Her first releases under the name Jessi Colter were issued by RCA Victor in 1969, beginning with A Country Star Is Born.

A re-release of the Waylon Jennings and Colter single "Suspicious Minds" reached number two on the US and Canadian country charts.

Her fourth album Diamond in the Rough reached the top five of the US country chart and number 79 on the Billboard 200.

Yet Capitol Records released three more solo studio albums of Colter's material: Mirriam (1977), That's the Way a Cowboy Rocks and Rolls (1978) and Ridin' Shotgun (1981).

Ten years later, an album of children's music appeared titled Jessi Colter Sings Just for Kids.