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
Kenny Aronoff - drums
Mike Brignardello - bass guitar
Larry Byrom - acoustic guitar
Glen Duncan - fiddle, mandolin
Sonny Garrish - steel guitar, dobro
Dann Huff - electric guitar
Steve Nathan - piano, keyboards
Danny Parks - acoustic guitar
Tom Roady - percussion
Matt Rollings - piano
Brent Rowan - electric guitar
Milton Sledge - drums
Stephony Smith - backing vocals
Cindy Walker - backing vocals
Lonnie Wilson - drums
Glenn Worf - bass guitar
Bob Wray - bass guitar
Curtis Young - backing vocals
Technical
Byron Gallimore - production (all tracks), recording ("Every Little Girl's Dream") Julian King - recording Chris Lord-Alge - mixing Russ Martin - recording ("Heads Carolina, Tails California") Tim McGraw - production Doug Sax - mastering