Ray_Scott_(singer)
Ray Scott (singer)
American singer
Carlton Ray Scott Jr. (born December 5, 1969, in Semora, North Carolina) is an American country music artist. He first gained attention in 2005 with his debut album My Kind of Music, and has since released eleven albums and two EPS.
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Ray Scott at Toe Jam in Destin, Florida, August 27, 2014 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Carlton Ray Scott Jr.[1] |
| Born | (1969-12-05) December 5, 1969 (age 54) |
| Origin | Semora, North Carolina, United States |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, acoustic guitar |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | Decibel Nashville, Warner Bros. Nashville, Jethropolitan |
| Website | http://www.rayscott.com |
Scott has a distinctive southern voice and wears a cowboy hat. Warner Brothers released his debut album, My Kind of Music, and its title track became a top 40 single in 2005.[2]
Scott split from the Warner Brothers label two years later. He independently released Crazy Like Me (2008) and Rayality (2011), which gave him a physical product on the road and support from Sirius XM.[3] "Drinkin Beer" and "Ain’t Always Thirsty" received Sirius airplay, as did one of his best-known singles: "Those Jeans" from the Rayality album, produced by Dave Brainard (Jerrod Neimann, Brandy Clark). Then came his 5th studio album in 2017 — Guitar for Sale, produced by Michael Hughes.[4]
Hughes and Scott paired up again for Honky Tonk Heart, an EP released on March 1, 2019. According to Scott, ""Honky Tonk Heart" is all about who I am, and it's an ode to all the troubadours out there runnin' up and down the highways keeping real country music alive because they love it, live it, and breathe it."[5]
Scott's second EP, Nowhere Near Done, was released in February 2020.[3]
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
Sales | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [6] |
US Heat [7] |
US Indie [8] | |||
| My Kind of Music |
|
39 | 4 | — | |
| Crazy Like Me |
|
— | — | — | |
| Rayality |
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— | — | — | |
| Ray Scott |
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— | — | — | |
| Guitar for Sale |
|
— | 12 | 28 |
|
| Cover The Earth |
|
— | — | — | |
| Billboards & Brake Lights |
|
— | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
EPs
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
Sales | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Heat [7] |
US Indie [8] | |||
| Honky Tonk Heart |
|
19 | 39 | |
| Nowhere Near Done |
|
— | — |
|
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [1] | |||
| 2005 | "My Kind of Music" | 39 | My Kind of Music |
| 2006 | "Gone Either Way" | 53 | |
| "I Didn't Come Here to Talk" | — | ||
| 2008 | "Sometimes the Bottle Hits You Back" | — | Crazy Like Me |
| 2012 | "Those Jeans" | — | Rayality |
| 2014 | "What Works for Willie" | — | Rayality (Deluxe) |
| "Drinkin' Beer" | — | Ray Scott | |
| 2015 | "Ain't Always Thirsty" | — | |
| 2017 | "Livin' This Way" | — | Guitar For Sale |
| 2019 | "Honky Tonk Heart" | — | Honky Tonk Heart |
| 2022 | "Santa's Sack" | — | N/A |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | "My Kind of Music" | Shaun Silva |
| 2012 | "Those Jeans" | Marcel |
| 2014 | "Drinkin' Beer"[11] | Sam White |
| 2015 | "Ain't Always Thirsty" | Blake Judd |
| 2016 | "High Road" | |
| 2022 | "Santa's Sack" |
- Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 371. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- "About Ray Scott". Ray Scott.
- ""Nowhere Near Done;" The Ray Scott Story (So Far)". Pro Country. September 2, 2019.
- Kay, Mary (June 15, 2017). "Ray Scott Celebrates "Guitar For Sale" With A Fan Party – CMM Interview". Country Music Matters.
- Laffer, Lauren (January 18, 2019). "Ray Scott Puts Acoustic Twist on His Ode to the Troubadours". Sounds Like Nashville.
- "Ray Scott > Top Country Albums". Billboard.
- "Ray Scott > Heatseekers Albums". Billboard.
- "Ray Scott > Independent Albums". Billboard.
- Bjorke, Matt (June 19, 2017). "Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: June 19, 2017". Roughstock.
- Bjorke, Matt (March 3, 2020). "Top 10 Country Albums In Pure Sales: March 2, 2020". Roughstock. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- "Ray Scott – Drinkin' Beer". Yallwire. Retrieved October 21, 2014.