Jesse Come Home is the final album by James Gang

James Gang

The James Gang was a rock band formed in Cleveland, Ohio in 1966. Though the band was not a huge commercial success, except in the Northeast Ohio area, the fame garnered by guitarist Joe Walsh has since made the group more notable.- History :...

, released in 1976. This album is the only one recorded with lead guitarist Bob Webb

James Gang

The James Gang was a rock band formed in Cleveland, Ohio in 1966. Though the band was not a huge commercial success, except in the Northeast Ohio area, the fame garnered by guitarist Joe Walsh has since made the group more notable.- History :...

 and keyboardist Phil Giallombardo

James Gang

The James Gang was a rock band formed in Cleveland, Ohio in 1966. Though the band was not a huge commercial success, except in the Northeast Ohio area, the fame garnered by guitarist Joe Walsh has since made the group more notable.- History :...

 (Giallombardo had been an early member of the band prior to their ever recording). The album title refers to the "namesake" of the band: Jesse James

Jesse James

Jesse Woodson James was an American outlaw, gang leader, bank robber, train robber, and murderer from the state of Missouri and the most famous member of the James-Younger Gang. He also faked his own death and was known as J.M James. Already a celebrity when he was alive, he became a legendary...

. The cover features an atmospheric painting with the folk hero riding off into the sunset, leading to fan speculation over the years that the album was always intended as the band's last. While James Gang

James Gang

The James Gang was a rock band formed in Cleveland, Ohio in 1966. Though the band was not a huge commercial success, except in the Northeast Ohio area, the fame garnered by guitarist Joe Walsh has since made the group more notable.- History :...

 reunited several times in the years to follow their 1977 breakup, this remains the band's final studio work.

Both Jesse Come Home and its predecessor Newborn have been released on one compact disc by Wounded Bird Records.

Reception

Writing for Allmusic, critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote the album "was the James Gang's final album, and it's not to difficult to see why. Ignoring the group's continuing failure to write strong songs, the main problem of the album lies in the bland, uninspired playing of the entire group."

Track listing

All songs by Phil Giallombardo & Bob Webb, except where noted.

1. "I Need Love" (Phil Giallombardo) – 3:17
2. "Another Year" – 3:59
3. "Feelin' Alright" (Jay Giallombardo, Jim Fox, Dale Peters, Bob Webb) – 3:26
4. "Peasant Song" – 3:56
5. "Hollywood Dream" – 3:12
6. "Love Hurts" – 3:29
7. "Pick Up the Pizzas" (Webb) – 2:30
8. "Stealin' the Show" – 3:58
9. "When I Was a Sailor" – 6:46

Personnel

• Phil Giallombardo – keyboards, piano, vocals.
• Bob Webb – guitars, vocals.
• Dale Peters – bass guitar, percussion, vocals.
• Jim Fox
  Jim Fox (drummer)
  Jim Fox is a musician best known as the drummer and organist of the James Gang, as well as the band's founder and its namesake. He is the only member of the group to appear in every incarnation of the band...
  
  – drums, percussion, keyboards, vocals.

• Nelson Flaco Pedron – percussion.

Charts

Year	Chart	Position
1976	Pop Albums	109