Dress Rehearsal (album)

Dress Rehearsal is the second studio album by Canadian country music singer-songwriter Carolyn Dawn Johnson, and was released on May 4, 2004, on Arista Nashville. It produced the singles "Simple Life" and "Die of a Broken Heart" in the U.S., which respectively reached No. 13 and No. 52 on the Hot Country Songs charts. "Die of a Broken Heart" was a No. 4 hit on the Canadian country charts, while the other two singles — "Head over High Heels" and the title track – respectively charted at No. 5 and No. 11 in Canada. "Squeezin' the Love Outta You" was previously recorded by Redmon & Vale, who released it as a single in 2000.

Dress Rehearsal
Studio album by Carolyn Dawn Johnson
Released	May 4, 2004
Genre	Country
Length	48:53
Label	Arista Nashville
Producer	Dann Huff Carolyn Dawn Johnson
Carolyn Dawn Johnson chronology
Room with a View (2001) Dress Rehearsal (2004) Love & Negotiation (2006)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

1. "Dress Rehearsal" (Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Troy Verges) – 4:17
2. "He's Mine" (Johnson, Rivers Rutherford, Verges) – 3:32
3. "Simple Life" (Verges, Aimee Mayo, Chris Lindsey, Hillary Lindsey) – 3:50
4. "Die of a Broken Heart" (Johnson, Shaye Smith) – 3:23
5. "We Talked" (Johnson, Craig Wiseman) – 3:45
6. "God Doesn't Make Mistakes" (Johnson, Verges) – 4:21
7. "Squeezin' the Love Outta You" (Johnson, Verges, Steve Mandile) – 3:36
8. "Head Over High Heels" (Johnson, Smith) – 3:15
9. "My Little Secret" (Johnson, Gordon Kennedy) – 3:41
10. "Just Another Plane" (Johnson, Charlie Black) – 4:10
11. "Life as We Know It" (Johnson, Black) – 3:35
12. "I'll Let You Go" (Johnson, Smith) – 7:28

Personnel

• Tim Akers – keyboards
• Bruce Bouton – steel guitar
• Matt Chamberlain – drums
• J. T. Corenflos – electric guitar
• Eric Darken – percussion
• Paul Franklin – steel guitar, Dobro
• Amy Grant – background vocals
• Jim Hoke – accordion, harmonica, Jew's harp
• Wes Hightower – background vocals
• Dann Huff – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, Dobro
• Carolyn Dawn Johnson – lead vocals, background vocals, acoustic guitar
• Gordon Kennedy – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, sitar, background vocals
• Steve Mandile – background vocals
• Greg Morrow – drums
• Steve Nathan – keyboards
• John "J.R" Robinson – drums, percussion
• Keith Urban – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, soloist, background vocals
• John Willis – acoustic guitar
• Glenn Worf – bass guitar
• Jonathan Yudkin – mandolin, fiddle, violin, viola, cello

Chart performance

Chart (2004)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	9
U.S. Billboard 200	65

References

1. Konicki Dinoia, Maria. Dress Rehearsal at AllMusic