Jessie (song)

This article is about the Joshua Kadison song. For songs of similar name, see Jesse (disambiguation).
"Jessie"
Single by Joshua Kadison
from the album Painted Desert Serenade
Released May 11, 1993
Format CD single
Genre soft rock, pop. pop rock
Writer(s) Written by Peter Fitch Grant Fitch Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
Producer(s) Peter van Hooke
Rod Argent
Joshua Kadison singles chronology
"Jessie"
(1993)		 "Picture Postcards From L.A."
(1994)

"Jessie" is a song by American artist Joshua Kadison. It was released in May 1993 as the lead single from the album, Painted Desert Serenade.

Content

The song describes the narrator's tumultuous relationship with a woman named Jessie. The person named Jessie in this song was rumoured to be Sarah Jessica Parker,[1] with whom Kadison was involved at the time.

Track listing

CD single - 1993
  1. "Jessie" (Edit) - 4:19
  2. "Jessie" (Album Version) - 5:18
  3. "When A Woman Cries" - 3:31
  4. "All I Ever Ask" - 4:39

Chart performance

Weekly Charts

Chart (1993–95) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 15
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] 6
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 29
Canada (RPM)[5] 36
Denmark (IFPI) 9
Germany (Official German Charts)[6] 12
Ireland (IRMA)[7] 16
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[8] 6
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[9] 15
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[10] 29
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 11
United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company)[12] 15
US Billboard Hot 100 26
US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 11
US Billboard Top 40 Mainstream 23

References

  1. ↑ "Radio". swr.de. 2009-05-14. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
  2. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Joshua Kadison – Jessie". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  3. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Joshua Kadison – Jessie" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  4. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Joshua Kadison – Jessie" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  5. ↑ Canadian peak
  6. ↑ "Musicline.de – Joshua Kadison Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  7. ↑ "irishcharts.ie search results". Retrieved 12 July 2009.
  8. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Joshua Kadison search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
  9. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Joshua Kadison – Jessie". Top 40 Singles.
  10. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Joshua Kadison – Jessie". Singles Top 100.
  11. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Joshua Kadison – Jessie". Swiss Singles Chart.
  12. ↑ "Chart Stats". Retrieved 12 July 2009.
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