Dress Rehearsal (album)

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Dress Rehearsal
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 4, 2004
RecordedOctober 2002 – January 2004 [1]
Genre Country
Length48:53
Label Arista Nashville
Producer
Carolyn Dawn Johnson chronology
Room with a View
(2001)
Dress Rehearsal
(2004)
Love & Negotiation
(2006)
Singles from Dress Rehearsal
  1. "Simple Life"
    Released: November 24, 2003
  2. "Die of a Broken Heart"
    Released: May 17, 2004 [2]
  3. "Head Over High Heels"
    Released: October 2004 (Canada only) [3]
  4. "Dress Rehearsal"
    Released: 2005 [4]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Dress Rehearsal is the second studio album by Canadian country music singer-songwriter Carolyn Dawn Johnson, released on May 4, 2004, via Arista Nashville, as her second and final album for the label. Johnson worked with Dann Huff for this album instead of Paul Worley.

Contents

It was received less favorably compared to her debut studio album Room with a View (2001), and was less successful commercially, only hitting number nine on the US Top Country Albums chart. Four singles were released from this album, although only two were released to the United States before Johnson left Arista Nashville due to creative differences. "Simple Life" was by far the album's most-successful single, hitting number 13 on the US Hot Country Songs chart. "Die of a Broken Heart" failed to perform well in the United States, but was a huge success on Canadian country radio, hitting number four on the Radio & Records Canada Country chart. "Head Over High Heels" and the title track also cracked the top-15 of the chart.

Dress Rehearsal would be re-released to Europe in 2005 with an alternate track listing featuring songs from both Room With a View and Dress Rehearsal. "Squeezin' the Love Outta You" was initially recorded by Redmon & Vale.

Track listing

All tracks co-written by Carolyn Dawn Johnson except where noted. Co-writers are noted in the "writer(s)" column.

Dress Rehearsal track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dress Rehearsal" Troy Verges 4:17
2."He's Mine"3:32
3."Simple Life" (Verges, Aimee Mayo, Chris Lindsey, Hillary Lindsey) 3:50
4."Die of a Broken Heart"Shaye Smith3:23
5."We Talked" Craig Wiseman 3:45
6."God Doesn't Make Mistakes"Verges4:21
7."Squeezin' the Love Outta You"
  • Verges
  • Steve Mandile
3:36
8."Head Over High Heels"Smith3:15
9."My Little Secret" Gordon Kennedy 3:41
10."Just Another Plane" Charlie Black 4:10
11."Life as We Know It"Black3:35
12."I'll Let You Go"Smith7:28
Total length:48:53
European track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dress Rehearsal"
  • Johnson
  • Verges
4:17
2."He's Mine"
  • Johnson
  • Rutherford
  • Verges
3:32
3."Complicated"
  • Johnson
  • Verges
3:48
4."I Don't Want You to Go"
  • Johnson
  • Tommy Polk
4:39
5."We Talked"
  • Johnson
  • Wiseman
3:45
6."My Little Secret"
  • Johnson
  • Kennedy
3:41
7."You Are"
  • Johnson
  • Verges
5:10
8."Just Another Girl"Johnson3:34
9."Squeezin' the Love Outta You"
  • Johnson
  • Verges
  • Mandile
3:36
10."Head Over High Heels"
  • Johnson
  • Smith
3:15
11."God Doesn't Make Mistakes"
  • Johnson
  • Verges
4:21
12."Not Enough to Say"
  • Johnson
  • Mandile
4:46
13."Die of a Broken Heart"
  • Johnson
  • Smith
3:23
14."Room With a View"
  • Johnson
  • Chuck Jones
3:50
Total length:55:37

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2004)Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [6] 9
US Billboard 200 [7] 65

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