Yes I Am is the album that catapulted Melissa Etheridge into superstardom. The 1993 collection's mercilessly driven, bluesy songs--nearly all dripping with sensual lyrics and rousing rhythms--made it the ideal breeding ground for a couple of career-enhancing music videos. The eerily possessive rock ballad Come to My Window hit the tube first with a bizarre twofold portrait of Etheridge and her guitar and actress Juliette Lewis having a nervous breakdown. This single brought the album into the public consciousness and was quickly followed by the similarly obsessive, slow-groovin' I'm the Only One and the co-dependence-battling If I Wanted To. But the album's real strength is in the hidden gems untouched by MTV programmers. The slow-building Silent Legacy, the undulating blues scream Yes I Am, and the playful, acoustic Ruins are what make this album a whole.