Jessi Colter discography
 Jessi Colter performing at the South by Southwest festival (2006). | |
| Releases | |
|---|---|
| ↙Studio albums | 11 |
| ↙Compilation albums | 3 |
| ↙Singles | 23 |
| ↙B-sides | 2 |
| ↙Other appearances | 11 |
| ↙No. 1 Singles | 1 |
This is a detailed discography for American country music artist, Jessi Colter. During her career, Colter has released 12 studio albums, two compilations, and has issued 23 singles to radio.
After meeting and marrying Duane Eddy in 1961, Colter recorded two singles for the Jamie label and toured with Eddy until their divorce in 1968. The following year, she met country artist, Waylon Jennings who was impressed by Colter's voice (the two wed in 1969) and helped her record her first album for RCA Victor in 1970 titled, A Country Star is Born. The pair would collaborate on a cover of the Elvis Presley hit, "Suspicious Minds in the early 70s.[1] In 1975, she secured an official recording contract with Capitol Records and released her debut single off the label, "I'm Not Lisa," which became her commercial breakthrough, reaching #1 on the Hot Country Songs chart, and crossing over into the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #4. That year, she issued her first Capitol album, I'm Jessi Colter, which also produced the Top 5 country hit, "What's Happened to Blue Eyes." In 1976, Colter released two more albums which were also successful: Jessi and Diamond in the Rough.[2]
The same year, Colter also participated in the album, Wanted! The Outlaws with Tompall Glaser, Jennings, and Willie Nelson, which won the Country Music Association's "Album of the Year" award and certified 2× Multi-Platinum in sales. Following two additional albums in the later half of the 70s (Mirriam and That's the Way a Cowboy Rocks and Rolls), Colter's popularity declined. In 1981 she returned with Jennings to record the collaboration album, Leather and Lace, which produced two major hit singles.[1] After releasing Ridin' Shotgun in 1982, Colter left Capitol and sporadically recorded in the 1980s and 1990s. Following Jennings's death in 2002, Colter released her first country album in over twenty years, Out of the Ashes, and returned to touring.[2]
Studio albums
1970s
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [3] |
US [3] |
CAN [4] | |||||||
| A Country Star Is Born |
|
— | — | — | |||||
| I'm Jessi Colter |
|
4 | 50 | — | |||||
| Jessi |
|
4 | 109 | 87 | |||||
| Diamond in the Rough |
|
4 | 79 | 64 | |||||
| Mirriam |
|
29 | — | — | |||||
| That's the Way a Cowboy Rocks and Rolls |
|
46 | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
1980s and 1990s
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Ridin' Shotgun |
|
| Rock and Roll Lullaby |
|
| Jessi Colter Sings Just for Kids: Songs from Around the World | |
2000s
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US Country [3] | ||
| Out of the Ashes |
|
61 |
Collaborations
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [3] |
US [3] | |||
| Leather and Lace (with Waylon Jennings) |
|
11 | 43 | |
Compilation albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [3] |
US [3] |
CAN [4] | |||
| Wanted! The Outlaws (with Tompall Glaser, Waylon Jennings, and Willie Nelson) |
|
1 | 10 | 59 | |
| The Jessi Colter Collection |
|
— | — | — | |
| The Very Best of Jessi Colter: An Outlaw...a Lady |
|
— | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [8] |
US [8] |
US AC [8] |
CAN Country [9][10] |
CAN [11] |
CAN AC [12] |
AUT [13] |
NZ [14] | ||||||||||||
| 1961 | "Lonesome Road" (as Mirriam Johnson) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N/A | |||||||||
| "I Think I Cried Long Enough Over You" (as Mirriam Johnson) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| 1969 | "I Ain't the One" (with Waylon Jennings) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | A Country Star Is Born | |||||||||
| 1970 | "Cry Softly" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1975 | "I'm Not Lisa" | 1 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 17 | I'm Jessi Colter | |||||||||
| "What's Happened to Blue Eyes" | 5 | 57 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "It's Morning (And I Still Love You)" | 11 | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | Jessi | ||||||||||
| 1976 | "Without You" | 50 | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "I Thought I Heard You Calling My Name" | 29 | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | Diamond in the Rough | ||||||||||
| 1977 | "I Belong to Him" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Mirriam | |||||||||
| 1978 | "Maybe You Should've Been Listening" | 45 | — | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | That's the Way a Cowboy Rocks and Rolls | |||||||||
| 1979 | "Love Me Back to Sleep" | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1981 | "Bittersweet Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N/A | |||||||||
| "Holdin' On" | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ridin' Shotgun | ||||||||||
| 1982 | "Ain't Makin' No Headlines" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Ridin' Shotgun" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| 1984 | "I Want to Be with You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rock and Roll Lullaby | |||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||||||||||
Other singles
Collaborative singles
| Year | Single | Artist(s) | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [8] |
CAN Country [10] | ||||
| 1976 | "Suspicious Minds"[A] | Waylon Jennings | 2 | 2 | Wanted! The Outlaws |
| 1981 | "Storms Never Last" | 17 | 11 | Leather and Lace | |
| "The Wild Side of Life" / "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" (medley) | 10 | 6 | |||
Guest singles
| Year | Single | Artist(s) | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [8] | ||||
| 1970 | "Suspicious Minds" | Waylon Jennings | 25 | N/A |
| 1971 | "Under Your Spell Again" | 39 | Ladies Love Outlaws | |
B-sides
| Year | B-Side | Peak chart positions | Original A-Side Single | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [8] |
CAN [10] | |||
| 1975 | "You Ain't Never Been Loved (Like I'm Gonna Love You)" | 64 | 65 | "What's Happened to Blue Eyes" |
Other appearances
| Year | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | "Under Your Spell Again" (with Waylon Jennings) | Ladies Love Outlaws[15] |
| 1978 | "Story to Tell (The Preface)" | White Mansions[16] |
| "Last Dance and the Kentucky Racehorse" (with John Dillon) | ||
| 1987 | "The Old Rugged Cross" (with Johnny Cash) | Country Greats Sing Gospel[17] |
| 2000 | "The Carpenter" (Randy Travis featuring Jessi Colter and Waylon Jennings) | Inspirational Journey[18] |
| "I'm Not Lisa" | Never Say Die: Live[19] | |
| "Storms Never Last" (with Waylon Jennings) | ||
| 2004 | "Wild Wolf Calling Me" (Tony Joe White with Emmylou Harris and Jessi Colter) | The Heroines[20] |
| 2005 | "Southern Comfort" (Shooter Jennings with Jessi Colter, Faith Evans, and CeCe White) |
Put the "O" Back in Country[21] |
| 2006 | "The Captive" (with Vince Haines) | The Pilgrim: A Celebration[22] |
| 2007 | "Looking for Someone" (with Ted Russell Kamp) | Divisadero[23] |
| "I'm Not Lisa" (with Deana Carter) | The Chain[24] | |
| 2011 | "Good Hearted Woman" (with Sunny Sweeney) | The Music Inside: A Collaboration Dedicated to Waylon Jennings, Vol. 1[25] |
| 2012 | "The Old Rugged Cross" (with Johnny Cash) | Bootleg, Vol. IV: The Soul of Truth[26] |
| 2013 | "Great Judgement Morning" (George Jones with Jessi Colter, Waylon Jennings, Ricky Skaggs, Connie Smith, and Marty Stuart) |
Amazing Grace[27] |
Notes
- A^ "Suspicious Minds" was re-released in 1976 for the compilation, Wanted! The Outlaws.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Coyne, Kevin J. "100 Greatest Women of Country - #80: Jessi Colter". country universe.com. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ankeny, Jason. "Jessi Colter – Biography". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 "Jessi Colter > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Search results for "Jessi Colter" under Top Albums/CD's". RPM. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
- ↑ "Jessi Colter and Waylon Jenings; "Leather and Lace"". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ↑ "Colter, Glaser, Jennings, Nelson; "Wanted! The Outlaws"". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ↑ "CRA Gold & Platinum searchable database (type Jessi Colter in "artist" box)". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
- ↑ "Search results for "Jessie Colter" under Country Singles". RPM. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "Search results for "Jessi Colter" under Country Singles". RPM. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
- ↑ "Search results for "Jessi Colter" under Top Singles". RPM. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
- ↑ "Search results for "Jessi Colter" under Adult Contemporary Singles". RPM. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
- ↑ "Austrian Top 40 -- Jessi Colter". austrian charts.at. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
- ↑ "New Zealand Charts Portal -- Jessi Colter". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
- ↑ "Ladies Love Outlaws > Overview". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
- ↑ "White Mansions > Overview". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
- ↑ "Country Greats Sing Gospel overview". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
- ↑ "Inspirational Journey > Overview". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
- ↑ "Never Say Die: Live > Overview". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
- ↑ "The Heriones > Overview". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
- ↑ "Put the O Back in Country > Overview". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
- ↑ "The Pilgrim: A Celebration > Overview". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
- ↑ " Divisadero > Overview". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
- ↑ "The Chain > Overview". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
- ↑ "The Music Inside > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ↑ "Bootleg, Vol. 4: The Soul of Truth >> Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ↑ "Amazing Grace > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
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