Jessi Alexander
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Birth name | Jessica Leigh Alexander |
Born | (1976-11-18) November 18, 1976 (age 47) |
Origin | Jackson, Tennessee |
Genres | Country |
Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Guitar, vocals |
Years active | 2004—present |
Labels | Columbia |
Spouse | Jon Randall |
Jessica Leigh Alexander (born November 18, 1976), known professionally as Jessi Alexander, is an American country music artist and songwriter.
Career
She has had her songs recorded by Patty Loveless, Trisha Yearwood and Little Big Town.[1] She also launched her own recording career in 2004. Two of her songs charted on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart, and Columbia Records released her debut album, Honeysuckle Sweet, on March 1, 2005.[2]
In 2006, she was dropped from the label.[3]
Alexander co-wrote Miley Cyrus' single "The Climb", for the 2009 film Hannah Montana: The Movie and the Hannah Montana song "I'll Always Remember You" from the Hannah Montana Forever soundtrack. She also co-wrote Lee Brice's 2012 single "I Drive Your Truck", and Blake Shelton's "Drink on It", "Mine Would Be You" and "Turnin' Me On".
In 2021, Jessi was featured on "That Was Us" from the album Behind the Bar by Riley Green.
Personal life
She has been married to Jon Randall since 2006.
Discography
Albums
Title | Album details |
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Honeysuckle Sweet |
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Down Home |
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Decatur County Red |
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Singles
Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
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US Country | |||
2004 | "Honeysuckle Sweet" | 52 | Honeysuckle Sweet |
"Make Me Stay or Make Me Go" | 57 | ||
2005 | "Canyon Prayer" | — | |
2020 | "Mama Drank" | — | Decatur County Red |
"I Should Probably Go Now" | — | ||
"Decatur County Red" | — | ||
"River" | — | TBD | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Other Charting Songs
Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
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US Country | |||
2021 | "That Was Us" with Riley Green | - | Behind The Bar |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Music videos
Year | Video | Director |
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2004 | "Honeysuckle Sweet" | Roger Pistole |
2005 | "Canyon Prayer" | Kristin Barlowe |
Singles written by Alexander
Year | Title | Artist(s) |
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2004 | "I Wanna Believe" | Patty Loveless |
2009 | "The Climb" | Miley Cyrus |
2011 | "When Love Gets a Hold of You" | Reba McEntire |
2012 | "Drink on It" | Blake Shelton |
"I Drive Your Truck" | Lee Brice | |
2013 | "Mine Would Be You" | Blake Shelton |
2014 | "Song About a Girl" | Eric Paslay |
"PrizeFighter" | Trisha Yearwood feat. Kelly Clarkson | |
2015 | "Winning Streak" | Ashley Monroe |
"If Love Was Fair" | ||
"If the Devil Don't Want Me" | ||
"I'm Good at Leavin'" | ||
2016 | "Savior's Shadow" | Blake Shelton |
"The Way I Talk"[4] | Morgan Wallen | |
2018 | "Turnin' Me On" | Blake Shelton |
2020 | "Young Enough" | Brett Kissel |
"Like a Man" | Dallas Smith | |
2021 | "Never Say Never" | Cole Swindell and Lainey Wilson |
"Sunrise Tells the Story" | Midland | |
2024 | "Ain't No Love in Oklahoma" | Luke Combs |
Awards and nominations
Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2013 | Country Music Association | Song of the Year | "I Drive Your Truck" | Won |
Grammy Awards | Best Country Song | Nominated | ||
"Mine Would Be You" | Nominated | |||
Academy of Country Music Awards | Song of the Year | Nominated | ||
"I Drive Your Truck" | Won |
References
- ^ allmusic ((( Jessi Alexander > Songs > Songs Composed By )))
- ^ Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Jessi Alexander
- ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (2006-07-08). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
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has generic name (help) - ^ "Morgan Wallen's Debut, 'The Way I Talk,' Riffs on Accents". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
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- "Honey" - Bobby Russell (1968)
- "The Carroll County Accident" - Bob Ferguson (1969)
- "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" - Kris Kristofferson (1970)
- "Easy Loving" - Freddie Hart (1971-2)
- "Behind Closed Doors" - Kenny O'Dell (1973)
- "Country Bumpkin" - Don Wayne (1974)
- "Back Home Again" - John Denver (1975)
- "Rhinestone Cowboy" - Larry Weiss (1976)
- "Lucille" Roger Bowling, Hal Bynum - (1977)
- "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" - Richard Leigh (1978)
- "The Gambler" - Don Schlitz (1979)
- "He Stopped Loving Her Today" - Bobby Braddock, Curly Putman (1980)
- "He Stopped Loving Her Today" - Bobby Braddock, Curly Putman (1981)
- "Always on My Mind" - Wayne Carson, Johnny Christopher, Mark James (1982-3)
- "Wind Beneath My Wings" - Larry Henley, Jeff Silbar (1984)
- "God Bless the U.S.A." - Lee Greenwood (1985)
- "On the Other Hand" - Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz (1986)
- "Forever and Ever, Amen - Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz (1987)
- "80's Ladies" - K. T. Oslin (1988)
- "Chiseled in Stone" - Max D. Barnes, Vern Gosdin (1989)
- "Where've You Been" - Don Henry, Jon Vezner (1990)
- "When I Call Your Name" - Tim DuBois, Vince Gill (1991)
- "Look at Us" - Vince Gill, Max D. Barnes (1992)
- "I Still Believe in You" - Vince Gill, John Barlow Jarvis (1993)
- "Chattahoochee" - Jim McBride, Alan Jackson (1994)
- "Independence Day" - Gretchen Peters (1995)
- "Go Rest High on That Mountain" - Vince Gill (1996)
- "Strawberry Wine" - Matraca Berg, Gary Harrison (1997)
- "Holes in the Floor of Heaven" - Billy Kirsch, Steve Wariner (1998)
- "This Kiss" - Beth Nielsen Chapman, Robin Lerner, Annie Roboff (1999)
- "I Hope You Dance" - Mark D. Sanders, Tia Sillers (2000)
- "Murder on Music Row" - Larry Cordle, Larry Shell (2001)
- "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)" - Alan Jackson (2002)
- "Three Wooden Crosses" - Doug Johnson, Kim Williams (2003)
- "Live Like You Were Dying" - Tim Nichols, Craig Wiseman (2004)
- "Whiskey Lullaby" - Bill Anderson, Jon Randall (2005)
- "Believe" - Ronnie Dunn, Craig Wiseman (2006)
- "Give It Away" - Bill Anderson, Buddy Cannon, Jamey Johnson (2007)
- "Stay" - Jennifer Nettles (2008)
- "In Color" - Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller, James Otto (2009)
- "The House That Built Me" - Tom Douglas, Allen Shamblin (2010)
- "If I Die Young" - Kimberly Perry (2011)
- "Over You" - Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton (2012)
- "I Drive Your Truck" - Jessi Alexander, Connie Harrington, Jimmy Yeary (2013)
- "Follow Your Arrow" - Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves (2014)
- "Girl Crush" - Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, Liz Rose (2015)
- "Humble and Kind" - Lori McKenna (2016)
- "Better Man" - Taylor Swift (2017)
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- "Beautiful Crazy" - Luke Combs, Wyatt Durrette, Robert Williford (2019)
- "The Bones" - Maren Morris, Jimmy Robbins, Laura Veltz (2020)
- "Starting Over" - Mike Henderson, Chris Stapleton (2021)
- "Buy Dirt" — Jacob Davis, Jordan Davis, Josh Jenkins, Matt Jenkins (2022)
- "Fast Car" — Tracy Chapman (2023)
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