"That's Just Jessie" is a debut song co-written and recorded by American

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artist

Kevin Denney Kevin Denney (born January 27, 1978) is an American country music artist. Signed to Lyric Street Records in 2001, he made his debut on the country music scene with the release of his self-titled album (2002’s ''Kevin Denney''), which produced ...

. It was released in December 2001 as the first single from his debut album ''

''. The song was written by Denney, Kerry Kurt Phillips and Patrick Jason Matthews.

Composition

"That's Just Jessie" is written in the key of

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with a main chord pattern of A-A4-B-B on the verses. Co-writer Kerry Kurt Phillips had the song's title and overall idea for many years, but was unable to complete it until meeting with Patrick Jason Matthews and Kevin Denney. It was Matthews' first cut as a songwriter to be released as a single.

Chart performance

"That's Just Jessie" debuted at number 55 on the U.S. ''

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chart for the week of December 8, 2001.

Year-end charts

References

{{reflist 2001 debut singles 2001 songs Kevin Denney songs Lyric Street Records singles Music videos directed by Peter Zavadil Songs written by Kevin Denney Songs written by Patrick Jason Matthews Songs written by Kerry Kurt Phillips