I'm Alright (Jo Dee Messina album)
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| Released | March 17, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1997 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 36:10 | |||
| Label | Curb | |||
| Producer | Byron Gallimore, Tim McGraw | |||
| Jo Dee Messina chronology | ||||
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| Singles from I'm Alright | ||||
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I'm Alright is the second studio album by American country music singer Jo Dee Messina. It was released in 1998. Her highest selling album to date, it has been certified 2× Platinum for U.S. sales of two million copies. The album produced the singles "I'm Alright", "Bye, Bye", and "Stand Beside Me" — all of which reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts — as well as a cover of Dottie West's "A Lesson in Leaving" (titled "Lesson in Leavin'") and "Because You Love Me". Respectively, these last two singles reached #2 and #8 on the country charts.
Track listing
[edit]All songs are produced by Byron Gallimore and Tim McGraw
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I'm Alright" | Phil Vassar | 3:19 |
| 2. | "Stand Beside Me" | Stephen Allen Davis | 3:41 |
| 3. | "Even God Must Get the Blues" |
| 3:52 |
| 4. | "No Time for Tears" |
| 3:26 |
| 5. | "Lesson in Leavin" | 3:40 | |
| 6. | "Bye Bye" |
| 3:20 |
| 7. | "Silver Thunderbird" | Marc Cohn | 4:09 |
| 8. | "I Know a Heartache" | 3:29 | |
| 9. | "Because You Love Me" |
| 3:50 |
| 10. | "Cover Me" | 3:27 | |
| Total length: | 36:10 | ||
Personnel
[edit]- Jo Dee Messina - lead vocals, backing vocals
- Deborah Allen – backing vocals
- Mike Brignardello – bass guitar
- Robin Lee Bruce – backing vocals
- Pat Buchanan – electric guitar
- Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar
- Glen Duncan – fiddle, mandolin
- Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar
- Ralph Friedrichsen – backing vocals
- Byron Gallimore – electric guitar
- Sonny Garrish – pedal steel guitar
- Camillie Harrison – backing vocals
- Dann Huff – electric guitar
- Jeff King – electric guitar
- Michael Landau – electric guitar
- Brent Mason – electric guitar
- Terry McMillan – percussion
- Steve Nathan – piano, keyboards
- Kim Parent – backing vocals
- Chris Rodriguez – backing vocals
- Lonnie Wilson – drums
- Curtis Young – backing vocals
Charts
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Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Singles
[edit]| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
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| US Country | US | CAN Country | ||
| 1998 | "Bye, Bye" | 1 | 43 | 1 |
| "I'm Alright" | 1 | 43 | 1 | |
| "Stand Beside Me" | 1 | 34 | 1 | |
| 1999 | "Lesson in Leavin'" | 2 | 28 | 2 |
| "Because You Love Me" | 8 | 53 | 11 | |
References
[edit]- ^ I'm Alright at AllMusic
- ^ "Jo Dee Messina Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ "Jo Dee Messina Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
