Room with a View (album)

{{About|the Carolyn Dawn Johnson album|the Player album|Player (band)}}

{{Infobox album

| name = Room with a View

| type = studio

| artist = Carolyn Dawn Johnson

| cover = CarolynRoomView.jpg

| border = yes

| alt =

| released = August 7, 2001

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Country

| length = * 45:33 (American version)

  • 54:88 (Canadian version)

| label = Arista Nashville

| producer = {{hlist|Paul Worley|Carolyn Dawn Johnson}}

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = Dress Rehearsal

| next_year = 2004

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Room with a View

| type = studio

| single1 = Georgia

| single1date = September 4, 2000

| single2 = Complicated

| single2date = April 9, 2001

| single3 = I Don't Want You to Go

| single3date = December 10, 2001

| single4 = One Day Closer to You

| single4date = July 20, 2002

}}

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r544314|pure_url=yes}}|title=Room with a View|last=Konicki Dinoia|first=Maria|work=Allmusic|accessdate=July 17, 2011}}

| rev2 = Billboard

| rev2score = (positive)

| noprose = yes

}}

Room with a View is the debut studio album by Canadian country music artist and songwriter Carolyn Dawn Johnson, released on August 7, 2001 via Arista Nashville.

and was released on August 7, 2001 on Arista Nashville. Certified gold by the CRIA, it produced the singles "Georgia", "Complicated", "I Don't Want You to Go", and "One Day Closer to You".

Track listing

All tracks written by Carolyn Dawn Johnson, co-writers are noted.

{{Track listing

| headline = Standard edition

| total_length = 45:33

| title1 = Georgia

| writer1 = Troy Verges

| length1 = 4:50

| title2 = Just Another Girl

| writer2 =

| length2 = 3:34

| title3 = I'll Think of You That Way

| writer3 = Marc Beeson

| length3 = 3:44

| title4 = Love Is Always Worth the Ache

| writer4 = Tommy Polk

| length4 = 3:52

| title5 = Complicated

| writer5 = Shaye Smith

| length5 = 3:48

| title6 = I Don't Want You to Go

| writer6 = Polk

| length6 = 4:39

| title7 = You Are

| writer7 = Verges

| length7 = 5:10

| title8 = Masterpiece

| writer8 = {{hlist|Kye Fleming|Mary Ann Kennedy}}

| length8 = 4:04

| title9 = Little Bit of This, Little Bit of That

| writer9 = {{hlist|Al Anderson|Kim Carnes}}

| length9 = 4:48

| title10 = One Day Closer to You

| writer10 = Mary Danna

| length10 = 3:11

| title11 = Room with a View

| writer11 = Chuck Jones

| length11 = 3:50

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Canadian edition

| total_length = 54:88

| title12 = Tumble and Roll

| length12 = 3:49

| writer12 = {{hlist|Carnes|Anderson}}

| title13 = Not Enough to Say

| length13 = 4:46

| writer13 = Steve Mandle

}}

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes.{{cite AV media notes |title=Room with a View |others=Carolyn Dawn Johnson |year=2001 |type=CD booklet |publisher=Arista Nashville |id=69336}}

;Musicians

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  • Al Anderson – acoustic guitar (9, 10), electric guitar (9)
  • Matraca Berg – background vocals (9)
  • Steve Brewster – drum programming (2, 7)
  • Kim Carnes – background vocals (9)
  • Matt Chamberlain – drums (2, 7)
  • Joe Chemay – bass guitar (3-5)
  • J. T. Corenflos – electric guitar (2-7)
  • Dan Dugmore – Dobro (2)
  • Paul Franklin – steel guitar (1, 2, 6-8, 11)
  • John Hobbs – keyboards (1, 8-11), Hammond B-3 organ (1, 9), piano (8, 10), synthesizer (11)
  • Dann Huff – electric guitar (3-7)
  • Mary Ann Kennedy – background vocals (8)
  • Carolyn Dawn Johnson – lead vocals, background vocals, acoustic guitar (3, 6, 7, 11)
  • John Jorgenson – electric guitar (1, 11), 12-string guitar (8)
  • Tim Lauer – accordion (1)
  • B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar (2, 7)
  • Martina McBride – background vocals (1)
  • Terry McMillan – percussion (1, 3-6, 8, 11)
  • Steve Mandile – electric guitar (1, 6, 7, 10), acoustic guitar (6, 8)
  • Steve Nathan – keyboards (2-7), Hammond B-3 organ (2, 4, 6), piano (3)
  • Greg Morrow – drums (1, 3-6, 8-11), percussion (8, 9, 10)
  • Curt Ryle – acoustic guitar (3-5)
  • Jason Sellers – background vocals (7)
  • Marty Stuart – mandolin (10)
  • Biff Watson – acoustic guitar, bouzouki (4), 12-string guitar (9)
  • Glenn Worf – bass guitar (except 3-5)
  • Paul Worley – acoustic guitar (1, 3, 7, 8, 11), 12-string guitar (1, 2)
  • Jonathan Yudkin – fiddle (5-7)

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;Technical

  • Eric Conn – digital editing
  • Paige Connors – production coordination
  • Carlos Grier – digital editing
  • Carolyn Dawn Johnson – production
  • Mike Poole – recording
  • Denny Purcell – mastering
  • Clarke Schleicher – recording, mixing
  • Paul Worley – production

Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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scope="col"| Chart (2001)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{album chart|Billboard200|87|artist=Carolyn Dawn Johnson|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 19, 2020}}
{{album chart|BillboardCountry|8|artist=Carolyn Dawn Johnson|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 19, 2020}}

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=Year-end charts=

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scope="col"| Chart (2001)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Canadian Country Albums (Nielsen SoundScan){{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020701173700/http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2001_country.html|archivedate=July 1, 2002|url=http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2001_country.html|title=Top 100 country albums of 2001 in Canada|website=Jam!|accessdate= March 28, 2022}}

| 16

scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2001/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2001|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=October 19, 2020}}

| 60

scope="col"| Chart (2002)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"|Canadian Country Albums (Nielsen SoundScan){{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031204032208/http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_country.html|archivedate=December 4, 2003|url=http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_country.html|title=Top 100 country albums of 2002 in Canada|website=Jam!|accessdate=March 28, 2022}}

| 54

scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2002/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2002|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=October 19, 2020}}

| 54

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References