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Jypsi
Origin	Galena, Illinois, USA
Genres	Country
Years active	1994-present[1]
Labels	Arista Nashville
Website	http://www.jypsi.net
Members
Amber-Dawn Rische Frank Rische Lillie Mae Rische Scarlett Rische

Jypsi (pronounced /ˈdʒɪpsiː/ "gypsy") is an American country music group composed of four siblings, all with the surname Rische: Amber-Dawn (fiddle, vocals), Frank (guitar, vocals), Lillie Mae (lead vocals), and Scarlett (mandolin, vocals). Signed to Arista Nashville in 2007, the group has released three singles, including "I Don't Love You Like That", which reached #38 on the U.S. country singles charts that year. The band also released its self-titled debut album in May 2008.

Contents 1 History 2 Discography 2.1 Jypsi (2008) 2.2 Singles 2.3 Guest singles 2.4 Music videos 3 References 4 External links

[edit] History

Jypsi was formed in 1994 in Galena, Illinois^[2] by sisters Amber-Dawn, Lillie Mae, and Scarlett Rische, along with their brother, Frank.^[3] After several years of playing locally, the band was discovered in 2000 by Cowboy Jack Clement, a record producer from Nashville, Tennessee.^[1] They performed in Nashville for several years before being signed to Arista Nashville in 2007. In late 2007, Jypsi began work on its debut album.^[4] The group's first single was entitled "Love Is a Drug",^[1] but it did not chart and was not put on the album. "I Don't Love You Like That," its follow-up, reached a peak of #38 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts.^[5]

Jypsi's self-titled debut album was released in May 2008 as a music download but not as a physical album. This album includes the song "Now That's All Right with Me", previously released by Mandy Barnett on her 1996 self-titled debut. Country Standard Time gave the album a favorable review, with reviewer John Lupton saying, "Though it takes a little while to get it going, their self-titled debut demonstrates that there is indeed some substance to the [attractive] image as well."^[6] Lead singer Lillie Mae Rische made a guest appearance on the track "God Knows Who I Am" on Montgomery Gentry's 2008 album Back When I Knew It All.^[7] The quartet's third single, "Mister Officer", was released in August 2009. It was also made into the band's first music video, directed by Roman White.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Jypsi (2008)

Jypsi
Studio album by Jypsi
Released	May 2008
Genre	Country
Label	Arista Nashville
Producer	Blake Chancey
Professional reviews
Country Standard Time – (favorable)[6]

1. "Now That's All Right with Me" (Kostas, Tony Perez) – 2:47
2. "I Do What I Want" (Bart Hansen) – 2:44
3. "I Don't Love You Like That" (Liz Rose, Stephanie Chapman) – 3:49
4. "You Don't Know What Real Love Is" (Bobby Nicholas) – 4:00
5. "Shame on Me" (Christi Dannemiller, Jim Collins) – 3:21
6. "Stray Dogs and Alley Cats" (Harley Allen) – 3:34
7. "The House of the Rising Sun" (traditional) – 4:21
8. "Free" (Nicholas) – 3:37
9. "Halfway Home Cafe" (Paul Overstreet, Johnny Barranco) – 4:19
10. "First Thing on My Mind" (Nicholas) – 4:33
11. "Kandi Kitchen" (Frank Carter Rische) – 5:26

[edit] Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions	Album
		US Country
2007	"Love Is a Drug"	—	single only
2008	"I Don't Love You Like That"	38	Jypsi
2009	"Mister Officer"	52	TBD
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

[edit] Guest singles

Year	Single	Artist	Peak positions	Album
			US Country
2006	"You Don't Know My Love"	Ronnie Milsap	—	My Life
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

[edit] Music videos

Year	Video	Director
2009	"Mister Officer"	Roman White

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Jypsi.net
• Jypsi at MySpace