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| artist = [[Carrie Underwood]] |
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| released = {{Start date|mf=yes|2015|10|23}} |
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| Genre = [[Country music|Country]], [[Country rock]], [[Soft rock]] |
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| length = {{Duration|m=46|s=12}} |
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| Producer = {{hlist|[[Mark Bright (record producer)|Mark Bright]]|[[Zach Crowell]]|[[Jay Joyce]]}} |
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| label = {{hlist|[[Arista Nashville]]|[[19 Recordings|19]]}} |
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| Last album = ''[[Greatest Hits: Decade Number 1|Greatest Hits: Decade #1]]''<br />(2014) |
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| This album = '''''Storyteller'''''<br />(2015) |
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| single1 = [[Smoke Break]] |
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| single1date = August 21, 2015 |
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| Single 1 = [[Smoke Break]] |
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| single2 = [[Heartbeat (Carrie Underwood song)|Heartbeat]] |
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| Single 1 date = August 21, 2015 |
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| single2date = November 30, 2015 |
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| Single 2 = [[Heartbeat (Carrie Underwood song)|Heartbeat]] |
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| single3 = [[Church Bells (song)|Church Bells]] |
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| Single 2 date = November 30, 2015 |
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| single3date = April 11, 2016 |
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| Single 3 = Chaser |
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| single4 = [[Dirty Laundry (Carrie Underwood song)|Dirty Laundry]] |
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| Single 3 date = April 1, 2016 |
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| single4date = September 5, 2016 |
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| Single 4 = [[Church Bells (song)|Church Bells]] |
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| Single 4 date = April 11, 2016 |
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| Single 5 = [[Dirty Laundry (Carrie Underwood song)|Dirty Laundry]] |
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'''''Storyteller''''' is the fifth studio album recorded by American singer and songwriter [[Carrie Underwood]]. It was released on October 23, 2015, by [[Sony Music Nashville]]. Following the release and success of her fourth studio album, ''[[Blown Away (album)|Blown Away]]'' (2012), Underwood began working on ''Storyteller'' in early 2014. However, she tentatively suspended most work on the album because of her pregnancy with her first child. In the midterm, Underwood released her first greatest hits record, ''[[Greatest Hits: Decade Number 1|Greatest Hits: Decade #1]]'', on December 9, 2014, to much success. After the birth of her son, she took some additional time off before going back into the studio in early 2015 to finish working on the album. |
'''''Storyteller''''' is the fifth studio album recorded by American singer and songwriter [[Carrie Underwood]]. It was released on October 23, 2015, by [[Sony Music Nashville]]. Following the release and success of her fourth studio album, ''[[Blown Away (album)|Blown Away]]'' (2012), Underwood began working on ''Storyteller'' in early 2014. However, she tentatively suspended most work on the album because of her pregnancy with her first child. In the midterm, Underwood released her first greatest hits record, ''[[Greatest Hits: Decade Number 1|Greatest Hits: Decade #1]]'', on December 9, 2014, to much success. After the birth of her son, she took some additional time off before going back into the studio in early 2015 to finish working on the album. |
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Met with mostly positive reviews from [[Music journalism|music critics]], ''Storyteller'' became a commercial success and set multiple records upon its release. By debuting at number two on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart, it made Underwood the only country artist in history to have all of her first five studio albums debut at number one or two, and with a number one debut on the [[Billboard charts|Top Country Albums]] chart, it made her the only artist to score six consecutive number one albums on the chart. ''Storyteller'' also performed well internationally upon its release, including a number four debut in [[ARIA Charts|Australia]], number three in [[Canadian Albums Chart|Canada]] and thirteen in the [[UK Albums Chart|United Kingdom]]. As of October 2016, the album has been certified Platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]].<ref name="carrieunderwood.fm">{{Cite news|url=http://www.carrieunderwood.fm/news/all/carrie-underwood-becomes-the-highest-certified-country-album-artist-to-debut-this-century/|title=Carrie Underwood Becomes the Highest Certified Country Album Artist to Debut This Century! · The Official Carrie Underwood Fan Club|access-date=2016-10-25}}</ref> It marks Underwood's sixth consecutive album to go either Platinum or multi-Platinum. |
Met with mostly positive reviews from [[Music journalism|music critics]], ''Storyteller'' became a commercial success and set multiple records upon its release. By debuting at number two on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart, it made Underwood the only country artist in history to have all of her first five studio albums debut at number one or two, and with a number one debut on the [[Billboard charts|Top Country Albums]] chart, it made her the only artist to score six consecutive number one albums on the chart. ''Storyteller'' also performed well internationally upon its release, including a number four debut in [[ARIA Charts|Australia]], number three in [[Canadian Albums Chart|Canada]] and thirteen in the [[UK Albums Chart|United Kingdom]]. As of October 2016, the album has been certified Platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]].<ref name="carrieunderwood.fm">{{Cite news|url=http://www.carrieunderwood.fm/news/all/carrie-underwood-becomes-the-highest-certified-country-album-artist-to-debut-this-century/|title=Carrie Underwood Becomes the Highest Certified Country Album Artist to Debut This Century! · The Official Carrie Underwood Fan Club|access-date=2016-10-25|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025111211/http://www.carrieunderwood.fm/news/all/carrie-underwood-becomes-the-highest-certified-country-album-artist-to-debut-this-century/|archive-date=2016-10-25}}</ref> It marks Underwood's sixth consecutive album to go either Platinum or multi-Platinum. |
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The album |
The album produced two consecutive ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Country Airplay]] chart number-one singles in "[[Heartbeat (Carrie Underwood song)|Heartbeat]]" and "[[Church Bells (song)|Church Bells]]", along with the number-two singles, "[[Smoke Break]]" and "[[Dirty Laundry (Carrie Underwood song)|Dirty Laundry]]." "Smoke Break", "Heartbeat" and "Dirty Laundry" also topped the ''Billboard'' [[Billboard charts#Canadian charts|Canada Country]] chart. All four singles received multi-Platinum or Platinum certifications.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=carrie+underwood#search_section|title=Gold & Platinum - RIAA|website=[[Recording Industry Association of America]]}}</ref> |
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''Storyteller'' |
''Storyteller'' was Underwood's last album under Arista Nashville and Sony Music Group, following her new deal with [[Universal Music Group]]'s [[Capitol Nashville]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web|last1=Dukes|first1=Billy|title=Carrie Underwood Signs With Capitol Records Nashville|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/carrie-underwood-new-record-label-capitol/|website=[[Taste of Country]]|access-date=March 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170328230941/http://tasteofcountry.com/carrie-underwood-new-record-label-capitol/|archive-date=March 28, 2017|location=United States|date=March 28, 2017}}</ref> |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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After the release and success of her fourth studio album, ''[[Blown Away (album)|Blown Away]]'', in 2012 and its international supporting tour, [[Blown Away Tour]] ( |
After the release and success of her fourth studio album, ''[[Blown Away (album)|Blown Away]]'', in 2012 and its international supporting tour, [[Blown Away Tour]] (2012–2013), Underwood confirmed, in August 2013, that she had begun planning on a new album and would start working on it in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|last=Thompson|first=Gayle|title=Carrie Underwood Already Planning Next Album|url=http://theboot.com/carrie-underwood-new-album/|work=The Boot|access-date=January 4, 2014|date=August 12, 2013}}</ref> However, she released her first [[Greatest Hits: Decade Number 1|greatest hits album]] in late 2014 to much success, while pregnant with her first child.<ref name="EW"/> After giving birth, in February 2015, Underwood went back into the studio to finish working on the album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/carrie-underwood-baby-boy-song/ |title=Carrie Underwood Says Song About Baby Isaiah Likely to Make New Album |last=Alex |first=Sam |work=Taste of Country}}</ref> On August 20, 2015, Underwood announced the album's title and release date via live [[Facebook]] stream.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebig98.com/articles/entertainment-news-104651/surprise-carrie-underwood-drops-new-song-13870698/|title=SURPRISE! Carrie Underwood Drops New Song 'Smoke Break' - The BIG 98|access-date=2015-09-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923120443/http://www.thebig98.com/articles/entertainment-news-104651/surprise-carrie-underwood-drops-new-song-13870698/|archive-date=2015-09-23|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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Underwood has described Storyteller as being more laid-back and more [[twang]]y as opposed to her last studio album, ''[[Blown Away (album)|Blown Away]]'' (2012).<ref name="EW">{{cite |
Underwood has described Storyteller as being more laid-back and more [[twang]]y as opposed to her last studio album, ''[[Blown Away (album)|Blown Away]]'' (2012).<ref name="EW">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2015/08/27/carrie-underwood-storyteller-interview |title=Carrie Underwood says she's at the top of her game on 'twangy' album Storyteller |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=August 27, 2015}}</ref> For this album, Underwood worked with frequent collaborators such as [[Hillary Lindsey]], [[Ashley Gorley]], [[Chris DeStefano]], [[David Hodges]], [[Brett James]], and [[Mark Bright (record producer)|Mark Bright]], although Underwood also worked with new collaborators such as [[Liz Rose]], [[Zach Crowell]], and [[Jay Joyce]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/carrie-underwood-storyteller/|title=ToC Critic's Pick: Carrie Underwood, 'Storyteller'|website=Taste of Country}}</ref> Joyce produced the album's lead single "Smoke Break", which Underwood wrote with DeStefano and Lindsey.<ref name="Smoke Break lyrics">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/carrie-underwood-announces-new-album-storyteller-20150820 |title=Carrie Underwood Announces New Album 'Storyteller' |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=August 21, 2015}}</ref> |
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==Promotion== |
==Promotion== |
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Underwood revealed the album's track listing on September 9, 2015, via her [[Instagram]] account. On September 10, 2015, Underwood appeared on ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon]]'' and also performed "Smoke Break". On September 21, 2015, Underwood performed the song at the [[Apple Music Festival]] in [[London]].<ref name="New Tour and London Performance">{{cite |
Underwood revealed the album's track listing on September 9, 2015, via her [[Instagram]] account. On September 10, 2015, Underwood appeared on ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon]]'' and also performed "Smoke Break". On September 21, 2015, Underwood performed the song at the [[Apple Music Festival]] in [[London]].<ref name="New Tour and London Performance">{{cite magazine|last1=Leahey|first1=Andrew|title=Carrie Underwood Plots New Tour and London Performance|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/carrie-underwood-plots-new-tour-and-london-performance-20150909|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=September 9, 2015|access-date=September 10, 2015}}</ref> |
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On October 9, 2015, "Heartbeat" was released as a promotional single from the album.<ref>{{cite web| title=New Music: Carrie Underwood - "Heartbeat" [Full Audio / Review]|url=http://www.directlyrics.com/new-music-carrie-underwood-heartbeat-full-audio-review-news.html|website=Directlyrics| |
On October 9, 2015, "Heartbeat" was released as a promotional single from the album.<ref>{{cite web| title=New Music: Carrie Underwood - "Heartbeat" [Full Audio / Review]|url=http://www.directlyrics.com/new-music-carrie-underwood-heartbeat-full-audio-review-news.html|website=Directlyrics|access-date=October 9, 2015}}</ref> The song features background vocals by country artist [[Sam Hunt (musician)|Sam Hunt]] . It sold 23,000 copies and debuted at number 26 on [[Hot Country Songs]] chart for the week ending October 31, 2015. As of October 26, 2015 the song has sold 31,000 copies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://roughstock.com/news/2015/10/39146-the-top-30-digital-singles-chart-october-26-2015|title=The Top 30 Digital Singles Chart: October 26, 2015 |work= RoughStock|date=26 October 2015 }}</ref> The song also entered the Scottish Singles Chart at number 80. |
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"Renegade Runaway" was released as the second promotional single on October 16, 2015. It sold 13,000 copies and debuted at number 34 on Hot Country Songs chart. A third and final promotional single, "What I Never Knew I Always Wanted" was released October 19, 2015. It sold 9,000 copies and entered the Hot Country Songs chart at number 38 and reached number 32. As of November 21, 2015, it sold 21,000 copies. All three singles were made available for download on iTunes, Amazon, and other digital retailers with a pre-order of the full ''Storyteller'' album. |
"Renegade Runaway" was released as the second promotional single on October 16, 2015. It sold 13,000 copies and debuted at number 34 on Hot Country Songs chart. A third and final promotional single, "What I Never Knew I Always Wanted" was released October 19, 2015. It sold 9,000 copies and entered the Hot Country Songs chart at number 38 and reached number 32. As of November 21, 2015, it sold 21,000 copies. All three singles were made available for download on iTunes, Amazon, and other digital retailers with a pre-order of the full ''Storyteller'' album. |
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===Singles=== |
===Singles=== |
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"[[Smoke Break]]", the lead single off ''Storyteller'', was released on August 21, 2015. The song set an all-time record for the largest first-week radio adds in the history of ''Country Aircheck'', with 145 [[Mediabase]] adds and 159 total ''[[Billboard charts|Billboard]]'' and ''Country Aircheck'' reporting stations lined up for the |
"[[Smoke Break]]", the lead single off ''Storyteller'', was released on August 21, 2015. The song set an all-time record for the largest first-week radio adds in the history of ''Country Aircheck'', with 145 [[Mediabase]] adds and 159 total ''[[Billboard charts|Billboard]]'' and ''Country Aircheck'' reporting stations lined up for the song's official airplay impact date.<ref name="Rolling Stone">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/see-carrie-underwoods-smoldering-smoke-break-video-20150825 |title=See Carrie Underwood's Smoldering 'Smoke Break' Video |last=Quan |first=Denise |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=August 25, 2015}}</ref><ref name="History">{{cite web|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/carrie-underwood-smoke-break-radio-adds/ |title=Carrie Underwood's 'Smoke Break' Makes History at Country Radio |last=Whitaker |first=Sterling |work=[[Taste of Country]] |date=August 25, 2015}}</ref> It reached number four on the [[Hot Country Songs]] chart and number two on the [[Country Airplay]] chart. |
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"[[Heartbeat (Carrie Underwood song)|Heartbeat]]" was released as the second single from ''Storyteller'' at the [[American Music Awards of 2015|2015 American Music Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Vulpo|first1=Mike|title=Carrie Underwood Gushes About Her "Happy" Baby Boy, Reveals His New Milestone Keeping Mom and Dad Busy|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/718218/carrie-underwood-gushes-about-her-happy-baby-boy-reveals-his-new-milestone-keeping-mom-and-dad-busy|website=[[E! Online]]|publisher=[[NBCUniversal]]| |
"[[Heartbeat (Carrie Underwood song)|Heartbeat]]" was released as the second single from ''Storyteller'' at the [[American Music Awards of 2015|2015 American Music Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Vulpo|first1=Mike|title=Carrie Underwood Gushes About Her "Happy" Baby Boy, Reveals His New Milestone Keeping Mom and Dad Busy|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/718218/carrie-underwood-gushes-about-her-happy-baby-boy-reveals-his-new-milestone-keeping-mom-and-dad-busy|website=[[E! Online]]|publisher=[[NBCUniversal]]|access-date=November 23, 2015|location=United States|date=November 22, 2015}}</ref> The song made its official impact on country radio on November 30, 2015.<ref name="country adds">{{cite magazine|title=R&R :: Going For Adds :: Country|url=http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=11/30/2015&Format=4|magazine=[[Radio & Records]]|access-date=24 November 2015|format=Week Of: November 30, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124203525/http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=11%2F30%2F2015&Format=4|archive-date=24 November 2015}}</ref> It has reached number two on the [[Hot Country Songs]] chart and number one on the [[Country Airplay]] chart, becoming her 14th leader on the chart, widening her record for the most number-one's among women in the history of the chart. |
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"Chaser" was released as a single exclusively to UK radio stations on April 1, 2016. It marked Underwood's first limited release to European stations. |
"Chaser" was released as a single exclusively to UK radio stations on April 1, 2016. It marked Underwood's first limited release to European stations. |
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"[[Church Bells (song)|Church Bells]]" is the third single from "Storyteller" in the US, and was released to country radio on April 11, 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.musicweek.com/charts/key-releases/singles|title=Music Week|website=Music Week|access-date=2016-03-14}}</ref> It has reached number two on the Hot Country Songs chart and number one on the Country Airplay chart, becoming Underwood's 15th number one on that chart.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.soundslikenashville.com/news/carrie-underwood-scores-her-24th-no-1-with-church-bells/|title=Carrie Underwood Scores Her 24th No. 1 With "Church Bells"|date=2016-07-18|language=en-US|access-date=2016-07-19}}</ref> The song was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Country Solo Performance|Best Country Solo Performance]] at the [[59th Annual Grammy Awards|59th Grammy Awards]]. |
"[[Church Bells (song)|Church Bells]]" is the third single from "Storyteller" in the US, and was released to country radio on April 11, 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.musicweek.com/charts/key-releases/singles|title=Music Week|website=Music Week|access-date=2016-03-14}}</ref> It has reached number two on the Hot Country Songs chart and number one on the Country Airplay chart, becoming Underwood's 15th number one on that chart.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.soundslikenashville.com/news/carrie-underwood-scores-her-24th-no-1-with-church-bells/|title=Carrie Underwood Scores Her 24th No. 1 With "Church Bells"|date=2016-07-18|language=en-US|access-date=2016-07-19}}</ref> The song was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Country Solo Performance|Best Country Solo Performance]] at the [[59th Annual Grammy Awards|59th Grammy Awards]]. |
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On August 12, 2016, it was confirmed that "[[Dirty Laundry (Carrie Underwood song)|Dirty Laundry]]" would be serviced as the fourth single in the United States and Canada, and was released to country radio on September 5, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Dukes|first1=Billy|title=Carrie Underwood, |
On August 12, 2016, it was confirmed that "[[Dirty Laundry (Carrie Underwood song)|Dirty Laundry]]" would be serviced as the fourth single in the United States and Canada, and was released to country radio on September 5, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Dukes|first1=Billy|title=Carrie Underwood, 'Dirty Laundry' [Listen]|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/carrie-underwood-dirty-laundry/|website=[[Taste of Country]]|access-date=August 18, 2016|location=United States|date=August 12, 2016}}</ref> It peaked at number two on Country Airplay chart and number three on Hot Country Songs chart. |
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===Tour=== |
===Tour=== |
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Underwood began the |
Underwood began the [[Storyteller Tour: Stories in the Round]] on January 30, 2016, in [[Jacksonville, Florida]] to support the album.<ref>[http://carrieunderwoodofficial.com/carrie-underwood-announces-2016-tour/] {{dead link|date=May 2023}}</ref> The first leg of the tour was completed by May 31, 2016. On July 21, 2016, ''Billboard'' published their mid-year touring update for the highest-grossing tours between November 10, 2015, and June 6, 2016, and Storyteller Tour was ranked the tenth highest-grossing tour for that period with a total gross of $29,993,822 and total attendance of 449,396. |
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The tour was concluded on November 28, 2016. It has grossed $51,204,491 and had played to a million fans. |
The tour was concluded on November 28, 2016. It has grossed $51,204,491 and had played to a million fans. |
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==Critical reception== |
==Critical reception== |
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| MC = 74/100<ref>{{cite web|title=Storyteller- Carrie Underwood|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/storyteller/carrie-underwood| |
| MC = 74/100<ref>{{cite web|title=Storyteller- Carrie Underwood|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/storyteller/carrie-underwood|website=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=October 9, 2016}}</ref> |
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| rev1 = [[AllMusic]] |
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]] |
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| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="allmusicreview">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/storyteller-mw0002874134|title=''Storyteller'' - Carrie Underwood — Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards| |
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="allmusicreview">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/storyteller-mw0002874134|title=''Storyteller'' - Carrie Underwood — Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards|access-date=October 22, 2015|author=Erlewine, Stephen Thomas|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|publisher=[[All Media Network]]|work=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> |
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| rev2 = ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' |
| rev2 = ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' |
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| rev2score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="billboardreview">{{cite |
| rev2score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="billboardreview">{{cite magazine|title=Carrie Underwood Mixes Country's Past and Present on ''Storyteller'': Album Review|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/6738292/carrie-underwood-storyteller-album-review|author=Hight, Jewly|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=October 23, 2015|access-date=October 23, 2015}}</ref> |
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| rev3 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' |
| rev3 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' |
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| rev3score = A−<ref name="ewreview">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2015/10/22/storyteller-carrie-underwood-ew-review|title=''Storyteller'' by Carrie Underwood: EW review|last=Greenblatt|first=Leah|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=October 22, 2015|access-date=October 23, 2015}}</ref> |
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| rev4 = ''[[Exclaim!]]'' |
| rev4 = ''[[Exclaim!]]'' |
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| rev4score = 6/10<ref name="exclaim">{{cite |
| rev4score = 6/10<ref name="exclaim">{{cite magazine | url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/carrie_underwood-storyteller | title=Carrie Underwood - Storyteller | magazine=[[Exclaim!]] | date=October 21, 2015 | access-date=January 6, 2016 | author=Henderson, Stuart}}</ref> |
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| rev5 = ''[[Newsday]]'' |
| rev5 = ''[[Newsday]]'' |
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| rev5Score = B+<ref>{{cite news|last=Gamboa|first=Glenn|date=October 21, 2015|url=http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/storyteller-review-carrie-underwood-s-constant-talent-inconsistent-tunes-1.10988988|title='Storyteller' review: Carrie Underwood's constant talent, inconsistent tunes|work=[[Newsday]]| |
| rev5Score = B+<ref>{{cite news|last=Gamboa|first=Glenn|date=October 21, 2015|url=http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/storyteller-review-carrie-underwood-s-constant-talent-inconsistent-tunes-1.10988988|title='Storyteller' review: Carrie Underwood's constant talent, inconsistent tunes|work=[[Newsday]]|access-date=July 15, 2016}}</ref> |
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| rev6 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' |
| rev6 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' |
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| rev6Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="rollingstonereview">{{cite |
| rev6Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="rollingstonereview">{{cite magazine|last=Rodman|first=Sarah|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/carrie-underwood-storyteller-20151023|title=''Storyteller''|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] [[Limited liability company|LLC]]|date=October 23, 2015|access-date=October 23, 2015}}</ref> |
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| rev7 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' |
| rev7 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' |
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| rev7Score = 7/10<ref name="spinreview">{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/2015/11/review-carrie-underwood-storyteller/|title=Carrie Underwood Sells Outlaw Country Its Soul Back on |
| rev7Score = 7/10<ref name="spinreview">{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/2015/11/review-carrie-underwood-storyteller/|title=Carrie Underwood Sells Outlaw Country Its Soul Back on 'Storyteller'|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|date=November 3, 2015|access-date=November 3, 2015}}</ref> |
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| rev8 = ''[[USA Today]]'' |
| rev8 = ''[[USA Today]]'' |
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| rev8Score = {{Rating|2.5|4}}<ref>{{cite news|last=Gardner|first=Elysa|date=October 23, 2015|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2015/10/23/album-of-the-week-carrie-underwood-storyteller/74221836/|title=Album of the week: Carrie Underwood's lovely, if limited, 'Storyteller'|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|access-date=July 15, 2016}}</ref> |
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''Storyteller'' received generally positive reviews from critics. On [[Metacritic]], which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album has an [[weighted arithmetic mean|average]] score of 74, based on nine reviews. It is the highest Metascore for any of Underwoods' albums.<ref name="MC">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/storyteller/carrie-underwood|title=Reviews for Storyteller by Carrie Underwood|work=Metacritic|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=October 23, 2015}}</ref> |
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[[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] of [[AllMusic]] said the record "demands attention and it deserves it, too",<ref name="allmusicreview" /> while ''[[The Boston Globe]]''{{'}}s Sarah Rodman called it Underwood's best album yet.<ref name="bostonglobereview">{{cite web|last=Rodman|first=Sarah|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2015/10/22/album-review-carrie-underwood-storyteller/38PRN1k0I6PJUo4L7x7j4H/story.html|title=Carrie Underwood spins vivid yarns on best album yet|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|date=October 22, 2015|access-date=October 22, 2015}}</ref> Jewly Hight from ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' wrote, "Unlike newer country acts who can sound like they’re merely co-starring with their own faddish production, Underwood commands the spotlight, balancing the well-established extremes of her on-stage persona -- Midwestern girl-next-door and imperious diva -- within these freshened-up aesthetic frames."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/6738292/carrie-underwood-storyteller-album-review|title=Carrie Underwood Mixes Country's Past and Present on 'Storyteller': Album Review|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref> [[Robert Christgau]] wrote in ''[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]'' that the record has more "good tales" on it than Underwood's ''[[Greatest Hits: Decade Number 1|Greatest Hits]]'' album. "She still oversings sometimes, as idols will", he said, "but finally she's relaxed enough to let the songs narrate for themselves—be they torch-carrying and fuck-you songs, bad girl and justifiable homicide songs, or tonight's-the-night and happily-ever-after songs."<ref name="Christgau"/> |
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''[[New York Times]]'' critic Jon Caramanica was less impressed, finding much of the songwriting devoid of "bite or pulp" while accusing Underwood of singing bombastically throughout the album. "She largely picks songs that serve as launch platforms for her ballistic-missile voice," he wrote, "but they don’t cohere into a whole identity."<ref>{{cite news|last=Caramanica|first=Jon|date=October 21, 2015|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/22/arts/music/review-carrie-underwoods-storyteller-values-power-over-finesse.html?_r=0|title=Review: Carrie Underwood’s ‘Storyteller’ Values Power Over Finesse|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|accessdate=July 15, 2016}}</ref> In ''[[Exclaim!]]'', Stuart Henderson wrote that the record is "more than halfway boring," explaining that "it isn't uninspired or weakly performed. Rather, it is boring in spite of the overwhelming bombast, the booming bass and pounding drums, the huge vocals, the wailing guitars; it is boring because rather than electrifying you, it distances and anaesthetizes."<ref name="exclaim"/> |
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''[[New York Times]]'' critic Jon Caramanica was less impressed, finding much of the songwriting devoid of "bite or pulp" while accusing Underwood of singing bombastically throughout the album. "She largely picks songs that serve as launch platforms for her ballistic-missile voice," he wrote, "but they don’t cohere into a whole identity."<ref>{{cite news|last=Caramanica|first=Jon|date=October 21, 2015|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/22/arts/music/review-carrie-underwoods-storyteller-values-power-over-finesse.html?_r=0|title=Review: Carrie Underwood's 'Storyteller' Values Power Over Finesse|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=July 15, 2016}}</ref> In ''[[Exclaim!]]'', Stuart Henderson wrote that the record is "more than halfway boring," explaining that "it isn't uninspired or weakly performed. Rather, it is boring in spite of the overwhelming bombast, the booming bass and pounding drums, the huge vocals, the wailing guitars; it is boring because rather than electrifying you, it distances and anaesthetizes."<ref name="exclaim"/> |
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==Accolades== |
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|[[Country Music Association Awards|CMA Awards]]<ref name="2016CMAnoms">{{cite news|title=Eric Church, Chris Stapleton, Maren Morris leaders in 2016 CMA Awards nominations|url=http://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2016/08/31/eric-church-early-leader-first-2016-cma-awards-nominations/89642946/|last=Watts|first=Cindy|work=[[The Tennessean]]|date=August 31, 2016|access-date=August 31, 2016}}</ref> |
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==Commercial performance== |
==Commercial performance== |
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In the United States, ''Storyteller'' debuted at number two on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] with 177,000 [[album-equivalent unit]]s; the album sold 164,000 copies in pure sales, with the remainder of its unit total reflecting the album's streaming and track equivalent album units.<ref name="billboard11-2-2015">{{cite |
In the United States, ''Storyteller'' debuted at number two on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] with 177,000 [[album-equivalent unit]]s; the album sold 164,000 copies in pure sales, with the remainder of its unit total reflecting the album's streaming and track equivalent album units.<ref name="billboard11-2-2015">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6746293/5-seconds-of-summer-second-no-1-album-billboard-200|first=Keith|last=Caulfield|title=5 Seconds of Summer Earns Second No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=November 1, 2015|access-date=November 1, 2015}}</ref> This made Underwood the only country artist to have his or her first five studio albums debut at number one or number two on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart.<ref name="billboard11-1-2015"/> In addition, the album debuted at number one on the [[Billboard charts|Top Country Albums]] chart, earning Underwood another record as the only artist to score six consecutive number one albums on that chart.<ref name="billboard11-1-2015">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6752918/carrie-underwood-history-sixth-no-1-thomas-rhett-sam-hunt-old-dominion|first=Jim|last=Asker|title=Carrie Underwood Makes History With Sixth No. 1; Rhett, Hunt, Old Dominion Make Moves|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=November 3, 2015|access-date=November 5, 2015}}</ref> It held the number two position on the ''Billboard 200'' in its second week, moving another 81,000 units, including over 73,000 album copies sold.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6754084/chris-stapleton-soars-to-no-1-on-billboard-200-albums-chart|first=Keith|last=Caulfield|title=Chris Stapleton Soars to No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart After CMAs|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=November 8, 2015|access-date=November 9, 2015}}</ref> On the chart dated December 19, it rose back to number one on the Top Country Albums for a second week.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6792585/country-music-charts-dan-shay-carrie-underwood-voice|first=Jim|last=Asker|title=Dan + Shay Land First No. 1 Single; Carrie Underwood Returns to Lead Country Albums Chart|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=November 8, 2015|access-date=November 9, 2015}}</ref> It was certified Gold by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] on December 4, 2015, for shipments of over 500,000 copies in the US.<ref name="1milRIAA">{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Carrie%20Underwood&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50|title=RIAA – Gold & Platinum: Carrie Underwood albums|work=RIAA.com|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]]|access-date=July 26, 2008}}</ref> In October 2016, the album was certified Platinum, one year after its release, becoming the sixth album by Underwood to receive a Platinum certification.<ref name="carrieunderwood.fm"/> As of April 2017, the album has sold 752,100 copies in the US.<ref name="1milRIAA"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://roughstock.com/news/2017/04/41757-top-10-country-albums-chart-april-24-2016|title=Top 10 Country Albums Chart: April 24, 2017 |work= RoughStock|date=24 April 2017 }}</ref> |
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Outside of the United States, the album debuted at number three in [[Canadian Albums Chart|Canada]], number four in [[ARIA Charts|Australia]],<ref name="aus" /> number six in [[Scottish Singles and Albums Charts|Scotland]], number thirteen on the [[UK Albums Chart]]—becoming her second top twenty album in the region<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/5-seconds-of-summer-score-first-number-1-album-with-sounds-good-feels-good__11164/|first=Liv|last=Moss|title=5 Seconds Of Summer score first Number 1 album with Sounds Good Feels Good |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|date=October 30, 2015| |
Outside of the United States, the album debuted at number three in [[Canadian Albums Chart|Canada]], number four in [[ARIA Charts|Australia]],<ref name="aus" /> number six in [[Scottish Singles and Albums Charts|Scotland]], number thirteen on the [[UK Albums Chart]]—becoming her second top twenty album in the region<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/5-seconds-of-summer-score-first-number-1-album-with-sounds-good-feels-good__11164/|first=Liv|last=Moss|title=5 Seconds Of Summer score first Number 1 album with Sounds Good Feels Good |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|date=October 30, 2015|access-date=November 5, 2015}}</ref>—and charted in another six regions. |
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==Track listing== |
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| headline = ''Storyteller'' – {{nobold|[[Target Corporation|Target]] exclusive edition (bonus tracks)}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.target.com/p/carrie-underwood-storyteller-target-exclusive/-/A-50025911|title=Carrie Underwood – Storyteller – Target Exclusive|publisher=[[Target Corporation]]| |
| headline = ''Storyteller'' – {{nobold|[[Target Corporation|Target]] exclusive edition (bonus tracks)}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.target.com/p/carrie-underwood-storyteller-target-exclusive/-/A-50025911|title=Carrie Underwood – Storyteller – Target Exclusive|publisher=[[Target Corporation]]|access-date=October 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006221921/https://www.target.com/p/carrie-underwood-storyteller-target-exclusive/-/A-50025911|archive-date=October 6, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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==Personnel== |
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Credits adapted from [[AllMusic]].<ref name="allmusiccredits">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/storyteller-mw0002874134/credits|title=Storyteller - Carrie Underwood - Credits - AllMusic|work=[[AllMusic]]|publisher=[[All Media Network]]| |
Credits adapted from [[AllMusic]].<ref name="allmusiccredits">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/storyteller-mw0002874134/credits|title=Storyteller - Carrie Underwood - Credits - AllMusic|work=[[AllMusic]]|publisher=[[All Media Network]]|access-date=December 7, 2015}}</ref> |
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'''Performers''' |
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* [[Carrie Underwood]] – lead vocals (1–13), backing vocals (3, 10, 12, 13) |
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* [[Hillary Lindsey]] – backing vocals (1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 10–13) |
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*Background vocals – Perry Coleman, Zach Crowell, [[Sam Hunt]], Chris DeStefano, Jerry Flowers, Hillary Lindsey, Carrie Underwood, [[The McCrary Sisters]], James Moore |
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* Perry Coleman – backing vocals (3, 10, 11, 12) |
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* [[Zach Crowell]] – backing vocals (4, 9) |
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* [[Sam Hunt]] – backing vocals (4) |
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* [[Chris DeStefano]] – backing vocals (5, 7) |
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* [[The McCrary Sisters]] – backing vocals (6) |
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* Jerry Flowers – backing vocals (9) |
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* John Deaderick – keyboards (1, 2, 5–8) |
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*[[Accordion]] – Charlie Judge |
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* [[Jay Joyce]] – keyboards (1, 2, 8), synth pad (1, 2, 5, 7, 8), programming (1, 2, 5, 7, 8), electric guitar (1, 2, 5–8), bass (5, 7) |
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*[[Banjo]] – Pat McGrath |
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* Charlie Judge – synthesizers (3, 10, 12, 13), programming (3, 10, 13), [[accordion]] (11) |
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*[[Cello]] – Devin Malone |
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* Jimmy Nichols – acoustic piano (3, 10–13) |
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*[[Dobro]] – Adam Ollendorff |
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* Zach Crowell – keyboards (4, 9), acoustic piano (4), programming (4, 9), guitar (4) |
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*[[Drum kit|Drums]] – Fred Eltringham, Chris McHugh |
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* [[Tom Bukovac]] – electric guitar (1, 2, 8, 12) |
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*Drum Programming – Zach Crowell, Jay Joyce, Charlie Judge |
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* [[Bryan Sutton]] – acoustic guitar (1, 2, 8) |
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*[[Acoustic Guitar]] – Zach Crowell, Pat McGrath, [[Bryan Sutton]], [[Ilya Toshinsky]], Forest Glen Whitehead |
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* [[Kenny Greenberg]] – electric guitar (3, 10–13) |
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*[[Electric Guitar]] – [[Tom Bukovac]], Zach Crowell, Kenny Greenberg, Jay Joyce, Devin Malone, Rob McNelley, Derek Wells |
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* [[Ilya Toshinsky]] – acoustic guitar (3, 10–13), [[mandolin]] (11) |
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*[[Bass Guitar]] – Jerry Flowers, Jay Joyce, Michael Rhodes, Dave Roe, [[Jimmie Lee Sloas]] |
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* Devin Malone – electric guitar (4, 9), [[pedal steel guitar]] (4), [[cello]] (4) |
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*[[Harmonica]] – Travis Meadows |
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* Pat McGrath – acoustic guitar (4, 9), [[banjo]] (4), mandolin (9) |
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*[[Keyboard instrument|Keyboards]] – Zach Crowell, John Deaderick, Jay Joyce |
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* Derek Wells – electric guitar (4, 9) |
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*[[Mandolin]] – Pat McGrath, Ilya Toshinsky |
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* Adam Ollendorff – [[dobro]] (4) |
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*[[Pedal steel guitar]] – Devin Malone |
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* Forest Glen Whitehead – acoustic guitar (5, 7) |
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*[[Percussion]] – Eric Darken, Fred Eltringham |
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* Rob McNelley – electric guitar (6) |
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*[[Piano]] – Jimmy Nichols |
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* Jerry Flowers – bass (1, 2, 8) |
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*[[Synthesizer]] – Charlie Judge |
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* [[Michael Rhodes (musician)|Michael Rhodes]] – bass (3, 12, 13) |
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*Synthesizer pads – Jay Joyce |
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* [[Jimmie Lee Sloas]] – bass (4, 9, 10, 11) |
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* Dave Roe – bass (5, 6, 7) |
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* Fred Eltringham – drums (1, 2, 5–8), percussion (1, 2, 5–8) |
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* [[Chris McHugh]] – drums (3, 4, 9–13) |
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* [[Eric Darken]] – percussion (3, 10–13) |
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* Producers – Jay Joyce (Tracks 1, 2 & 5–8); Mark Bright (Tracks 3 & 10–13); Zach Crowell (Tracks 4 & 9). |
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*[[Artist and repertoire|A&R]] – Kristen Wines |
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* Production Assistant (Tracks 1, 2 & 5–8) – Melissa Spillman |
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*Assistant – Keith Armstrong, Nik Karpen, Kam Luchterland, Chris Small |
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* [[Artist and repertoire|A&R]] (Tracks 3 & 10–13) – Kristen Wines |
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*[[Audio engineer|Engineers]] – Nick Autry, Derek Bason, Nick Chagon, Jason Hall, Andrew Schubert |
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* Production Coordination – Mike "Frog" Girffith (Tracks 3 & 10–13); Kenley Flynn (Tracks 4 & 9). |
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*Assistant engineer – Paul Cossette, Caleb VanBuskirk |
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* Engineers – Jason Hall (Tracks 1, 2 & 5–8); Derek Bason (Tracks 3 & 10–13); Nick Autry (Tracks 4 & 9). |
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*Creative designer and design – Scott McDaniel |
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* Additional Engineers – Adam Chagnon and Andrew Schubert (Tracks 1, 2 & 4–9); Zach Crowell (Tracks 4 & 9). |
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*Digital editing – Derek Bason, Chris Small |
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* Assistant Engineers – Paul Cossette and Caleb VanBuskirk (Tracks 1, 2 & 5–8); Chris Small (Tracks 3 & 10–13); Kam Luchterland (Tracks 4 & 9). |
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* Recorded at Starstruck Studios, Sound Stage Studios and The Pizza Kitchen (Nashville, Tennessee). |
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*[[Talent manager|Managers]] – [[Simon Fuller]] and Anne Edelblute |
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* Mixing – [[Chris Lord-Alge]] (Tracks 1, 2 & 4–9); Derek Bason (Tracks 3 & 10–13) |
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*[[Audio mastering|Mastering]] – Adam Ayan |
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* Mix Assistants – Keith Armstrong and Nik Karpen (Tracks 1, 2 & 4–9); Chris Small (Tracks 3 & 10–13). |
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*[[Mixing engineer|Mixing]] – Derek Bason, Chris Lord-Alge |
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* Tracks 1, 2 & 4–9 mixed at Mix LA (Los Angeles, California). |
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*Package design – Grace Boto |
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* Tracks 3 & 10–13 mixed at Starstruck Studios. |
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*[[Photographer]] – Randee St. Nichols |
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* Digital Editing – Derek Bason and Chris Small (Tracks 3 & 10–13); Zach Crowell (Tracks 4 & 9). |
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*[[Record producer|Producers]] – Mark Bright, Zach Crowell, Jay Joyce |
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* Mastered by Adam Ayan at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine). |
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*[[Production coordinator]]s – Kenley Flynn, Mike "Frog" Girffith |
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==Other charted songs== |
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Following the release of the album, five of its songs charted on the Hot Country Songs: "The Girl You Think I Am" at number 38 (8,000 copies sold), "Like I'll Never Love You Again" at number 39 (8,000 copies), "Dirty Laundry" at number 47 (3,000 copies), "Relapse" at number 48 (4,000 copies) and "Church Bells" at number 49 (2,300 copies).<ref>http://roughstock.com/news/2015/11/39256-top-30-digital-singles-november-2-2015</ref> |
Following the release of the album, five of its songs charted on the Hot Country Songs: "The Girl You Think I Am" at number 38 (8,000 copies sold), "Like I'll Never Love You Again" at number 39 (8,000 copies), "Dirty Laundry" at number 47 (3,000 copies), "Relapse" at number 48 (4,000 copies) and "Church Bells" at number 49 (2,300 copies).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://roughstock.com/news/2015/11/39256-top-30-digital-singles-november-2-2015|title=Top 30 Digital Singles: November 2, 2015 |work= RoughStock|date=2 November 2015 }}</ref> |
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Storyteller is the fifth studio album recorded by American singer and songwriter Carrie Underwood. It was released on October 23, 2015, by Sony Music Nashville. Following the release and success of her fourth studio album, Blown Away (2012), Underwood began working on Storyteller in early 2014. However, she tentatively suspended most work on the album because of her pregnancy with her first child. In the midterm, Underwood released her first greatest hits record, Greatest Hits: Decade #1, on December 9, 2014, to much success. After the birth of her son, she took some additional time off before going back into the studio in early 2015 to finish working on the album.
Met with mostly positive reviews from music critics, Storyteller became a commercial success and set multiple records upon its release. By debuting at number two on the Billboard 200 chart, it made Underwood the only country artist in history to have all of her first five studio albums debut at number one or two, and with a number one debut on the Top Country Albums chart, it made her the only artist to score six consecutive number one albums on the chart. Storyteller also performed well internationally upon its release, including a number four debut in Australia, number three in Canada and thirteen in the United Kingdom. As of October 2016, the album has been certified Platinum by the RIAA.[1] It marks Underwood's sixth consecutive album to go either Platinum or multi-Platinum.
The album produced two consecutive Billboard Country Airplay chart number-one singles in "Heartbeat" and "Church Bells", along with the number-two singles, "Smoke Break" and "Dirty Laundry." "Smoke Break", "Heartbeat" and "Dirty Laundry" also topped the Billboard Canada Country chart. All four singles received multi-Platinum or Platinum certifications.[2]
Storyteller was Underwood's last album under Arista Nashville and Sony Music Group, following her new deal with Universal Music Group's Capitol Nashville.[3]
Background
[edit]After the release and success of her fourth studio album, Blown Away, in 2012 and its international supporting tour, Blown Away Tour (2012–2013), Underwood confirmed, in August 2013, that she had begun planning on a new album and would start working on it in 2014.[4] However, she released her first greatest hits album in late 2014 to much success, while pregnant with her first child.[5] After giving birth, in February 2015, Underwood went back into the studio to finish working on the album.[6] On August 20, 2015, Underwood announced the album's title and release date via live Facebook stream.[7]
Underwood has described Storyteller as being more laid-back and more twangy as opposed to her last studio album, Blown Away (2012).[5] For this album, Underwood worked with frequent collaborators such as Hillary Lindsey, Ashley Gorley, Chris DeStefano, David Hodges, Brett James, and Mark Bright, although Underwood also worked with new collaborators such as Liz Rose, Zach Crowell, and Jay Joyce.[8] Joyce produced the album's lead single "Smoke Break", which Underwood wrote with DeStefano and Lindsey.[9]
Promotion
[edit]Underwood revealed the album's track listing on September 9, 2015, via her Instagram account. On September 10, 2015, Underwood appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and also performed "Smoke Break". On September 21, 2015, Underwood performed the song at the Apple Music Festival in London.[10]
On October 9, 2015, "Heartbeat" was released as a promotional single from the album.[11] The song features background vocals by country artist Sam Hunt . It sold 23,000 copies and debuted at number 26 on Hot Country Songs chart for the week ending October 31, 2015. As of October 26, 2015 the song has sold 31,000 copies.[12] The song also entered the Scottish Singles Chart at number 80.
"Renegade Runaway" was released as the second promotional single on October 16, 2015. It sold 13,000 copies and debuted at number 34 on Hot Country Songs chart. A third and final promotional single, "What I Never Knew I Always Wanted" was released October 19, 2015. It sold 9,000 copies and entered the Hot Country Songs chart at number 38 and reached number 32. As of November 21, 2015, it sold 21,000 copies. All three singles were made available for download on iTunes, Amazon, and other digital retailers with a pre-order of the full Storyteller album.
In support of the album, Underwood returned to headline the C2C: Country to Country festival for the first time since 2013, making her the first artist to headline the festival twice. She performed concerts in London, Dublin, Glasgow, Oslo and Stockholm.
Singles
[edit]"Smoke Break", the lead single off Storyteller, was released on August 21, 2015. The song set an all-time record for the largest first-week radio adds in the history of Country Aircheck, with 145 Mediabase adds and 159 total Billboard and Country Aircheck reporting stations lined up for the song's official airplay impact date.[13][14] It reached number four on the Hot Country Songs chart and number two on the Country Airplay chart.
"Heartbeat" was released as the second single from Storyteller at the 2015 American Music Awards.[15] The song made its official impact on country radio on November 30, 2015.[16] It has reached number two on the Hot Country Songs chart and number one on the Country Airplay chart, becoming her 14th leader on the chart, widening her record for the most number-one's among women in the history of the chart.
"Chaser" was released as a single exclusively to UK radio stations on April 1, 2016. It marked Underwood's first limited release to European stations.
"Church Bells" is the third single from "Storyteller" in the US, and was released to country radio on April 11, 2016.[17] It has reached number two on the Hot Country Songs chart and number one on the Country Airplay chart, becoming Underwood's 15th number one on that chart.[18] The song was nominated for Best Country Solo Performance at the 59th Grammy Awards.
On August 12, 2016, it was confirmed that "Dirty Laundry" would be serviced as the fourth single in the United States and Canada, and was released to country radio on September 5, 2016.[19] It peaked at number two on Country Airplay chart and number three on Hot Country Songs chart.
Tour
[edit]Underwood began the Storyteller Tour: Stories in the Round on January 30, 2016, in Jacksonville, Florida to support the album.[20] The first leg of the tour was completed by May 31, 2016. On July 21, 2016, Billboard published their mid-year touring update for the highest-grossing tours between November 10, 2015, and June 6, 2016, and Storyteller Tour was ranked the tenth highest-grossing tour for that period with a total gross of $29,993,822 and total attendance of 449,396.
The tour was concluded on November 28, 2016. It has grossed $51,204,491 and had played to a million fans.
Critical reception
[edit]| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 74/100[21] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [22] |
| Billboard |  [23] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[24] |
| Exclaim! | 6/10[25] |
| Newsday | B+[26] |
| Rolling Stone | [27] |
| Spin | 7/10[28] |
| USA Today | [29] |
| Vice (Expert Witness) | A−[30] |
Storyteller received generally positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album has an average score of 74, based on nine reviews. It is the highest Metascore for any of Underwoods' albums.[31]
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic said the record "demands attention and it deserves it, too",[22] while The Boston Globe's Sarah Rodman called it Underwood's best album yet.[32] Jewly Hight from Billboard wrote, "Unlike newer country acts who can sound like they’re merely co-starring with their own faddish production, Underwood commands the spotlight, balancing the well-established extremes of her on-stage persona -- Midwestern girl-next-door and imperious diva -- within these freshened-up aesthetic frames."[33] Robert Christgau wrote in Vice that the record has more "good tales" on it than Underwood's Greatest Hits album. "She still oversings sometimes, as idols will", he said, "but finally she's relaxed enough to let the songs narrate for themselves—be they torch-carrying and fuck-you songs, bad girl and justifiable homicide songs, or tonight's-the-night and happily-ever-after songs."[30]
New York Times critic Jon Caramanica was less impressed, finding much of the songwriting devoid of "bite or pulp" while accusing Underwood of singing bombastically throughout the album. "She largely picks songs that serve as launch platforms for her ballistic-missile voice," he wrote, "but they don’t cohere into a whole identity."[34] In Exclaim!, Stuart Henderson wrote that the record is "more than halfway boring," explaining that "it isn't uninspired or weakly performed. Rather, it is boring in spite of the overwhelming bombast, the booming bass and pounding drums, the huge vocals, the wailing guitars; it is boring because rather than electrifying you, it distances and anaesthetizes."[25]
Accolades
[edit]The album received a nomination for Album of the Year for the 50th annual Country Music Association Awards. It won Favorite Album - Country at the 2016 American Music Awards, Underwood's fifth album to do so.[35]
| Year | Association | Category | Result |
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| 2016 | American Country Countdown Awards[36] | Album of the Year | Nominated |
| Billboard Music Awards[37] | Top Country Album | Nominated | |
| CMA Awards[38] | Album of the Year | Nominated | |
| BCMA Awards[39] | International Album of the Year | Nominated | |
| American Music Awards | Favorite Album - Country | Won |
Commercial performance
[edit]In the United States, Storyteller debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 with 177,000 album-equivalent units; the album sold 164,000 copies in pure sales, with the remainder of its unit total reflecting the album's streaming and track equivalent album units.[40] This made Underwood the only country artist to have his or her first five studio albums debut at number one or number two on the Billboard 200 chart.[41] In addition, the album debuted at number one on the Top Country Albums chart, earning Underwood another record as the only artist to score six consecutive number one albums on that chart.[41] It held the number two position on the Billboard 200 in its second week, moving another 81,000 units, including over 73,000 album copies sold.[42] On the chart dated December 19, it rose back to number one on the Top Country Albums for a second week.[43] It was certified Gold by the RIAA on December 4, 2015, for shipments of over 500,000 copies in the US.[44] In October 2016, the album was certified Platinum, one year after its release, becoming the sixth album by Underwood to receive a Platinum certification.[1] As of April 2017, the album has sold 752,100 copies in the US.[44][45]
Outside of the United States, the album debuted at number three in Canada, number four in Australia,[46] number six in Scotland, number thirteen on the UK Albums Chart—becoming her second top twenty album in the region[47]—and charted in another six regions.
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer | Length |
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| 1. | "Renegade Runaway" | Jay Joyce | 3:40 | |
| 2. | "Dirty Laundry" |
| Joyce | 3:25 |
| 3. | "Church Bells" |
| Mark Bright | 3:15 |
| 4. | "Heartbeat" |
| Crowell | 3:31 |
| 5. | "Smoke Break" |
| Joyce | 3:20 |
| 6. | "Choctaw County Affair" | Jason White | Joyce | 3:31 |
| 7. | "Like I'll Never Love You Again" |
| Joyce | 3:37 |
| 8. | "Chaser" |
| Joyce | 4:24 |
| 9. | "Relapse" |
| Crowell | 3:24 |
| 10. | "Clock Don't Stop" |
| Bright | 3:23 |
| 11. | "The Girl You Think I Am" |
| Bright | 3:38 |
| 12. | "Mexico" |
| Bright | 3:28 |
| 13. | "What I Never Knew I Always Wanted" |
| Bright | 3:36 |
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| 14. | "Heartbeat" (stripped) |
| Crowell | 3:21 |
| 15. | "Little Girl Don't Grow Up Too Fast" |
| Bright | 4:26 |
| Total length: | 53:59 | |||
Personnel
[edit]Credits adapted from AllMusic.[50]
Performers
- Carrie Underwood – lead vocals (1–13), backing vocals (3, 10, 12, 13)
- Hillary Lindsey – backing vocals (1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 10–13)
- Perry Coleman – backing vocals (3, 10, 11, 12)
- Zach Crowell – backing vocals (4, 9)
- Sam Hunt – backing vocals (4)
- Chris DeStefano – backing vocals (5, 7)
- The McCrary Sisters – backing vocals (6)
- Jerry Flowers – backing vocals (9)
- James Moore – backing vocals (12)
Musicians
- John Deaderick – keyboards (1, 2, 5–8)
- Jay Joyce – keyboards (1, 2, 8), synth pad (1, 2, 5, 7, 8), programming (1, 2, 5, 7, 8), electric guitar (1, 2, 5–8), bass (5, 7)
- Charlie Judge – synthesizers (3, 10, 12, 13), programming (3, 10, 13), accordion (11)
- Jimmy Nichols – acoustic piano (3, 10–13)
- Zach Crowell – keyboards (4, 9), acoustic piano (4), programming (4, 9), guitar (4)
- Tom Bukovac – electric guitar (1, 2, 8, 12)
- Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar (1, 2, 8)
- Kenny Greenberg – electric guitar (3, 10–13)
- Ilya Toshinsky – acoustic guitar (3, 10–13), mandolin (11)
- Devin Malone – electric guitar (4, 9), pedal steel guitar (4), cello (4)
- Pat McGrath – acoustic guitar (4, 9), banjo (4), mandolin (9)
- Derek Wells – electric guitar (4, 9)
- Adam Ollendorff – dobro (4)
- Forest Glen Whitehead – acoustic guitar (5, 7)
- Rob McNelley – electric guitar (6)
- Jerry Flowers – bass (1, 2, 8)
- Michael Rhodes – bass (3, 12, 13)
- Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass (4, 9, 10, 11)
- Dave Roe – bass (5, 6, 7)
- Fred Eltringham – drums (1, 2, 5–8), percussion (1, 2, 5–8)
- Chris McHugh – drums (3, 4, 9–13)
- Eric Darken – percussion (3, 10–13)
- Travis Meadows – harmonica (6)
Production and design
- Producers – Jay Joyce (Tracks 1, 2 & 5–8); Mark Bright (Tracks 3 & 10–13); Zach Crowell (Tracks 4 & 9).
- Production Assistant (Tracks 1, 2 & 5–8) – Melissa Spillman
- A&R (Tracks 3 & 10–13) – Kristen Wines
- Production Coordination – Mike "Frog" Girffith (Tracks 3 & 10–13); Kenley Flynn (Tracks 4 & 9).
- Engineers – Jason Hall (Tracks 1, 2 & 5–8); Derek Bason (Tracks 3 & 10–13); Nick Autry (Tracks 4 & 9).
- Additional Engineers – Adam Chagnon and Andrew Schubert (Tracks 1, 2 & 4–9); Zach Crowell (Tracks 4 & 9).
- Assistant Engineers – Paul Cossette and Caleb VanBuskirk (Tracks 1, 2 & 5–8); Chris Small (Tracks 3 & 10–13); Kam Luchterland (Tracks 4 & 9).
- Recorded at Starstruck Studios, Sound Stage Studios and The Pizza Kitchen (Nashville, Tennessee).
- Mixing – Chris Lord-Alge (Tracks 1, 2 & 4–9); Derek Bason (Tracks 3 & 10–13)
- Mix Assistants – Keith Armstrong and Nik Karpen (Tracks 1, 2 & 4–9); Chris Small (Tracks 3 & 10–13).
- Tracks 1, 2 & 4–9 mixed at Mix LA (Los Angeles, California).
- Tracks 3 & 10–13 mixed at Starstruck Studios.
- Digital Editing – Derek Bason and Chris Small (Tracks 3 & 10–13); Zach Crowell (Tracks 4 & 9).
- Mastered by Adam Ayan at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine).
- Creative Director and Design – Scott McDaniel
- Package Design – Grace Boto
- Photography – Randee St. Nichols
- Liner Notes – Carrie Underwood
- Manager – Ann Edelblute
Other charted songs
[edit]Following the release of the album, five of its songs charted on the Hot Country Songs: "The Girl You Think I Am" at number 38 (8,000 copies sold), "Like I'll Never Love You Again" at number 39 (8,000 copies), "Dirty Laundry" at number 47 (3,000 copies), "Relapse" at number 48 (4,000 copies) and "Church Bells" at number 49 (2,300 copies).[51]
Charts
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Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United Kingdom (BPI)[73] | Silver | 60,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[74] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
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Release history
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| Canada | [48] | ||||
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