Jessica Harp, born Jessica Leigh Harp in Kansas City, Missouri, United States, on February 3, 1982, is an American country music singer and songwriter. She began singing at age 3, writing lyrics at age 8, and playing guitar at age 13. She launched her solo recording career with her independent studio album, Preface, in 2002, before providing backing vocals for Michelle Branch's studio album Hotel Paper. In 2005, she formed the country duo The Wreckers alongside Branch, releasing their debut single, “Leave the Pieces”, which reached Number 1 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in September 2006, and their debut studio album, Stand Still, Look Pretty, which earned an RIAA Gold certification. Following the duo's disbandment in 2007, she signed with Warner Bros. Records Nashville, releasing the single “Boy Like Me” in March 2009, which reached number 30 on the country chart, and her second studio album, A Woman Needs, in March 2010.
