Jesse (album)

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Jesse
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 14, 2003
Genre R&B
Length51:01
Label
  • D3
  • Monopoly
  • Riviera
Jesse Powell chronology
JP
(2001)
Jesse
(2003)

Jesse is the fourth and final studio album by American singer Jesse Powell. It was released on October 14, 2003 through D3 Entertainment, Monopoly Music and Riviera Records.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Vibe editor Laura Checkoway wrote that "after three albums and no remarkable hits, Jesse Powell hasn't completely fallen off the R&B map. And while this, his fourth effort, won't help him make a sudden takeover, it attempts to keep his name, if not his music, humming in our ears [...] There's plenty of smooth romance to go around, but none of the grit, grain, passion, and pain that push the heart's buttons and make music memorable." [1]

Track listing

Jesse Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Touching It Tonight"
  • Jesse Powell
  • Neely Denkins
  • Vito Colapietro
The Co-Stars3:39
2."Talking in Your Sleep"
  • Powell
  • Denkins
  • Colapietro
The Co-Stars3:38
3."Keep on Lovin'"
  • Powell
  • Denkins
  • Colapietro
The Co-Stars3:21
4."Lady"Powell
  • Powell
  • Bertrand "Sleepy" Shotwell
  • Chris "The Arsonist" Jenkins [a]
4:32
5."By the Way"
  • Carl Roland
  • Charles Jordan
  • Gavin Rhone
Roland4:18
6."Did You Cry"
  • Shotwell
  • Powell
Jenkins4:34
7."I Like It"
  • Powell
  • Jenkins
  • Les Butler [a]
4:02
8."Come Back Home"
  • Cornelio Austin
  • Kevin Turrentine
Austin5:14
9."Ebony"
  • Carl Roland
  • Powell
Roland4:21
10."I Will"
Jenkins4:37
11."I Want You"Powell
  • Powell
  • Jenkins [a]
4:16
12."I Can't Help It"
4:29

Notes

Charts

Chart (2003)Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [2] 85

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  2. "Jesse Powell Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 27, 2020.