There is more than one artist with this name, including:
1) Jesse Powel… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist with this name, including:
1) Jesse Powell ( born in Gary, Indiana, on 12 September 1971; died 13 September 2022) was an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter remembered for his hit "You".
2) Jesse Powell (born in Fort Worth, Texas, on 27 February 1924; died 19 October 1982) was an American jazz and rhythm and blues saxophonist.

1) Jesse Powell ( born in Gary, Indiana, on 12 September 1971; died 13 September 2022) was an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter. Remembered for his hit "You" which peaked at No. 2 US R&B and No. 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100, Powell released four albums, and was the older brother of fellow contemporary R&B singers Trina & Tamara. Powell was credited with a four octave vocal range. He was a Grammy nominee.
His first single "All I Need" was written by Powell, Sam Salter and Laney Stewart and was released in March 1996. It received moderate airplay on BET and Urban stations, peaking at No. 32 on the US Billboard R&B chart. His self-titled album was released on March 12, 1996, opening at No. 35 on the US Billboard R&B and No. 32 on US Heatseekers charts. A second single, a remake of the classic "Gloria" followed later that year and garnered Powell another charting single (No. 51 R&B).
Powell then began work on his second album, debuting the lead single "I Wasn't with It" in 1998 which became his first single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 (No. 85 US, No. 25 R&B). Bolstered by the success of the single, his sophomore album 'Bout It was released on September 8, 1998, opening at No. 1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart (for artists who have yet to crack the Top 100 on the Billboard 200).
Following Silas Records merge into MCA Records, Powell's first release on the label was the single "If I" in 2000, which peaked at No. 58 on the R&B chart. His third studio album JP was released on March 27, 2001, opening at No. 18 R&B and No. 71 on Billboard 200. A second single, "Something in the Past" (No. 67 R&B) followed, in addition to Powell doing some promotion for the release. In 2002, he left the label and signed with Riviera Records. His fourth studio album Jesse was released on October 14, 2003 and was supported by the singles "By the Way" (No. 99 R&B) and "Touching It Tonight", peaking at No. 85 on the Billboard R&B chart. The album served as his last release before his retirement from the music industry.

2) Jesse Powell (born in Fort Worth, Texas, on 27 February 1924; died 19 October 1982) was an American jazz and rhythm and blues saxophonist.
Powell studied music at Hampton University, where he became inspired by Count Basie’s Lester Young and Herschel Evans, and played his tenor saxophone with the bands of Oran ‘Hot Lips’ Page (1942-43), Louis Armstrong (1943-44), and Luis Russell (1944-45). In 1946 he accepted an offer from Count Basie to replace Illinois Jacquet in the reed section. After briefly leading his own band in 1948 and being featured at that year’s Paris Jazz Festival, he joined Dizzy Gillespie’s Orchestra (1949-50), but the R&B era found him with copious session work and, again, his own unit, which recorded for Federal (the infamous ‘Walkin’ Blues’ sung by Fluffy Hunter) and Jubilee.
In a November 1951 session for Federal, he backed Fluffy Hunter on the notorious “The Walking Blues” and “My Natch’l Man.” In October 1953 he had a second session for Federal, recording four good R&B numbers – “Love To Spare” / “Rear Bumper” (Federal 12159) and “Leaving Tonight” / “Hot Box” (Federal 12171). These four tracks were featured on the old Westside CD “Groove Station” which utilized the artwork from “Blow Man Blow” on its back cover.
Powell continued his R&B career through the 1950s with sessions for Josie and Jubilee, mainly as an arranger and session man on vocal group sessions, particularly with The Cadillacs. He released three solo singles on Josie – “Moonlight In Vermont” / “Riggin’” (Josie 782), “Can’t Help Myself, Parts 1 and 2” (Josie 799) and “Turnpike” / “Ain’t You Gonna” (Josie 834).
The session at which Josie 782 was recorded also brought forth a couple of novelty numbers by Jesse – “The Head Hunters” and “Scotch On The Rocks”, the latter with bagpipe accompaniment. These two sides were released as by The Goofers on Port 7006.
The Josie and Port tracks featured on the Sequel CDs “Jumping At Jubilee” and “Saxophony!” and also on the Westside CD “Titanic And 23 Other Unsinkable Sax Blasters.”
After recording “Blow Man Blow” Jesse had two more LPs released in the early 1960s – “It’s Party Time” on Tru-Sound and “A Taste Of Honey” on Kapp. Powell died in New York in October 1982.

All alone
Jesse Powell Lyrics

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Sitting here all alone,
Just thinkin' bout'cha staring at the phone
Wondering if you're gonna call,
My mind is racing off the wall
See it was cool, when you said my name
To imagine it is not the same
I must be strong, I will go on
But this empty heart is causing me pain, don't want to be

[Chorus:]
All alone, all alone, all alone, don't want to be all alone
All alone, all alone
All alone, all alone, all alone, don't want to be all alone
All alone, all alone

Said that you would always be there, now I'm so alone
I can't even bear
But honey that's just fine, 'cause one day,
The only love you want, will be mine
I'm not a fool, I've got integrity, don't blame my sensitivity
It's not a game, 'cause alone I remain
And this empty heart is causing me pain, don't want to be

[Chorus]

We could take the time to make things right, just stay
Somehow I've got to drive this loneliness away

[Chorus]

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey

[Chorus]

Don't want to be all alone
Don't leave me baby
Come back to me, say yes, say yes
Don't leave me alone, oh see'mon back, see'mon back
I don't want to be alone
Don't leave me here alone, don't want to be alone
I don't want to be alone

I'm waiting right here
Down on my knees
Please tell me that you'll come back to me
I don't want to be alone
Baby don't you have me here on my own

See'mon back, see'mon back
I don't want to be alone

Overall Meaning

The song "All Alone" by Jesse Powell is an emotional ballad that describes the pain of being left alone after a breakup. The lyrics suggest that the singer is sitting alone, thinking about his lover and waiting for her to call, but she hasn't. He feels the pain of loneliness and the emptiness in his heart. The singer is hoping that his lover will come back to him and that they will be able to work things out. He is willing to do whatever it takes to get his lover back as long as he doesn't have to be alone anymore.

In the chorus, the singer repeats the phrase "All alone" several times to emphasize his fear of being alone. He is pleading with his lover not to leave him, and he wants her to come back to him. He is willing to do whatever it takes to make things right between them. The lyrics suggest that the singer is struggling with his emotions, and he is trying to cope with the pain of being alone.

Line by Line Meaning

Sitting here all alone,
I am alone and lost, just sitting and doing nothing.

Just thinkin' bout'cha staring at the phone
I am thinking of you and waiting for your call or message. I am always staring at my phone.

Wondering if you're gonna call,
I am constantly wondering if you are going to call me or not.

My mind is racing off the wall
My mind is going crazy with all these thoughts about you.

See it was cool, when you said my name
I loved it when you said my name, it made me feel special and loved.

To imagine it is not the same
But now just imagining it is not enough, I need you to be here with me.

I must be strong, I will go on
I know I have to be strong and move on from this situation.

But this empty heart is causing me pain, don't want to be
But my heart is hurting and I don't want to be alone anymore.

All alone, all alone, all alone, don't want to be all alone
I keep repeating that I don't want to be alone.

Said that you would always be there, now I'm so alone
You promised me that you would always be here for me, but now I am completely alone.

I can't even bear
It is so painful that I can't even take it anymore.

But honey that's just fine, 'cause one day,
But it's okay because someday someone who truly loves me will be with me.

The only love you want, will be mine
And you will regret leaving me because you will realize that I was the only one who truly loved you.

I'm not a fool, I've got integrity, don't blame my sensitivity
I am not a fool, I am an honest and genuine person. Don't blame me for being sensitive to your actions.

It's not a game, 'cause alone I remain
This is not some game, I am all alone and hurting.

And this empty heart is causing me pain, don't want to be
My heart is empty and it's causing me immense pain. I don't want to feel like this anymore.

We could take the time to make things right, just stay
We can fix things between us if you just stay and work things out with me.

Somehow I've got to drive this loneliness away
I need to find a way to get rid of this loneliness and move on from this situation.

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
Some repeated lines for emphasis and effect.

Don't leave me baby
I don't want you to leave me.

Come back to me, say yes, say yes
Please come back to me and say yes to making things right between us.

Don't leave me alone, oh see'mon back, see'mon back
Don't leave me alone. Please come back to me.

I don't want to be alone
This is my biggest fear, to be left alone like this.

I'm waiting right here
I am waiting for you. I am not going anywhere.

Down on my knees
I am begging you to come back to me.

Please tell me that you'll come back to me
Please give me some hope and tell me that you will come back to me.