I'm Not Lisa

"I'm Not Lisa"
Single by Jessi Colter
from the album I'm Jessi Colter
B-side"For the First Time"
ReleasedJanuary 16, 1975
Recorded1974
GenreCountry
Length3:19
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Jessi Colter
Producer(s)Ken Mansfield
Waylon Jennings
Jessi Colter singles chronology
"Under Your Spell Again"
(1971)
"I'm Not Lisa"
(1975)
"What's Happened to Blue Eyes"
(1975)

"I'm Not Lisa" is the most successful song by American country music artist Jessi Colter. It was released on January 16, 1975, as the lead single from her album I'm Jessi Colter. The song hit number 1 on the country charts in the US and Canada, and it crossed over to number 4 on the Billboard pop chart. The plaintive love song was Colter's first major hit as a solo artist, following more than ten years of country music performances.[1] The song is Colter's only foray into the pop Top 40, technically giving her a one-hit wonder status despite her multiple country chart hits.[2]

Following this, Colter sang outlaw country duets with her husband Waylon Jennings on the compilation album Wanted! The Outlaws, and she continued her solo career with the album Jessi, both released in January 1976.[2]

  1. ^ Liebig, Lorie (August 20, 2023). "The Meaning Behind Jessi Colter's Declarative 'I'm Not Lisa'". American Songwriter. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Tucker, Ken (April 12, 2017). "Jessi Colter Sets 'The Psalms' To Chords On An Original, Idiosyncratic New Album". Fresh Air. Retrieved May 4, 2024.