The Girl in the Other Room

The Girl in the Other Room
Studio album by Diana Krall
Released	March 31, 2004
Recorded	2003–04
Studio	Avatar Studios (New York City, New York) Capitol Studios (Hollywood, California)
Genre	Jazz
Length	55:36
Label	Verve
Producer	Diana Krall Tommy LiPuma
Diana Krall chronology
Live in Paris (2002) The Girl in the Other Room (2004) Christmas Songs (2005)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

The Girl in the Other Room is the seventh studio album by Canadian singer Diana Krall, released on March 31, 2004 by Verve Records. In addition to cover versions, it is Krall's first album to include original material, which she co-wrote with her husband Elvis Costello.

Background

Krall wrote some of the songs for the album with her husband, English musician Elvis Costello. Krall told USA Today that she had wanted to try songwriting before but lacked the confidence. "I started writing when I was a student but didn't really have the confidence to [pursue] lyric-writing in great depth. I've never done anything so personal."

On the Verve Records website, Krall explains the songwriting for the album in more detail: "I wrote the music and then Elvis and I talked about what we wanted to say. I told him stories and wrote pages and pages of reminiscences, descriptions and images, and he put them into tighter lyrical form. For 'Departure Bay,' I wrote down a list of things that I love about home, things I realized were different, even exotic, now that I've been away."

"Departure Bay" is written about her hometown Nanaimo, British Columbia on Vancouver Island and the first Christmas without her mother and finishes the album. The penultimate song on the album, "I'm Coming Through", is also about the death of her mother.

As well as the songs she co-wrote with Costello, Krall departs from the standards she has sung on previous albums by performing songs by contemporary performers such as Costello, Tom Waits, and Joni Mitchell, as well as a Chris Smither song previously performed by Bonnie Raitt. She also covered Mose Allison's "Stop This World".

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Stop This World"	Mose Allison	3:59
2.	"The Girl in the Other Room"	Diana Krall Elvis Costello (lyrics and music)	4:05
3.	"Temptation"	Tom Waits	4:28
4.	"Almost Blue"	Costello	4:04
5.	"I've Changed My Address"	Costello (lyrics) Krall (lyrics and music)	4:47
6.	"Love Me Like a Man"	Chris Smither (adapted by Bonnie Raitt)	5:49
7.	"I'm Pulling Through"	Arthur Herzog (lyrics) Irene Kitchings (music)	4:03
8.	"Black Crow"	Joni Mitchell	4:48
9.	"Narrow Daylight"	Costello (lyrics) Krall (lyrics and music)	3:32
10.	"Abandoned Masquerade"	Costello (lyrics) Krall (music)	5:11
11.	"I'm Coming Through"	Costello (lyrics) Krall (lyrics and music)	5:07
12.	"Departure Bay"	Costello (lyrics) Krall (lyrics and music)	5:40

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Girl in the Other Room.^[2]

Diana Krall – vocals, piano, production Marsha Black – production coordination Terri Lyne Carrington – drums (track 3) John Clayton – bass (tracks 2, 5, 6) Peter Erskine – drums (tracks 1, 4, 7–12) Steve Genewick – Pro Tools engineering Robert Hadley – mastering Jeff Hamilton – drums (tracks 2, 5, 6) DJ Hunter – booklet back cover photo Hollis King – art direction Neil Larsen – Hammond B-3 (track 3)

Tommy LiPuma – production Christian McBride – bass (tracks 1, 3, 4, 7–12) Brian Montgomery – assistant recording John Newcott – release coordination Kelly Pratt – release coordination Donna Ranieri – photo production Doug Sax – mastering Al Schmitt – mixing, recording Mark Seliger – photography Anthony Wilson – guitar Isabelle Wong – design

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2004) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 21 Australian Jazz & Blues Albums (ARIA)[4] 3 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] 3 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 8 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7] 5 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[8] 1 Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[9] 38 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[10] 11 Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[11] 17 European Albums (Billboard)[12] 4 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[13] 28 French Albums (SNEP)[14] 2 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15] 7 Greek Albums (IFPI)[16] 11 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[17] 28 Irish Albums (IRMA)[18] 65 Italian Albums (FIMI)[19] 8 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[20] 38 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[21] 5 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[22] 2 Polish Albums (ZPAV)[23] 1 Portuguese Albums (AFP)[24] 1 Scottish Albums (OCC)[25] 12 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[26] 5 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[27] 4 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[28] 7 UK Albums (OCC)[29] 4 UK Jazz & Blues Albums (OCC)[30] 1 US Billboard 200[31] 4 US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[32] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2004) Position Australian Jazz & Blues Albums (ARIA)[33] 6 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[34] 61 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[35] 59 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[36] 55 Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[37] 64 French Albums (SNEP)[38] 25 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[39] 55 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[40] 39 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[41] 72 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[42] 73 UK Albums (OCC)[43] 140 US Billboard 200[44] 103 US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[45] 2 Chart (2005) Position Australian Jazz & Blues Albums (ARIA)[46] 17 French Albums (SNEP)[47] 163 Chart (2006) Position Australian Jazz & Blues Albums (ARIA)[48] 29 US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[49] 21 Chart (2007) Position Australian Jazz & Blues Albums (ARIA)[50] 24 Decade-end charts Chart (2000–09) Position US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[51] 7

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[52]	Gold	35,000^^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[53]	Gold	15,000^*
Canada (Music Canada)[54]	2× Platinum	200,000^^
Germany (BVMI)[55]	Gold	100,000^^
Hungary (MAHASZ)[56]	Gold	10,000^^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[57]	Platinum	15,000^^
Poland (ZPAV)[58]	Platinum	70,000^*
Portugal (AFP)[59]	Gold	20,000^^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[26]	Gold	50,000^^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[60]	Gold	20,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[61]	Gold	100,000^^
United States (RIAA)[62]	Gold	500,000^^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[63]	Platinum	1,000,000^*
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

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