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When 2005's DELICIOUS SURPRISE was released, many contemporary female country singers were unveiling traditional-sounding discs hearkening back to Nashville's 1960s and '70s glory days. Never one to follow the trends, Jo Dee Messina stayed the modern country course, delivering an album packed with one bouncy, sassy, pop-country gem after another.
Seemingly taking cues more from "9 to 5" era-Dolly Parton than Tammy Wynette and Lynn Anderson, the Massachusetts-born performer sings tunes that are undeniably sexy and fiercely feminine. "Someone Else's Life" is driven by funky drums that would sound right at home on a Maroon 5 album, while the title track details an average girl's wild dreams over a rocked-out, John Mellencamp-like arrangement. "My Give a Damn's Busted" is classic Jo Dee--a swampy, hip-grinding beat matched with slippery fiddles, twangy guitar, and wry, in-your-face lyrics. Like the many wacky photos that adorn its package, DELICIOUS SURPRISE is a fun, rollicking, unapologetically saucy, and undeniably substantial view from country's poppiest frontier.
Recording information: Emerald Entertainment; Starstruck Studios.
Photographers: John Scarpati; Randee Saint Nicholas; Glenn Sweitzer.
Personnel: Jo Dee Messina (vocals); Larry Beaird, Bryan Sutton (acoustic guitar); Russ Pahl (electric guitar, steel guitar, dobro, banjo); Kenny Greenberg, Troy Lancaster, Tom Bukovac (electric guitar); Dan Dugmore (steel guitar); Aubrey Haynie, Stuart Duncan (mandolin, fiddle); Larry Franklin, Aubry Haney (mandolin); Jonathan Yudkin (fiddle); Jimmy Nichols (accordion, piano, organ, keyboards); Glenn Worf, Kevin Grantt (bass instrument); Shannon Forrest (drums, percussion); Lonnie Wilson, Shannon Forest (drums); Bekka Bramlett (tambourine, background vocals); Kim Parent, Wes Hightower, Russell Terrell (background vocals); Brent Mason (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); B. James Lowry (acoustic guitar); Michael Landau, Pat Buchanan (electric guitar); Paul Franklin (slide guitar, steel guitar, dobro); Steve Nathan (piano, organ, Wurlitzer organ, synthesizer, string synthesizer); Mark Beckett (drums); Gene Miller, Lisa Cochran (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Chris Lord-Alge; Derrick Bason; Derek Bason; Byron Gallimore.
Delicious Surprise Music | List Price | $7.98 (You save $1.13) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Contemporary Country CDs, Country | | Label | Curb | | Orig Year | 2005 | | All Time Sales Rank |  11332  | | CD Universe Part number | 6847270 | | Catalog number | 78770 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Apr 26, 2005 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Mark Bright; Jo Dee Messina; Tim McGraw; Byron Gallimore; Mark Bright; Jo Dee Messina | | Engineer | Derek Bason | | Personnel | Paul Franklin - slide guitar, steel guitar, dobro
Glenn Worf
Brent Mason - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Kenny Greenberg
Steve Nathan - piano, organ, Wurlitzer organ, synthesizer, string synthesizer
Stuart Duncan - mandolin, fiddle
Wes Hightower
Dan Dugmore - steel guitar
Michael Landau
Aubrey Haynie - mandolin
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