Simply Jessie
| "Simply Jessie" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Rex Smith | ||||
| from the album Sooner or Later | ||||
| B-side | "Burn Your Bridges" | |||
| Released | 1979 | |||
| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Length | 3:08 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Bruce Hart Stephen Lawrence | |||
| Producer(s) | Charles Calello Stephen Lawrence | |||
| Rex Smith singles chronology | ||||
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"Simply Jessie" is a song by singer/actor Rex Smith, released as the second single from his third studio album Sooner or Later. The song is also featured in the 1979 made-for-television film of the same title starring Smith and Denise Miller. It was produced by Charles Calello and Stephen Lawrence, and written by Lawrence and Bruce Hart.
The song reached number 31 on the U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary chart in August 1979, with a total of 9 weeks on the chart.[1]
A popular song in the Philippines, it has been covered by local singers Ogie Alcasid and Sharon Cuneta and sampled by rapper Genezide.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Rex Smith Simply Jessie Chart History". Billboard.
- ^ "Simply Jessie by Rex Smith on WhoSampled". WhoSampled.
Categories:
- 1979 singles
- Rex Smith songs
- Columbia Records singles
- Songs written for films
- Songs written by Bruce Hart (songwriter)
- Songs with music by Stephen J. Lawrence
- 1979 songs
- 1970s single stubs