Jeff Bates
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Jeffery Wayne "Jeff" Bates (born September 19, 1963) is an American country music
artist. Signed to RCA Records
in 2003, Bates released his debut album Rainbow Man that year. A second album, Leave the Light On, was released in 2005 on RCA. He left RCA in 2006. This album was followed by Jeff Bates in 2008 on the independent Black River Music Group
. Bates' two RCA albums accounted for seven chart singles on the Billboard
country charts, of which three reached top 40: "The Love Song" (his highest, at #8), "I Wanna Make You Cry" at #23, and "Long, Slow Kisses" at #17.
's 2002 single "What a Memory". Bates signed to RCA Records
Nashville in 2003, releasing his debut single, "The Love Song" that year. Peaking at #8 on the Billboard
country charts, it was the first of three singles from his debut album Rainbow Man
, which also produced a #47 in its title track and a #23 in "I Wanna Make You Cry". Bates co-produced the album with David Malloy
, Kenny Beard, and Scott Hendricks
.
. However, none of the other three singles from this album — "Good People", "No Shame" and "One Second Chance" — reached Top 40, and Bates was dropped from RCA's roster.
in 2008 and released his self-titled
third album. The album's first three singles were "Don't Hate Me for Lovin' You", "Riverbank", and "One Thing".
"One Day Closer" was released February 15, 2011.
guitar company and used in his video "One Second Chance" was stolen from Bates' garage. When Bates called the Nashville
police, Det. Rick Mavity was sent to investigate. Mavity was the same officer involved in Bates' arrest. Mavity located the stolen guitar in a pawn shop and returned it to Bates.
Bates has been active in his works of compassion, collecting for organizations such as Toys for Tots
and others. In 2005, a concert in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
, raised $25,000 for Hurricane Katrina
relief in his home area.
In May 2007, Bates married his wife, Kelly, in an outdoor ceremony. A year later, he signed to Black River Music Group
and released his self-titled third album.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artist. Signed to RCA Records
RCA Records
RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...
in 2003, Bates released his debut album Rainbow Man that year. A second album, Leave the Light On, was released in 2005 on RCA. He left RCA in 2006. This album was followed by Jeff Bates in 2008 on the independent Black River Music Group
Black River Music Group
Black River Music Group is an independent record label in Nashville, Tennessee, specializing in country music.- Background :Black River Music Group started in early 2007 by Nashville session player, Jimmy Nichols , Tonya Cochran Ginnetti, and billionaires Terry and Kim Pegula...
. Bates' two RCA albums accounted for seven chart singles on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
country charts, of which three reached top 40: "The Love Song" (his highest, at #8), "I Wanna Make You Cry" at #23, and "Long, Slow Kisses" at #17.
Biography
Jeff Bates was born in Bunker Hill, Mississippi, a community in Marion County. He went to East Marion High School in Columbia.Rainbow Man
Before signing to a record contract, Bates co-wrote Tracy LawrenceTracy Lawrence
Tracy Lawrence is an American country music artist. He started at a country music restaurant called "Live At Libby's" where owner Libby Knight would help local talent find their way into country music...
's 2002 single "What a Memory". Bates signed to RCA Records
RCA Records
RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...
Nashville in 2003, releasing his debut single, "The Love Song" that year. Peaking at #8 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
country charts, it was the first of three singles from his debut album Rainbow Man
Rainbow Man
Rainbow Man is the debut album of American country music artist Jeff Bates. It was released in 2003 on RCA Nashville. The album includes eleven songs, all co-written by Bates, of which three were singles: "The Love Song", the title track, and "I Wanna Make You Cry". Respectively, these peaked at...
, which also produced a #47 in its title track and a #23 in "I Wanna Make You Cry". Bates co-produced the album with David Malloy
David Malloy
David Ernest Malloy is an American Country Music and Pop songwriter, record producer and A&R executive with 41 Number One Billboard Hits. He has received multiple Grammy nominations, as writer and/or producer, and has worked with many artists and projects including USA for Africa, superstars Tim...
, Kenny Beard, and Scott Hendricks
Scott Hendricks
Scott Hendricks is an American record producer who has worked with several country music artists. He has had over 80 top 10s, and 45 number 1 hits. Between 1995 and 1997, he was also the president and chief executive officer of Capitol Records Nashville...
.
Leave the Light On
His fourth single, "Long, Slow Kisses", was a re-recording of a cut from his debut album. This re-recording was the third Top 40 hit of his career, peaking at #17 in 2005. It was also the first of four singles from his second album, Leave the Light OnLeave the Light On (Jeff Bates album)
Leave the Light On is the second album by American country music artist Jeff Bates. Released on April 11, 2006 , it includes the singles "Long, Slow Kisses" , "Good People", "No Shame" and "One Second Chance"...
. However, none of the other three singles from this album — "Good People", "No Shame" and "One Second Chance" — reached Top 40, and Bates was dropped from RCA's roster.
Jeff Bates
He signed to Black River Music GroupBlack River Music Group
Black River Music Group is an independent record label in Nashville, Tennessee, specializing in country music.- Background :Black River Music Group started in early 2007 by Nashville session player, Jimmy Nichols , Tonya Cochran Ginnetti, and billionaires Terry and Kim Pegula...
in 2008 and released his self-titled
Jeff Bates (album)
Jeff Bates is the self-titled third album from American country music artist Jeff Bates. Released in April 2008 on the independent label Black River Music Group, it has accounted for three non-charting singles: "Don't Hate Me for Lovin' You", "Riverbank" and "One Thing". Bates co-wrote ten of the...
third album. The album's first three singles were "Don't Hate Me for Lovin' You", "Riverbank", and "One Thing".
One Day Closer
Jeff's second and first EP for Black River Music GroupBlack River Music Group
Black River Music Group is an independent record label in Nashville, Tennessee, specializing in country music.- Background :Black River Music Group started in early 2007 by Nashville session player, Jimmy Nichols , Tonya Cochran Ginnetti, and billionaires Terry and Kim Pegula...
"One Day Closer" was released February 15, 2011.
Personal life and charitable efforts
In August 2006, a $3,500 guitar that was a gift to Bates from the TakamineTakamine Guitars
is a Japanese guitar manufacturer based in Nakatsugawa, Gifu, Japan. Takamine is known for its steel-string guitars.The company was founded in May 1962; in 1978 they were one of the first companies to introduce acoustic-electric models, where they pioneered the design of the preamp-equalizer...
guitar company and used in his video "One Second Chance" was stolen from Bates' garage. When Bates called the Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
police, Det. Rick Mavity was sent to investigate. Mavity was the same officer involved in Bates' arrest. Mavity located the stolen guitar in a pawn shop and returned it to Bates.
Bates has been active in his works of compassion, collecting for organizations such as Toys for Tots
Toys for Tots
Toys for Tots is a program run by the United States Marine Corps Reserve which donates toys to children whose parents cannot afford to buy them gifts for Christmas. The program was founded in 1947 by reservist Major William L...
and others. In 2005, a concert in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Hattiesburg is a city in Forrest County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 44,779 at the 2000 census . It is the county seat of Forrest County...
, raised $25,000 for Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...
relief in his home area.
In May 2007, Bates married his wife, Kelly, in an outdoor ceremony. A year later, he signed to Black River Music Group
Black River Music Group
Black River Music Group is an independent record label in Nashville, Tennessee, specializing in country music.- Background :Black River Music Group started in early 2007 by Nashville session player, Jimmy Nichols , Tonya Cochran Ginnetti, and billionaires Terry and Kim Pegula...
and released his self-titled third album.
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||||||
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| US Country |
US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
US Heat Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical... |
US Indie Independent Albums The Billboard Independent Albums is a chart of the highest-selling independent music albums and extended plays in the United States, compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is used to list artists who are not signed to major labels... |
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| Rainbow Man Rainbow Man Rainbow Man is the debut album of American country music artist Jeff Bates. It was released in 2003 on RCA Nashville. The album includes eleven songs, all co-written by Bates, of which three were singles: "The Love Song", the title track, and "I Wanna Make You Cry". Respectively, these peaked at... |
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| Leave the Light On Leave the Light On (Jeff Bates album) Leave the Light On is the second album by American country music artist Jeff Bates. Released on April 11, 2006 , it includes the singles "Long, Slow Kisses" , "Good People", "No Shame" and "One Second Chance"... |
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12 | 62 | — | — | ||||
| Jeff Bates Jeff Bates (album) Jeff Bates is the self-titled third album from American country music artist Jeff Bates. Released in April 2008 on the independent label Black River Music Group, it has accounted for three non-charting singles: "Don't Hate Me for Lovin' You", "Riverbank" and "One Thing". Bates co-wrote ten of the... |
Black River Music Group Black River Music Group is an independent record label in Nashville, Tennessee, specializing in country music.- Background :Black River Music Group started in early 2007 by Nashville session player, Jimmy Nichols , Tonya Cochran Ginnetti, and billionaires Terry and Kim Pegula... |
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| One Day Closer |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
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| 2002 | "The Love Song" | 8 | 59 | Rainbow Man | |||||
| 2003 | "Rainbow Man" | 47 | — | ||||||
| 2004 | "I Wanna Make You Cry" | 23 | — | ||||||
| 2005 | "Long, Slow Kisses" | 17 | 105 | Leave the Light On | |||||
| "Good People" | 42 | — | |||||||
| 2006 | "No Shame" | 45 | — | ||||||
| "One Second Chance" | 59 | — | |||||||
| 2008 | "Don't Hate Me for Lovin' You" | — | — | Jeff Bates | |||||
| "Riverbank" | — | — | |||||||
| 2009 | "One Thing" | — | — | ||||||
| 2011 | "One Day Closer" | — | — | One Day Closer | |||||
| "He Wasn't Like Us" | — | — | Jeff Bates | ||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | "I Wanna Make You Cry" | Steven L. Weaver |
| 2005 | "Good People" | Roman White Roman White Roman White is a music video director who has directed most of Carrie Underwood's videos. He has also directed music videos for Kelly Clarkson, Josh Groban, Kellie Pickler, Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and more... |
| 2006 | "One Second Chance" | Deaton Flanigen Deaton-Flanigen Productions Deaton-Flanigen Productions is a music video directing duo composed of Robert Deaton III and George Flanigen IV. The two have directed multiple music videos, primarily in the field of country music... |
| 2008 | "Don't Hate Me For Lovin' You" | Ryan Smith |
| 2009 | "One Thing" |
External links
- [ Jeff Bates] at Allmusic
- Official Jeff Bates website