Brandi Carlile - Give Up The Ghost (2009) Twenty-eight year old Brandi Carlile just released her third CD last week to much deserved critical acclaim. Unlike 2007's The Story, produced by T Bone Burnett, Give Up The Ghost, is a more rocking affair with Rick Rubin at the helm.
The Story | ||||
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Released | April 3, 2007 | |||
Recorded | August - September 2006 | |||
Genre | Folk rock | |||
Length | 52:52 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | T-Bone Burnett | |||
Brandi Carlile chronology | ||||
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The Story is the second album by folk rock singer Brandi Carlile, and was released on April 3, 2007. The album peaked at #58 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 Tim and Phil Hanseroth, drummer Matt Chamberlain, cellist Josh Neumann and backing vocals by the Indigo Girls on 'Cannonball'.[2]
'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.[2010] The song was also used in a Tracker television commercial that aired on South African television.[8]
'The Story' is currently being used on Connecticut Channel 3 during promotions for the local news. It was also used in the film The Lucky One (2012).
Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [9] |
JustPressPlay | 8.8/10[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.
Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard 200 | 58 |
Chart (2008) | Peak position |
Portuguese 30 albums | 4 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
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United States (RIAA)[11] | Gold | 500,000 |
*sales figures based on certification alone |
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The song, 'The Story,' was used in an episode of Grey's Anatomy. The song was also used in ads promoting the Australian drama series, McLeod's Daughters. It was also used in the 2008 Super Bock commercial, the most popular beer in Portugal, which has made the album 'The Story' reach number 4 on the Portuguese Album chart. The song is currently used in a General Motors television commercial aired on American and Canadian television showcasing their new line-up of… read more
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