Jessica Andrews - Heart Shaped World
Jessica Andrews' star started shining fairly quickly after her first single and video was released, and since then it has only gotten brighter. She was discovered at the early age of twelve by her producer, Byron Gallimore. He encouraged her to take her time on her first album, instead of rushing to get it, and that must be why Heart Shaped World sounded so different from everything else at that time.
The first single, "I Will Be There For You," was on Heart Shaped World as well as the Prince of Egypt Soundtrack, and was a great song to introduce us to Jessica. This Billboard Top 20 song showcased her vocal range and grabbed your attention. "You Go First," was her second single and was widely popular on television's CMT network. Other single releases were a cover of Carlene Carter's song "Unbreakable Heart" and another slow tune, "I Do Now."
All of the songs on Heart Shaped World feature a seventeen year old whose talent is just beginning to bloom. She knows what she wants and she released an album that was just to her liking, and Byron Gallimore was happy to assist in the production. Instead of comparing this to the teens that released albums at about the same time as Jessica, we should compare it to established artist's album because this collection is almost as good as it gets.
Reviewed by Jennifer Webb
