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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 (and as of 2025 only) album to include original material, which she co-wrote with her husband Elvis Costello.

Reception

AllMusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 3.5 stars and stated:”This is a bold new direction by an artist who expresses great willingness to get dirt on her hands and to offer its traces and smudges as part and parcel of her own part in extending the jazz tradition, through confessional language and a wonderfully inventive application that is caressed by, not saturated in, elegant pop.”

Track listing
1. “Stop This World” Mose Allison 3:59
2. “The Girl in the Other Room”
Diana KrallElvis 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
Total length: 55:33

Personnel
Diana Krall – vocals, piano
Anthony Wilson – guitar
Neil Larsen – Hammond B-3 (track 3)
Christian McBride – bass (tracks 1, 3, 4, 7–12)
John Clayton – bass (tracks 2, 5, 6)
Peter Erskine – drums (tracks 1, 4, 7–12)
Jeff Hamilton – drums (tracks 2, 5, 6)
Terri Lyne Carrington – drums (track 3)

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Released: March 31, 2004
Recorded: 2003–2004
Studio:
Capitol, Hollywood
Avatar, New York City
Length: 55:33
Label: Verve
Producer: Tommy Li Puma, Diana Krall