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Mirriam Cherop
''Mirriam'' is the fifth studio album released by American country music, country artist, Jessi Colter. It was issued in July 1977 on Capitol Records. Background Colter's fifth album was derived from her birth name, Mirriam Johnson. The album consisted of ten new tracks, all of which were written by Colter. The album's lead single, "I Belong to Him" (which featured Waylon Jennings and Roy Orbison), was the only song released from the album, and did not chart on the Hot Country Songs or the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 charts upon its release. In addition, the album peaked at #29 the Top Country Albums chart, becoming Colter's first studio album to chart outside of the Top 10. ''Mirriam'' was produced by Ken Mansfield (the producer of Colter's previous three releases under Capitol) and Richie Albright. The album did not gain many positive reviews from music critics and magazines. Allmusic.com reviewed the album, and gave it two and a half out of five stars. Trac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessi Colter
Mirriam Johnson (born May 25, 1943), known professionally as Jessi Colter, is an American country singer who is best known for her collaborations with her second husband, country musician Waylon Jennings, and for her 1975 crossover hit " I'm Not Lisa". Colter was one of the few female artists to emerge from the mid-1970s " outlaw country" movement. After meeting Jennings, Colter pursued a career in country music, releasing her first studio LP in 1970, '' A Country Star Is Born.'' Five years later, Colter signed with Capitol Records and released "I'm Not Lisa", which topped the country charts and reached the top five on the pop charts. In 1976 she was featured on the collaboration LP ''Wanted: The Outlaws'', which became an RIAA-certified Platinum album. Early life Mirriam Johnson was born on May 25, 1943,Ankeny, Jason Jessi Colter biography at Allmusic.com/ref> in Phoenix, Arizona, and raised in a strict Pentecostal home. Her mother was a Pentecostal preacher and her father w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |