Room with a View (album) explained

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.

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes.^[1]

Musicians

• 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)

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

Year-end charts

Chart (2001)	Position
Canadian Country Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[2]	16
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[3]	60
Chart (2002)	Position
Canadian Country Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[4]	54
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[5]	54

Notes and References

1. Room with a View . Carolyn Dawn Johnson . 2001 . CD booklet . Arista Nashville . 69336.
2. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20020701173700/http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2001_country.html. July 1, 2002. Top 100 country albums of 2001 in Canada. Jam!. March 28, 2022.
3. Top Country Albums – Year-End 2001. Billboard. October 19, 2020.
4. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20031204032208/http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_country.html. December 4, 2003. Top 100 country albums of 2002 in Canada. Jam!. March 28, 2022.
5. Top Country Albums – Year-End 2002. Billboard. October 19, 2020.