Cover Stories: Brandi Carlile Celebrates 10 Years of The Story (An Album to Benefit War Child)

by Carlile Brandi

Overview

Cover Stories: Brandi Carlile Celebrates 10 Years is one of the those tribute albums that doubles as advocacy (not to mention charity -- the proceeds from this album will to War Child UK). It's not that Carlile is an unknown -- her 2007 sophomore set The Story went gold, and both 2012's Bear Creek and 2015's The Firewatcher's Daughter reached the Billboard Top 10 -- but she's not as popular as perhaps she could be, and certainly her fame is eclipsed by some of her fans, as this 14-track tribute to The Story proves. While there are some Americana peers of Carlile's here -- the Indigo Girls appeared on Carlile's version of "Cannonball" and she's produced music by the Secret Sisters -- they're overshadowed by the superstars Dolly Parton, Kris Kristofferson, Pearl Jam, and Adele. If the Parton and Kristofferson covers play like a tip of the hat from the old guard, placing Carlile within part of country tradition, Pearl Jam and Adele reveal how her songs can withstand radical rearrangements: the Seattle rockers rave up "Again Today" and the British powerhouse turns "Hiding My Heart" into a torch song. Dating from 2011, Adele's track is one of the few selections here recorded prior to this project -- another is Ruby Amanfu's "Shadow on the Wall" -- and its existence helped Carlile assemble this project, recruiting the rest of the artists and smartly balancing rough-hewn roots artists with moody alt-rockers. What's striking about the album is how well Old Crow Medicine Show's bluegrass treatment of "My Song" fits next to Jim James' psychedelic "Wasted," or how the dark murmur of Torres' "Until I Die" gets resolved by Margo Price's stark "Downpour." This reveals the strength and elasticity of Carlile's songs, and if this record helps raise awareness of her talent in addition to funds for War Child, it will be worthwhile indeed. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	05/05/2017
Label:	Columbia / Legacy / Sony Music
UPC:	0889854229924

Tracks

1. Late Morning Lullaby  - Andy Dixon  - Cary Ann Hearst  -  Shovels & Rope  - Michael Trent
2. The Story  - Dave Cobb  - Brian Griffin  - Phil Hanseroth  - Tim Hanseroth  -  Josh Neumann  - Dave Palmer  - Dolly Parton  - Tom Rutledge  - Darrell Thorp
3. Turpentine  - Brian Allen  - Dave Cobb  - Gena Johnson  - Kelly Kristofferson  - Kris Kristofferson  - Chris Powell  - Matt Ross-Spang  - Chris Stapleton  - Jerry Streeter  - Darrell Thorp
4. My Song  - Joe Andrews  - Critter Fuqua  - Shani Gandhi  - Kevin Hayes  - Morgan Jahnjg  - Chance McCoy  - Rachael Moore  -  Old Crow Medicine Show  - Gary Paczosa  - Ketch Secor  - Cory Younts
5. Wasted  - David Givan  - Jim James  - Jerry Streeter
6. Have You Ever  -  Avett Brothers  - Scott Avett  - Seth Avett
7. Josephine  - Brian Allen  - Anderson East  - Mike Fahey  - Miranda Lambert  - Chris Powell  - Matt Ross-Spang  - Mike Stankiewicz  - Philip Towns
8. Losing Heart  - Brandi Carlile  - Josh Evans  - Phil Hanseroth  - Tim Hanseroth  - Mike McCready  - Laura Rogers  - Lydia Rogers  -  Secret Sisters
9. Cannonball  - Chris Boerner  - Brad Cook  - Phil Cook  - Matt Douglas  -  Indigo Girls  - Jaron Pearlman  - Amy Ray  - Libby Rodenbough  - Emily Saliers  - Daniel Westerlund
10. Until I Die  - Brandi Carlile  - Ruby Dunphy  - Phil Hanseroth  - Tim Hanseroth  - Mackenzie Scott  - Shawn Simmons  - Jerry Streeter  -  Torres
11. Downpour  - Brian Allen  - Dave Cobb  - Chris Powell  - Leroy Powell  - Margo Price  - Matt Ross-Spang  - Mike Stankiewicz
12. Shadow on the Wall  - Ruby Amanfu  - Patrick Carney  - Tom Elmhurst  - Mark Howard  - Josh Lattanzi  -  Matt Pynn  - Pete Rimm  - Dave Sherman  - Greg Wieczorek
13. Again Today  - Jeff Ament  - John Burton  - Matt Cameron  - Brandi Carlile  - Josh Evans  - Stone Gossard  - Mike McCready  -  Pearl Jam  - Floyd Reitsma  - Eddie Vedder
14. Hiding My Heart  -  Adele  - Adele Adkins  - Rodaidh McDonald  - Kevin Metcalfe  - Ben Thomas

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Pearl Jam   Primary Artist
Indigo Girls   Primary Artist
Dolly Parton   Primary Artist,Vocals
Margo Price   Primary Artist,Vocals
Jim James   Primary Artist
Old Crow Medicine Show   Primary Artist
The Secret Sisters   Primary Artist
Anderson East   Primary Artist,Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Shovels & Rope   Primary Artist
Torres   Primary Artist
Ruby Amanfu   Primary Artist,Vocals
The Avett Brothers   Primary Artist
Kris Kristofferson   Primary Artist,Vocals
Adele   Primary Artist
Leroy Powell   Pedal Steel,Guitar (Electric)
Josh Lattanzi   Bass,Guitar
Emily Saliers   Vocals
Eddie Vedder   Vocals
Dave Sherman   Keyboards,Wurlitzer
Brad Cook   Bass
Ketch Secor   Fiddle,Vocals
Brian Griffin   Drums
Kevin Hayes   Guitjo
Lydia Rogers   Vocals
Amy Ray   Vocals
Libby Rodenbough   Violin
Daniel Westerlund   Drums
Philip Towns   Piano
Joe Andrews   Dobro
Ruby Dunphy   Drums
Morgan Jahnjg   Bass (Upright)
Kelly Kristofferson   Vocals
Pete Rimm   Organ (Hammond)
Jeff Ament   Bass
Brandi Carlile   Banjo,Vocals (Background)
Matt Cameron   Drums
Phil Hanseroth   Bass
Mike McCready   Guitar
Miranda Lambert   Vocals (Background)
Ben Thomas   Guitar
Laura Rogers   Vocals
Critter Fuqua   Banjo,Vocals
Chris Powell   Drums,Percussion
Matt Douglas   Sax (Tenor),Sax (Baritone)
Phil Cook   Organ,Piano,Vocals
David Givan   Drums
Mackenzie Scott   Vocals,Guitar (Electric)
Chance McCoy   Guitar,Vocals
Josh Neumann   Cello
Dave Cobb   Guitar (Acoustic)
Stone Gossard   Guitar
Scott Avett   Banjo,Vocals
Matt Pynn   Pedal Steel
Greg Wieczorek   Drums
Tim Hanseroth   Piano,Mellotron,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Seth Avett   Piano,Guitar,Vocals
Adele Adkins   Vocals
Dave Palmer   Piano,Keyboards
Chris Stapleton   Guitar
Brian Allen   Bass
Cory Younts   Vocals,Mandolin

Technical Credits

Tom Rutledge   Mixing,Engineer
Pearl Jam   Producer
Kevin Metcalfe   Mastering
John Burton   Engineer
Josh Evans   Engineer,Mixing
Jaron Pearlman   Vocal Engineer
Floyd Reitsma   Engineer
Brad Cook   Mixing,Producer
Rodaidh McDonald   Mixing,Producer
Matt Ross-Spang   Mixing,Engineer
Anderson East   Producer
Patrick Carney   Producer
Gena Johnson   Assistant Engineer
Mike Fahey   Mixing Assistant
Rachael Moore   Assistant Engineer
Gavin Lurssen   Mastering
Mark Howard   Engineer
Darrell Thorp   Mixing,Engineer
Jim James   Engineer,Producer
Brandi Carlile   Producer
Phil Hanseroth   Producer
Steven Wilson   Cover Art
Tom Elmhurst   Mixing
Chris Boerner   Mixing,Engineer
Phil Cook   Producer
Mike Stankiewicz   Assistant Engineer
Jerry Streeter   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Shani Gandhi   Engineer
Dave Cobb   Mixing,Producer
Gary Paczosa   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Tim Hanseroth   Producer
Seth Avett   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Michael Trent   Sounds,Producer
Shawn Simmons   Assistant Engineer
Michelle Holme   Design,Art Direction
Cary Ann Hearst   Sounds
Andy Dixon   Mixing,Engineer