Jimmy Ray (album)

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Jimmy Ray
The cover features the artist at a diner, wearing a light orange t-shirt with the buttons open, showing a brown shirt under it. He has his left hand on the side of his forehead and his right hand next to a coffee cup on a saucer plate. The artist's name appears on the left side of the cover.
Studio album by
Released10 March 1998 (1998-03-10)
Recorded1997
StudioBunk Junk & Genius, Eden Studios, Metropolis Studios, Strongroom, The Church, Trident Studios (London, England)
GenreDance-pop, neo-pop, teen pop
Length35:15
LabelEpic
ProducerJimmy Ray, Con Fitzpatrick
Jimmy Ray chronology
Jimmy Ray
(1998)
Live to Fight Another Day
(2017)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3/5 stars[1]
Rolling Stone2.5/5 stars[2]

Jimmy Ray is the eponymous debut 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 10 March 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..

Track listing[]

  1. "Are You Jimmy Ray?" - (Ray, Jimmy/Fitzpatrick, Con) - 3:29 (Saxes - Gary Barnacle)
  2. "Goin' to Vegas" - (Ray, Jimmy/Fitzpatrick, Con) - 3:30
  3. "I Got Rolled" - (Ray, Jimmy/Fitzpatrick, Con) - 3:38
  4. "Daddy's Got a Gun" - (Ray, Jimmy/Fitzpatrick, Con) - 3:33
  5. "Way Low" - (Ray, Jimmy/Fitzpatrick, Con) - 3:33
  6. "Look Inside for Love" - (Ray, Jimmy) - 3:35
  7. "Trippin' on Baby Blue" - Ray, Jimmy/Fitzpatrick, Con) - 3:54
  8. "Sex for Beginners" - (Ray, Jimmy/Fitzpatrick, Con) - 3:12
  9. "Let It Go Go" - (Ray, Jimmy) - 3:36
  10. "Free at Last" - (Ray, Jimmy) - 3:15

References[]

  1. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine (1998-03-10). "Jimmy Ray - Jimmy Ray | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-05-22.
  2. ^ "Album Reviews and Ratings". Rolling Stone. 2014-05-15. Retrieved 2014-05-22.[dead link]



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