The Story (Brandi Carlile album)
| The Story | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| 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 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
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
"The Story" was used in a montage of
Track listing
- "Late Morning Lullaby" (Brandi Carlile) - 3:27
- "The Story" (Phil Hanseroth) - 3:58
- "Turpentine" (Carlile) - 2:58
- "My Song" (Carlile) - 4:28
- "Wasted" (Carlile) - 3:47
- "Have You Ever" (Phil Hanseroth) - 2:32
- "Josephine" (Carlile, Tim Hanseroth) - 3:02
- "Losing Heart" (Carlile, Tim Hanseroth, Phil Hanseroth) - 3:35
- "Cannonball" (Carlile) - 3:52
- "Until I Die" (Carlile) - 4:06
- "Downpour" (Carlile) - 3:14
- "Shadow on the Wall" (Carlile, Tim Hanseroth) - 3:15
- "Again Today" (Carlile) - 10:38
- Contains a hidden track, "Hiding My Heart" (Tim Hanseroth)
Personnel
- Brandi Carlile - guitar, lead vocals, background vocals
- drums
- Keith Ciancia - keyboards
- Phil Hanseroth - bass guitar, background vocals
- Tim Hanseroth - guitar, background vocals
- Josh Neumann - cello
- Dave Palmer- keyboards
- Amy Ray - background vocals
- Emily Saliers - background vocals
Commercial performance and reception
| 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.
Charts
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA Charts)[11] | 55 |
| US Billboard 200[12] | 41 |
| US | 10 |
| US | 15 |
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Portuguese 30 albums | 4 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[15] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
Covers
- American Idol season 9 finalist Lacey Brown performed "The Story" during the top 16 week, receiving praises from the judges. Her cover was released as an American Idol live performance single on the iTunes Store and was available for purchase during the show's run.
- English singer Adele covered Carlile's hidden track "Hiding My Heart" as a bonus track for the limited edition of her 2011 album 21, which was then used on the soundtrack of the 2010 South Korean film Secret Love.
- Actor and singer Sara Ramirez EP. This cover was used on the Grey's Anatomy episode "Song Beneath the Song" during the seventh season.
- The singer/songwriter known as Cranius covered "The Story" in 2009. Cranius is known best for his World of Warcraft-based machinima songs, most popular of which is "Big Blue Dress".
- "The Story" was covered by country singer LeAnn Rimes and was released as the first single from her 2016 album Remnants.
References
- ^ "Billboard.com - Discography - Brandi Carlile - The Story". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2007-12-25. Retrieved 2007-11-23.
- ^ "Columbia Records Releasing New Brandi Carlile Album, 'The Story,' on Tuesday, April 3". New York: Prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
- ^ "Brandi Carlile". The Sydney Morning Herald. March 27, 2008.
- ^ Sony BMG Music UK | Artist News | Brandi Carlile - Brandi on Later with Jools Holland
- ^ "Brandi Carlile - The Story". ACharts. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
- ^ "General Motors Olympic Commercial". YouTube. 2008-08-11. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
- ^ Baran, Suzanne (2008-08-12). "Let The Games Begin! Olympic Ads Go For The Gold | heard - Yahoo! Music". New.music.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
- ^ "Tracker South African Commercial". Archived from the original on 2017-03-12.
- AllMusic
- ^ "Review". Justpressplay.net. 2007-04-03. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 50.
- ^ "Brandi Carlile Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
- ^ "Brandi Carlile Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
- ^ "Brandi Carlile Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
- ^ "American album certifications – Brandi Carlile – The Story". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
