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 No. 1 on the country chart and No. 4 on the 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 No. 5 on the Billboard Country Chart. The two singles were Colter's only solo Top 10 singles. The latter's B-side, "You Ain't Never Been Loved (Like I'm Gonna Love You)" peaked at No. 64 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1975.
Colter's album was enormously successful, peaking at No. 4 on the Top Country Albums chart and No. 50 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. The release was given a positive review from AllMusic, which gave the album four out of five stars.
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. Jessi Colter — lead vocals Lea Jane Berinati — backing vocals Tommy Cogbill — bass Johnny Gimble — fiddle Duke Goff — bass Jim Gordon — horn 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
Weekly charts Chart (1975) Peakposition
Year-end charts Chart (1975) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 5
Singles - Billboard (United States), RPM (Canada) YearSingleChartPosition1975"I'm Not Lisa"Country Singles1Pop Singles4Adult Contemporary Singles16Canadian Country Singles1Canadian Pop Singles6Canadian Adult Contemporary Singles1"What's Happened to Blue Eyes"Country Singles5Pop Singles57Canadian Country Singles11"You Ain't Never Been Loved (Like I'm Gonna Love You)"Pop Singles64Canadian Pop Singles65
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