Complete List Of Jo Dee Messina Songs From A to Z

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Jo Dee Messina built her career through persistence, a powerful voice, and songs that balanced country storytelling with the polished energy of late-1990s radio. Born Jo Dee Marie Messina in Framingham, Massachusetts, on August 25, 1970, and raised in nearby Holliston, she began performing in New England clubs as a teenager before moving to Nashville to pursue a recording career.

Her self-titled debut album arrived in 1996 and introduced her nationally through “Heads Carolina, Tails California” and “You’re Not in Kansas Anymore.” The record also included “Do You Wanna Make Something of It,” “He’d Never Seen Julie Cry,” and “On a Wing and a Prayer,” establishing Messina as a singer who could deliver both energetic singles and emotionally direct ballads.

The commercial breakthrough came with I’m Alright in 1998. “Bye Bye,” “I’m Alright,” and “Stand Beside Me” all became major country hits, while “Lesson in Leavin’” and “Because You Love Me” extended the album’s success. The project earned double-platinum certification and made Messina one of the defining female voices of contemporary country music at the end of the decade.

Burn followed in 2000 with “That’s the Way,” the title track, “Downtime,” and “Bring On the Rain,” her duet with Tim McGraw. Messina then released the Christmas album A Joyful Noise in 2002 and Jo Dee Messina: Greatest Hits in 2003. The compilation added new recordings including “Was That My Life,” “I Wish,” “Wishing Well,” and “You Belong in the Sun.”

Delicious Surprise arrived in 2005 and produced another Number 1 country single with “My Give a Damn’s Busted.” During the following years, Messina released the live album Live in Concert and the three-part Unmistakable series. Unmistakable Love, Unmistakable Drive, and Unmistakable Inspiration combined new studio material with acoustic versions of earlier hits.

Messina returned as an independent artist with Me in 2014. The album included “Peace Sign,” “A Woman’s Rant,” “Not Dead Yet,” and “He’s Messed Up.” Later standalone releases included “Will You Love Me,” “Noel,” “Bigger Than This,” “Reckless Love,” and “Just To Be Loved.” She also joined Cole Swindell for the remix of “She Had Me at Heads Carolina,” a song inspired by her 1996 breakthrough hit.

Her seventh studio album, Bridges, was released in 2026. The eleven-song project marked her first full-length album in more than a decade and included “Some Bridges,” “Can Anybody,” “Don’t Let Them Hide Your Beautiful,” “Days You Don’t Get Back,” and “Let Me Love You.” Its songs drew on family, faith, healing, resilience, and the perspective gained through difficult years.

Messina has earned two Grammy Award nominations and honors from the Academy of Country Music and Country Music Association. She continued touring extensively during 2026, bringing together the hits that established her career with songs from Bridges and the independent releases that followed her major-label years.

Complete List Of Jo Dee Messina Songs From A to Z

A–E

“A Joyful Noise” – A Joyful Noise – 2002
“A Woman’s Rant” – Me – 2014
“Always Have, Always Will” – Unmistakable Love – 2010
“Angelene” – Burn – 2000
“Another Shoulder at the Wheel” – Jo Dee Messina – 1996
“Because You Love Me” – I’m Alright – 1998
“Because You Love Me (Live Acoustic)” – Unmistakable Love – 2010
“Bigger Than This” – Non-album single – 2018
“Biker Chick” – Unmistakable Drive – 2010
“Breakin’ It Down” – Me – 2014
“Bring On the Rain” – Burn – 2000
“Bring On the Rain (Live Acoustic)” – Unmistakable Inspiration – 2010
“Burn” – Burn – 2000
“Bye Bye” – I’m Alright – 1998
“Bye Bye (Live)” – Live in Concert – 2007
“Can Anybody” – Bridges – 2026
“Carry Me” – Non-album single – 2011
“Closer” – Burn – 2000
“Cover Me” – I’m Alright – 1998
“Dare to Dream” – Burn – 2000
“Days You Don’t Get Back” – Bridges – 2026
“Delicious Surprise (I Believe It)” – Delicious Surprise – 2005
“Do You Wanna Make Something of It” – Jo Dee Messina – 1996
“Don’t Let Them Hide Your Beautiful” – Bridges – 2026
“Downtime” – Burn – 2000
“Even God Must Get the Blues” – I’m Alright – 1998
“Even God Must Get the Blues (Live Acoustic)” – Unmistakable Inspiration – 2010
“Every Little Girl’s Dream” – Jo Dee Messina – 1996

F–J

“Get on Your Feet (Live)” – Live in Concert – 2007
“Get Up Again” – Unmistakable Inspiration – 2010
“Hard Life” – Unmistakable Love – 2010
“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” – A Joyful Noise – 2002
“He Got a Hold of Me (Ben Fuller feat. Jo Dee Messina)” – Non-album single – 2023
“He’d Never Seen Julie Cry” – Jo Dee Messina – 1996
“He’s Messed Up” – Me – 2014
“Heads Carolina, Tails California” – Jo Dee Messina – 1996
“Heaven Was Needing a Hero” – Unmistakable Inspiration – 2010
“How Do You Get High” – Unmistakable Inspiration – 2010
“I Didn’t Have to Leave You” – Jo Dee Messina – 1996
“I Know a Heartache” – I’m Alright – 1998
“I Know a Heartache (Live)” – Live in Concert – 2007
“I Like Me” – Unmistakable Inspiration – 2010
“I Wear My Life” – Delicious Surprise – 2005
“I Wish” – Jo Dee Messina: Greatest Hits – 2003
“I’ll Be Home for Christmas” – A Joyful Noise – 2002
“I’m Alright” – I’m Alright – 1998
“I’m Alright (Live Acoustic)” – Unmistakable Drive – 2010
“I’m Alright (Live in Concert)” – Live in Concert – 2007
“I’m Done” – Non-album single – 2008
“I’m Free” – Me – 2014
“I’m Home” – Unmistakable Love – 2010
“If He Knew Jesus” – Bridges – 2026
“If Not You” – Burn – 2000
“It Gets Better” – Delicious Surprise – 2005
“It’s All About You” – Bridges – 2026
“It’s Too Late to Worry” – Delicious Surprise – 2005
“Just Drive” – Unmistakable Drive – 2010
“Just To Be Loved” – Non-album single – 2023

K–O

“Keep the Faith” – A Joyful Noise – 2002
“Lesson in Leavin’” – I’m Alright – 1998
“Lesson in Leavin’ (Live Acoustic)” – Unmistakable Drive – 2010
“Let It Go” – Jo Dee Messina – 1996
“Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!” – A Joyful Noise – 2002
“Let Me Love You” – Bridges – 2026
“Life Is Good” – Delicious Surprise – 2005
“Like a Kid Again” – Me – 2014
“Love Is Not Enough” – Delicious Surprise – 2005
“Love on a Maybe” – Me – 2014
“Me” – Me – 2014
“Message in a Bottle” – Bridges – 2026
“My Give a Damn’s Busted” – Delicious Surprise – 2005
“No Time for Tears” – I’m Alright – 1998
“No Time for Tears (Live)” – Live in Concert – 2007
“Noel” – Non-album Christmas single – 2015
“Not Dead Yet” – Me – 2014
“Not Going Down” – Delicious Surprise – 2005
“Nothing I Can Do” – Burn – 2000
“O Holy Night” – A Joyful Noise – 2002
“On a Wing and a Prayer” – Jo Dee Messina – 1996
“On a Wing and a Prayer (Live)” – Live in Concert – 2007
“One Day Closer” – Unmistakable Drive – 2010

P–T

“Peace Sign” – Me – 2014
“Real Man” – Unmistakable Drive – 2010
“Reckless Love” – Non-album single – 2018
“Saturday Night” – Burn – 2000
“Say Goodbye to Superman” – Me – 2014
“She Had Me at Heads Carolina (Remix) (with Cole Swindell)” – Non-album single – 2022
“Shine” – Non-album single – 2009
“Silent Night” – A Joyful Noise – 2002
“Silver Bells” – A Joyful Noise – 2002
“Silver Thunderbird” – I’m Alright – 1998
“Silver Thunderbird (Live)” – Live in Concert – 2007
“Sleigh Ride” – A Joyful Noise – 2002
“Some Bridges” – Bridges – 2026
“Someone Else’s Life” – Delicious Surprise – 2005
“Stand Beside Me” – I’m Alright – 1998
“Stand Beside Me (Live Acoustic)” – Unmistakable Love – 2010
“Stand Beside Me (Live in Concert)” – Live in Concert – 2007
“Strong Shot of You” – Me – 2014
“Take It” – Me – 2014
“That’s God” – Unmistakable Inspiration – 2010
“That’s the Way” – Burn – 2000
“The Christmas Song” – A Joyful Noise – 2002
“The Day That I Can’t Love You” – Unmistakable Drive – 2010
“The Jesus I Know” – Bridges – 2026
“These Are the Days” – Burn – 2000
“Think About Us” – Unmistakable Love – 2010
“Treat Me Like a Woman Today” – Unmistakable Love – 2010