''Rissi Palmer'' is the debut album from country music singer
Rissi Palmer
Rissi Palmer (born August 19, 1981) is an American country music artist. Palmer debuted in 2007 with the single "Country Girl", which made her the first African-American woman to chart a country song since Kathy Bee in 1988. , issued on 1720 Entertainment. It debuted at #56 on the
Top Country Albums
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chart, in addition to peaking at #16 on the
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and #41 in the
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charts. The album's two singles, "Country Girl" and "Hold on to Me", both charted on the ''
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charts.
Track listing
#"Hold on to Me" (Shaye Smith,
Ed Hill
Edward Monroe Hill (born in Hanford, California) is an American country music songwriter. Hill has been active since the early 1970s. Hill plays piano and keyboard and has backed Merle Haggard and Kris Kristofferson. , Rissi Palmer) – 4:04
#"
Country Girl" (Sarah Majors, Palmer,
Cory Rooney
Mark Cory Rooney (born 1968) is an American record producer. He has been credited on releases for high-profile music industry artists including Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, Jessica Simpson, Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony, Thalia, Michael Jackson ...
,
Shannon Sanders
Drew and Shannon is an American record producer and songwriting duo, from Nashville, Tennessee, United States.
Collaboration
Drew Ramsey and Shannon Sanders met while both were on the Contemporary Christian music circuit. Finding common interes ...
,
Dan Shea) – 3:46
#"Anybody out There" (Lisa Drew, S. Smith) – 3:18
#"Hurt Don't Know When to Quit" (Hill, Palmer, S. Smith) – 3:00
#"Mr. Ooh La La" (Lisa Chamberlin, Dave Smith, Deanna Walker) – 3:10
#"All This Woman Needs" (James Dean Hicks, Palmer) – 3:36
#"Flowers on My Window Ledge" (S. Smith, Hill, Palmer) – 3:49
#"
Leavin' on Your Mind
"Leavin' on Your Mind" is a country pop song written by Wayne Walker and Webb Pierce, first recorded by Canadian singer Joyce Smith in 1962.
Patsy Cline was in Owen Bradley's office one day, heard the record Smith made, and immediately wanted the ...
" (
Webb Pierce
Michael Webb Pierce (August 8, 1921 – February 24, 1991) was an American country music vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist of the 1950s, one of the most popular of the genre, charting more number-one hits than any other country and western pe ...
, Wayne Walker) – 2:42
#"Butterflies" (Majors, Palmer) – 4:16
#"Sweet Contradictions" (
Frank J. Myers, Palmer) – 3:31
#"Love You Like a Woman" (Majors, Palmer) – 4:23
#"I'm Not of the World" (Majors, Palmer, Shea) – 3:41
2008 re-release
The album was re-released on October 7, 2008 to include the album's third single, "No Air".
The re-release also removes the album's first two singles.
[
#"Anybody out There" (Drew, S. Smith) – 3:18
#"Hurt Don't Know When to Quit" (Hill, Palmer, S. Smith) – 3:00
#"Mr. Ooh La La" (Chamberlin, D. Smith, D. Walker) – 3:10
#"All This Woman Needs" (James Dean Hicks, Palmer) – 3:36
#"]No Air
"No Air" is a song by American singer Jordin Sparks with Chris Brown. The song was written by James Fauntleroy II, Harvey Mason Jr., Troop (band), Steve Russell, Erik Griggs and Damon Thomas. It was released in the United States on February 11, 2 ...
" (James Fauntleroy II, Eric "Blue Tooth" Griggs, Michael Scala, Harvey Mason, Jr., Damon Thomas, Steve Russell) – 3:50
#"Flowers on My Window Ledge" (S. Smith, Hill, Palmer) – 3:49
#"Leavin' on Your Mind
"Leavin' on Your Mind" is a country pop song written by Wayne Walker and Webb Pierce, first recorded by Canadian singer Joyce Smith in 1962.
Patsy Cline was in Owen Bradley's office one day, heard the record Smith made, and immediately wanted the ...
" (Pierce, W. Walker) – 2:42
#"Butterflies" (Majors, Palmer) – 4:16
#"Sweet Contradictions" (Myers, Palmer) – 3:31
#"Love You Like a Woman" (Majors, Palmer) – 4:23
#"I'm Not of the World" (Majors, Palmer, Shea) – 3:41
2024 Remastered re-release
The album was re-released on April 26, 2024 and remastered upon the return of the masters to the artist. Additional songs from the 2006 Country Girl EP were included increasing the total to 15 tracks. Many of the songs contain instrumental changes which came from the original recording sessions. Rissi Palmer has also stated on Instagram a vinyl release is in the works.
#"Hold on to Me" (Shaye Smith, Ed Hill
Edward Monroe Hill (born in Hanford, California) is an American country music songwriter. Hill has been active since the early 1970s. Hill plays piano and keyboard and has backed Merle Haggard and Kris Kristofferson. , Rissi Palmer) – 4:06
#" Country Girl" (Sarah Majors, Palmer, Cory Rooney
Mark Cory Rooney (born 1968) is an American record producer. He has been credited on releases for high-profile music industry artists including Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, Jessica Simpson, Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony, Thalia, Michael Jackson ...
, Shannon Sanders
Drew and Shannon is an American record producer and songwriting duo, from Nashville, Tennessee, United States.
Collaboration
Drew Ramsey and Shannon Sanders met while both were on the Contemporary Christian music circuit. Finding common interes ...
, Dan Shea) – 3:48
#"No Air
"No Air" is a song by American singer Jordin Sparks with Chris Brown. The song was written by James Fauntleroy II, Harvey Mason Jr., Troop (band), Steve Russell, Erik Griggs and Damon Thomas. It was released in the United States on February 11, 2 ...
" (James Fauntleroy II, Eric "Blue Tooth" Griggs, Michael Scala, Harvey Mason, Jr., Damon Thomas, Steve Russell) – 3:54
#"Anybody Out There" (Lisa Drew, S. Smith) – 3:23
#"Hurt Don't Know When to Quit" (Hill, Palmer, S. Smith) – 3:02
#"Mr. Ooh La La" (Lisa Chamberlin, Dave Smith, Deanna Walker) – 3:10
#"All This Woman Needs" (James Dean Hicks, Palmer) – 3:37
#"Flowers on My Window Ledge" (S. Smith, Hill, Palmer) – 3:51
#"Leavin' on Your Mind
"Leavin' on Your Mind" is a country pop song written by Wayne Walker and Webb Pierce, first recorded by Canadian singer Joyce Smith in 1962.
Patsy Cline was in Owen Bradley's office one day, heard the record Smith made, and immediately wanted the ...
" (Webb Pierce
Michael Webb Pierce (August 8, 1921 – February 24, 1991) was an American country music vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist of the 1950s, one of the most popular of the genre, charting more number-one hits than any other country and western pe ...
, Wayne Walker) – 2:44
#"Butterflies" (Majors, Palmer) – 4:24
#"Sweet Contradictions" ( Frank J. Myers, Palmer) – 3:29
#"Love You Like a Woman" (Majors, Palmer) – 4:25
#"I'm Not of the World" (Majors, Palmer, Shea) – 3:46
#"Roots and Wings" (Palmer, Amanda Wilkinson) - 4:26
#"Remembering You" (Palmer, Shara Johnson) - 4:14
Chart performance
References
*Allmusic (see infobox)
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2007 debut albums
Rissi Palmer albums