Jesse Come Home

Jesse Come Home is the ninth and final studio album by James Gang, released in 1976. This album is the only one recorded with lead guitarist Bob Webb and keyboardist Phil Giallombardo (Giallombardo had been an early member of the band prior to their first recording). The album title refers to the "namesake" of the band: Jesse James. The cover features an atmospheric painting with the folk hero riding off into the sunset, leading to fan speculation over the years that the album was always intended as the band's last. While James Gang reunited several times in the years to follow their 1977 breakup, this remains the band's final studio work.

Jesse Come Home
Studio album by
James Gang
ReleasedFebruary 7, 1976
RecordedDecember 1975
GenreRock, hard rock
Length31:02
LabelAtco
ProducerHoward & Ron Albert
James Gang chronology
Newborn
(1975)		 Jesse Come Home
(1976)

Both Jesse Come Home and its predecessor Newborn have been released on one compact disc by Wounded Bird Records.

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Writing for Allmusic, critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote of the album "was the James Gang's final album, and it's not too difficult to see why. Ignoring the group's continuing failure to write strong songs, the main problem of the album lies in the bland, uninspired playing of the entire group."[1]

Track listing
  1. "I Need Love" (Phil Giallombardo) – 3:17
  2. "Another Year" (Bob Webb) – 3:59
  3. "Feelin' Alright" (Giallombardo, Dale Peters, Webb) – 3:26
  4. "Peasant Song" (Giallombardo) – 3:56
  5. "Hollywood Dream" (Webb) – 3:12
  6. "Love Hurts" (Andrew Gold) – 3:29
  7. "Pick Up the Pizzas" (Webb) – 2:30
  8. "Stealin' the Show" (Webb) – 3:58
  9. "When I Was a Sailor" (Giallombardo) – 6:46

Personnel
  • Bob Webb – guitars, lead (2, 5, 8) and backing vocals
  • Phil Giallombardo – keyboards, lead (1, 3, 4, 6, 9) and backing vocals
  • Dale Peters – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Jim Fox – drums
  • Nelson Flaco Pedron – percussion

Charts
Year Chart Position
1972 Billboard 200 109

References
  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Jesse Come Home > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
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