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Jessica Leigh Harp (born on February 3, 1982, in Kansas City, Missouri) is formerly an American singer who performed country music. Between 2005 and 2007, she and Michelle Branch comprised The Wreckers, a duo that topped the country charts in 2006 with the Grammy-nominated "Leave the Pieces". After The Wreckers disbanded, Harp began a solo career on Warner Bros. Records, the same label to which The Wreckers were signed. Her solo debut single "Boy Like Me" made its chart debut in March 2009. It was followed by her debut album, A Woman Needs in March 2010. A few weeks prior to the release of her album, Harp announced that she would retire from being a recording artist to focus on becoming a full-time songwriter for other artists.
Biography
Jessica Harp grew up with her parents and her sister, Annie in Kansas City, Missouri. She began singing when she was three, writing lyrics when she was eight, and picked up guitar at 13. In 2002, she pursued a solo career in music, releasing her independent album, Preface. She then worked as a backup vocalist for various country acts.
2006-2007 The Wreckers
She provided backing vocals for her long-time friend Michelle Branch's album, Hotel Paper. After working together, Harp joined up with Branch in 2005 to form a country duo, known as The Wreckers, whose song "The Good Kind" was featured on One Tree Hill and its soundtrack. The group's debut country single, "Leave the Pieces", was released in February 2006. It was followed by their debut album, Stand Still, Look Pretty, which was released on May 23, 2006. "Leave the Pieces" reached Number One on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in September 2006. The album produced two additional singles in "My, Oh My" (a Top 10 hit) and "Tennessee" and was certified Gold by the RIAA for reaching sales of over 500,000.
Harp appeared on the very first live game broadcast by the NFL Network on November 23, 2006, to sing the American national anthem before the Thanksgiving Day game between her hometown Kansas City Chiefs and the Denver Broncos.[1] They later performed the National Anthem at the 55th Annual NHL All-Star Game on January 24, 2007.
Despite the success of their Number One debut single, album sales, and a nomination for the 2007 Grammy Awards for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for the song "Leave the Pieces", both Harp and Branch announced in August 2007 that they were putting The Wreckers on hold, while both go forward with solo albums.[2][3] T This was announced on the band's official message board, which was later closed.
2008-2010 A Woman Needs
On February 4, 2008, she married The Wreckers' fiddle player Jason Mowery. She started recording her first solo country album for Warner Bros. Nashville in July 2008 and announced in January 2009 that it will be titled A Woman Needs. Songwriter Jerry Flowers produced the album and co-wrote several of the songs. The lead-off single, "Boy Like Me," was released to country radio on March 9, 2009. It became her first Top 30 country hit, reaching a peak of #30 in June 2009. The album's second single, the title track, was released to radio on January 19, 2010 and the music video was filmed on November 19, 2009. On March 2, 2010, Harp announced she will retire as a recording artist to focus on becoming a full-time songwriter.[4] Warner Bros. Records released her second album digitally on March 16, 2010.
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- For a discography as a member of The Wreckers, see The Wreckers discography
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