Greatest Hits (Jo Dee Messina album)

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Greatest Hits
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Greatest hits album by
ReleasedMay 20, 2003 (2003-05-20)
Recorded1996–2003
Genre Country
Length54:01
Label Curb
Producer various
Jo Dee Messina chronology
A Joyful Noise
(2002)
Greatest Hits
(2003)
Delicious Surprise
(2005)
Singles from Greatest Hits
  1. "Was That My Life"
    Released: January 18, 2003
  2. "I Wish"
    Released: July 26, 2003
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Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits album by American country singer Jo Dee Messina. It was released on May 20, 2003 by Curb Records in the United States and June 2, 2003 in the United Kingdom. [2]

Contents

After a successful period which spawned five country number one hits and two platinum albums, Burn (2000) and I'm Alright (1998), Messina took a break from the music industry and released a Christmas album titled A Joyful Noise (2002). The compilation includes eleven of Messina's country hits. Included on Greatest Hits is four new tracks: "Was That My Life", "I Wish", a cover of the Jessica Andrews song "Wishing Well", and "You Belong in the Sun", with "Was That My Life" and "I Wish" becoming singles, peaking at number 21 and 15 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

The compilation became a success, becoming her second number one album on the Top Country Albums chart following Burn and was Messina's then highest-charting entry on the Billboard 200, debuting at number 14. The album was later certified Gold by the RIAA for shipments of 500,000 copies. The Enhanced CD version of the album includes the video for "Bring On the Rain".

Commercial performance

Greatest Hits debuted at number one on the Top Country Albums chart for the week of June 6, 2003, debuting with first-week sales of 52,000 copies. [3] The album gave Messina her second number one album on the country charts after Burn (2000). Greatest Hits also became Messina's then highest charting on the Billboard 200, debuting at number 14; her 2005 album Delicious Surprise would later surpass it when it debuted at number seven. [4] The next week, Greatest Hits fell to numbers two and 35 on the country albums and Billboard 200; in total, the album would spend 83 weeks on Top Country Albums and 20 weeks on the Billboard 200.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Was That My Life"Bill Luther, Marv Green New song3:50
2."I'm Alright" Phil Vassar I'm Alright (1998)3:16
3."Heads Carolina, Tails California" Tim Nichols, Mark D. Sanders Jo Dee Messina (1996)3:28
4."Bye Bye"Vassar, Rory Bourke I'm Alright3:20
5."Stand Beside Me" Stephen Allen Davis I'm Alright3:42
6."Bring On the Rain" (duet with Tim McGraw) Helen Darling, Billy Montana Burn (2000)3:58
7."Lesson in Leavin'" Randy Goodrum, Brent Maher I'm Alright3:38
8."That's the Way"Annie Roboff, Holly Lamar Burn3:22
9."Burn" Tina Arena, Pam Reswick, Steve WerfelBurn4:39
10."Downtime"Phillip Coleman, Carolyn Dawn Johnson Burn3:44
11."Because You Love Me" Kostas, John Scott Sherrill I'm Alright3:51
12."You're Not in Kansas Anymore"Zack Turner, NicholsJo Dee Messina2:54
13."Wishing Well"Roboff, VassarNew song3:10
14."You Belong in the Sun" Jim Beavers, Marcia RamirezNew song3:36
15."I Wish" Ed Hill, Tommy Lee James New song3:33
Total length:54:01

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