Jesse Come Home

Jesse Come Home
Studio album by James Gang
Released	February 7, 1976
Recorded	December 1975
Genre	Rock, hard rock
Length	31:02
Label	Atco
Producer	Howard & Ron Albert
James Gang chronology
Newborn (1975) Jesse Come Home (1976)

Jesse Come Home is the ninth and final album by James Gang, released in 1976. This album is the only one recorded with lead guitarist Bob Webb and keyboardist Phil Giallombardo (Giallombardo had been an early member of the band prior to their ever recording). The album title refers to the "namesake" of the band: Jesse James. The cover features an atmospheric painting with the folk hero riding off into the sunset, leading to fan speculation over the years that the album was always intended as the band's last. While James Gang reunited several times in the years to follow their 1977 breakup, this remains the band's final studio work.

Both Jesse Come Home and its predecessor Newborn have been released on one compact disc by Wounded Bird Records.

Critical Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Writing for Allmusic, critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote of the album "was the James Gang's final album, and it's not too difficult to see why. Ignoring the group's continuing failure to write strong songs, the main problem of the album lies in the bland, uninspired playing of the entire group."^[1]

Track listing

All songs by Phil Giallombardo & Bob Webb, except where noted.

1. "I Need Love" (Phil Giallombardo) – 3:17
2. "Another Year" – 3:59
3. "Feelin' Alright" (Jay Giallombardo, Jim Fox, Dale Peters, Bob Webb) – 3:26
4. "Peasant Song" – 3:56
5. "Hollywood Dream" – 3:12
6. "Love Hurts" – 3:29
7. "Pick Up the Pizzas" (Webb) – 2:30
8. "Stealin' the Show" – 3:58
9. "When I Was a Sailor" – 6:46

Personnel

• Bob Webb – guitars, lead (2, 8) and backing vocals
• Phil Giallombardo – keyboards, lead (1, 3-6, 9) and backing vocals, piano
• Dale Peters – bass guitar, backing vocals, percussion
• Jim Fox – drums, backing vocals, percussion, keyboards

• Nelson Flaco Pedron – percussion

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