Jessie James (album)

Jessie James
Studio album by Jessie James
Released	August 10, 2009
Recorded	2008–2009
Genre	Country, pop
Length	42:45
Label	Mercury, Island Def Jam
Producer	Julian Bunetta, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Mitch Allan, David Hodges, John Rich, Mick Schultz, John Fields, Ted Bruner, Trey Vittetoe
Jessie James chronology
Jessie James (2009) Comin' Home (2014)
Singles from Jessie James
"Wanted" Released: April 14, 2009 "I Look So Good (Without You)" Released: August 25, 2009 "My Cowboy" Released: November 10, 2009

Jessie James is the debut album by the American country-pop singer-songwriter Jessie James. The album was released digitally on August 10, 2009, ^[1] and physically on August 11 by Mercury Records. ^[2] The album charted on the Billboard 200 at #23 on its debut week, selling about 18,575 copies.

The song "Wanted" was the album's lead single on April 14, 2009, and peaked at No. 40 on the Billboard Hot 100. The second single "I Look So Good (Without You)" was released on August 25, 2009, and peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. ^[3] The third single "My Cowboy" was released on November 10, 2009.

The song "Blue Jeans" was featured on the soundtrack of the film Confessions of a Shopaholic . ^[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
Entertainment Weekly	B+ [6]
Slant	[7]
Sputnikmusic	[8]

The album received positive reviews according to Metacritic, scoring 73 out of 100. Michael Menachem of Billboard with regard to the many genres present on the album said that James had "a voice that seems to work with many genres". ^[9] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic thought the album was "inspired, original pop" but said it came short of being actual country music." ^[5] Mikael Wood Entertainment Weekly said that "James falter[ed] on a handful of snoozy power ballads but play[ed] one heck of a small town kitten on up-tempo number." ^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Wanted"	Jessica James, Mitch Allan, Kara DioGuardi, David Hodges	3:05
2.	"Bullet"	James, Katy Perry, Ted Bruner, T. Vittetoe	3:16
3.	"I Look So Good (Without You)"	James, Rodney Jerkins, Savan Kotecha	3:52
4.	"Burnin’ Bridges"	Julian Bunetta	3:27
5.	"Blue Jeans"	James, Bunetta	3:55
6.	"My Cowboy"	James, Randy Houser, Jamey Johnson	3:12
7.	"Big Mouth"	James, Bunetta, Andrew Frampton	3:21
8.	"Burn It Up"	James, Bunetta, Kotecha	3:53
9.	"Psycho Girlfriend"	James, Bunetta	3:24
10.	"Inevitable"	James, Toby Gad	3:40
11.	"Girl Next Door"	Perry, Bruner, Vittetoe	3:22
12.	"Guilty"	James, Josh Kear, Mark Irwin	4:16

Personnel

Mitch Allan - bass, engineer, guitar, producer, programming Brian Barnett - drums Julian Bunetta - bass, clapping, drums, engineer, footsteps, instrumentation, keyboards, mixing, producer, string arrangements, vocal producer Ken Chastain - percussion, programming Dorian Crozier - drums Kara DioGuardi - vocals (background) John Fields - bass, engineer, guitar, keyboards, mixing, producer, programming Andrew Frampton - keyboards Serban Ghenea - mixing Mark Goldenberg - guitar Tina Guo - cello David Hodges - engineer, piano, producer, programming Jessie James and the Odd Balls- clapping, footsteps, vocals Mike Johnson - pedal steel Stephen Lu - keyboards, programming

Tony Mardini - engineer David & Phil Massey - A&R Peter Mokran - mixing John D. Norten - engineer Carlos Oyanedel - mixing assistant David Paich - keyboards Brent Paschke - guitar Katy Perry - vocals (background) Eric Peterson - guitar, mixing Brian Ray - guitar, guitar (acoustic), slide guitar Tim Roberts - mixing assistant Mick Schultz - producer Adam Shoenfeld - guitar (electric) Mark Smidt - horn Phil Tan - mixing Trey Vittetoe - engineer, mixing, performer, producer Billy Watts - guitar Glenn Worf - bass Jonathan Yudkin - fiddle

Chart performance

Chart (2009)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200 [10]	23

References

1. "Amazon.com: Jessie James - Jessie James". Amazon. Retrieved August 11, 2009.
2. "Jessie James on tour with The Jonas Brothers". Mercury Records. June 9, 2009. Retrieved August 11, 2009.
3. "Jessie James Decker – Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
4. "Confessions of a Shopaholic: Original Soundtrack: Music". Amazon. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
5. Stephen Thomas Erlewine (August 11, 2009). "Jessie James - Jessie James | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved September 18, 2015.
6. Wood, Mikael (August 5, 2009). "Jessie James Music Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on August 8, 2009. Retrieved August 11, 2009.
7. "Slant.com - Jessie James: Jessie James". Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on August 15, 2009. Retrieved August 11, 2009.
8. "Review: Jessie James - Jessie James". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
9. "Billboard.com: Jessie James - Jessie James". Archived from the original on September 19, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2009.
10. "Music Albums, Top 200 Albums & Music Album Charts" (in Russian). Billboard.com. Retrieved February 26, 2012.