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===2005β2007: The Wreckers=== [[File:The Wreckers on stage.jpg|upright|left|thumb|200px|Michelle Branch (center) during a June 2007 concert with [[Jessica Harp]] (right) as [[The Wreckers]].]] In July 2005, Branch began collaborating with her [[backing vocalist|backup singer]] and longtime friend [[Jessica Harp]].<ref name="cst" /><ref name="mtv" /><ref name="people">{{citation|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20061154,00.html|title=The Wreckers Michelle Branch & Jessica Harp|first=Eileen|last=Finan|access-date=December 2, 2009|date=June 12, 2006|work=People}}</ref><ref name="cmt" /> They were initially known as the Cass County Homewreckers as a joke by Branch's husband,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theboot.com/2009/04/30/band-name-stories-the-wreckers/ |title=Band Name Stories: The Wreckers |publisher=The Boot |date=April 30, 2009 |access-date=August 31, 2010}}</ref> but they trimmed it down to [[the Wreckers]].<ref name="mtv">{{citation|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1498083/20050314/branch_michelle.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050317040107/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1498083/20050314/branch_michelle.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 17, 2005|title=Michelle Branch No Longer Wrecking Homes|date=March 14, 2005|first=Brandee|last=Tecson|publisher=MTV Network}}</ref> Their album attempted to combine their respective genresβ[[pop rock]] and [[country music|country]]. It was originally slated for release in June 2005 but was delayed because of reasons surrounding Branch's pregnancy.<ref name="cst">{{citation|url=http://www.countrystandardtime.com/d/article.asp?xid=994&c=111|title=The Wreckers clean up|first=Jeffrey|last=Remz|access-date=December 2, 2009|date=November 2006|publisher=Country Standard Time}}</ref> The duo's first single "[[Leave the Pieces]]" was released in February 2006, while their album ''[[Stand Still, Look Pretty]]'' was released in May.<ref name="mtv" /> During this period, they contributed to [[Carlos Santana|Santana]]'s album ''[[All That I Am (Santana album)|All That I Am]]'', with the song "[[I'm Feeling You]]",<ref name="mtv" /> appearing on the American teen television drama ''[[One Tree Hill (TV series)|One Tree Hill]]'',<ref name="cst" /> and joined country music stars [[Rascal Flatts]] on a U.S. tour.<ref name="people" /><ref name="cmt" /> They initially toured with [[Gavin DeGraw]], [[Tyler Hilton]] and [[Bethany Joy Galeotti]], which was also written into the show during the [[One Tree Hill season 2|second season]].<ref name="mtv" /> The group was nominated for Vocal Duo of the Year at the [[2006 Country Music Association Awards]] and for a [[Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal]]<ref name="bio" /><ref name="awards" /> for the song "[[Leave the Pieces]]" in December 2006. ''Stand Still, Look Pretty'' was certified Gold by the RIAA with sales of 851,000 copies as of March 2009. The Wreckers split in 2007.<ref name="bio" /> Later that same year, Branch sold her [[Calabasas, California]] home and moved to [[Nashville, Tennessee]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.bergproperties.com/blog/singer-songwriter-and-guitarist-michelle-branch-sells-her-five-bedroom-5296-square-foot-house-in-calabasas-ca-for-294m-now-lives-in-nashville-tn/2306/celebrities | title=Singer, songwriter and guitarist Michelle Branch sells her five-bedroom, {{convert|5296|sqft|m2|adj=on}} house in Calabasas, CA for $2.94M; now lives in Nashville, TN | publisher=Big Time Listings| access-date=February 5, 2008 | date=November 7, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080108235642/http://www.bergproperties.com/blog/singer-songwriter-and-guitarist-michelle-branch-sells-her-five-bedroom-5296-square-foot-house-in-calabasas-ca-for-294m-now-lives-in-nashville-tn/2306/celebrities <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = January 8, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Wood |first=E. Thomas |author-link=E. Thomas Wood |url=http://www.nashvillepost.com/news/2008/2/5/headline_homes_nashvilles_top_ten_sales_january_2008 |title=Headline homes: Nashville's top 10 sales, January 2008 |website=[[NashvillePost.com]] |access-date=February 5, 2008 |date=February 5, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080508163621/http://www.nashvillepost.com/news/2008/2/5/headline_homes_nashvilles_top_ten_sales_january_2008 |archive-date=May 8, 2008 }}</ref>
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