A 1947 novel inspired In a Lonely Place.
Storyteller is the fifth studio album recorded by American singer and songwriter Carrie Underwood .. Carrie Underwood. Carrie Underwood. It was released on October 23 , 2015 , by Sony Music Nashville .. Sony Music Nashville. Sony Music Nashville. Following the release and success of her fourth studio album , Blown Away -LRB- 2012 -RRB- , Underwood began working on Storyteller in early 2014 .. Blown Away. Blown Away ( album ). 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 .. music critics. Music journalism. 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 .. Country. Country music. Top Country Albums. Billboard charts. Billboard. Billboard ( magazine ). 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 .. Australia. ARIA Charts. Canada. Canadian Albums Chart. United Kingdom. UK Albums Chart. As of October 2016 , the album has been certified Platinum by the RIAA .. RIAA. Recording Industry Association of America. It marks Underwood 's sixth consecutive album to go either Platinum or multi-Platinum .. The album has produced the back-to-back Billboard Country Airplay chart number-one singles `` Heartbeat '' and `` Church Bells '' , along with the number-two singles `` Smoke Break '' and Dirty Laundry .. Country. Country music. Smoke Break. Smoke Break. Heartbeat. Heartbeat ( Carrie Underwood song ). Church Bells. Church Bells ( song ). Dirty Laundry. Dirty Laundry ( Carrie Underwood song ). Billboard. Billboard ( magazine ). Country Airplay. Country Airplay. `` Smoke Break '' , `` Hearbeat '' and `` Dirty Laundry '' also topped the Billboard Canada Country chart .. Country. Country music. Smoke Break. Smoke Break. Dirty Laundry. Dirty Laundry ( Carrie Underwood song ). Canada. Canadian Albums Chart. Billboard. Billboard ( magazine ). Canada Country. Billboard charts#Canadian charts. The first three singles have been certified gold by the RIAA .. RIAA. Recording Industry Association of America. Storyteller is Underwood 's last album under the Arista Nashville and Sony Music Group , following her new deal with Universal Music Group 's Capitol Nashville .. Arista Nashville. Arista Nashville. Universal Music Group. Universal Music Group. Capitol Nashville. Capitol Nashville