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At Whit's End: Jessica Simpson
fans on cloud 9, with good reason
By Whitney Schulte
September 10, 2008 | The ninth day of the ninth month
happens to be a lucky day for Jessica Simpson. Nine
has become Simpson's lucky number because it is the
number her boyfriend, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony
Romo, wears on his jersey. She has chosen this particular
9/9 to release her new record, Do
You Know.
For Simpson, it's the day she finds out if all of
her hard work paid off. Not that she cares. She just
loves creating the music. Simpson has proudly proclaimed,
more times than one, "Even if y'all hate my country
record, I will make another one. And if you hate that
one, I'll make another one after that."
But, Simpson shouldn't be worried about anyone "hating"
her album. Now more than ever, you can tell she is comfortable
with her voice and lyrics. She is letting the world
into her emotions with the new album. Plus, Simpson
has a bigger fan base than ever. Many of her pop fans
have followed her smooth segue into this new genre of
music, and many country fans who wouldn't normally have
given Jessica's music a chance, are blown away by what
they hear.
One of the greatest things to hear about Simpson is
how well she is being received by crowds as she goes
state to state promoting her album. One of her fans,
Kayla, writes to sweetkisses.net,
"So today me and my friend Simone went to the Indiana
State fair at 10:30. We stood behind the grandstand
ALL day waiting to see Jess. We sort of made a security
guy as a friend cause he thought we were nuts for being
there like 9 hours before the show. We stood in the
burning heat for Jess."
Jessica Simpson definitely has some of the most loyal
fans in the world. Most of the girls who write in to
sweetkisses.net say that Simpson "brings them to tears"
and "gives them chills" when she sings.
Jessica also got the opportunity of a lifetime Saturday
when she performed at the Grand Ole Opry. In her first
Opry Live interview, she says that singing country "feels
like a homecoming for her." Simpson also said debuting
at the Grand Ole Opry "means the moon and the stars
to me."
With this record, many of Simpson's longtime dreams
are coming true. Her idol, Dolly Parton, even sings
a duet and co-wrote the title track Do You Know.
The Houston
Chronicle says about the song, "It's a torchy,
sweeping song, a gorgeous mix of instrumentation and
female wails. Parton draws something intriguing out
of Simpson that, until now, hasn't been apparent."
In the words of Joanna Koszalka, one of Simpson's
longtime fans and webmaster of her biggest fansite,
sweetkisses.net, "Do You Know hits stores tomorrow
(Tuesday). I am so excited!! Everyone needs to get up
in the morning, go to the store and buy the album. After
all, it's almost like getting Jess' heart on a silver
plate!"
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