I'm Alright (Jo Dee Messina album)
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I'm Alright is the second studio album released by American country music singer Jo Dee Messina
. It was released in 1998. Her highest selling album to date, it has been certified 2× Multi-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.
Jo Dee Messina
Jo Dee Marie Messina , known professionally as Jo Dee Messina, is an American country music artist. She has charted nine Number One singles on the Billboard country music charts. She has been honored by the Country Music Association, the Academy of Country Music and has been nominated for two...
. It was released in 1998. Her highest selling album to date, it has been certified 2× Multi-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
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
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
- "I'm AlrightI'm Alright (Jo Dee Messina song)"I'm Alright" is the title of a song written by Phil Vassar and recorded by American country music singer Jo Dee Messina. It was released in May 1998 as the second single from her 1998 album of the same name. It became her second consecutive Number One hit on the Billboard country charts, spending...
" (Phil VassarPhil VassarPhil Vassar is an American country music artist. Vassar made his debut on the country music scene in the late 1990s, co-writing singles for several country artists, including Tim McGraw , Jo Dee Messina , Collin Raye , and Alan Jackson Phil Vassar (born May 28, 1964 in Lynchburg, Virginia) is an...
) – 3:16 - "Stand Beside MeStand Beside Me"Stand Beside Me" is the title of a song written by Stephen Allen Davis and recorded by American country music singer Jo Dee Messina. It was released in October 1998 as third single from her album, I'm Alright, the song spent three weeks at the top of the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, making...
" (Stephen Allen Davis) – 3:41 - "Even God Must Get the Blues" (Dene Anton, John Scott SherrillJohn Scott SherrillJohn Scott Sherrill is an American songwriter whose work is primarily in the field of country music. He has written songs for such artists as John Anderson, Brooks & Dunn, Jimmy Buffett , Johnny Lee, George Strait, Steve Wariner, Patty Loveless, Josh Turner, Waylon Jennings, Alison Krauss, Peter...
) – 3:52 - "No Time for Tears" (Steven Dale Jones, Jo Dee Messina) – 3:26
- "Lesson in LeavinA Lesson in Leaving"A Lesson in Leavin'", also titled as "Lesson in Leavin'", is a country music song written by Randy Goodrum and Brent Maher. It was originally recorded in 1980 by American country music singer, Dottie West, who brought the song to #1 on the Billboard Country Chart...
" (Randy GoodrumRandy GoodrumRandy Goodrum is an American songwriter. Goodrum has written numerous popular songs, including Anne Murray's #1 hit "You Needed Me" and "Broken Hearted Me" , Michael Johnson's "Bluer Than Blue" , England Dan & John Ford Coley's "It's Sad to Belong" , Steve Perry's "Oh Sherrie" , DeBarge's "Who's...
, Brent Maher) – 3:39 - "Bye, Bye" (Rory Michael BourkeRory Michael BourkeRory Michael Bourke is a country music songwriter born July 14, 1942 in Cleveland, Ohio.Bourke moved to Nashville in 1964 and worked for a period in the promotional department of Mercury Records....
, Vassar) – 3:19 - "Silver Thunderbird" (Marc CohnMarc CohnMarc Craig Cohn is an American folk rock singer-songwriter and musician.- Personal life :Cohn was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He graduated from Beachwood High School in Beachwood, a Cleveland suburb. He then attended Oberlin College....
) – 4:09 - "I Know a Heartache When I See One" (Charlie Black, Bourke, Kerry Chater) – 3:29
- "Because You Love MeBecause You Love Me"Because You Love Me" is the title of a song written by Kostas and John Scott Sherrill, and recorded by American country music singer Jo Dee Messina...
" (KostasKostasKostas Lazarides is a Greek-born American country music songwriter, known professionally as Kostas. He has written for several country music artists, including Dwight Yoakam, Patty Loveless, and Travis Tritt, and has won eleven awards from Broadcast Music Incorporated...
, Sherrill) – 3:50 - "Cover Me" (Trey BruceTrey BruceTrey Bruce is an American country music songwriter. Bruce has co-written three songs that became Number One singles on the Billboard country charts: "Look Heart, No Hands", "Spirit of a Boy, Wisdom of a Man" and "Whisper My Name" by Randy Travis, and "How Your Love Makes Me Feel" by Diamond Rio...
, Robin Lee BruceRobin Lee (singer)Robin Lee Irwin is an American country music artist, known professionally as Robin Lee or Robin Lee Bruce. After several years on an independent label, Lee broke through on the country music scene in 1990 with her cover of Alannah Myles' Number One pop single "Black Velvet"...
) – 3:27
Album
| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 61 |
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 5 |
| Canadian RPM Top Albums | 96 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
CAN Country RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... |
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| 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 |