Jamie O'Neal

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Jamie O'Neal

Jamie O'Neal performing in 2007
Background information
Birth name Jamie Murphy
Born 3 June 1966
Origin Sydney, Australia
Genres Country
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2000–present
Labels Mercury Nashville
Capitol Nashville
1720 Entertainment
Shanachie
Associated acts Kylie Minogue
Mark Wills
Website Official website

Jamie O'Neal (born 3 June 1966) is an Australian country singer and songwriter.

In 2000, O'Neal released her first studio album, Shiver. The album included the back-to-back number one singles "There Is No Arizona" and "When I Think About Angels". Two other singles were released: the title track, which reached No. 21 on the country charts, and "Frantic", which reached No. 41 in 2002. Since then, she has released her second studio album, Brave, in 2005. Her third studio album, Eternal, was released on 27 May 2014.

Early life

She was born Jamie Murphy in Sydney, Australia, to parents Jimmy and Julie Murphy, who were also professional musicians. In the early part of her career she was a backing singer in Australia, appearing on Kylie Minogue's Enjoy Yourself Tour of Australia, UK, Europe and Far East Asia in 1990. She rejoined Minogue's tour in 1991 for the Rhythm of Love Tour (Australia and Far East Asia) and the Let's Get To It Tour of the UK and Ireland.[1]

Music career

2000–2003: Shiver and On My Way to You

O'Neal was signed to Mercury Nashville in 2000, and soon after she began to work on her first album. Her first single, "There Is No Arizona", debuted at No. 69 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart, reaching number one in February 2001. On 31 October 2000, Shiver, was released. The album only charted to No. 14 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, and No. 125 on the Billboard 200.

A second single, "When I Think About Angels", debuted at No. 45 on the country charts for the week of 31 March 2001. It spent several weeks on the charts, reaching number one in August 2001. Following the success of the album's first two singles, Shiver was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. Two additional singles followed: "Shiver" (the title track) and "Frantic", which reached No. 21 and No. 41 on the charts, respectively.[2]

In 2002, she and the country singer Mark Wills recorded a duet together, titled "I'm Not Gonna Do Anything Without You". It was released as the second single from Wills' album Loving Every Minute. The song only reached No. 31 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.

O'Neal's fifth single, "Every Little Thing", was the first single from what was to be her second studio album, On My Way to You. However, the song only managed to reach No. 34 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, and the album was never released. Shortly thereafter, O'Neal and Mercury parted ways.

2004–2007: Brave and "God Don't Make Mistakes"

O'Neal at the Maverick Saloon in Santa Ynez, California

After leaving Mercury, O'Neal signed to Capitol Nashville. Her first single for the label, "Trying to Find Atlantis", was released on 27 September 2004. It reached No. 18 on the Hot Country Songs chart. The song was the lead-off to Brave, which was released on 1 March 2005. It proved to be a bigger success on the albums chart, reaching No. 6 on the Top Country Albums chart.

"Somebody's Hero" was released in 2005 as the second single and reached No. 3 on the Hot Country Songs chart, giving O'Neal her first Top 10 single since 2001. The final single, "I Love My Life", failed to make the Top 20, reaching only to No. 26.

In early 2007, a new single, "God Don't Make Mistakes", was released. The single failed to make an impact at country radio, where it only reached No. 47, her lowest chart single at the time. After the song was never included on an album, O'Neal and Capitol parted ways.[3]

2008–2010: Like a Woman

In early 2008, O'Neal signed with the Atlanta-Nashville based record label 1720 Entertainment.[4][5]

A new single, "Like a Woman", was released in November 2008; it debuted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart at No. 59. The song was initially intended to be the lead-off single to O'Neal's third studio album, Like a Woman. The single only managed to peak at No. 43 on the country charts. A second single, "A Soldier Comin' Home", was released in June 2009 but failed to chart. No further singles were promoted to radio and Like a Woman was not released.[6]

2011–present: starting a record label

O'Neal announced in early 2012 that she had established her own record label, Momentum Label Group.[7] The label's flagship artist is Rachele Lynae, who released her first single, "Party 'Til the Cows Come Home", in March 2012.

O'Neal signed to Shanachie Records in 2014 and released Eternal on 27 May 2014. Except for the original song "Wide Awake", the album is composed of cover songs.[8]

Personal life

Jamie O'Neal is married to Rodney Good, who is a songwriter, record producer, engineer, and guitarist in O'Neal's road band. They have one daughter, Aliyah, born in 2003.[9][10][11]

Discography

Jamie O'Neal discography
Releases
↙Studio albums 3
↙Singles 13
↙Music videos 9
↙No.1 Single 2

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
US Country US US
Heat
Shiver 14 125 2
Brave 6 40 —
Eternal
  • Release date: 27 May 2014
  • Label: Shanachie Entertainment
 — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Year Single Peak chart
positions		 Album
US Country US
2000 "There Is No Arizona" 1 40 Shiver
2001 "When I Think About Angels" 1 35
"Shiver" 21 —
2002 "Frantic" 41 —
2003 "Every Little Thing" 34 — On My Way to You (unreleased)
2004 "Trying to Find Atlantis" 18 86 Brave
2005 "Somebody's Hero" 3 51
"I Love My Life" 26 —
2007 "God Don't Make Mistakes" 47 — N/A
2008 "Like a Woman" 43 — Like a Woman (unreleased)
2009 "Soldier Comin' Home" — —
2014 "Wide Awake" — — Eternal
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Guest singles

Year Single Artist Peak chart positions Album
US Country
2001 "America the Beautiful" Various artists 58 N/A
2002 "I'm Not Gonna Do Anything Without You" Mark Wills 31 Loving Every Minute

Music videos

Year Video Director
2000 "There Is No Arizona" Lawrence Carroll
2001 "When I Think About Angels" Trey Fanjoy
"America the Beautiful" Marc Ball
"Shiver" Thom Oliphant
2002 "Frantic" Keech Rainwater
2004 "Trying to Find Atlantis" Randee St. Nicholas
2005 "Does He Love You" (with Carrie Underwood)
(live from CMT's Greatest Duets)		 Ryan Polito
"Somebody's Hero" Trey Fanjoy
2007 "God Don't Make Mistakes" Kristin Barlowe
2009 "Like a Woman" Trey Fanjoy
2014 "Wide Awake"[12] Jimmy Murphy

References

  1. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/jamie-oneal/id70012
  2. ↑ http://www.jamieoneal.com/bio.php
  3. ↑ "Jamie O'Neal, Capitol Nashville part ways". Country Music Television. 5 July 2007. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
  4. ↑ "Country labels keep rosters full despite album sales dip". Country Music Television. 8 April 2008. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
  5. ↑ "Rebecca Lynn Howard, Jamie O'Neal sign with independent labels". Country Music Television. 1 April 2008. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
  6. ↑ http://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/peter-cooper/2014/05/22/jamie-oneal-aims-eternal-truths/9458995/
  7. ↑ http://countrymusictattletale.com/2012/02/09/jamie-oneal-makes-music-her-own-way-with-new-record-label/
  8. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-615/6099236/jamie-oneal-returns-with-eternal-first-album-in-9-years
  9. ↑ http://www.countryweekly.com/magazine/vault/vault-jamie-o-neal-2004
  10. ↑ http://www.countrymusiconline.net/rodneygood.html
  11. ↑ http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20147012,00.html
  12. ↑ "CMT : Videos : Jamie O'Neal : Wide Awake". Country Music Television. Retrieved 30 May 2014.

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