Jo Dee Messina (album) explained

Jo Dee Messina
Type:studio
Artist:Jo Dee Messina
Cover:Jo Dee Messina-1 Album.jpg
Genre:Country
Length:36:02
Label:Curb
Next Title:I'm Alright
Next Year:1998

Jo Dee Messina is the debut studio album of American country music singer Jo Dee Messina, released in 1996.

It was co-produced by country music artist Tim McGraw and Byron Gallimore, who has also produced all of McGraw's albums. The album's first two singles ("Heads Carolina, Tails California" and "You're Not in Kansas Anymore") both reached the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts in 1996, while follow-ups "Do You Want to Make Something of It" and "He'd Never Seen Julie Cry" both failed to enter the Top 40.

The album reached number 22 on the Top Country Albums and number 146 on the Billboard 200. Seven years after its release, it was certified gold in the United States.

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes.[1]

Musicians
Technical

Charts

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positions
US CountryUSCAN Country
1996"Heads Carolina, Tails California"21113
"You're Not in Kansas Anymore"722
"Do You Wanna Make Something of It?"5329
1997"He'd Never Seen Julie Cry"64

Notes and References

  1. Jo Dee Messina . Jo Dee Messina . 1996 . CD insert . Curb Records . 77820.
  2. Top Country Albums – Year-End 1996. Billboard. April 25, 2021.