founder of Braden Barty Media based in Burbank, California.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Free" (Brooke White) | 3:05 |
2. | "The Way Things Used to Be" (White/Robin Randall) | 3:25 |
3. | "Dream On" (Originally performed by Aerosmith) | 4:59 |
4. | "Come to My Rescue" (White/R. Randall) | 3:27 |
5. | "In Love" (White) | 3:44 |
6. | "Like I Do" (White/Tim Simms) | 4:00 |
7. | "Change" (White) | 4:08 |
8. | "Yellow" (Originally performed by Coldplay) | 3:38 |
9. | "Let It Go" (White) | 3:38 |
10. | "Follow Me" (White/Simms) | 2:55 |
11. | "Keep Running" (Judithe Randall/R. Randall) | 4:16 |
Total length: | 41:15 |
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