Jamie O'Neal
(born Jamie Murphy on 3 June 1968, in Sydney, Australia) is a contemporary country singer and songwriter who has had success in the United States. Her parents, Jimmy and Julie Murphy, were also professional musicians. In the early part of her career she was a backing singer in her native 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.
In her career, she has released 11 singles, charted two #1 Country singles, and has released two studio albums. Her second album, On My Way to You
was never released. Over the years, she has been on three different country labels, having success at each one.
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Music career
Mercury Nashville
Signed to
Mercury Nashville Records in 2000, O'Neal released her debut album,
Shiver
in 2000. The album reached #14 on the
Top Country Albums chart, and featured five charted singles. Two of which, "
There Is No Arizona", and "
When I Think About Angels", reached #1 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now
Hot Country Songs chart). Three additional Top 50 songs were released between 2001 and 2002. The single, "I'm Not Gonna Do Anything Without You", a duet with fellow country singer
Mark Wills, is also available on Wills' album,
Loving Every Minute
.
In 2003, O'Neal released the single, "Every Little Thing". It reached #34 on the Country charts, and the album,
On My Way to You
, but the album was never released. Soon after, she exited Mercury Nashville's roster.
Capitol Nashville
Later in 2004, she signed to
Capitol Records Nashville, where she released the album,
Brave
. The album reached #6 on the Top Country Albums chart, giving O'Neal her highest charted album. Three songs were released from the album, "Trying to Find Atlantis", "Somebody's Hero", and "I Love My Life", which all reached #18, #3, and #26, respectively. The title track to her unreleased Mercury album was also included on this compilation.
Also, in early 2007, she released "God Don't Make Mistakes". The song failed to make an impact at country radio, where it only reached #47. After that, O'Neal left Capitol in late-2007.
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1720 Entertainment
In the early months of 2008, O'Neal signed with atlanta-nashville based record label 1720 Entertainment.
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A new single, "Like a Woman", was released in November, where it debuted at #59 on the U.S. Billboard
Hot Country Songs chart. The single is the lead-off single from her third official album of the same name. The song peaked at #43 on the country chart in early 2009. A second single, "Soldier Comin' Home", was released in June 2009. As of July 2009, O'Neal's album still had not been released, however, the release date has been pushed back several times.
Discography
Albums
Year
| Album
| Chart Positions [4]
| Certifications (sales threshold)
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US Country
| US
| US Heat
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2000
| Shiver
- Released: October 31, 2000
- Label: Mercury Nashville
| 14
| 125
| 2
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2005
| Brave
- Released: March 1, 2005
- Label: Capitol Nashville
| 6
| 40
| —
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2009
| Like a Woman
- To be released
- Label: 1720 Entertainment
| To be released
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart
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Singles
Year
| Single
| Chart Positions [5]
| Album
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US Country
| US
| CAN Country
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2000
| "There Is No Arizona"
| 1
| 40
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| Shiver
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2001
| "When I Think About Angels"
| 1
| 35
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"Shiver"
| 21
| —
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2002
| "Frantic"
| 41
| —
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2003
| "Every Little Thing"
| 34
| —
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| On My Way to You
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2004
| "Trying to Find Atlantis"
| 18
| 86
| 24
| Brave
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2005
| "Somebody's Hero"
| 3
| 51
| 6
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"I Love My Life"
| 26
| —
| —
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2007
| "God Don't Make Mistakes"
| 47
| —
| —
| non-album song
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2008
| "Like a Woman"
| 43
| —
| —
| Like a Woman
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2009
| "Soldier Comin' Home"
| —
| —
| —
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"—" denotes the single failed to chart or not released * denotes unknown peak positions
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Guest singles
Year
| Single
| Artist
| US Country
| Album
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2001
| "America the Beautiful"
| Various artists
| 58
| non-album song
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2002
| "I'm Not Gonna Do Anything Without You"
| Mark Wills
| 31
| Loving Every Minute
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Music videos
"Does He Love You" was filmed on
CMT's
Greatest Duets
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Year
| Song title
| Director
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2000
| "There Is No Arizona"
| Lawrence Carroll
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2001
| "When I Think About Angels"
| Trey Fanjoy
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"Shiver"
| Thom Oliphant
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2002
| "Frantic"
| Keech Rainwater
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2004
| "Trying to Find Atlantis"
| Randee St. Nicholas
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2005
| "Does He Love You" (with Carrie Underwood)
| Ryan Polito
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"Somebody's Hero"
| Trey Fanjoy
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2007
| "God Don't Make Mistakes"
| Kristin Barlowe
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2009
| "Like a Woman"
| Trey Fanjoy
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References
- Jamie O'Neal, Capitol Nashville part ways
- Country labels keep rosters full despite album sales dip
- Rebecca Lynn Howard, Jamie O'Neal sign with independent labels
- Jamie O'Neal ''Billboard'' albums search
- Jamie O'Neal ''Billboard'' singles search