"Simple Life" is a song by Canadian country music singer-songwriter Carolyn Dawn Johnson, recorded for her second studio album Dress Rehearsal (2004). Despite being a successful songwriter, this is the only song on the album where Johnson does not have a writer's credit and is the first song recorded by Johnson to not be written by her, with the track instead being written by songwriters Troy Verges, Aimee Mayo, Chris Lindsey, and Hillary Lindsey, with production being handled by Johnson and Dann Huff. The song was released on November 24, 2003, to country radio via Arista Nashville as the lead single from Dress Rehearsal. It received the Single of the Year and CMT Video of the Year awards at the 2004 Canadian CMA Awards.
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| Single by Carolyn Dawn Johnson | ||||
| from the album Dress Rehearsal | ||||
| Written | 2003 | |||
| Released | November 24, 2003[1] | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:50 | |||
| Label | Arista Nashville | |||
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Critical reception
editDeborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that the production has an "earthy, organic feel, infused with dobro, mandolin and some tasty guitar work." She calls Johnson's voice "effervescent" and "full of passion and verve."[2]
Music video
editSteven Goldmann directed the video for "Simple Life". The video shows Johnson in Hollywood, Los Angeles, which intercuts to scenes of the singer in a house in a rural area. Johnson's husband, Matt Fisher, is featured in the music video as a policeman.[3] The video first debuted to Great American Country (GAC) on March 14, 2004.[4] The video was then released to Country Music Television (CMT) on March 21, 2004.[5]
Charts
edit"Simple Life" debuted at number 55 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart the week of November 29, 2003.
Weekly chartsedit
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Year-end chartsedit
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References
edit- ^ "Going for Adds: Country". Radio & Records. No. 1531. November 21, 2003. p. 25.
- ^ Billboard, December 6, 2003, Vol. 115, No. 49, Page 36.
- ^ "Ask American Profile". Grayson County News-Gazette. February 7, 2005. p. 2. Retrieved September 23, 2024 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Video Monitor: New Ons". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 13. Nielsen Business Media. March 27, 2004. p. 60. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved September 23, 2024 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Video Monitor: New Ons". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 14. Nielsen Business Media. April 3, 2004. p. 74. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved September 23, 2024 – via Google Books.
- ^ "R&R Canada Country Top 30". Radio & Records. No. 1551. April 16, 2004. p. 48.
- ^ "Carolyn Dawn Johnson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Carolyn Dawn Johnson Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "R&R Country Top 50". Radio & Records. No. 1554. May 7, 2004. p. 45.
- ^ "Best of 2004: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2004. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
- ^ "Radio & Records 2004 Year-End Chart". Pop Radio Top 20. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
Notes
edit- ^ "Simple Life" debuted at number 14 when the Radio & Records Canada Country chart debuted in April 2004, several months following the song's release.