Article: JO DEE MESSINA HOT ON CD 'BURN'.(TIMEOUT)

Jo Dee Messina, ''Burn,'' Curb, B+.

A few years back, Holliston, Mass., native Jo Dee Messina was days away from leaving Nashville and giving up her dream of a career in country music.

Last week, as her second album hit stores, Billboard's most-played country female of 1999 collected her second consecutive Country Music Association nomination for female vocalist of the year.

She went from struggling hopeful to bona fide country star with her 2-million-selling 1998 album ''I'm Alright.''

And, while her latest effort finds her light years away from from where she began, her big alto-to-mezzo voice still delivers a ...

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