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Delicious Surprise | 
| Artist: Jo Dee Messina
Label: Curb Records
Category: Music
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Rating:  28 reviews
Sales Rank: 5405
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 78770
UPC: 715187877023
EAN: 0715187877023
ASIN: B0007XT86W
Release Date: April 26, 2005
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| Tracks:
| • | Not Going Down | | • | Someone Else's Life | | • | Delicious Surprise (I Believe It) | | • | It Gets Better | | • | Who's Crying Now | | • | My Give A Damn's Busted | | • | It's Too Late To Worry | | • | Life Is Good | | • | Love Is Not Enough | | • | Where Were You | | • | I Wear My Life | | • | You Were Just Here |
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On her fourth studio album, Messina, country's queen of hope and empowerment, roars back after a four-year hiatus, during which she went public with a stint at rehab and broke off a nine-year relationship with her fiance. Those events stand at the center of two of the best ballads on the album ("It Gets Better" and "Sometimes Love Is Just Not Enough"), and please not only because Messina wrote (or cowrote) them from real-life struggles, but because the songs soften the numbing bombast that producers Byron Gallimore and Mark Bright bring to the rest of her repertoire. The singer--big-voiced, expansive, and as comforting as an old friend--is always a welcome presence on the radio, as she is on the album's first single, the upbeat and attitudinal kiss-off "My Give a Damn's Busted." What she needs is more songs like this that break her out of her usual mold (in addition to the aforementioned tracks that showcase her quieter side) and allow her to deliver a surprise or two. The ones offered here aren't quite as "delicious" as the album title promises, but even the most casual listener senses that Messina has so much spunk and grit that she'll gather them yet, her myopic producers be damned. --Alanna Nash
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| Customer Reviews: Read 23 more reviews...
 I Wear My Life April 26, 2005
Jake Z (Canada)
31 out of 34 found this review helpful
It's been almost 5 years since Jo Dee Messina's last studio album BURN in 2000. DELICIOUS SURPRISE is a cd I wasn't sure would ever see the light of day. It was originally scheduled for a 2003 release then kept getting pushed back. Curb didn't like the original one, so she had to put it on hold and rework it. She also had a stint in rehab and other personal problems like a broken engagement, but she is finally back.
I was delighted and surprised that the first single "My Give A Damn's Busted" shot up the charts. A #1 single! It's a great tongue in cheek song that suits Jo Dee. Most of the songs on this cd have to do with survival, having a positive attitude, or being reflective. One of the best ballads is one she helped write called "Love Is Not Enough", a poignant ballad about how it's hard to move on from a broken relationship, and that sometimes love isn't enough to stay together.
My favorite ballad though is the closer, "You Were Just Here". What a sad song! It's about losing someone who passes away and not being able to cope with the changes. Having lost someone near and dear to me last year I can relate to this song well.
"Not Going Down" and "Someone Else's Life" are positive uptempo numbers that are nice. "It Gets Better" is a nice ballad. "I Wear My Life" is another positive song that I like quite a bit. "It's Too Late To Worry" has hit written all over it, a great song with a catchy chorus. "Where Were You" is another great one!
This is a great album from Jo Dee. It's a very positive album and touching. You definately need to check it out!
Well worth the wait !! April 26, 2005
J. M. McGregory (Dallas, TX USA)
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
What a great CD. It finds Jo Dee in TOP form. Her vocals are great. The songs are of varying tempo and content.....makes it hard to decide if Jo Dee's ballads, or "rockers" are more her forte....she does both so well. The ballads are reminiscent of those on Burn....the uptempo remind me more of the older Jo Dee stuff.
A great addition to your Jo Dee selection. Well worth the wait!
Great Girl Power Album! March 8, 2006
Stacey M. Monahan (Beverly, MA USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I bought this because I heard such good things about it from people I knew and now I know that they weren't wrong! This CD is outstanding. It is from start to finish the catchiest album I have heard in a long time. JoDee makes you feel what she is singing, not just hear it. That is the way a song is supposed to be! Great work!
Jo Dee does it again - her way May 7, 2005
K. Stuckey (Port Huron, MI USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Delicious Surprise has been a long time coming for Jo Dee fans. I have been playing it non-stop since I got it, she sounds awesome! I love the upbeat stories in "Someone Else's Life" and "It's too Late to Worry" (known to fans as 'the Wal-mart song') and turn around and feel the ache in "It Gets Better" and "Love is Not Enough". The hella-sassy "My Give a Damn's Busted" is delivered as only Jo Dee could! I am also glad she included her live show staple "Not Goin' Down" and her rockin' cover of "Delicious Surprise". Jo Dee also had a hand in writing a couple on this one and "Life is Good" shines, it is about everyday being a treat. This CD is a treat and "My Give a Damn's Busted" going to number one on Billboard should be an indication of the great things to come from the rejuvenated Jo Dee. Go girl!
 DELICIOUS SUPRISE EQUALS DELICIOUS CD! August 30, 2005
S. Doan (Nevada)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
In 5 words, this CD is:
ROCKIN', INSPIRING, UPLIFTING, THOUGHT PROVOKING & FUN!!!
I really adore Jo Dee and have all of her albums!
I thoroughly enjoyed this album, and I think it has a WONDERFUL MIX OF UPBEAT, PROVACTIVE, THOUGHT-PROVOKING LYRICS WITH BOTH UP & DOWN TEMPO SONGS!
The reason I gave Jo Dee 4 stars instead of 5, is because a lot of the tracks sound very similar, musically speaking, to tracks on her "I'm Alright," album.
"I'm Alright," is also a great album of Jo Dee's, and consistancy is a good thing, Jo Dee's style definately works for her and is enjoyable!
I would reccomend DELICIOUS SUPRISE to any JDM fan, or someone looking to discover country music for the first time! It's a good "break 'em into country" CD!
My favorite songs on the album are:
LIFE IS GOOD:
This song is so upbeat and fun I feelit alone is worth purchasing the CD. I really hope it's released as a single because it's something we all need to be reminded of. It's also great to hear Jo Dee upbeat, happy and with a better outlook on life! This song is just AWESOME!
JDM's songwriting skills have improved and some of the stellar examples of that are:
IT GETS BETTER: an inspiring and uplifting ballad that JDM sings with heart and soul. You can HEAR her conviction almost as if she's singing the song just for you! Definately a potential theme song for anyone who is or has gone through hard times. And, we all have! Very well written and greatly sung!
LOVE IS NOT ENOUGH: Jo Dee perfectly captures the truth and pain of knowing when enough is enough when a relationship has gone sour. I've always believed that love alone isn't enough and Jo Dee expresses this with pain, anguish, honesty and brilliance! Very well done, lyrically and vocally!
WHERE WERE YOU: is a kick-butt, in your face song that we all can relate to at one time or another! Great vocals on this one too! I'm glad she put this on there!
Songs also worth mentioning:
WHO'S CRYIN' NOW: yes, it might be a bit cliche'd, but it's so true and real. I love the girl power and "na na na" tone of this song. It's just so GREAT! Very fun and catchy!
DELICIOUS SUPRISE: I was mixed about this song when I first heard it. I don't think it's very country, but it's very fun and I find myself listening to it again and again. I think this has potential to be a big hit as it's her current single from the album. It's definately an inspiring dreamer's song. Gotta love those!
MY GIVE A DAMN'S BUSTED: Oh oh, GIRL POWER and FREEDOM! This song is absolutely kick-butt, in your face and SO WHAT?! I LOVE IT! It is quite different from the rest of the album as well as different, musically, for Jo Dee. But it's great and fun and rockin'!
This whole album is entirely relatable and is good for anyone going through a breakup, or looking for some inpsirational music that's a lot of fun!
Great music, great lyrics, great fun!
AWESOME JOB JO DEE!!!
-Sarah
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