Jesse Colin Young Reissues 1982 Album 'The Perfect Stranger' Digitally

Jesse Colin Young has released a digital re-release of his 1982 solo album, The Perfect Stranger. The album features collaborations that tie together Young’s smooth vocals, lyricism, and musical arrangements. 

Young also re-released two of the album's singles, “Fire on the Water” and “Fight For It.” The former is penned with Michael McDonald of Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers. Reflecting on their collaboration, McDonald said, “I had the privilege of working with Jesse Colin Young in the 80s. I have great admiration for Jesse as an artist, singer, and songwriter, and followed his body of work with the Youngbloods and as a solo artist. Needless to say, I'm an avid fan. I’ll be forever grateful for the opportunity to work with Jesse.” 

"Fight For It" features a duet with Carly Simon 

Regarding the process of creating the album, Young says: “Writing and recording The Perfect Stranger in 1980 was a thrill-a-minute for me, having never done any co-writing with amazing songwriters or recorded with LA’s finest studio musicians…Writing songs with Michael McDonald, Wendy Waldman and Danny O’Keefe was a dream come true and took me to musical places I had never been…It just doesn’t get any better.”

For more info on the album, visit jessecolinyoung.com.