Jessica Leigh Alexander (born November 18, 1976), known professionally as Jessi Alexander, is an American country music artist and songwriter. She is a four-time Grammy Award nominee, and won both the Country Music Association Award for Song of the Year and the Academy of Country Music Award for Song of the Year for co-writing Lee Brice's 2012 single "I Drive Your Truck". In 2025, she received her first nomination for the Grammy Award for Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical for her work on releases by Luke Combs, Dustin Lynch, Jelly Roll, Cody Johnson, Megan Moroney, Conner Smith, and Hailey Whitters.
Jessi Alexander | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Jessica Leigh Alexander |
| Born | November 18, 1976 |
| Origin | Jackson, Tennessee |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 2004—present |
| Labels | Columbia |
| Spouse | Jon Randall |
Career
editShe has had her songs recorded by Patty Loveless, Trisha Yearwood and Little Big Town.[1] She also launched her own recording career in 2004. Two of her songs charted on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart, and Columbia Records released her debut album, Honeysuckle Sweet, on March 1, 2005.[2] In 2006, she was dropped from the label.[3]
Alexander co-wrote Miley Cyrus' single "The Climb", for the 2009 film Hannah Montana: The Movie and the Hannah Montana song "I'll Always Remember You" from the Hannah Montana Forever soundtrack. She also co-wrote Lee Brice's 2012 single "I Drive Your Truck", and Blake Shelton's "Drink on It", "Mine Would Be You" and "Turnin' Me On".
In 2021, Jessi was featured on "That Was Us" from the album Behind the Bar by Riley Green.
Personal life
editShe has been married to Jon Randall since 2006.
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Honeysuckle Sweet |
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| Down Home |
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| Decatur County Red |
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Singles
edit| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | |||
| 2004 | "Honeysuckle Sweet" | 52 | Honeysuckle Sweet |
| "Make Me Stay or Make Me Go" | 57 | ||
| 2005 | "Canyon Prayer" | — | |
| 2020 | "Mama Drank" | — | Decatur County Red |
| "I Should Probably Go Now" | — | ||
| "Decatur County Red" | — | ||
| "River" | — | TBD | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
Other Charting Songs
edit| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | |||
| 2021 | "That Was Us" with Riley Green | - | Behind The Bar |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
Music videos
edit| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | "Honeysuckle Sweet" | Roger Pistole |
| 2005 | "Canyon Prayer" | Kristin Barlowe |
Singles written by Alexander
edit| Year | Title | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | "I Wanna Believe" | Patty Loveless |
| 2009 | "The Climb" | Miley Cyrus |
| 2011 | "When Love Gets a Hold of You" | Reba McEntire |
| 2012 | "Drink on It" | Blake Shelton |
| "I Drive Your Truck" | Lee Brice | |
| 2013 | "Mine Would Be You" | Blake Shelton |
| 2014 | "Song About a Girl" | Eric Paslay |
| "PrizeFighter" | Trisha Yearwood feat. Kelly Clarkson | |
| 2015 | "Winning Streak" | Ashley Monroe |
| "If Love Was Fair" | ||
| "If the Devil Don't Want Me" | ||
| "I'm Good at Leavin'" | ||
| 2016 | "Savior's Shadow" | Blake Shelton |
| "The Way I Talk"[4] | Morgan Wallen | |
| 2018 | "Turnin' Me On" | Blake Shelton |
| 2020 | "Young Enough" | Brett Kissel |
| "Like a Man" | Dallas Smith | |
| 2021 | "Never Say Never" | Cole Swindell and Lainey Wilson |
| "Sunrise Tells the Story" | Midland | |
| 2024 | "Ain't No Love in Oklahoma" | Luke Combs |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Country Music Association | Song of the Year | "I Drive Your Truck" | Won |
| Grammy Awards | Best Country Song | Nominated | ||
| "Mine Would Be You" | Nominated | |||
| Academy of Country Music Awards | Song of the Year | Nominated | ||
| "I Drive Your Truck" | Won | |||
| 2024 | Grammy Awards | Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical | "Ain't No Love in Oklahoma", "All I Ever Do Is Leave", "Chevrolet", "Make Me a Mop", "Never Left Me", "No Caller ID", "Noah", "Remember Him That Way", "Roulette on the Heart" | Pending |
| Best Song Written for Visual Media | "Ain't No Love in Oklahoma" | Pending |
References
edit- ^ allmusic ((( Jessi Alexander > Songs > Songs Composed By )))
- ^ Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Jessi Alexander
- ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (2006-07-08). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
{{cite book}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Morgan Wallen's Debut, 'The Way I Talk,' Riffs on Accents". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
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