This article is about the country music singer. For the Irish author, see
Jamie O'Neill.
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 2000, O'Neal released her debut album, Shiver. The album featured the back-to-back Number One singles "There Is No Arizona" and "When I Think About Angels". Two other singles were released: the title track, which reached #21 on the country charts, and "Frantic", which reached #41 in 2002. Since then, she has released one other studio album, Brave in 2005. Her third studio album, Like a Woman, has yet to have a release date.
Music career
2000-2003: Shiver and On My Way to You
O'Neal was signed to Mercury Nashville in 2000, and soon after she began to work on her debut album. Her debut single, "There Is No Arizona", debuted at #69 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart. It eventually went to become her first Number One single in February 2001. On October 31, 2000, Shiver, was released. The album only charted to #14 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, and #125 on the Billboard 200.
A second single, "When I Think About Angels", debuted at #45 on the country charts for the week of March 31, 2001. It spent several weeks on the charts, reaching Number One in August 2001. Following the success of the albums first two singles, Shiver was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. Two additional singles followed: "Shiver" (the title track) and "Frantic", which reached #21 and #41 on the charts, respectively.
In 2002, she and country singer Mark Wills recorded a duet together, titled "I'm Not Gonna Do Anything Without You". It was released as the second single from Wills' album Loving Every Minute. The song only reached #31 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
O'Neal's fifth single, "Every Little Thing", was the lead-off single to her second studio album, On My Way to You. However, the song only managed to reach #34 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, and the album never saw release. Shortly thereafter, O'Neal and Mercury parted ways.
2004-2007: Brave and "God Don't Make Mistakes"
Jamie O'Neal at the Maverick Saloon in Santa Ynez, California.
After leaving Mercury, O'Neal signed to Capitol Nashville. Her first single for the label, "Trying to Find Atlantis", was released on September 27, 2004. It reached #18 on the Hot Country Songs chart and #24 on the Canadian Radio & Records Country Singles chart. The song was the lead-off to Brave, which was released on March 1, 2005. It proved to be a bigger success on the albums chart, reaching #6 on the Top Country Albums chart.
"Somebody's Hero" was released in 2005 as the second single and reached #3 on Hot Country Songs chart, giving O'Neal her first Top 10 since 2001. The third and final single, "I Love My Life", failed to make the Top 20, charting to #26.
In early 2007, a new single, "God Don't Make Mistakes", was released. The single failed to make an impact at country radio, where it only reached #47, her lowest chart single at the time. After the song was never included on an album, O'Neal and Capitol parted ways.[1]
2008-present: Like a Woman
In the early months of 2008, O'Neal signed with Atlanta-Nashville based record label 1720 Entertainment.[2][3]
A new single, "Like a Woman", was released in November 2008, where it debuted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart at #59. The song was initially intended to be the lead-off single to O'Neal's third studio album, Like a Woman, which hasn't seen a release. The single only managed to peak at #43 on the country charts. A second single, "A Soldier Comin' Home", was released in June 2009, however, the single failed to chart.
Discography
Jamie O'Neal discography
| Releases |
| ↙Studio albums |
3 |
| ↙Singles |
13 |
| ↙Music videos |
9 |
| ↙No.1 Single |
2 |
Studio albums
| Year |
Album details |
Peak chart positions |
Certifications
(sales threshold) |
| US Country |
US |
US
Heat |
CAN Country |
| 2000 |
Shiver
|
14 |
125 |
2 |
* |
|
| 2005 |
Brave
|
6 |
40 |
— |
* |
|
| 2010 |
Like a Woman
- To be released
- Label: 1720 Entertainment
|
To be released |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
* denotes unknown peak positions |
Singles
| Year |
Single |
Peak positions |
Album |
| US Country |
US |
CAN Country |
| 2000 |
"There Is No Arizona" |
1 |
40 |
* |
Shiver |
| 2001 |
"When I Think About Angels" |
1 |
35 |
* |
| "Shiver" |
21 |
— |
* |
| 2002 |
"Frantic" |
41 |
— |
* |
| 2003 |
"Every Little Thing" |
34 |
— |
* |
On My Way to You (unreleased) |
| 2004 |
"Trying to Find Atlantis" |
18 |
86 |
24 |
Brave |
| 2005 |
"Somebody's Hero" |
3 |
51 |
6 |
| "I Love My Life" |
26 |
— |
— |
| 2007 |
"God Don't Make Mistakes" |
47 |
— |
— |
non-album song |
| 2008 |
"Like a Woman" |
43 |
— |
— |
Like a Woman |
| 2009 |
"Soldier Comin' Home" |
— |
— |
— |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
* denotes unknown peak positions |
Guest singles
Music videos
"Does He Love You" was filmed on CMT's Greatest Duets.
| Year |
Song title |
Director |
| 2000 |
"There Is No Arizona" |
Lawrence Carroll |
| 2001 |
"When I Think About Angels" |
Trey Fanjoy |
| "Shiver" |
Thom Oliphant |
| 2002 |
"Frantic" |
Keech Rainwater |
| 2004 |
"Trying to Find Atlantis" |
Randee St. Nicholas |
| 2005 |
"Does He Love You" (with Carrie Underwood) |
Ryan Polito |
| "Somebody's Hero" |
Trey Fanjoy |
| 2007 |
"God Don't Make Mistakes" |
Kristin Barlowe |
| 2009 |
"Like a Woman" |
Trey Fanjoy |
References
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