Simply Jessie Explained

Simply Jessie
Type:single
Artist:Rex Smith
Album:Sooner or Later
B-Side:Burn Your Bridges
Released:1979
Genre:Soft rock
Length:3:08
Label:Columbia
Producer:Charles Calello
Stephen Lawrence
Prev Title:You Take My Breath Away
Prev Year:1979
Next Title:Never Gonna Give You Up
Next Year:1979

"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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rex Smith Simply Jessie Chart History. Billboard.
  2. Web site: Simply Jessie by Rex Smith on WhoSampled. WhoSampled.