Delicious Surprise

Delicious Surprise is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Jo Dee Messina, released in 2005. Her first studio album since Burn almost five years previous, it produced a Number One single on the Billboard country music charts in "My Give a Damn's Busted", a song co-written by country singer Joe Diffie and originally recorded on his 2001 album In Another World. Additional singles released from Delicious Surprise include "Delicious Surprise (I Believe It)", "Not Going Down", and "It's Too Late to Worry", all of which charted in the Top 40 on the country charts as well. The album has been certified Gold by the RIAA.

Delicious Surprise
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 26, 2005 (2005-04-26)
Recorded2004
GenreCountry
Length43:58
LabelCurb
ProducerMark Bright
Byron Gallimore
Tim McGraw
Jo Dee Messina
Jo Dee Messina chronology
Greatest Hits
(2003)
Delicious Surprise
(2005)
Unmistakable: Love
(2010)
Singles from Delicious Surprise
  1. "My Give a Damn's Busted"
    Released: January 3, 2005
  2. "Delicious Surprise (I Believe It)"
    Released: June 20, 2005
  3. "Not Going Down"
    Released: December 5, 2005
  4. "It's Too Late to Worry"
    Released: July 10, 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Rolling Stone[2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Not Going Down"Kevin Savigar; Shaunn Bolton3:16
2."Someone Else's Life"Danny Wells; John Bettis; Chris Farren3:27
3."Delicious Surprise (I Believe It)"Beth Hart; Glen Burtnik3:48
4."It Gets Better"Jo Dee Messina4:32
5."Who's Crying Now"Patrick Jason Matthews; George Teren3:29
6."My Give a Damn's Busted"Joe Diffie; Tom Shapiro; Tony Martin3:18
7."It's Too Late to Worry"Ron Harbin; Danny Wells; Anthony L. Smith3:55
8."Life Is Good"Jo Dee Messina; Mark Selby3:12
9."Love Is Not Enough"Jo Dee Messina; Mike Reid3:55
10."Where Were You"Jo Dee Messina; John Bettis; Wayne Kirkpatrick3:31
11."I Wear My Life"Shaye Smith; Katrina Elam; Christi Dannemiller4:08
12."You Were Just Here"Brett James; Troy Verges; Hillary Lindsey3:27
Total length:43:58

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes.[3]

Musicians

Production

  • Tracks 1, 3, 9: Byron Gallimore and Tim McGraw
  • Tracks 4-6, 8, 11: Byron Gallimore and Jo Dee Messina
  • Track 2, 7, 10, 12: Mark Bright and Jo Dee Messina

Chart performance

References

  1. Delicious Surprise at AllMusic
  2. Rollingstone
  3. Delicious Surprise (CD liner notes). Jo Dee Messina. Curb Records. 2005. 78770.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. "Jo Dee Messina Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  5. "Jo Dee Messina Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  6. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  7. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
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