Greatest Hits (Jo Dee Messina album)
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Greatest Hits is the name of a compilation album released by country
singer Jo Dee Messina
in 2003.
This album featured Messina's biggest hits from her first three studio albums (1996's Jo Dee Messina
, 1998's I'm Alright
, and 2000's Burn
). Also included are four new studio tracks: "Was That My Life", "Wishing Well", "You Belong in the Sun", and "I Wish". Of these, "Was That My Life" and "I Wish" were released as singles, peaking at #21 and #15, respectively, on the Billboard
country music charts in 2003. "Wishing Well" was previously recorded by country singer Jessica Andrews
on her 2001 album Who I Am. The album itself was certified gold by the RIAA.
An alternate release of the album features a bonus multimedia track of "Bring On the Rain".
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
singer Jo Dee Messina
Jo Dee Messina
Jo Dee Marie Messina , known professionally as Jo Dee Messina, is an American country music artist. She has charted nine Number One singles on the Billboard country music charts. She has been honored by the Country Music Association, the Academy of Country Music and has been nominated for two...
in 2003.
This album featured Messina's biggest hits from her first three studio albums (1996's Jo Dee Messina
Jo Dee Messina (album)
Jo Dee Messina is the self-titled debut album of American country music singer Jo Dee Messina, released in 1996.It was co-produced by country music artist Tim McGraw and McGraw's frequent co-producer Byron Gallimore...
, 1998's I'm Alright
I'm Alright (Jo Dee Messina album)
I'm Alright is the second studio album released by American country music singer Jo Dee Messina. It was released in 1998. Her highest selling album to date, it has been certified 2× Multi-Platinum for U.S. sales of two million copies...
, and 2000's Burn
Burn (Jo Dee Messina album)
Burn is the third studio album by American country music artist Jo Dee Messina, released in August of 2000 by Curb Records.Her first No. 1 Billboard album on the Top Country Albums charts, it also hit No. 19 on the Billboard 200...
). Also included are four new studio tracks: "Was That My Life", "Wishing Well", "You Belong in the Sun", and "I Wish". Of these, "Was That My Life" and "I Wish" were released as singles, peaking at #21 and #15, respectively, on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
country music charts in 2003. "Wishing Well" was previously recorded by country singer Jessica Andrews
Jessica Andrews
Jessica Danielle Andrews is an American country music singer. At age 15 in mid-1999, she made her debut on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts with the single "I Will Be There for You", from her debut album Heart Shaped World, released in 1999 on DreamWorks Records Nashville.Andrews...
on her 2001 album Who I Am. The album itself was certified gold by the RIAA.
An alternate release of the album features a bonus multimedia track of "Bring On the Rain".
Track listing
- "Was That My Life"A (Bill Luther, Marv Green) – 3:50
- "I'm AlrightI'm Alright (Jo Dee Messina song)"I'm Alright" is the title of a song written by Phil Vassar and recorded by American country music singer Jo Dee Messina. It was released in May 1998 as the second single from her 1998 album of the same name. It became her second consecutive Number One hit on the Billboard country charts, spending...
" (Phil VassarPhil VassarPhil Vassar is an American country music artist. Vassar made his debut on the country music scene in the late 1990s, co-writing singles for several country artists, including Tim McGraw , Jo Dee Messina , Collin Raye , and Alan Jackson Phil Vassar (born May 28, 1964 in Lynchburg, Virginia) is an...
) – 3:16 - "Heads Carolina, Tails CaliforniaHeads Carolina, Tails California"Heads Carolina, Tails California" is the title of a song written by Tim Nichols and Mark D. Sanders and recorded by American country artist Jo Dee Messina. The song was released in January 1996 as her debut single and served as the lead-off single for her self-titled debut album. The song reached...
" (Tim NicholsTim NicholsTim Nichols Tim Nichols Tim Nichols (born in Portsmouth, Virginia is an American country music singer and songwriter. Active since the late 1980s, Nichols has written for several country music singers, including Keith Whitley, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Jo Dee Messina, and Alan Jackson...
, Mark D. SandersMark D. SandersMark Daniel Sanders is an American Country Music songwriter. He has written 14 No. 1 hits, 50 singles, and over 200 cuts, including the famous Lee Ann Womack single “I Hope You Dance,” co-written with Tia Sillers.-Early life:...
) – 3:28 - "Bye, Bye" (Vassar, Rory Michael BourkeRory Michael BourkeRory Michael Bourke is a country music songwriter born July 14, 1942 in Cleveland, Ohio.Bourke moved to Nashville in 1964 and worked for a period in the promotional department of Mercury Records....
) – 3:20 - "Stand Beside MeStand Beside Me"Stand Beside Me" is the title of a song written by Stephen Allen Davis and recorded by American country music singer Jo Dee Messina. It was released in October 1998 as third single from her album, I'm Alright, the song spent three weeks at the top of the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, making...
" (Stephen Allen Davis) – 3:42 - "Bring On the RainBring On the Rain"Bring On the Rain" is the title of a country music song written by Billy Montana and Helen Darling. It was recorded by Jo Dee Messina on her 2000 album Burn, and was released in September 2001 as that album's fourth single...
" (Helen DarlingHelen Darling (singer)Helen Darling is an American country music artist. Darling has released one studio album on Decca Nashville...
, Billy MontanaBilly MontanaBilly Montana is an American country music singer-songwriter. Between 1987 and 1995, Montana released one studio album and charted six singles on Billboards Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart...
) – 3:58- duet with Tim McGrawTim McGrawSamuel Timothy "Tim" McGraw is an American country singer and actor. Many of McGraw's albums and singles have topped the country music charts with total album sales in excess of 40 million units in the US, making him the eighth best-selling artist, and the third best-selling country singer, in the...
- duet with Tim McGraw
- "Lesson in Leavin'" (Randy GoodrumRandy GoodrumRandy Goodrum is an American songwriter. Goodrum has written numerous popular songs, including Anne Murray's #1 hit "You Needed Me" and "Broken Hearted Me" , Michael Johnson's "Bluer Than Blue" , England Dan & John Ford Coley's "It's Sad to Belong" , Steve Perry's "Oh Sherrie" , DeBarge's "Who's...
, Brent Maher) – 3:38 - "That's the WayThat's the Way (Jo Dee Messina song)"That's the Way" is the title of a song written by Annie Roboff and Holly Lamar, and recorded by American country music singer Jo Dee Messina. It was released in May 2000 as lead-off single for her album, Burn, the song spent four weeks at the top of the Hot Country Singles & Tracks , and was her...
" (Annie Roboff, Holly LamarHolly LamarHolly Lamar is an American country music singer-songwriter. Lamar co-wrote "Breathe," a number one country and adult contemporary single by Faith Hill. Her songs have also been recorded by Sara Evans, Wynonna Judd, Lonestar, Tim McGraw, Jo Dee Messina and Jessica Simpson, among others.In 2002,...
) – 3:22 - "Burn" (Tina ArenaTina ArenaFilippina Lydia "Tina" Arena is an Australian singer, songwriter and musical theatre actress. She has won several awards, most notably 6 ARIA Awards and in both 1996 and 2000 she received the World Music Award for the world's best selling Australian artist...
, Pam Reswick, Steve Werfel) – 4:39 - "DowntimeDowntime (song)"Downtime" is the title of a song written by Phillip Coleman and Carolyn Dawn Johnson, and recorded by American country music singer Jo Dee Messina. It was released in April 2001 as the third single from her 2000 album, Burn, the song peaked at number 5 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart...
" (Phillip Coleman, Carolyn Dawn JohnsonCarolyn Dawn JohnsonCarolyn Dawn Johnson is a Canadian Juno Award winning country music singer-songwriter. Johnson first rose to fame by co-writing Chely Wright's 1999 Number One single, "Single White Female," which reached number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in September 1999...
) – 3:44 - "Because You Love MeBecause You Love Me"Because You Love Me" is the title of a song written by Kostas and John Scott Sherrill, and recorded by American country music singer Jo Dee Messina...
" (KostasKostasKostas Lazarides is a Greek-born American country music songwriter, known professionally as Kostas. He has written for several country music artists, including Dwight Yoakam, Patty Loveless, and Travis Tritt, and has won eleven awards from Broadcast Music Incorporated...
, John Scott SherrillJohn Scott SherrillJohn Scott Sherrill is an American songwriter whose work is primarily in the field of country music. He has written songs for such artists as John Anderson, Brooks & Dunn, Jimmy Buffett , Johnny Lee, George Strait, Steve Wariner, Patty Loveless, Josh Turner, Waylon Jennings, Alison Krauss, Peter...
) – 3:51 - "You're Not in Kansas AnymoreYou're Not in Kansas Anymore"You're Not in Kansas Anymore" is the title of a song written by Tim Nichols and Zack Turner, and recorded by American country music artist Jo Dee Messina. It was released in July 1996 as the second single from the album Jo Dee Messina...
" (Zack Turner, Nichols) – 2:54 - "Wishing Well"A (Roboff, Vassar) – 3:10
- "You Belong in the Sun"A ("Writer X", Marcia Ramirez) – 3:36
- "I Wish"A (Ed Hill, Tommy Lee JamesTommy Lee JamesTommy Lee James is an American country music songwriter and record producer. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, he is originally from Roanoke, Virginia. He graduated from Northside High School then attended Radford University where he studied voice...
) – 3:33
- A New songs.
Chart performance
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 14 |