Jessi is the third studio album released by American country music artist Jessi Colter. It was her second release for Capitol Records and was produced by Ken Mansfield and husband, Waylon Jennings. It was recorded September–October 1975 at Woodland Sound Studios in Nashville and released in January 1976, becoming one of two albums issued by Colter in 1976.
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| Released | January 1976 | |||
| Studio | Woodland (Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Ken Mansfield[1] Waylon Jennings[1] | |||
| Jessi Colter chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Jessi | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Background
editJessi was released following the success of Colter's country pop crossover hit, "I'm Not Lisa" and all of the songs on the album were written entirely by Colter.[3] The album spawned one major hit, "It's Morning (And I Still Love You)," which peaked at #11 on the Hot Country Songs chart in early 1976. Its second single, "Without You" did not make the Top 40. The album peaked at #4 on the Top Country Albums chart and #109 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.[4]
Allmusic reviewed Jessi and gave it four and a half out of five stars. Reviewer, Jim Worbois stated he was surprised that, "this record wasn't more popular than it was. Many of these songs are better than her big hit."[3]
Track listing
editAll songs composed by Jessi Colter.
- "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle" – 3:08
- "One Woman Man" – 4:23
- "It's Morning (And I Still Love You)" – 2:20
- "Rounder" – 3:47
- "Here I Am" – 3:41
- "Without You" – 3:56
- "Darlin' It's Yours" – 3:06
- "Would You Walk with Me (To the Lillies)" – 3:00
- "All My Life, I've Been Your Lady" – 3:36
- "I See Your Face (In the Morning's Window)" – 3:28
Personnel
edit- Jessi Colter - lead vocals, keyboards
- Ritchie Albright – drums
- Duke Goff – bass
- Jim Gordon – horn
- Sherman Hayes – bass
- Dick Hyde – trombone
- Waylon Jennings – guitar, backing vocals
- Mackinley Johnson – trumpet
- Ken Mansfield – producer
- Ralph Mooney – pedal steel guitar
- Larry Muhoberac – piano
- Larry Murray – dulcimer
- Randy Scruggs – banjo, guitar
- Reggie Young – guitar
Charts
editAlbum – Billboard (North America), RPM (Canada)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1976 | Country Albums | 4 |
| Pop Albums | 109 | |
| Canadian Albums | 87 |
Singles - Billboard (United States), RPM (Canada)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1976 | "It's Morning (And I Still Love You)" | Country Singles | 11 |
| Canadian Country Singles | 20 | ||
| "Without You" | Country Singles | 50 | |
| Canadian Country Singles | 38 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Jessi Colter - Jessi (LP) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 1976. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ a b Worbois, Jim. "Jessi > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
- ^ "Jessi > Charts & Awards". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-07-12.