Jessi Colter discography

Jessi Colter discography
Jessi Colter performing at the South by Southwest festival (2006).
Studio albums	11
Compilation albums	3
Singles	26
Other appearances	14
Other charted songs	1

The discography of American country artist Jessi Colter consists of eleven studio albums, three compilation albums, twenty six singles, fourteen other appearances, and one other charted song. After marrying guitarist Duane Eddy in 1961, Colter recorded two singles and toured with Eddy until divorcing in 1968. The following year, she met country artist Waylon Jennings who helped her secure a recording contract with RCA Victor. Her debut studio album entitled A Country Star Is Born was released in 1970. The pair would collaborate on a cover of Elvis Presley's "Suspicious Minds during this time.^[1] Colter signed with Capitol Records in 1975 and released her debut single off the label "I'm Not Lisa". The song became her commercial breakthrough, reaching the number one position on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and crossing over to the Billboard Hot 100 where it reached the top five. That same year, Colter's second studio album I'm Jessi Colter was issued, which also produce the Top five country hit, "What's Happened to Blue Eyes." In 1976, Colter released two more studio albums: 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. The compilation won the Country Music Association's "Album of the Year" award and certified 2× Multi-Platinum in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America. Following two additional studio 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 studio album Leather and Lace. The album spawned two charting Billboard singles, including a cover of Colter's self-penned "Storms Never Last".^[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 studio album in over twenty years entitled Out of the Ashes, and returned to touring.^[2]

Albums

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing other relevant details

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions			Certifications
		US Country [3]	US [3]	CAN [4]
A Country Star Is Born	Released: April 1970 Label: RCA Victor Formats: Vinyl, music download	—	—	—
I'm Jessi Colter	Released: January 1975 Label: Capitol Formats: Vinyl, cassette, CD	4	50	—
Jessi	Released: January 1976 Label: Capitol Formats: Vinyl	4	109	87
Diamond in the Rough	Released: July 1976 Label: Capitol Formats: Vinyl, CD	4	79	64
Mirriam	Released: July 1977 Label: Capitol Formats: Vinyl, CD	29	—	—
That's the Way a Cowboy Rocks and Rolls	Released: November 1978 Label: Capitol Formats: Vinyl, CD	46	—	—
Leather and Lace (with Waylon Jennings)	Released: February 1981 Label: RCA Formats: Vinyl	11	43	—	MC: Gold[5] RIAA: Gold[6]
Ridin' Shotgun	Released: December 1981 Label: Capitol Formats: Vinyl, CD	—	—	—
Rock and Roll Lullaby	Released: 1984 Label: Triad Formats: Vinyl	—	—	—
Jessi Colter Sings Just for Kids: Songs from Around the World	Released: January 1, 1996 Label: Peter Pan Formats: Cassette, CD	—	—	—
Out of the Ashes	Released: February 28, 2006 Label: Shout! Factory Formats: CD, music download	61	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing other relevant details

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions			Certifications
		US Country [3]	US [3]	CAN [4]
Wanted! The Outlaws (with Tompall Glaser, Waylon Jennings, and Willie Nelson)	Released: January 12, 1976 Label: RCA Victor Formats: Vinyl, cassette, CD, music download	1	10	59	MC: Platinum[7] RIAA: 2× Platinum[8]
The Jessi Colter Collection	Released: April 4, 1995 Label: Capitol Formats: CD	—	—	—
The Very Best of Jessi Colter: An Outlaw...a Lady	Released: September 2, 2003 Label: Capitol Nashville Formats: CD, music download	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing other relevant details

Title	Year	Peak chart positions								Album
		US Country [9]	US [9]	US AC [9]	CAN Country [10][11]	CAN [12]	CAN AC [13]	AUT [14]	NZ [15]
"The Lonesome Road"^[A]	1961	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N/A
"I Think I Cried Long Enough Over You"^[A]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N/A
"I Ain't the One" (with Waylon Jennings)	1969	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	A Country Star Is Born
"Cry Softly"	1970	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"You Mean to Say"	1971	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N/A
"I Don't Wanna Be a One Night Stand"	1972	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N/A
"I'm Not Lisa"	1975	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
"Without You"	1976	50	—	—	38	—	—	—	—
"I Thought I Heard You Calling My Name"		29	—	—	48	—	—	—	—	Diamond in the Rough
"I Belong to Him"	1977	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Mirriam
"Maybe You Should've Been Listening"	1978	45	—	—	61	—	—	—	—	That's the Way a Cowboy Rocks and Rolls
"Love Me Back to Sleep"	1979	91	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Bittersweet Love"	1981	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N/A
"Holdin' On"		70	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Ridin' Shotgun
"Ain't Makin' No Headlines"	1982	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Ridin' Shotguns"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"I Want to Be With You"	1984	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Rock and Roll Lullaby
"Rock and Roll Lullaby"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Through the Maze"	2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N/A
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As a collaborative artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing other relevant details

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Album
		US Country [9]	CAN Country [10]
"Suspicious Minds" (with Waylon Jennings)	1970	25	—	N/A
"Under Your Spell Again" (with Waylon Jennings)	1971	39	—	Ladies Love Outlaws
"Suspicious Minds" (re-release) (with Waylon Jennings)	1976	2	2	Wanted! The Outlaws
"Storms Never Last" (with Waylon Jennings)	1981	17	11	Leather and Lace
"The Wild Side of Life"/"It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" (with Waylon Jennings)		10	6
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs

List of songs, with selected chart positions, showing other relevant details

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Notes
		US [9]	CAN [12]
"You Ain't Never Been Loved (Like I'm Gonna Love You)"	1975	64	65	Released in May 1975 as the B-side to the single "What's Happened to Blue Eyes".[16] It was issued via Capitol Records as a 45 RPM.[17] The song appeared on Colter's 1975 studio album I'm Jessi Colter.[18]

Other appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Other artist(s)	Album
"Under Your Spell Again"[19]	1971	Waylon Jennings	Ladies Love Outlaws
"Story to Tell (Preface)"[20]	1978	none	White Mansions
"Last Dance and the Kentucky Racehorse"[20]		John Dillon
"The Old Rugged Cross"[21]	1987	Johnny Cash	Country Sings Great Gospel
"The Carpenter"[22]	2000	Randy Travis Waylon Jennings	Inspirational Journey
"I'm Not Lisa"[23]		none	Never Say Die: Live
"Storms Never Last"[23]		Waylon Jennings
"Wild Wolf Calling Me"[24]	2004	Tony Joe White Emmylou Harris	The Heroines
"Southern Comfort"[25]	2005	Shooter Jennings Faith Evans CeCe White	Put the "O" Back in Country
"The Captive"[26]	2006	Vince Haines	The Pilgrim: A Celebration
"Looking for Someone"[27]	2007	Ted Russell Kamp	Divisadero
"I'm Not Lisa"[28]		Deana Carter	The Chain
"Good Hearted Woman"[29]	2011	Sunny Sweeney	The Music Inside: A Collaboration Dedicated to Waylon Jennings, Vol. 1
"Great Judgment Morning"[30]	2013	George Jones Waylon Jennings Ricky Skaggs Connie Smith Marty Stuart	Amazing Grace

Notes

• A^ Singles that were originally credited under Colter's birth name "Mirriam Johnson"^[31]

References

1. Coyne, Kevin J. "100 Greatest Women of Country - #80: Jessi Colter". country universe.com. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
2. Ankeny, Jason. "Jessi Colter – Biography". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
3. "Jessi Colter > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
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5. "Canadian albums certifications – Waylon & Jessi – Leather and Lace". Music Canada.
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7. "Canadian albums certifications – W. Jennings, W. Nelson, J. Colter & T. Glaser – The Outlaws". Music Canada.
8. "American albums certifications – Jennings/Nelson/Colter/Glaser – The Outlaws". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select ', then click SEARCH
9. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
10. "Search results for "Jessie Colter" under Country Singles". RPM. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
11. "Search results for "Jessi Colter" under Country Singles". RPM. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
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13. "Search results for "Jessi Colter" under Adult Contemporary Singles". RPM. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
14. "Austrian Top 40 -- Jessi Colter". austrian charts.at. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
15. "New Zealand Charts Portal -- Jessi Colter". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
16. "Praguefrank's Country Discograpy 2: Jessi Colter". Praguefrank. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
17. "Jessi Colter -- "You Ain't Never Been Loved (Like I'm Gonna Love You)"/"What's Happened to Blue Eyes" (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
18. "Jessi Colter -- I'm Jessi Colter at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
19. "Ladies Love Outlaws > Overview". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
20. "White Mansions > Overview". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
21. "Country Greats Sing Gospel overview". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
22. "Inspirational Journey > Overview". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
23. "Never Say Die: Live > Overview". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
24. "The Heriones > Overview". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
25. "Put the O Back in Country > Overview". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
26. "The Pilgrim: A Celebration > Overview". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
27. " Divisadero > Overview". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
28. "The Chain > Overview". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
29. "The Music Inside > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
30. "Amazing Grace > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
31. "Albums by Jessi Colter: Discography, songs, biography, and listening guide - Rate Your Music". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 4 October 2015.

External links

• Jessi Colter discography at Discogs