Im Alright CD

MUSIC

COUNTRY

Song Listing

Disc 1

Song Title

1. I'm Alright ~ Jo Dee Messina

2. Stand Beside Me ~ Jo Dee Messina

3. Even God Must Get The Blues ~ Jo Dee Messina

4. No Time For Tears ~ Jo Dee Messina

5. Lesson In Leavin' ~ Jo Dee Messina

6. Bye, Bye ~ Jo Dee Messina

7. Silver Thunderbird ~ Jo Dee Messina

8. I Know A Heartache ~ Jo Dee Messina

9. Because You Love Me ~ Jo Dee Messina

10. Cover Me ~ Jo Dee Messina

This album is the much anticipated follow up to her scintillating self-titled debut on Curb Records, and it is already causing quite a stir among radio listeners. Certified gold by the RIAA. (9/98)

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
	Personnel: Jo Dee Messina (vocals); Larry Byrum (acoustic guitar); Brent Mason, Michael Landau, Dann Huff, Pat Buchanan, Jeffrey C. King, Byron Gallimore (electric guitar); Paul Franklin, Sonny Garrish (steel guitar); Glen Duncan (fiddle, mandolin); Steven J. Nathan (piano); Mike Brignardello (bass); William (Lon) Wilson (drums); Terry McMillan (percussion); Curtis Young, Kim Parent, Chris Rodriguez, Ralph Friedrichsen (background vocals).
	Recorded at Loud Recording, Nashville, Tennessee.
	Personnel: Jo Dee Messina (background vocals); Larry Byrum (acoustic guitar); Dann Huff, Jeff King , Michael Landau, Pat Buchanan, Brent Mason , Byron Gallimore (electric guitar); Paul Franklin , Sonny Garrish (steel guitar); Glen Duncan (mandolin, fiddle); Steve Nathan (piano); Lonnie Wilson (drums); Terry McMillan (percussion); Chris Rodriguez, Curtis Young, Deborah Allen, Camille Harrison, Robin Lee Bruce, Ralph Friedrichsen, Kim Parent (background vocals).
	Audio Mixer: Chris Lord-Alge.
	Recording information: Loud Recording, Nashville, TN.
	Photographers: Peter Nash ; Tamara Reynolds.
	Jo Dee Messina's sophomore album might be called I'M ALRIGHT, but its real message is "I'm Alright...without you." In song after song on this mostly upbeat album, Jo Dee plays the Strong Woman role, whether she's telling unfaithful or non-committal lovers to beat it, or insisting on a relationship that's equal in every way. In the infectious "Bye Bye," she's driving away from her loser boyfriend, declaring that she's got "the rear view mirror torn off, I ain't never lookin' back." Elsewhere, she's talking herself into leaving a nowhere relationship ("No Time For Tears"), refusing to get involved with a guy who's bad news ("I Know A Heartache") or warning a straying lover that he'll get what's coming to him one day (a cover of the late Dottie West's hit "Lesson In Leaving"). These types of songs are Messina's strength. I'M ALRIGHT is a fine follow-up to Messina's hit debut, with well-chosen material that provides a showcase for her powerful voice.
Producer: Tim McGraw; Byron Gallimore
Engineer: Chris Lord-Alge; Erik Lutkins; Dennis Davis; Gregg Jampol; Julian King; Marty Williams; Rich Hanson; Ricky Cobble
Musical Guests
	Brent Mason
	Terry McMillan
	Glen Duncan

Artist Overview

Massachusetts-born Jo Dee Messina, a protege of Tim McGraw, went from the top of the charts, to rock bottom, to the top again in just two years. The fiery redhead's 1996 debut single, "Heads Carolina Tails California," was a huge hit, but management problems brought her to the brink of bankruptcy. Her second CD brought her career back from the dead, spinning off a string of #1's and turning her into one of country music's hottest acts.

Artist Followers
Jamie O'Neal (Country) | Jessica Andrews | Rascal Flatts | SHeDAISY

Compilation Appearances

Three Wooden Crosses

Associated Artists and Works

	Kingdom Heirs
	Kingdom Heirs (The)
	On, Pickin'
	Pickin' On

Technical Info

	Release Date : 03/17/1998
	Original Release Date : 1998
	Catalog ID : 77904
	Label : Curb
	Number of Discs : 1
	Studio/Live : Studio
	Mono/Stereo : Stereo
	SPAR Code : n/a
	UPC : 00715187790421

Professional Reviews

Entertainment Weekly (3/27/98, p.69)
- "...[Messina] returns with an album of strong woman/survivor songs....she thrills with her earnest alto and an attitude that's equal parts spunk and spite." - Rating: B