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0715187790421

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Overview
On the follow-up to her self-titled breakout debut, Jo Dee Messina and her production team of Tim McGraw and Byron Gallimore don't mess with what's not broke. Messina took two years to get I'm Alright to the fans, quite frankly because she was so busy touring in support of her hit record. Certainly a fencepost in the foundation blueprint for contemporary country records in the 21st century, I'm Alright contains ten cuts that either walk the line between country and straight-up radio-friendly pop or fall just to the country side of that fence. Messina has an enormous voice. While she doesn't have to stretch her contralto range much, her sense of dynamics is a near trademark, learned from the very best in the business. For proof, all one needs to do is go to the ballads, such as the Kostas and John Sherrill-penned "Because You Love Me," with its sense of restraint until the key moment in the refrain when caution is tossed to the wind and the singer delivers the proof in her conviction. The other tune Sherrill contributed to the set is the poignant "Even God Must Get the Blues," co-authored with Dene Anton. Messina's real musical companion in the tune is a lost and lonely Hammond B-3 organ -- which seems to have become a standard in contemporary country just as the upright piano was to the countrypolitan sound of the '60s -- and she walks with it, strolls with it, and dances with it through this socially conscious heartbreaker. But Messina can deliver party tunes, love songs, and break-up songs as well as anyone, as evidenced by the title cut that opens the disc. Driven by banjo, mandolin, pedal steel, and acoustic guitars, this one rolls with a backwoods back-porch vibe, and all is well with the world. Certainly the record is clean, perhaps a bit too clean, but the song selection is close to impeccable. Gallimore and McGraw were still finding their way with Messina here, and they hit pay dirt with her next record, 2000's Burn, where they found the perfect balance between country, pop, and '70s soft rock to dress Messina's voice in.
Product Details
Release Date: | 03/17/1998 |
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Label: | Curb Records |
UPC: | 0715187790421 |
catalogNumber: | 77904 |
Rank: | 10307 |
Tracks
Album Credits
Performance Credits
Jo Dee Messina Primary Artist,Background VocalsGlen Duncan Fiddle,Mandolin,Musician
Deborah Allen Background Vocals
Mike Brignardello Bass,Musician
Pat Buchanan Electric Guitar,Musician
Paul Franklin Pedal Steel Guitar,Musician
Byron Gallimore Electric Guitar,Musician
Sonny Garrish Pedal Steel Guitar,Musician
Dann Huff Electric Guitar,Musician
Michael Landau Electric Guitar,Musician
Brent Mason Electric Guitar,Musician
Terry McMillan Percussion,Musician
Steve Nathan Piano
Chris Rodriguez Background Vocals
Lonnie Wilson Drums
Curtis Young Background Vocals
Larry Byrum Acoustic Guitar,Musician
Kim Parent Background Vocals
Robin Lee Bruce Background Vocals
Camille Harrison Background Vocals
Ralph Friedrichsen Background Vocals
Jeff King Electric Guitar
Technical Credits
Tim McGraw ProducerChris Lord-Alge Engineer
Dennis Davis Engineer
Byron Gallimore Producer
Julian King Engineer
Marty Williams Engineer
Richard Hanson Engineer
Peter Nash Cover Photo
Ricky Cobble Engineer
Stuart H. Dill Management
Missi Callis Song Assistants
Gregg Jampol Engineer
Erik Lutkins Engineer
Michelle Metzger Song Assistants
Glenn Sweitzer Art Direction
Judy Seale Management
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