A Woman Needs

A Woman Needs is the second and final solo studio album by American country music singer Jessica Harp, which was released on March 16, 2010 via Warner Bros. Nashville. It was released to digital retailers following a March 2, 2010 announcement that Harp would retire as a recording artist to focus on becoming a full-time songwriter.^[1] Prior to the announcement, the album was slated for a physical release as well in June 2010; instead, the physical copy is only available if ordered through Amazon.com.^[2] "Boy Like Me" and the title track were released as the album's first and second singles, respectively; both charted on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, with the former a Top 30 hit.

A Woman Needs
Studio album by Jessica Harp
Released	March 16, 2010
Recorded	2008–2010
Genre	Country
Length	41:09
Label	Warner Bros. Nashville
Producer	Jerry Flowers
Jessica Harp chronology
Preface (2002) A Woman Needs (2010)
Alternative cover
Digital Release Cover
Singles from A Woman Needs
"Boy Like Me" Released: March 9, 2009 "A Woman Needs" Released: January 19, 2010

Reception

Blake Boldt of The 9513 gave A Woman Needs 3 and 1/2 stars, describing her favorably as a "notch above Nashville’s clutch of pretty blondes" with a "spicy southern twang." He also spoke positively of the production and the guest appearances of Vince Gill's harmony vocals (on "Homemade Love") and Keith Urban's guitar playing (on "Boy Like Me") as well as Carrie Underwood's co-writing (on "Good Enough for Me").

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"A Woman Needs"	Jessica Harp Jerry Flowers Jason Mowery	3:40
2.	"Boy Like Me"	Flowers	3:47
3.	"Homemade Love" (featuring Vince Gill)	Harp Darrell Scott	3:52
4.	"Letting Go"	Harp Tommy Lee James	3:52
5.	"More to This Than You"	Harp Flowers	3:37
6.	"Breakup Song"	Harp Flowers Mowery	3:50
7.	"Love Letter"	Harp Mowery Bruce Wallace	3:41
8.	"Lonely Anywhere"	Morgane Hayes Jess Leary Liz Rose	3:31
9.	"Follow That Train"	Harp Marcus Hummon Darrell Scott	3:52
10.	"Someone Else's Life"	Harp Flowers Mowery	4:07
11.	"Good Enough for Me"	Luke Laird Hillary Lindsey Carrie Underwood	3:20
Total length:			41:09

Chart performance

A Woman Needs debuted at #31 on the U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums chart, selling 2,918 copies in its first week.^[3]

Chart (2010)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	31
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers	7

References

1. To your friends: An Important Announcement Archived 2012-02-19 at the Wayback Machine at Jessica Harp official site.
2. Jessica Harp: Its March 16th Woman Needs Release Day Archived April 1, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
3. "Lady Antebellum Gets Another Week at #1 | New Country Music, Listen to Songs & Video". Roughstock.com. Archived from the original on 2010-03-27. Retrieved 2012-03-15.