THAT
WASN’T ME
BRANDI CARLILE
SONGWRITERS: BRANDI M. CARLILE; PHILLIP JOHN HANSEROTH
& TIMOTHY JAY HANSEROTH
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: BEAR CREEK
LABEL: COLUMBIA RECORDS
GENRE: FOLK ROCK
YEAR: 2012
Brandi Marie Carlile (born June 1, 1981) is
an American singer-songwriter and producer whose music spans many genres. As of
2021, Carlile has released seven studio albums and earned 18 Grammy Award nominations,
including one for The
Firewatcher's Daughter(2015), six for By the Way, I
Forgive You(2018), three for her work as
producer and songwriter on Tanya Tucker's
album While I’m Livin’(2019),
and three for "Right on Time"
from In These
Silent Days(2021). She was the most
nominated woman at the 61st Annual
Grammy Awards, with six, including nominations
for Album of the
Year(By the Way, I Forgive You), Record of the
Year and Song of the
Year("The Joke").
In 2019, Carlile formed an all-female quartet with Amanda Shires, Maren Morris, and Natalie Hemby called the Highwomen. They
released their debut album, The Highwomen,
in 2019 to critical and commercial acclaim, and won the Grammy Award
for Best Country Song for the track
"Crowded Table" in 2021.
Born in Ravensdale,
Washington, a rural town southeast of Seattle, Carlile
dropped out of high school to pursue a career in music, teaching herself piano and guitar. Her
debut major label album, Brandi
Carlile(2005), was released to critical acclaim yet
achieved limited commercial success. Carlile garnered wider recognition with
her 2007 single "The Story", from her album of the
same name. In 2017, The Story was awarded Gold status by the RIAA for selling
500,000 copies. That same year, Carlile released Cover Stories,
featuring 14 artists covering tracks from the original The Story album, including Adele,
Pearl Jam, and Dolly Parton, it
debuted at Nº 30 on the Billboard 200. All proceeds benefited War Child
UK, a charity organization to benefit children whose lives have been directly
affected by war. Her fifth album, The Firewatcher's Daughter,
earned Carlile her first Grammy nomination, for Best Americana Album in 2016, and peaked at Nº 9 on the Billboard 200. Her sixth album, By
the Way, I Forgive You, was released in February 2018 to critical and
commercial acclaim. It debuted at Nº 5 on the Billboard 200, her highest
charted position to date, and also reached Nº 1 on Billboard's Top Rock Albums.
Her seventh album, In These Silent Days, was met with further critical and
commercial success, debuting at Nº 11
on the Billboard 200, and Nº. 1 on Billboard's Top Rock Albums and Folk Albums
charts.
Carlile's music through the years has been
categorized in several genres, including pop, rock, alternative
country, and folk.
She said of her
style, "I've gone through all sorts of vocal phases, from pop to blues to
R&B, but no matter what I do, I just can't get the country and western out
of my voice."
Bear Creek is the fourth studio album by
American singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile.
The album was released June 5, 2012, through Columbia Records. The
album was produced by Grammy Award winner Trina Shoemaker. The
title of the album refers to the Bear Creek Studio at which the majority of the album was recorded.
Hang on, just hang on
for a minute
I've got something to say
I'm not asking you to move on or forget it
But these are better days
To be wrong all along and admit is not amazing grace
But to be loved like a song you remember
Even when you've changed
Tell me did I go on a
tangent?
Did I lie through my teeth?
Did I cause you to stumble on your feet?
Did I bring shame on my family?
Did it show when I was weak?
Whatever you see, that wasn't me
That wasn't me, that wasn't me
When you're lost you
will toss every lucky coin you'll ever trust
And you'll hide from your god like he never turns his back on us
And you'll fall all the way to the bottom and land on your own knife
And you'll learn who you are even if it doesn't take your life
Tell me did I go on a
tangent?
Did I lie through my teeth?
Did I cause you to stumble on your feet?
Did I bring shame on my family?
Did it show when I was weak?
Whatever you see, that wasn't me
That wasn't me, that wasn't me
But I want you to
know that you'll never be alone
I wanna believe do I make myself a blessing to everyone I meet
When you fall I will get you on your feet
Do I spend time with my family?
Did it show when I was weak?
When that's what you see, that will be me
That will be me, that will be me
That will be me.