Question 1

Does Melissa Etheridge write her own songs?

Accepted Answer

She is credited on 162 of her 188 studio tracks and is the only writer on 139. Seven of her seventeen albums carry no other writer anywhere on them.

Question 2

Who wrote "Come to My Window"?

Accepted Answer

Melissa Etheridge, alone. Every track on Yes I Am is hers and hers only, including "I'm the Only One".

Question 3

How many albums has she released?

Accepted Answer

Seventeen studio albums, from Melissa Etheridge in 1988 to Rise in 2026.

Question 4

Which album sold the most?

Accepted Answer

Yes I Am, certified 6x platinum by the RIAA. The debut and Your Little Secret are both 2x platinum.

Question 5

Which singles charted highest?

Accepted Answer

"I'm the Only One" reached number eight on the Billboard Hot 100, "If I Wanted To" number 16 and "I Want to Come Over" number 22.

Question 6

What is Memphis Rock and Soul?

Accepted Answer

A 2016 album of Stax covers. Ten of its twelve tracks are by other writers, which makes it the only record here that is mostly not hers.

Question 7

Which albums does she write entirely alone?

Accepted Answer

The debut, Yes I Am, Skin, The Awakening, Fearless Love, 4th Street Feeling, One Way Out and Rise all carry only her name.

Question 8

Why is The Medicine Show uncredited?

Accepted Answer

The album article gives titles and lengths with no writer column and no blanket credit line, and no Discogs release fills the gap.

Question 9

Did she co-write on any album?

Accepted Answer

This Is M.E. in 2014 is the one built on co-writes: only one of its eleven tracks carries her name alone.

Question 10

Is she still recording?

Accepted Answer

Rise came out in 2026 and is the most recent studio album.