The Story

The Story
Studio album by Brandi Carlile
Released	April 3, 2007
Genre	Folk rock
Length	52:52
Label	Columbia Records
Producer	T-Bone Burnett
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Brandi Carlile chronology
Brandi Carlile (2005) The Story (2007) Give Up the Ghost (2009)

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]

Television exposure

The song, "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 ads promoting the Australian drama series, McLeod's Daughters. On 25 April 2008 Carlile performed 'The Story' and 'Turpentine' on the UK TV BBC2 show 'Later...with Jools Holland'.^[4] The song "The Story" 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.^{[citation needed]} The song is currently used in a General Motors television commercial aired on American and Canadian television showcasing their new line-up of more fuel efficient cars.^[5] Due to the ad airing heavily during the 2008 Beijing Olympics,^[6] the song increased in downloads, and peaked at number 33 on the top 100 most downloaded songs.^{[citation needed]} The Story album peaked at #7 on the top 100 most downloaded albums.^{[citation needed]}

The song "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 25th, 2008.

Track listing

1. "Late Morning Lullaby" - 3:27
2. "The Story" - 3:58
3. "Turpentine" - 2:58
4. "My Song" - 4:28
5. "Wasted" - 3:47
6. "Have You Ever" - 2:32
7. "Josephine" - 3:02
8. "Losing Heart" - 3:35
9. "Cannonball" - 3:52
10. "Until I Die" - 4:06
11. "Downpour" - 3:14
12. "Shadow on the Wall" - 3:15
13. "Again Today" - 10:38
    • Contains a hidden track, "Hiding My Heart".

Chart performance

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.^[7] To date the album has currently sold 257,776 copies in the United States.^[8] 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.^[9]

References

External links

• Brandi Carlile - Official artist website from Columbia Records.