:Jessica Reedy

{{short description|American gospel singer and songwriter (born 1988)}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Jessica Lee Reedy

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|07|12}}

| birth_place = Saginaw, Michigan, U.S.

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| genre = Gospel

| occupation = Singer, songwriter

| years_active = 2009–present

| label = Light, Purity

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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.{{Cite web|last=MLive.com|first=Sue White {{!}} For|date=2011-01-06|title=Jessica Reedy has risen with help from 'Sunday Best'|url=https://www.mlive.com/entertainment/saginaw/2011/01/jessica_reedy_has_risen_with_h.html|access-date=2020-08-18|website=mlive|language=en}}

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."[http://www.billboard.com/artist/304554/jessica-reedy/chart?f=323 Jessica Reedy - Chart History]". billboard.com. Accessed November 7, 2013. The album was received positively by reviewers including Jon Caramanica of the New York Times, who called it "mature and thoughtful".Caramonica, Jon (November 18, 2011). "[https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/20/arts/music/jessica-reedys-album-from-the-heart.html?_r=0 Fresh Gospel and Old Schools]". NY Times. Accessed November 7, 2013.

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.{{citation needed|date=May 2015}}

Discography

=Studio albums=

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|+ List of studio albums, with selected chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Album details

! scope="col" colspan="4"| Peak
chart
positions

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US
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! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|US
Gospel

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! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US
Ind.

{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Jessica Reedy|chart= Independent Albums}}|title=Billboard Chart History: Jessica Reedy|magazine=Billboard|date= |access-date=2016-04-24}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|US
christ/
gosp

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scope="row"|From the Heart

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  • Released: September 27, 2011{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/fr/Jessica-Reedy-From-The-Heart/release/3974541|title = Jessica Reedy – from the Heart (2011, CD)|website = Discogs}}
  • Label: Light Records, eOne Music
  • Format: CD, digital download

| 43 || 1 || 5 ||4

scope="row"|Transparent

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  • Released: November 11, 2014{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/fr/Jessica-Reedy-Transparent/release/7536288|title = Jessica Reedy – Transparent (2014, CD)|website = Discogs}}
  • Label: Purity Records
  • Format: CD, digital download

| — || 5 ||47||28

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you can't hold me down

|released : February 28,2019

Format:CD, digital download

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|5

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|29

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align="center" colspan="14" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

=Live albums=

  • Light Records Unplugged (2013) – Light Records

=Singles=

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GOSP

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! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" | US
dig
Gosp

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" | US
Gosp
airplay

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! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" | US
R&B/HH

scope="row" | "Put It On the Altar"

| 2011

| 6 || 14 ||—|| 55http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f0=is_bmdb_track_id%3A401308&f1=itm_field_chart_id%3A345&refine=1 {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}

| rowspan="3" | From the Heart

scope="row" | "God Had Smiled On Me"

| 2011

| 27 ||21 ||—||—

scope="row" | "Something Out of Nothing"

| 2012

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scope="row" | "Grace"

| 2014

| 22 ||—|| 18||—

| rowspan="3" | Transparent

scope="row" | "Better"

| 2014

| — || 8 ||16||—

scope="row" | "Flow"

| 2015

| — || 18||—||—

Films

  • 2014 : Who Can I Run To : Tracy

Television appearances

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  • 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

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