If I Could Be...

{{Infobox album

| name = If I Could Be...

| type = Album

| artist = Meredith Brooks

| cover = If I Could Be....jpg

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| released = September 25, 2007

| recorded = Spring 2005–summer 2007

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| genre = {{hlist|Alternative rock|indie rock|children's music}}

| length = 38:11

| label = {{hlist|Kissing Booth Records|SLG Records}}

| producer = Meredith Brooks

| prev_title = Shine

| prev_year = 2004

| next_title =

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If I Could Be... is the fifth and most recent album by Meredith Brooks, released in 2007. It is an album of children's music which Brooks states she was inspired to write and record after the birth of her son.

Background

Brooks gave birth to her son in 2004, which inspired her to produce a children's music album. She commented: "It's funny how trying to be the best mom I can be and feeling so happy about it has produced the most inspired music of my whole career".{{cite web|title=Where Ya Been? Lilith Fair Edition: Sarah McLachlan, Joan Osborne, Lisa Loeb|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/fnq8ip/where-ya-been-lilith-fair-edition-sarah-mclachlan-joan-osborne-lisa-loeb|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|publisher=MTV|access-date=August 31, 2023|date=September 26, 2006|archive-date=August 31, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831161800/https://www.mtv.com/news/fnq8ip/where-ya-been-lilith-fair-edition-sarah-mclachlan-joan-osborne-lisa-loeb|url-status=dead}} Brooks began writing for the album on the night of her son's birth and she gauged his reactions to get approval for the songs.{{cite web|title=Brooks flows full circle|url=https://gazettetimes.com/entertainment/brooks-flows-full-circle/article_4f35bc32-15ea-5eed-a787-993a6461d41f.html|last=Raskauskas|first=Nancy|publisher=Corvallis Gazette-Times|access-date=October 14, 2023|date=September 6, 2007|archive-date=July 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230715164908/https://gazettetimes.com/entertainment/brooks-flows-full-circle/article_4f35bc32-15ea-5eed-a787-993a6461d41f.html|url-status=live}}

Promotion

On March 25, 2006, Brooks debuted songs from the album at the Wisteria Music Festival, an event which promotes music and sound for children and adults.{{cite web|title=Wisteria Music Festival|url=https://www.latimes.com/socal/glendale-news-press/news/tn-gnp-xpm-2006-03-24-lacressentaonline_lap-kidspace0323-story.html|last=|first=|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=October 14, 2023|date=March 24, 2006|archive-date=October 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014130758/https://www.latimes.com/socal/glendale-news-press/news/tn-gnp-xpm-2006-03-24-lacressentaonline_lap-kidspace0323-story.html|url-status=live}} In December 2007, Brooks performed several songs from the album at Still Thankful, Still Giving, a fundraising event in promotion of adoption.{{cite web|title=Lauren Holly hosts Still Thankful Still Giving event to raise awareness and funds for Casa Hogar Sion|url=https://people.com/parents/lauren-holly-ho/|last=|first=|publisher=People|access-date=September 2, 2023|date=December 18, 2007|archive-date=September 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928042747/https://people.com/parents/lauren-holly-ho/|url-status=live}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| all_writing = Meredith Brooks

| title1 = Drive the Car

| length1 = 3:46

| title2 = If I Could Be...

| length2 = 2:10

| title3 = Dance, Shake, Wiggle!

| length3 = 3:04

| title4 = The La La Song

| length4 = 2:48

| title5 = Every Dog

| length5 = 3:25

| title6 = What's Your Name?

| length6 = 3:01

| title7 = Ball Song

| length7 = 2:41

| title8 = Why

| length8 = 3:04

| title9 = My Chair

| length9 = 3:02

| title10 = I Did It!

| length10 = 3:25

| title11 = Good Morning to You!

| length11 = 2:16

| title12 = Turn It Back Around

| length12 = 2:39

| title13 = To Dream Again

| length13 = 2:30

}}

References

Category:2007 albums

Category:Meredith Brooks albums

Category:Indie rock albums by American artists

Category:Children's music albums by American artists