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.
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| Released | August 10, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2008–2009 | |||
| Genre | Country, pop | |||
| Length | 42:45 | |||
| Label | Mercury Records, Island Def Jam | |||
| Producer | Julian Bunetta, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Mitch Allan, David Hodges, John Rich, Mick Schultz, John Fields, Ted Bruner, Trey Vittetoe | |||
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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. 138 on the Billboard Hot Digital Songs chart[citation needed], as well as No. 4 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. 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.[3]
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [4] |
| Billboard | (positive)[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".[5] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic thought the album was "inspired, original pop" but said it came short of being actual country music."[4] 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
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 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
editCredits for Jessie James adapted from AllMusic[9]
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Chart performance
edit| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard 200[10] | 23 |
References
edit- ^ "Amazon.com: Jessie James - Jessie James". Amazon. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
- ^ "Jessie James on tour with The Jonas Brothers". Mercury Records. 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
- ^ "Confessions of a Shopaholic: Original Soundtrack: Music". Amazon. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
- ^ a b Stephen Thomas Erlewine (2009-08-11). "Jessie James - Jessie James | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
- ^ a b "Billboard.com: Jessie James - Jessie James". Archived from the original on 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
- ^ a b Wood, Mikael (August 5, 2009). "Jessie James Music Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on August 8, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
- ^ "Slant.com - Jessie James: Jessie James". Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on 2009-08-15. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
- ^ "Review: Jessie James - Jessie James". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
- ^ "Jessie James - Jessie James | Credits". AllMusic. 2009-08-11. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
- ^ "Music Albums, Top 200 Albums & Music Album Charts" (in Russian). Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-02-26.