"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.
| "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 | ||||
| ||||
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]