Jessie James (album)

Jessie James
Studio album by Jessica James
Released	August 10, 2009 (Digital)[1] August 11, 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
Jessica James chronology
Jessie James (2009) TBA (2011) Singles from Jessie James "Wanted" Released: May 12, 2009 "I Look So Good (Without You)" Released: August 25, 2009 "My Cowboy" Released: November 10, 2009

Jessie James is the debut self-titled album by American country-pop singer-songwriter Jessica James. The album was released on August 11, 2009 under Mercury Records.^[2] The Album charted on the Billboard Top 200 Charts at #23 on debut week, selling about 18,575 copies.

The song Wanted was the album's lead single on May 12, 2009 and peaked at #40 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The second single I Look So Good (Without You) was released on August 25, 2009 and peaked at #138 on the Billboard Hot Digital Songs, as well as #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

Professional ratings
Review scores
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 Magazine 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 sex kitten on up-tempo number."^[6]

Track listing

1. "Wanted" (Jessica James, Mitch Allan, Kara Dioguardi, David Hodges) - 3:06
2. "Bullet" (James, Katy Perry, Ted Bruner, T. Vittetoe) - 3:17
3. "I Look So Good (Without You)" (James, Rodney Jerkins, Savan Kotecha) - 3:53
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, A. Frampton) - 3:22
8. "Burn It Up" (James, Bunetta, Savan Kotecha) - 3:54
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

Chart performance

Chart (2009)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200 [9]	23

References

1. ^ "Amazon.com: Jessie James - Jessie James". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002JLVV8S. Retrieved 2009-08-11. 
2. ^ "Jessie James on tour with The Jonas Brothers!!!". Mercury Records. 06-09-2009. http://www.islanddefjam.com/artist/news_single.aspx?artistID=7325&nid=4104. Retrieved 2009-08-11. 
3. ^ http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001N6FPR8
4. ^ ^{a b} "Allmusic: Jessie James - Jessie James". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1612463/review. Retrieved 2009-08-11. ^{[dead link]}
5. ^ ^{a b} "Billboard.com: Jessie James - Jessie James". http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/magazine/reviews/albums/e3if66ead737a3ebe2075e0eac2c4f68bc9. Retrieved 2009-08-11. 
6. ^ ^{a b} Wood, Mikael. "Jessie James Music Review". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20296078,00.html. Retrieved 2009-08-11. 
7. ^ "Slant.com - Jessie James: Jessie James". Slant Magazine. http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=1815. Retrieved 2009-08-11. 
8. ^ Sputnikmusic review
9. ^ [1]