Brandi Carlile releases her third album €˜‘Give Up The Ghost’ on November 23rd. After two albums and non-stop touring, 'Give Up The Ghost' is her most candid recording to date. The album features her long-time band including twins Tim and Phil Hanseroth and cellist Josh Neumann, and was recorded at Sunset Sound in Los Angeles, CA.

The recording of ‘Give Up The Ghost’ presented the realisation of a dream for Brandi - the opportunity to work with her idol, Elton John, duetting on the song 'Caroline'

“Brandi has an amazing voice,” he says. ”She’s a great songwriter and has a tremendous career ahead of her.”

Brandi says that Elton played a key a role in her evolution as an artist: “I’ve been listening to country and western music my whole life and I was totally immersed in Grand Ole Opry culture, wherein the entertainers are usually not the ones who wrote the music. But when I was 11 and discovered Elton John, I realised that performers do write and perform their own songs, and I immediately went out and got a keyboard and started writing.” When they recorded together, “I was just overwhelmed by the years, and by the influence that somebody can have on another person’s life without even knowing it.”

‘€˜Give Up The Ghost’€™ also features Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers multi-instrumentalist Benmont Tench, Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith, Amy Ray of The Indigo Girls and was produced by Grammy award winner Rick Rubin & Jason Lader.