Give Up the Ghost (album)

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Give Up the Ghost
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Studio album by
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
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Billboard (positive) [2]
Express (positive) [3]
Paste (90/100) [4]
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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

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. [10]

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