Blue Skies (Diana DeGarmo album) explained

Blue Skies
Type:	Studio album
Artist:	Diana DeGarmo
Cover:	BlueSkiesCover.jpg
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
Label:	RCA
Producer:	Clive Davis Andreas Carlsson Desmond Child John Shanks Kara DioGuardi David Foster Stephen Ferrera

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.https://web.archive.org/web/20090323232219/http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/30573/chart-watch-extra-the-american-idol-alumni-association

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)