Give Up the Ghost is the third studio album

Studio album

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 by American singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriter

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 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...

, released on October 6, 2009, through Columbia Records

Columbia Records

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. The album was produced

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 by Grammy Award

Grammy Award

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 winner Rick Rubin

Rick Rubin

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 and contains a collaboration with Elton John

Elton John

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 titled "Caroline". Recorded at Sunset Sound

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 in Los Angeles, the album also features Chad Smith

Chad Smith

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, Amy Ray

Amy Ray

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 and Benmont Tench

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"Dreams", the first single from the album, was released on Carlile's website on August 14, and was available for download on August 18.

Track listing

All songs written by Carlile, unless noted otherwise.

1. "Looking Out" – 4:18
2. "Dying Day" (Tim Hanseroth) – 3:33
3. "Pride and Joy" – 4:20
4. "Dreams" (Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, T. Hanseroth) – 3:31
5. "That Year" – 3:35
6. "Caroline" (Carlile, P. Hanseroth, T. Hanseroth) – 3:36
7. "Before it Breaks" (Carlile, P. Hanseroth, T. Hanseroth) – 3:57
8. "I Will" – 4:09
9. "If There Was No You" (Carlile, P. Hanseroth) – 2:39
10. "Touching the Ground" (T. Hanseroth) – 3:17
11. "Oh Dear" (Carlile, P. Hanseroth) – 2:50

Television exposure

The single "Dreams" was on a promo for the ABC television show "The Deep End" in January 2010.
The song "Oh Dear" was in a Grey's Anatomy episode "I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked" which aired 1/21/10. The song "Before It Breaks" was in another Grey's Anatomy episode, "Invest in Love".
The song "Before It Breaks" was in the first episode of Covert Affairs. National Geographic Channel in Latin America choose "If There Was No You" like jingle for promote its series "Grandes Migraciones" (Great Migrations) scheduled to broadcast in November 2010.

Charting

Chart (2009)	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...	26

Awards

In 2010, Brandi Carlile was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award

GLAAD Media Awards

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 for "Outstanding Music Artist" for the album Give Up the Ghost during the 21st GLAAD Media Awards

21st GLAAD Media Awards

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External links

• Brandi Carlile's official site