Jimmy Ray (album)
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Jimmy Ray is the eponymous debut and only album from British-pop artist, Jimmy Ray
. He wrote or co-wrote every song on the album. It debuted at #112 on The Billboard 200
, and also reached #2 on the Heatseekers
Chart. It was released on March 10, 1998. Its only successful single, "Are You Jimmy Ray?", made the album a substantial success, while "Goin' to Vegas" and "I Got Rolled" disappointed in the U.S., but had some minor success in his native U.K.
.
A music video for "Are You Jimmy Ray?" went into heavy rotation on music television. The video juxtaposed Ray's rockabilly image with a trailer park setting as stereotypical "rap video" women in sports jerseys and football shorts danced provocatively behind him.
Jimmy Ray
Jimmy Ray is an English pop-rock musician. In press interviews and promotional materials he cited his influence by the music of Elvis Presley and other rock and roll stars such as Buddy Holly, Eddie Cochran and Tommy Steele...
. He wrote or co-wrote every song on the album. It debuted at #112 on The Billboard 200
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...
, and also reached #2 on the Heatseekers
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...
Chart. It was released on March 10, 1998. Its only successful single, "Are You Jimmy Ray?", made the album a substantial success, while "Goin' to Vegas" and "I Got Rolled" disappointed in the U.S., but had some minor success in his native U.K.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.
A music video for "Are You Jimmy Ray?" went into heavy rotation on music television. The video juxtaposed Ray's rockabilly image with a trailer park setting as stereotypical "rap video" women in sports jerseys and football shorts danced provocatively behind him.
Track listing
- "Are You Jimmy Ray?Are You Jimmy Ray?"Are You Jimmy Ray?" is a single co-written and performed by British pop singer Jimmy Ray from his 1998 self-titled debut album. The single entered the Billboard Pop Songs chart on March 7, 1998 and eventually peaked at #10. The song peaked at #17 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart...
" - (Ray, Jimmy/Fitzpatrick, Con) - 3:29 - "Goin' to Vegas" - (Ray, Jimmy/Fitzpatrick, Con) - 3:30
- "I Got Rolled" - (Ray, Jimmy/Fitzpatrick, Con) - 3:38
- "Daddy's Got a Gun" - (Ray, Jimmy/Fitzpatrick, Con) - 3:33
- "Way Low" - (Ray, Jimmy/Fitzpatrick, Con) - 3:33
- "Look Inside for Love" - (Ray, Jimmy) - 3:35
- "Trippin' on Baby Blue" - Ray, Jimmy/Fitzpatrick, Con) - 3:54
- "Sex for Beginners" - (Ray, Jimmy/Fitzpatrick, Con) - 3:12
- "Let It Go Go" - (Ray, Jimmy) - 3:36
- "Free at Last" - (Ray, Jimmy) - 3:15