Jessica Reedy
Jessica Lee Reedy | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 12, 1988 Saginaw, Michigan, U.S. |
| Genres | Gospel |
| Occupations | Singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | Light, Purity |
Jessica Reedy (born July 12, 1988) is an American gospel singer and songwriter who is best known as the runner-up on BET's gospel singing competition Sunday Best (season 2) in 2009.[1]
Career
Reedy's debut album, From The Heart was released on September 27, 2011. The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Gospel Album Chart.[2] The album was received positively by reviewers including Jon Caramanica of the New York Times, who called it "mature and thoughtful".[3]
Reedy's second album, Transparent was released on November 14, 2014. The album debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard Gospel Albums Chart. In 2015, Reedy won a Stellar Award.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [4] |
US Gospel [5] |
US Ind. [6] |
US christ/ gosp [7] | ||||||||||
| From the Heart |
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43 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||
| Transparent |
|
— | 5 | 47 | 28 | ||||||||
| you can't hold me down | released : February 28,2019
Format:CD, digital download |
- | 5 | _ | 29 | ||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Live albums
- Light Records Unplugged (2013) – Light Records
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart position | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US GOSP [10] |
US dig Gosp |
US Gosp airplay [11] |
US R&B/HH | |||
| "Put It On the Altar" | 2011 | 6 | 14 | — | 55[12] | From the Heart |
| "God Had Smiled On Me" | 2011 | 27 | 21 | — | — | |
| "Something Out of Nothing" | 2012 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Grace" | 2014 | 22 | — | 18 | — | Transparent |
| "Better" | 2014 | — | 8 | 16 | — | |
| "Flow" | 2015 | — | 18 | — | — | |
Films
- 2014 : Who Can I Run To : Tracy
Television appearances
- Black Girls Rock (2014)
- Bobby Jones Gospel (2014)
- Celebration of Gospel (2016,2013, 2012, 2011)
- Pre-Stellar Awards (2013, 2014)
- Stellar Gospel Awards (2012, 2011, 2010)
- Word Network (2013, 2012)
- TBN (2012)
- BET Awards (2012)
- BET's 106 & Park (2012 - debuted music video "Something Out of Nothing")
- Sheryl Lee Ralph's Divas Simply Singing (2011)
- TCT Network (2012, 2011)
- BET's Lift Every Voice (2011)
References
- ^ MLive.com, Sue White | For (2011-01-06). "Jessica Reedy has risen with help from 'Sunday Best'". mlive. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
- ^ "Jessica Reedy - Chart History". billboard.com. Accessed November 7, 2013.
- ^ Caramonica, Jon (November 18, 2011). "Fresh Gospel and Old Schools". NY Times. Accessed November 7, 2013.
- ^ "Billboard Chart History: Jessica Reedy". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
- ^ "Jessica Reedy - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-25.
- ^ "Billboard Chart History: Jessica Reedy". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f0=ts_chart_artistname%3Ajessica%20Reedy%20&f1=itm_field_chart_id%3A406&f2=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=jessica%20Reedy
- ^ "Jessica Reedy – from the Heart (2011, CD)". Discogs. 2011.
- ^ "Jessica Reedy – Transparent (2014, CD)". Discogs. 11 November 2014.
- ^ "Jessica Reedy - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-25.
- ^ "Jessica Reedy - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-25.
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f0=is_bmdb_track_id%3A401308&f1=itm_field_chart_id%3A345&refine=1