NASHVILLE |DATE: APRIL 28, 2010
FROM: TODD BRODGINSKI/MITCH SCHNEIDER/ANGELA VILLANUEVA
JO DEE MESSINA’S
NEW EP
“UNMISTAKABLE: LOVE”
HITS #2 ON iTUNES CHART
AMID CRITICAL PRAISE
As her first new music in six years hit stores yesterday (4/27), fans of multi-platinum and award-winning country singer/songwriter JO DEE MESSINA have embraced the first of three new EPs, “Unmistakable: Love.” On its first day available, the EP–which features seven new songs and two bonus live acoustic tracks–instantly vaulted to the #2 spot on iTunes’ Country Albums chart, even as fans wait for news about a single release. The Unmistakable trilogy will be followed later this year by “Unmistakable: Drive” and “Unmistakable: Inspiration.”
Critics have embraced the EP as well, with the Massachusetts native’s Boston Globe saying, “Her steel-toed voice, smart songwriting instincts, and emotional style put her squarely in Nashville’s sweet spot in the late ’90s and early ’00s… on her first new release in nearly six years Messina continues to be a solid performer. Songs like statement of purpose ‘Welcome to the Rest of My Life’–all sing-song melody and pretty piano–prove that Messina continues to have few peers when it comes to transforming the sloganeering so popular in Music City into believable real-life lyrics. She soars on the nobody-does-it-better balladry of the title track and rhapsodizes about how the right kind of love can make life’s inconveniences, indignities, and injustices a little easier to bear on ‘Hard Life’ (Sarah Rodman, 4/26/10).” Country Weekly said, “…the spunky redhead trades her signature kiss-off tunes such as ‘Bye-Bye’ and ‘That’s The Way Love Is’ for soulful songs dedicated to love in all its forms…Jo Dee’s voice is still powerful, honest and evocative especially on the power ballads ‘I Think About Us’ and ‘Unmistakable’…She may be in love, but Jo Dee hasn’t lost her honest songwriting or powerful pipes (Jessica Phillips, 4/26/10).”
In other JO DEE news, the singer started a weekly internet podcast show–“Make Something Of It”–on Tuesday, April 6 via UStream on her website (www.jodeemessina.com) that features inspirational stories of positivity and triumph. Last week’s episode was highlighted by the story of Team Hoyt, a father with a handicapped son who have competed in marathons since 1979. The show is also packed with lots of classic JO DEE wit and humor as she interacts with fans. JO DEE is broadcasting directly from her personal studio that she and her husband Chris recently built.
About Jo Dee Messina:
Since breaking onto the music scene in 1996, the multi-platinum and award-winning country singer/songwriter JO DEE MESSINA has scored nine #1 country singles, sold over five million records, received two Grammy nominations and received various CMA and ACM awards. Her many hits include “Heads Carolina, Tails California,” “Bye Bye,” “I’m Alright,” “Stand Beside Me,” “That’s The Way” and “Bring On The Rain” (a duet with Tim McGraw). Her self-titled 1996 debut album was certified Gold by the RIAA and featured the single "Heads Carolina, Tails California." With four huge radio hits, her second album I’m Alright was certified double platinum and she won the CMA's Horizon Award in 1999. She was the first female country artist to score three multiple-week #1 songs from the same album. The follow-up album, Burn, was certified platinum. She also scored an adult contemporary hit with "Bring on the Rain," with McGraw on harmonies. In addition to headlining concerts, she also toured with Vince Gill, George Strait and the Judds on their reunion tour. Her fame also led to television roles on “Touched by an Angel” and “Nash Bridges.”
For more information, check out JO DEE online:
http://www.jodeemessina.com/
http://www.myspace.com/jodeemessina
http://www.facebook.com/jodeemessina
http://twitter.com/jodeemessina
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For more information contact:
MSO 818.380.0400
Todd Brodginski x239 toddb@msopr.com
Angela Villanueva x232 avillanueva@msopr.com
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