The Story (Brandi Carlile album)

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The Story
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Studio album by
Brandi Carlile
ReleasedApril 3, 2007
RecordedAugust – September 2006
Genre Folk rock
Length52:57
Label Columbia
Producer T Bone Burnett
Brandi Carlile chronology
Brandi Carlile
(2005)		The Story
(2007)		 Give Up the Ghost
(2009)

The Story is the second album by Americana singer & Songwriter Brandi Carlile, and was released on April 3, 2007. The album peaked at number 41 in the Billboard 200 on May 5, 2007. [1] 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 Phil and Tim Hanseroth, drummer Matt Chamberlain, cellist Josh Neumann and backing vocals by the Indigo Girls on "Cannonball". [2] The album was re-recorded as Cover Stories featuring various artists covering the songs such as Dolly Parton, Pearl Jam and Adele in aid of the charity War Child.

Contents

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. [3] "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 . [4] 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. [5] 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. [6] Due to the ad airing heavily during the 2008 Beijing Olympics, [7] 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.

The song was also used in:

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" (Phil Hanseroth) - 2:32
  7. "Josephine" (Carlile, Tim Hanseroth) - 3:02
  8. "Losing Heart" (Carlile, Tim Hanseroth, Phil 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, Tim Hanseroth) - 3:15
  13. "Again Today" (Carlile) - 10:38
    • Contains a hidden track, "Hiding My Heart" (Tim Hanseroth)

Personnel

Commercial performance and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
JustPressPlay8.8/10 [10]

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.

Charts

Chart performance for The Story
Chart (2007)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA Charts) [11] 55
US Billboard 200 [12] 41
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [13] 10
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) [14] 15
Chart (2008)Peak
position
Portuguese 30 albums 4

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [15] Gold500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Covers

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