Room to Breathe (ZOEgirl album) explained
| Room to Breathe |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | ZOEgirl |
| Cover: | Room-to-breathe-zoegirl.jpg |
| Released: | March 15, 2005[1] |
| Studio: | - Sweetbriar Studios, The Loft, Pentavarit, Fireside Studios, Sound Stage Studios and The Lealand House (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Bridge Street Studios, Dark Horse Studios, Sound Kitchen, Fun Attic Studios and The Bennett House (Franklin, Tennessee)
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| Length: | 40:16 |
| Label: | Sparrow |
| Producer: |
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| Prev Title: | Different Kind of Free |
| Prev Year: | 2003 |
| Next Title: | With All of My Heart – The Greatest Hits |
| Next Year: | 2005 |
Room to Breathe is the fourth and final studio album released by ZOEgirl.
Personnel
ZOEgirl
- Alisa Childers – vocals, acoustic guitar (8)
- Chrissy Conway-Katina – vocals
- Kristin Schweain – vocals, acoustic piano (10)
Musicians
- Josiah Bell – programming (1, 5, 6, 9, 11)
- Robert Marvin – programming (1, 5, 6, 9, 11), acoustic piano (11)
- Mark Heimmerman – programming (2, 4), keyboards (2, 4), acoustic piano (4)
- Shaun Shankel – keyboards (3), arrangements (3)
- Tedd T – programming (7, 8, 10)
- Brandon Harris – programming (7), additional guitars (7)
- Damon Riley – programming (8)
- Lynn Nichols – guitars (1, 5, 6, 9, 11), electric guitars (7, 8, 10)
- George Cocchini – guitars (2, 4)
- Pete Kipley – guitars (3)
- Brent Milligan – additional guitars (7, 8)
- Chris Rodriguez – acoustic guitar (10)
- James Katina – bass (1, 5-11)
- Jackie Street – bass (2, 4)
- Mike Childers – drums (1, 5-11)
- Dan Needham – drums (2, 4)
- Chris McHugh – drums (3)
- David Davidson – viola (4), violin (4)
- Claire Indie – cello (6, 11)
- Christa Black – violin (11)
- Andy Selby – string arrangements (11)
Production
- Brent Milligan – executive producer
- Josiah Bell – producer (1, 5, 6, 9, 11), editing (1, 5, 6, 9, 11), recording (6)
- Robert Marvin – producer (1, 5, 6, 9, 11), editing (1, 5, 6, 9, 11), recording (1, 5, 6, 9, 11)
- Lynn Nichols – additional production (1, 5-11)
- Mark Heimmerman – producer (2, 4)
- Shaun Shankel – producer (3), recording (3), digital editing (3)
- Tedd T – producer (7, 8, 10), overdub recording (7, 8, 10), editing (7, 8, 10)
- Joe Baldridge – bass and drum recording (1, 5, 6, 9, 11), track recording (7, 8, 10), mixing (7, 10)
- Nathan Watkins – bass and drum editing (1, 5, 6, 9, 11), tracking assistant (7, 8, 10)
- Andy Selby – vocal editing (1, 5, 6, 9, 11), cello recording (6), recording (11)
- Shane D. Wilson – mixing (1, 5, 6, 9)
- Todd Robbins – recording (2, 4), mixing (2, 4)
- Pete Kipley – recording (3)
- F. Reid Shippen – recording (3), mixing (3, 11)
- Bill Whittington – digital editing (3)
- Skye McCaskey – overdub recording (7, 8, 10), recording (9, 11)
- Rusty Varenkamp – overdub recording (7, 8, 10), editing (7, 8, 10)
- Allen Salmon – editing (7, 8, 10)
- Tony Palacios – mixing (11)
- Dave Salley – assistant engineer (2, 4)
- Josh Vegors – assistant engineer (2, 4)
- Chris Yoakum – assistant engineer (2, 4)
- Lee Bridges – recording assistant (3), digital editing (3)
- Mike "X" O'Connor – recording assistant (3), digital editing (3)
- Kenzi Butler – mix assistant (11)
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Leon Zervos – mastering
- Sterling Sound (New York, NY) – mastering location
- PJ Heimmerman – production manager (2, 4)
- Jan Cook – creative director
- Alexis Goodman – art direction, design
- Dana Tynan – photography
- David Cox – hair stylist
- David Kaufman – wardrobe styling
- Sarah Sullivan – make-up
- Proper Management – management
Reception
Room to Breathe received generally favourable reviews. JesusfreakHideout gave it 4 stars and said "Room to Breathe is as relevant and bold as ever". CCM also gave it high ratings saying "Room to Breathe is a solid, wisely produced collection".
Chart performance
Room to Breathe peaked at No. 108 on the Billboard 200. It peaked at No. 5 on Billboard Top Christian Albums and reached the No. 1 spot on Billboard Heetseekers chart.[2]
References
- https://archive.today/20120910223325/http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/zoegirl/albums.jhtml?albumId=875240 Room to Breathe on MTV
- Web site: ZOEgirl fact sheet - EMI Christian Music Group . September 3, 2016.
