Blue Skies

Studio album by Diana DeGarmo
Released	December 7, 2004 (2004-12-07)
Recorded	May–August 2004
Studio	The Location and Ringside Studios (Stockholm, Sweden) MixStar Studios (Virginia Beach, Virginia) Woodland Ranch Studios (Woodland Hills, California) Ocean Studios (Burbank, California) Record Plant, Henson Studios and Ocean Way Recording (Hollywood, California) Royaltone Studios (North Hollywood, California) Chartmaker Studios (Malibu, California) Mix This! (Pacific Palisades, California)
Genre	Pop
Length	42:54
Label	RCA
Producer	Clive Davis Andreas Carlsson Desmond Child John Shanks Kara DioGuardi David Foster Stephen Ferrera

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Blue Skies is the debut album by American Idol runner-up Diana DeGarmo, released in December 7, 2004 on RCA Records. It debuted at number 52, selling 47,000 copies in its first week and currently 168,000 copies.[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Cardboard Castles"	Andreas Carlsson, Lisa Greene, Savan Kotecha	Andreas Carlsson (also lead vocal producer), Desmond Child (lead vocal producer)	3:39
2.	"Blue Skies"	John Shanks, Kara DioGuardi	Kara DioGuardi, John Shanks	4:03
3.	"Emotional"	Desmond Child, Carlsson, Chris Braide	Carlsson, Child	3:06
4.	"Then I Woke Up"	Shanks, DioGuardi, Samantha Moore	Shanks	3:50
5.	"All I Never Wanted"	Shanks, Shelly Peiken	Shanks	4:25
6.	"Go on and Cry"	David Foster, Linda Thompson	David Foster	4:26
7.	"The Difference in Me"	Shanks, Moore, DioGuardi	Shanks	4:02
8.	"Till You Want Me"	Shanks, Moore, DiGuardi	Shanks	3:31
9.	"Dreams"	Child, Carlsson, Braide	Carlsson, Child	3:50
10.	"Boy Like You"	Shanks, Moore, DioGuardi	Shanks	2:58
11.	"Dream, Dream, Dream"	Shanks, DioGuardi	Shanks	3:20
12.	"Don't Cry Out Loud"	Peter Allen, Carole Bayer Sager	new production by Stephan Ferrera	3:45

Song cover versions

"Emotional" was originally recorded by Michelle McManus for her album The Meaning of Love, released earlier in 2004.
"The Difference in Me" and "Then I Woke Up" were covered by Clique Girlz for their album, Incredible.
"Dream, Dream, Dream" was covered by Miley Cyrus for the Hannah Montana: The Movie soundtrack.
"The Difference in Me" and "Boy Like You" were covered in Spanish by Nikki Clan for their debut album, as "Corazón abierto" and "No me digas que no" respectively.

Personnel

Diana DeGarmo – vocals
Kalle Engström – keyboards (1, 9), programming (1, 9)
Carl Falk – keyboards (1, 9), programming (1, 9), guitars (1)
Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards (2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11)
John Shanks – keyboards (2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11), guitars (2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11), bass (2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11)
Harry Sommerdahl – keyboards (3), programming (3)
David Foster – keyboards (6), arrangements (6), horn and string arrangements (6)
Jochem van der Saag – additional keyboards (6), programming (6), sound design (6)
Neil Drover – additional programming (6)
Matt Rollings – acoustic piano (9)
Bill Payne – acoustic piano (12)
Tim Pierce – guitars (1, 3), electric guitars (9)
Dan Warner – guitars (3)
Dean Parks – acoustic guitars (9)
Dennis Budimir – guitars (12)
Lee Ritenour – guitars (12)
Thomas Blindberg – bass (1, 3)
Paul Bushnell – bass (9)
David Hungate – bass (12)
Abe Laboriel Jr. – drums (1, 3)
Jeff Rothschild – drums (2, 5, 10, 11)
Kenny Aronoff – drums (4, 7, 8)
Jim Keltner – drums (12)
David Campbell – string arrangements (2)
Suzie Katayama – string contractor (2)
Charlie Bisharat – concertmaster (2)
Jerry Hey – horn and string arrangements (6)
Barry Fasman – original arrangements (12)
Andreas Carlsson – backing vocals (1, 3), guitars (3)
Anna Nordell – backing vocals (1, 3)
Keely Pressly – backing vocals (1, 3)
Kara DioGuardi – backing vocals (2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11)

Orchestra on "Dreams"

David Campbell – horn, string and timpani arrangements and conductor
Suzie Katayama – string contractor
Bettie Ross-Blumer – copyist
Joe Meyer and Brad Warnaar – French horn
Larry Corbett and Armen Ksajikian – cello
Robert Becker and Evan Wilson – viola
Bob Zimmitti – timpani

Choir on "Dreams"

Andreas Carlsson and Chris Willis – arrangements
Chris Braide, Andreas Carlsson, Bill Champlin, Desmond Child, Kevin Dorsey, Sheléa Frazier, Jim Gilstrap, Lori Perry, Oren Waters and Chris Willis – singers

Production

Clive Davis – album producer
Stephen Ferrera – A&R
Brian Coleman – production manager (1, 3, 9)
Shari Sutcliffe – production coordinator and contractor (2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11)
Kwaku Altson – photography
FJH – art direction
Brenda DeGarmo – management

Technical

Joe Yannece – mastering at The Hit Factory (New York, NY)
Andreas Carlsson – recording (1, 3)
Kalle Engström – recording (1, 9), Pro Tools engineer (9)
Carl Falk – recording (1, 9), Pro Tools engineer (9)
Matt Gruber – recording (1, 3, 9)
Jay Ruston – recording (1)
Harry Sommerdahl – recording (1, 3)
Jeff Rothschild – engineer (2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11), mixing (2)
Dan Warner – recording (3)
Humberto Gatica – recording (6), mixing (6)
Steve Churchyard – string recording (9)
Bob Clearmountain – recording (9), mixing (9)
Jules Gondor – recording (9)
Rob Jacobs – recording (9)
Andy Zulla – recording (12), mixing (12)
Serban Ghenea – mixing (1, 3-5, 7, 8, 10, 11)
John Shanks – mixing (2)
John Hanes – additional Pro Tools engineer (1, 3-5, 8, 10)
Tim Roberts – Pro Tools assistant (1, 3-5, 8, 10)
Neil Devor – digital engineer and editing (6)
Alejandro Rodriguez – digital engineer and editing (6)
Jochem van der Saag – digital engineer and editing (6)
Mike Eleopoulos – second engineer (1, 3), assistant engineer (9)
Richard Hwang – second engineer (1, 3), recording (9)
Alex Pavlides – second engineer (1, 3)
Lars Fox – additional engineer (2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11)
Mark Valentine – additional engineer (2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11)
Greg Burns – assistant engineer (9)
Kevin Harp – assistant engineer (9), assistant mix engineer (9)
Anthony Kilhoffer – assistant engineer (9)
Curt Kroeger – assistant engineer (9)