The Story (Brandi Carlile album)
Encyclopedia
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.
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".
" 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.
The Story was also used in ads promoting 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. The song "The Story" was also used in the 2008 commercial for Super Bock
, the most popular beer in Portugal
, which led to the album The Story reaching number 4 on the Portuguese album chart. 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. Due to the ad airing heavily during the 2008 Beijing Olympics, 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.
"The Story" is currently being used on Connecticut Channel 3 during promotions for the local news.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by folk rock
Folk rock
Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of folk music and rock music. In its earliest and narrowest sense, the term referred to a genre that arose in the United States and the UK around the mid-1960s...
singer Brandi Carlile
Brandi Carlile
Brandi Carlile is an American singer and songwriter.-Early life:At age eight, Carlile performed a rendition of the country music song "Tennessee Flat Top Box" with her mother. She began to play the guitar and write songs at fifteen. At sixteen, she began to perform as a backup singer for an Elvis...
, and was released on April 3, 2007. The album peaked at #58 in the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
on May 5, 2007.
The Story was produced by T-Bone Burnett
T-Bone Burnett
Joseph Henry Burnett , widely known as T-Bone Burnett, is an American musician, songwriter, and soundtrack and record producer.He was a guitarist in Bob Dylan's band on the Rolling Thunder Revue...
and recorded over eleven days on two-inch audio tape in The Warehouse Studios in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. 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
Indigo Girls
The Indigo Girls are an American folk rock music duo, consisting of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers. They met in elementary school and began performing together as high school students in Decatur, Georgia, part of the Atlanta metropolitan area...
on "Cannonball".
Television exposure
"The StoryThe Story (song)
"The Story" is a song written by Phil Hanseroth. It was released as a single by American folk rock singer Brandi Carlile in 2006, from her 2007 album The Story. The song has been covered by Sara Ramírez for Grey's Anatomy and on her 2011 extended play Sara Ramirez-Composition and recording:"The...
" was used in an episode of Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC; since then, seven seasons have aired. The series follows the lives of interns, residents and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital in...
. 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.
The Story was also used in ads promoting the Australian drama series McLeod's Daughters
McLeod's Daughters
McLeod's Daughters is a Logie award-winning Australian drama series that aired on the Nine Network from 2001 to 2009. It tells the story of two sisters, Claire and Tess McLeod, who are reunited after they inherit the family farm...
.
On 25 April 2008 Carlile performed "The Story" and "Turpentine" on the BBC2 show Later...with Jools Holland. The song "The Story" was also used in the 2008 commercial for Super Bock
Super Bock
Super Bock is a Portuguese brand of strong pale lager from the Unicer brewery which produces a range of beers under the same name. Established in 1927, Unicer is based in Leça do Balio, just outside the city of Porto, Portugal...
, the most popular beer in Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
, which led to the album The Story reaching number 4 on the Portuguese album chart. The song was used in a General Motors
General Motors
General Motors Company , commonly known as GM, formerly incorporated as General Motors Corporation, is an American multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Detroit, Michigan and the world's second-largest automaker in 2010...
television commercial aired on American and Canadian television showcasing their new line-up of more fuel efficient cars. Due to the ad airing heavily during the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the song increased in downloads.
"The Story" was used in a montage of Penn State football coach Joe Paterno
Joe Paterno
Joseph Vincent "Joe" Paterno is a former college football coach who was the head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions for 46 years from 1966 through 2011. Paterno, nicknamed "JoePa," holds the record for the most victories by an NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision football coach with...
during the opening and closing of the Ohio State-Penn State football game on ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
on October 25, 2008.
[2010] The song was also used in a Tracker
Tracker
Trackers are a class of music sequencer software used to create and edit module files; they allow the user to arrange notes stepwise on a timeline across several monophonic channels....
television commercial that aired on South African television.
"The Story" is currently being used on Connecticut Channel 3 during promotions for the local news.
Track listing
- "Late Morning Lullaby" (Brandi Carlile) - 3:27
- "The StoryThe Story (song)"The Story" is a song written by Phil Hanseroth. It was released as a single by American folk rock singer Brandi Carlile in 2006, from her 2007 album The Story. The song has been covered by Sara Ramírez for Grey's Anatomy and on her 2011 extended play Sara Ramirez-Composition and recording:"The...
" (Phil Hanseroth) - 3:58 - "Turpentine" (Carlile) - 2:58
- "My Song" (Carlile) - 4:28
- "Wasted" (Carlile) - 3:47
- "Have You Ever" (P. Hanseroth) - 2:32
- "Josephine" (Carlile, Tim Hanseroth) - 3:02
- "Losing Heart" (Carlile, T. Hanseroth, P. Hanseroth) - 3:35
- "Cannonball" (Carlile) - 3:52
- "Until I Die" (Carlile) - 4:06
- "Downpour" (Carlile) - 3:14
- "Shadow on the Wall" (Carlile, T. Hanseroth) - 3:15
- "Again Today" (Carlile) - 10:38
- Contains a hidden track, "Hiding My Heart" (T. Hanseroth) .
Chart performance and reception
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 |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
58 |
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
| Portuguese 30 albums | 4 |
Covers
- American IdolAmerican IdolAmerican Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...
season 9 finalist Lacey BrownLacey BrownLacey Elizabeth Brown is an American singer-songwriter and artist from Amarillo, Texas, who was the twelfth place finalist on the ninth season of American Idol...
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 AdeleAdele (singer)Adele Laurie Blue Adkins , known professionally as Adele, is an English singer-songwriter. She was the first recipient of the Brit Awards Critics' Choice and was named the number-one predicted breakthrough act of 2008 in an annual BBC poll of music critics, Sound of 2008...
covered Carlile's hidden track "Hiding My Heart" as a bonus rack for the limited edition of her 2011 album 2121 (Adele album)21 is the second studio album by English recording artist Adele. Released on 24 January 2011 in the United Kingdom and most of Europe, and on 22 February 2011 in North America, the album was named after the age of the singer at the time of its production...
. - Actress and singer Sara RamírezSara RamírezSara Ramírez is a Mexican-American singer/songwriter and actress. She is known for her role as Callie Torres in Grey's Anatomy and as the original Lady of the Lake in the 2005 Broadway musical Spamalot, for which she won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical.-Early life:Ramírez...
covered "The Story" on her 2011 album Sara Ramírez EP. This cover was used on the Grey's AnatomyGrey's AnatomyGrey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC; since then, seven seasons have aired. The series follows the lives of interns, residents and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital in...
episode "Song Beneath the Song" during the seventh seasonGrey's Anatomy (season 7)Season seven of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 23, 2010 on ABC. The season concluded on May 19, 2011.-Main cast:*Ellen Pompeo as Meredith Grey...
. - 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".
External links
- Brandi Carlile - Official artist website from Columbia RecordsColumbia RecordsColumbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
.