Room with a View (album)
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Room with a View is the debut album of Canadian country music
artist Carolyn Dawn Johnson
, and was released on August 7, 2001 on Arista Nashville
. Certified gold by the CRIA
, it produced two consecutive Number One hits for Johnson on the Canadian country singles charts in "Georgia" and "Complicated". "Georgia" was also a #25 hit for Johnson on the U.S. Hot Country Songs
charts, while "Complicated" reached #5 on the U.S. country charts and #15 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
charts. Also released in the U.S. was the single "I Don't Want You to Go", which peaked at #7 on Hot Country Songs, and "One Day Closer to You" which reached #24.
ATrack only available on Canadian release of album.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artist Carolyn Dawn Johnson
Carolyn Dawn Johnson
Carolyn Dawn Johnson is a Canadian Juno Award winning country music singer-songwriter. Johnson first rose to fame by co-writing Chely Wright's 1999 Number One single, "Single White Female," which reached number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in September 1999...
, and was released on August 7, 2001 on Arista Nashville
Arista Records
Arista was an American record label. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operated under the RCA Music Group. The label was founded in 1974 by Clive Davis, who formerly worked for CBS Records...
. Certified gold by the CRIA
Cria
A cria is the name for a baby camelid such as a llama, alpaca, vicuña, or guanaco. It comes from the Spanish word cría, meaning "baby". Its false cognate in English, crya , was coined by British sailors who explored Chile in the 18th century and were quick to describe the camelids onomatopoeically...
, it produced two consecutive Number One hits for Johnson on the Canadian country singles charts in "Georgia" and "Complicated". "Georgia" was also a #25 hit for Johnson on the U.S. Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
charts, while "Complicated" reached #5 on the U.S. country charts and #15 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States...
charts. Also released in the U.S. was the single "I Don't Want You to Go", which peaked at #7 on Hot Country Songs, and "One Day Closer to You" which reached #24.
Track listing
- "GeorgiaGeorgia (Carolyn Dawn Johnson song)"Georgia" is the debut single co-written and recorded by Canadian country music singer Carolyn Dawn Johnson. It was released in September 2000 as the lead single from her album Room with a View. The song peaked at number 25 on Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks and number 98 on the Billboard...
" (Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Troy VergesTroy VergesTroy Verges is an American country music songwriter. His credits include the singles "Who I Am" by Jessica Andrews, "Blessed" by Martina McBride and "Wasted", all of which went to number one on the country music charts...
) - 4:50 - "Just Another Girl" (Johnson) - 3:34
- "I'll Think of You That Way" (Johnson, Marc Beeson) - 3:44
- "Love Is Always Worth the Ache" (Johnson, Tommy Polk) - 3:52
- "ComplicatedComplicated (Carolyn Dawn Johnson song)"Complicated" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music singer Carolyn Dawn Johnson. It was released in April 2001 the second single from her 2001 debut album Room with a View. The song was also her second entry on two U.S...
" (Johnson, Shaye Smith) - 3:48 - "I Don't Want You to GoI Don't Want You to Go"I Don't Want You to Go" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music singer Carolyn Dawn Johnson. It is the third single from her 2001 debut album Room with a View. The song was also her third entry on two U.S...
" (Johnson, Polk) - 4:39 - "You Are" (Johnson, Verges) - 5:10
- "Masterpiece" (Johnson, Kye Fleming, Mary Ann Kennedy) - 4:04
- "Little Bit of This, Little Bit of That" (Johnson, Al AndersonAl Anderson (NRBQ)Alan Gordon "Al" Anderson is an American guitarist, singer, and songwiter. Between 1971 and the early 1990s, he was the lead guitarist in the rock band NRBQ, also releasing several solo albums. He also played electric guitar on Jonathan Edwards' 1973 album Have a Good Time for Me...
, Kim CarnesKim CarnesKim Carnes is an American singer-songwriter. She is a two-time Grammy Award winner noted for her distinctive raspy vocal style. Some people have called her "The Female Rod Stewart" due to her raspy voice....
) - 4:48 - "One Day Closer to You" (Johnson, Mary Danna) - 3:11
- "Room with a View" (Johnson, Chuck Jones) - 3:50
- "Tumble and Roll"A (Johnson, Carnes, Anderson) - 3:49
- "Not Enough to Stay"A (Johnson, Steve Mandile) - 4:46
ATrack only available on Canadian release of album.
Chart performance
Chart (2001) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 8 |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 87 |