Jo Dee Messina (album)

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.

Track listing

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes.

Musicians

• Jo Dee Messina – lead vocals, backing vocals
• Steve Nathan – acoustic piano, keyboards
• Matt Rollings – acoustic piano
• Larry Byrom – acoustic guitars
• Dann Huff – electric guitars
• Danny Parks – acoustic guitars
• Brent Rowan – electric guitars
• Sonny Garrish – steel guitar, dobro
• Glen Duncan – fiddle, mandolin
• Mike Brignardello – bass
• Glenn Worf – bass
• Bob Wray – bass
• Kenny Aronoff – drums
• Milton Sledge – drums
• Lonnie Wilson – drums
• Tom Roady – percussion
• Stephony Smith – backing vocals
• Cindy Walker – backing vocals
• Curtis Young – backing vocals

Production

• Tim McGraw – producer
• Byron Gallimore – producer, recording (9)
• Julian King – recording (1–5, 7, 8, 10)
• Russ Martin – recording (6)
• Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
• Ricky Cobble – recording assistant (1–5, 7, 8, 10)
• Mark Hagen – recording assistant (1–5, 7, 8, 10), mix assistant
• Craig White – recording assistant (6)
• Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)
• Missi Callis – production assistant
• Tamara Petrash – production assistant
• Russell Walker – production assistant
• Sue Austin – album design coordinator
• Newman, Walker & Associates – art direction, design
• Randee St. Nicholas – photography
• Total Management – management

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Singles

Certifications

References