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{{Short description|Album by Jessi Colter}}
{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums-->
{{Infobox album
| Name = I'm Jessi Colter
| Type = [[Album]]
| name = I'm Jessi Colter
| Artist = [[Jessi Colter]]
| type = studio
| Cover = Jessi Colter-I'm Not Lisa.jpg
| artist = [[Jessi Colter]]
| cover = Jessi Colter-I'm Not Lisa.jpg
| Released = [[1975]]
| Recorded = [[1975]]
| alt =
| released = January 1975
| Genre = [[Country Pop]], [[Outlaw country]]
| Length =
| recorded =
| Label = [[Capitol Records]]
| venue =
| studio = *[[Glaser Sound Studios|Glaser Sound]] (Nashville, Tennessee)
| Producer =
*[[The Sound Factory|Sound Factory]] (Hollywood, California)<ref name="discography">{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/release/993430|title=Jessi Colter - ''I'm Jessi Colter'' (LP) at Discogs|year=1975 |publisher=Discogs.com|accessdate=July 12, 2009}}</ref>
| Reviews =
| Last album = ''[[A Country Star Is Born]]'' <br> '''[[1970]]'''
| genre = [[Country music|Country]]
| length =
| This album = ''I'm Jessi Colter''
| label = [[Capitol Records]]<BR>[[Capitol Records Nashville|Capitol Nashville]] (reissue)
| Next album = ''[[Jessi (album)|Jessi]]'' <br> '''[[1975]]'''
| producer = [[Ken Mansfield]]<br/>[[Waylon Jennings]]
| prev_title = [[A Country Star is Born]]
| prev_year = 1970
| next_title = [[Jessi (album)|Jessi]]
| next_year = 1976
| misc = {{Singles
| name = I'm Jessi Colter
| type = Studio
| single1 = [[I'm Not Lisa]]
| single1date = January 6, 1975
| single2 = What's Happened to Blue Eyes"/<br/>"You Ain't Never Been Loved
| single2date = August 4, 1975
}}
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r106004|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref>
}}<!-- Automatically generated by DASHBot-->

'''''I'm Jessi Colter''''' is the second studio album by American [[country music]] artist, [[Jessi Colter]]. The album was released on [[Capitol Records]] in January 1975 and was produced by [[Ken Mansfield]]. The release contained the single, "[[I'm Not Lisa]]," which peaked at #1 on the country chart and #4 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].

==Background==
''I'm Jessi Colter'' was Colter's first studio album for the Capitol label. The album spawned two major hits: "I'm Not Lisa," which became Colter's first major hit, and "What's Happened to Blue Eyes," which peaked at #5 on the Billboard Country Chart. The latter's B-side, "You Ain't Never Been Loved (Like I'm Gonna Love You)" peaked at #64 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1975. The two singles were Colter's only solo Top 10 singles.

Colter's album was enormously successful, peaking at #4 on the [[Top Country Albums]] chart and #50 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] albums chart.<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r106004/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}}|title=''I'm Jessi Colter'' > Charts & Awards|publisher=allmusic|accessdate=July 12, 2009}}</ref> The release was given a positive review from [[Allmusic]], who gave the album four out of five stars.<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r106004|pure_url=yes}}|title=''I'm Jessi Colter'' > Overview|publisher=allmusic|accessdate=July 12, 2009}}</ref>

==Track listing==
All songs composed by Jessi Colter:

#"Is There Any Way (You'd Stay Forever)" — 2:45
#"I Hear a Song" — 2:43
#"Come on In" — 2:30
#"You Ain't Never Been Loved (Like I'm Gonna Love You)" — 2:57
#"Love's the Only Chain" — 3:16
#"[[I'm Not Lisa]]" — 3:23
#"For the First Time" — 2:38
#"Who Walks Thru' Your Memory (Billy Jo)" — 2:20
#"[[What's Happened to Blue Eyes]]" — 2:19
#"Storms Never Last" — 4:14

==Personnel==
Recorded at Glaser Sound Studios in [[Nashville, Tennessee]], [[United States]] and Sound Factory in [[Los Angeles, California]], United States.<ref name="discography"/>
*Jessi Colter - lead vocals
* Lea Jane Berinati — [[backing vocals]]
* [[Tommy Cogbill]] — [[bass (music)|bass]]
* [[Johnny Gimble]] — [[fiddle]]
* Duke Goff — bass
* [[Jim Gordon (musician)|Jim Gordon]] — [[French horn|horn]]
* [[Dick Hyde (musician)|Dick Hyde]] — horn
* [[Waylon Jennings]] — producer, [[guitar]]
* Mack Johnson — horn
* Bruce King — backing vocals (track 3)
* Ken Mansfield — producer
* Marge McMahon — backing vocals
* Lee Montgomery — backing vocals
* [[Ralph Mooney]] — [[steel guitar]]
* [[Larry Muhoberac]] — [[piano]], strings
* [[Weldon Myrick]] — steel guitar
* Elmo Peeler — strings
* Billy Ray Reynolds — backing vocals
* Wendy Suits — backing vocals
* John Buck Wilkins — guitar, backing vocals
* [[Marijohn Wilkin]] — backing vocals
* [[Sharon Vaughn]] — backing vocals
* [[Reggie Young]] — guitar

==Charts==
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}

===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1975)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|50|artist=Jessi Colter|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 17, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardCountry|4|artist=Jessi Colter|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 17, 2021}}
|}
{{col-2}}

===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1975)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1975/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 1975|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=April 17, 2021}}</ref>
| 5
|}
{{col-end}}

'''Singles''' - [[Billboard magazine|Billboard]] (United States), [[RPM (magazine)|RPM]] (Canada)
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="550px"
!align="left"|Year
!align="left"|Single
!align="left"|Chart
!align="left"|Position
|-
|align="left" rowspan="11"|1975
|align="left" rowspan="6"|"I'm Not Lisa"
|align="left"|Country Singles
|align="left"|1
|-
|align="left"|Pop Singles
|align="left"|4
|-
|align="left"|Adult Contemporary Singles
|align="left"|16
|-
|align="left"|Canadian Country Singles
|align="left"|1
|-
|align="left"|Canadian Pop Singles
|align="left"|6
|-
|align="left"|Canadian Adult Contemporary Singles
|align="left"|1
|-
|align="left" rowspan="3"|"What's Happened to Blue Eyes"
|align="left"|Country Singles
|align="left"|5
|-
|align="left"|Pop Singles
|align="left"|57
|-
|align="left"|Canadian Country Singles
|align="left"|11
|-
|align="left" rowspan="2"|"You Ain't Never Been Loved (Like I'm Gonna Love You)"
|align="left"|Pop Singles
|align="left"|64
|-
|align="left"|Canadian Pop Singles
|align="left"|65
|-
|}


==References==
'''''I'm Jessi Colter''''' is the name of a Country album by [[Jessi Colter]] in [[1975]]. ''I'm Jessi Colter'' was [[Jessi Colter]]'s breakthrough album. Before the album, Jessi was singing with her husband [[Waylon Jennings]] on many of his songs and albums. Together they had a pair of Top 40 Country hits. However, Colter herself didn't truly break as a [[solo (music)|solo artist]] until this album was released. The album featured Colter's first solo single called "[[I'm Not Lisa]]", which was self-penned. The song was a #1 Country and even a Top 5 Pop hit. The success of the song brought instant success to her new album. The album received by the [[RIAA]] a [[Gold]] rating. The follow-up single to "I'm Not Lisa", was also featured in this album called "What's Happened to Blue Eyes", which was a Top 5 Country hit.
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{{Jessi Colter}}
== Track listing ==
#"Is There Anyway You'd Stay Forever"
#"I Hear a Song"
#"Come On In"
#"You Ain't Been Loved (Like I'm Gonna Love You)"
#"Love Is the Only Chair"
#"[[I'm Not Lisa]]"
#"For the First Time"
#"Who Walks Through Your Memory"
#"What's Happened to Blue Eyes"
#"Storms Never Last"


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[[Category:albums produced by Waylon Jennings]]
[[Category:Capitol Records albums]]

Latest revision as of 20:23, 31 July 2024

I'm Jessi Colter
Studio album by
Jessi Colter
ReleasedJanuary 1975
Studio
GenreCountry
LabelCapitol Records
Capitol Nashville (reissue)
ProducerKen Mansfield
Waylon Jennings
Jessi Colter chronology
A Country Star is Born
(1970) 		I'm Jessi Colter
(1975) 		Jessi
(1976)
Singles from I'm Jessi Colter
  1. "I'm Not Lisa"
    Released: January 6, 1975
  2. "What's Happened to Blue Eyes"/
    "You Ain't Never Been Loved"
    Released: August 4, 1975
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

I'm Jessi Colter is the second studio album by American country music artist, Jessi Colter. The album was released on Capitol Records in January 1975 and was produced by Ken Mansfield. The release contained the single, "I'm Not Lisa," which peaked at #1 on the country chart and #4 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Background

[edit]

I'm Jessi Colter was Colter's first studio album for the Capitol label. The album spawned two major hits: "I'm Not Lisa," which became Colter's first major hit, and "What's Happened to Blue Eyes," which peaked at #5 on the Billboard Country Chart. The latter's B-side, "You Ain't Never Been Loved (Like I'm Gonna Love You)" peaked at #64 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1975. The two singles were Colter's only solo Top 10 singles.

Colter's album was enormously successful, peaking at #4 on the Top Country Albums chart and #50 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.[3] The release was given a positive review from Allmusic, who gave the album four out of five stars.[4]

Track listing

[edit]

All songs composed by Jessi Colter:

  1. "Is There Any Way (You'd Stay Forever)" — 2:45
  2. "I Hear a Song" — 2:43
  3. "Come on In" — 2:30
  4. "You Ain't Never Been Loved (Like I'm Gonna Love You)" — 2:57
  5. "Love's the Only Chain" — 3:16
  6. "I'm Not Lisa" — 3:23
  7. "For the First Time" — 2:38
  8. "Who Walks Thru' Your Memory (Billy Jo)" — 2:20
  9. "What's Happened to Blue Eyes" — 2:19
  10. "Storms Never Last" — 4:14

Personnel

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Recorded at Glaser Sound Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States and Sound Factory in Los Angeles, California, United States.[1]

Charts

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Singles - Billboard (United States), RPM (Canada)

Year Single Chart Position
1975 "I'm Not Lisa" Country Singles 1
Pop Singles 4
Adult Contemporary Singles 16
Canadian Country Singles 1
Canadian Pop Singles 6
Canadian Adult Contemporary Singles 1
"What's Happened to Blue Eyes" Country Singles 5
Pop Singles 57
Canadian Country Singles 11
"You Ain't Never Been Loved (Like I'm Gonna Love You)" Pop Singles 64
Canadian Pop Singles 65

References

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  1. ^ a b "Jessi Colter - I'm Jessi Colter (LP) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 1975. Retrieved July 12, 2009.
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ "I'm Jessi Colter > Charts & Awards". allmusic. Retrieved July 12, 2009.
  4. ^ "I'm Jessi Colter > Overview". allmusic. Retrieved July 12, 2009.
  5. ^ "Jessi Colter Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  6. ^ "Jessi Colter Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  7. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1975". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
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