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Fans of country singer Jo Dee Messina will have to wait a little longer to hear her forthcoming album Unmistakable but will have a second chance to see her perform live in the Corridor this year at the Jones County Fair in Monticello Thursday night.

Prior to her performance at the Riverside Casino back in January, Messina told CorridorBUZZ.com that her album had been finished and in the hands of her record company for more than a year.

“I’ll be excited to get it out,” said Messina, who has had nine number one singles over the past decade. “If it actually does come out it will be grand blessing.”

If all goes according to schedule, that blessing will arrive on Oct. 14 when Curb Records finally releases the record, which includes five tracks co-written by Messina.

Fans were teased late last year with the release of the single “Biker Chick,” a rocking number akin to her big hit from Delicious Surprise, “My Give a Damn’s Busted.” It was pulled after a short time with no explanation, and Messina said in January she wasn’t sure if her record label will put the song on Unmistakable when it’s released. In its place is the single, “I’m Done,” released in February.

Messina will play before platinum-selling country neotraditionalist Josh Turner on the fair’s grandstand at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

Classic rockers Boston plays Friday; country music stars Dierks Bentley with Miranda Lambert on Saturday; and the Doodlebops and NBC’s “America’s Got Talent 2007” contest winner Terry Factor on Sunday. Ticket information and show times are posted on the Jones County Fair web site.