Jessica Harp Shows What "A Woman Needs"

American country artist Jessica Harp, one-half of the Grammy-nominated duo, The Wreckers, and now she sets out on a solo adventure with a new music video for her new single, "A Woman Needs," exclusively on AOL's The Boot yesterday. The single was impacting radio last Tuesday, January 19. Inspired by the video, Harp got a tattoo of three stars as a reminder of the significance the song's message had on her own life.
Despite getting her debut single "Boy Like Me" inside the Top 40 at Country radio last year, Harp is still primarily known as of the Wreckers with her good friend Michelle Branch. The single, "A Woman Needs," is the second and title-track off of Harp's forthcoming solo debut album, "A Woman Needs," which is scheduled for release on May 11. The album blends a lot of juicy hooks with heartfelt lyrics that are, at times, autobiographical, and other times are just about having a good ole time. Co-written by Harp with her husband Jason and producer Jerry Flowers, "A Woman Needs" is a song that takes the well-worn "sow my oats" story and weaves into a cohesive mission statement about how we all need to 'spend time on our own' to find out who we are. With a progressive country-pop like sounds as good as anything currently on country radio, Harp sings the lyrics with strong, individual freedom.
In the making of the video webisodes, Harp described the theme of the video, which is based on the movie Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood and centers around a woman who was unable to live out her dreams, but is able to see her daughter fulfill those dreams. Harp celebrates friendship in this endearing new video, directed by Kristin Barlowe, chronicles the story of three girlfriends throughout their childhood, teenage and adult years. In each stage of their life, the girls carry a tradition of a star symbol on their hand in varying degrees of permanence to mark a few of life's seasons. "'A Woman Needs' is a really special song," Harp says. "It's about women coming into their own and following their dreams, following their paths, and sometimes taking the path unknown. I think the obvious answer with me, the dream that I've followed, is the dream that I've had since I was three years old to grow up to be a country singer."