Jessie Baylin

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Born in Gillette, New Jersey (April 4, 1984), Baylin hung around in the bar and restaurant her parents owned throughout her childhood. “The energy in there is powerful,” Baylin relates. “We got some shady regulars, and I grew up completely enchanted by their stories.” Her mother would join her in singalongs of classic pop music, but by age 13 young Jessie had discovered some of her greatest influences – Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday. She was also inspired by Barbra Streisand and Judy Garland and their emotional intensity electrified her. “They just let it all hang out,” she notes. “Something about artists who looks vulnerable enough to break but at the same time are so powerful… I love that fine line. That’s why I put so much into my stage performance, because that’s what inspires me.”

Baylin moved to Los Angeles after high school to escape her “comfort zone”, and admittedly, “to escape New Jersey”. Baylin wrote her first song with a friend and immediately knew she’d found her calling. Afterward, she cut some demos, resulting in a residency at the Mint, which led to a growing interest in her work in the record industry. Signing a record deal with Verve Forecast in 2008.

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“It’s a collection of a bunch of moments in my life,” Jessie Baylin says of her Verve Forecast debut Firesight. “I’m just trying to be as honest as I can, and hopefully people will connect with the songs and recognize moments of their own life in them.”

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1	Was I On Your Mind full track	51
2	See How I Run full track	38
3	Contradicting Words full track	30
4	Leave Your Mark full track	28
5	I'll Cry For The Both of Us full track	27
6	Not A Day More full track	26
7	Lonely Heaven full track	21
7	By Any Rules full track	21
7	Tennessee Gem full track	21
10	The Glitter full track	18
11	Tick Tock full track	16
12	want full track	11
13	hidden track	5
14	Higher Altitudes	4
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halfway_content wrote:
last month

I love "The Greatest Thing That Never Happened"!

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Bayou16 wrote:
last month

Looove!!

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meeowz wrote:
April 2009

i laaaaav jesse baylin : )

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amputeee wrote:
April 2009

'Contradicting words' is beautiful :))

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Amii83 wrote:
March 2009

I agree with Machicodi, she's got great raw talent, I love that Daytrotter session. Shame they watered it down on the studio album.

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Xtina25 wrote:
December 2008

I'm so late but wow!

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Machicodi wrote:
December 2008

Daytrotter session is great, studio album is boring.

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elizgmom wrote:
November 2008

You can get Firesight for $0.99 today on amazon.com. (11-6-08)

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alinix wrote:
September 2008

her voice is great! and the album... fantastic! :D

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[deleted-user] wrote:
August 2008

i had the opportunity of seeing live in Seattle at a small venue. The pleasure was all mine. Love Jessie.
geraldozapola wrote:
July 2008

vote: http://www.last.fm/music/Jessie+Baylin/+images/7738243 most beautiful pic on gallery.

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largogirl wrote:
May 2008

New interview with Jessie: http://laist.com/2008/05/21/jessie_baylin.php

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edejong wrote:
March 2008

Now she's signed to Verve Forecast Records, her It's You album will be rereleased with new mixes of the old tracks and some new songs. I hope this will give her more recognition than she gets now. She deserves it!

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starrise wrote:
February 2008

Oh thanks...just wanted to write the same as hdsander XD

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hdsander wrote:
February 2008

New Group jessie baylin! Come all and JOIN!

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stinamusic wrote:
November 2007

shes so gorgeous! And what a voice! total love for this girl!

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EchoBrain_ wrote:
October 2007

great

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opiatesummer wrote:
July 2007

jessie is love :)

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edejong wrote:
July 2007

new pics, vote!

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whitesoap wrote:
April 2007

Amazing!

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