''The Story'' is the second

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by Americana singer & Songwriter

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, and was released on April 3, 2007. The album peaked at number 41 in the ''Billboard'' 200 on May 5, 2007. ''The Story'' was produced by

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and recorded over eleven days on two-inch audio tape in The Warehouse Studios in

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. The album also features the guitarists and songwriters Phil and Tim Hanseroth, drummer Matt Chamberlain, cellist Josh Neumann and backing vocals by the

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on "Cannonball". The album was re-recorded as ''

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'' featuring various artists covering the songs such as

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and

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in aid of the charity War Child.

Television exposure

" The Story" was used in an episode of ''

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''. 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 television advertisements promoting the final season of the

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series '' Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations'' and the Australian drama series ''

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''. On 25 April 2008 Carlile performed "The Story" and "Turpentine" on the

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show '' Later...with Jools Holland''. The song "The Story" was also used in the 2008 commercial for Super Bock, one of the most popular beer brands in

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, which led to the album ''The Story'' reaching number 4 on the Portuguese album chart. The song was used in a

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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

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, the song increased in downloads. "The Story" was used in a montage of

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football coach

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during the opening and closing of the Ohio State-Penn State football game on

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on October 25, 2008. The song was also used in a Tracker television commercial that aired on South African television. It was also used in the film '' The Lucky One'' (2012) and in an episode of ''

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'' at the end of season 2 episode 1.

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

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, lead vocals, background vocals *

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* Keith Ciancia -

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* Phil Hanseroth -

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, background vocals * Tim Hanseroth - guitar, background vocals * Josh Neumann - cello * Dave Palmer - keyboards *

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- background vocals *

Emily Saliers Emily Ann Saliers (born July 22, 1963) is an American singer-songwriter and member of the musical duo Indigo Girls. Saliers sings soprano and plays lead guitar as well as banjo, piano, mandolin, ukulele, bouzouki and many other instruments. ...

- background vocals

Commercial 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.

Charts

Certifications

Covers

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season 9 finalist

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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

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

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covered "The Story" on their 2011 album '' Sara Ramirez EP''. This cover was used on the ''

'' episode "

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" 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

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and was released as the first single from her 2016 album

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References

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