Jessica Reedy

Jessica Reedy (born July 12, 1988) is an American gospel singer and songwriter who is best known as the second runner-up on BET's gospel singing competition Sunday Best (season 2) in 2009.^[1]

Jessica Lee Reedy
Born	(1988-07-12) July 12, 1988 (age 35) Saginaw, Michigan, U.S.
Genres	Gospel
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Years active	2009–present
Labels	Light, Purity

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.^{[citation needed]}

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US ^[4]	US Gospel ^[5]	US Ind. ^[6]	US christ/ gosp ^[7]
From the Heart	Released: September 27, 2011^[8] Label: Light Records, eOne Music Format: CD, digital download	43	1	5	4
Transparent	Released: November 11, 2014^[9] Label: Purity Records Format: CD, digital download	—	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

1. MLive.com, Sue White | For (2011-01-06). "Jessica Reedy has risen with help from 'Sunday Best'". mlive. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
2. "Jessica Reedy - Chart History". billboard.com. Accessed November 7, 2013.
3. Caramonica, Jon (November 18, 2011). "Fresh Gospel and Old Schools". NY Times. Accessed November 7, 2013.
4. "Billboard Chart History: Jessica Reedy". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
5. . www.billboard.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-25.
6. "Billboard Chart History: Jessica Reedy". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
7. 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^{[dead link]}
8. "Jessica Reedy – from the Heart (2011, CD)". Discogs.
9. "Jessica Reedy – Transparent (2014, CD)". Discogs.
10. . www.billboard.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-25.
11. . www.billboard.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-25.
12. http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f0=is_bmdb_track_id%3A401308&f1=itm_field_chart_id%3A345&refine=1^{[dead link]}

External links

• Jessica Reedy at IMDb