ailment and the cure - the person we try to resist but cannot." Record World said that "Carly offers a slick, bouncy package about a onesided love that won't go away." In a retrospective review for AllMusic, William Ruhlmann called the track "the album's highlight" and declared it "Simon's best-written pop/rock song since ‘You're So Vain’ and a Top Ten hit to boot." Track listing 7" single "Jesse" – 4:15 "Stardust" – 4:13 Personnel Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Live performances Despite the massive critical and commercial of success of "Jesse", as well as Simon making official music videos for tracks from her previous album Spy (1979), an official video was never made for the song. Simon has performed it in many of her concerts, including two in which it was filmed: Live at Grand Central in 1995 and A Moonlight Serenade on the Queen Mary 2 in 2005. References External links Carly Simon's Official Website YouTube - Simon performing Jesse on the Queen Mary 2 in 2005 1980 songs Songs written by Carly Simon Carly Simon songs Warner Records singles