I'm Jessi Colter

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I'm Jessi Colter
Jessi Colter-I'm Not Lisa.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 1975
Studio
Genre Country
Label Capitol Records
Capitol Nashville (reissue)
Producer Ken 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
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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.

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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 albums chart. [3] The release was given a positive review from Allmusic, who gave the album four out of five stars. [4]

Track listing

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

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

Charts

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

YearSingleChartPosition
1975"I'm Not Lisa"Country Singles1
Pop Singles4
Adult Contemporary Singles16
Canadian Country Singles1
Canadian Pop Singles6
Canadian Adult Contemporary Singles1
"What's Happened to Blue Eyes"Country Singles5
Pop Singles57
Canadian Country Singles11
"You Ain't Never Been Loved (Like I'm Gonna Love You)"Pop Singles64
Canadian Pop Singles65

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