title: Based on a True Story (Brynn Cartelli EP)
text: # Based on a True Story (Brynn Cartelli EP)
  
  Based on a True Story is the debut extended play by American recording artist and The Voice season 14 winner Brynn Cartelli. It was released on May 28, 2021, through Elektra Records.
  
  ## Background
  
  Cartelli wanted to make sure she made the EP all her own and said, "This first EP is just me wanting to create the core of who I am as a singer and songwriter." There were people who did not want her write her own music but she refused to listen to them. Cartelli credits her Voice coach, Kelly Clarkson for supporting her through the entire process of making the EP.
  
  ## Release and promotion
  
  Based on a True Story was released on May 28, 2021, through Elektra Records. The EP's first single "Long Way Home" was released on March 19, 2021. The second single "If I Could" was released on April 30, 2021. The song has reached over 5 million streams on Spotify. She performed "If I Could" on The Kelly Clarkson Show on May 14, 2021.
  
  ## Personnel
  
  Credits adapted from AllMusic
  
  * Brynn Cartelli – Piano, vocals
  * Nathan Chapman – Drums, engineer, guitar
  * Serge Courtis – Mixing
  * Martin Terefe – Acoustic guitar, producer, synthesizer bass
  * Noah Terefe – Drum programming, mellotron, producer
  * Luke Young – Recording
  