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{{Infobox album<br />
| name = If I Could Be...<br />
| type = [[Album]]<br />
| artist = [[Meredith Brooks]]<br />
| cover = If I Could Be....jpg<br />
| alt =<br />
| released = September 25, 2007<br />
| recorded = Spring 2005–summer 2007<br />
| venue =<br />
| studio =<br />
| genre = {{hlist|[[Alternative rock]]|[[indie rock]]|[[children's music]]}}<br />
| length = 38:11<br />
| label = {{hlist|Kissing Booth Records|SLG Records}}<br />
| producer = Meredith Brooks<br />
| prev_title = [[Shine (Meredith Brooks album)|Shine]]<br />
| prev_year = 2004<br />
| next_title =<br />
| next_year =<br />
| misc =<br />
}}<br />
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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.<br />
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==Background==<br />
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".<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref name="cgazzette">{{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}}</ref><br />
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==Promotion==<br />
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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> In December 2007, Brooks performed several songs from the album at Still Thankful, Still Giving, a fundraising event in promotion of adoption.<ref>{{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 (magazine)|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}}</ref><br />
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==Track listing==<br />
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{{Track listing<br />
| all_writing = [[Meredith Brooks]]<br />
| title1 = Drive the Car<br />
| length1 = 3:46<br />
| title2 = If I Could Be...<br />
| length2 = 2:10<br />
| title3 = Dance, Shake, Wiggle!<br />
| length3 = 3:04<br />
| title4 = The La La Song<br />
| length4 = 2:48<br />
| title5 = Every Dog<br />
| length5 = 3:25<br />
| title6 = What's Your Name?<br />
| length6 = 3:01<br />
| title7 = Ball Song<br />
| length7 = 2:41<br />
| title8 = Why<br />
| length8 = 3:04<br />
| title9 = My Chair<br />
| length9 = 3:02<br />
| title10 = I Did It!<br />
| length10 = 3:25<br />
| title11 = Good Morning to You!<br />
| length11 = 2:16<br />
| title12 = Turn It Back Around<br />
| length12 = 2:39<br />
| title13 = To Dream Again<br />
| length13 = 2:30<br />
}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Meredith Brooks}}<br />
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[[Category:2007 albums]]<br />
[[Category:Meredith Brooks albums]]<br />
[[Category:Indie rock albums by American artists]]<br />
[[Category:Children's music albums by American artists]]<br />
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