Jimmy Ray (album)
Jimmy Ray is the debut album by British singer Jimmy Ray, released on 10 March 1998. He wrote or co-wrote every song on the album. It debuted at No. 112 on the Billboard 200, and also reached No. 2 on the Heatseekers Chart. Its only successful single, "Are You Jimmy Ray?", made the album a substantial success. "Goin' to Vegas" and "I Got Rolled" did not chart in the US, but had some minor success in Ray's native UK.
Musical style
The sound of Jimmy Ray is a fusion of rockabilly, pop, hip hop and alternative rock.Critical reception
The Edmonton Journal wrote that Ray "cops Danny Zuko's greased stud looks, Michael Hutchence's white-funk hooks, Brian Setzer's '50s rocker riffs and the programming talents of Britain's best DJs."Personnel
Credits adapted from the album's inlay and liner notes.Vocals
- Jimmy Ray – lead vocals, backing vocals, drum vocals
- Katy Kisoon – backing vocals
- Con Fitzpatrick – backing vocals
- Chyna Gordon – backing vocals
- Lance Ellington – backing vocals
- The Real People – backing vocals
- Jason Christian – backing vocals
- Jimmy Ray – acoustic guitar, programming
- Con Fitzpatrick – acoustic guitar, slide guitar, programming
- Rich King – lead guitar, programming
- Rob Tidd – rhythm guitar
- Nick Nasmyth – keyboards, Hammond organ
- Nick Plytas – Hammond organ
- John Thirkell – horns, trumpet
- Gary Barnacle – saxophone
- Phil Smith – saxophone
- Fayyaz Virji – trombone
- Brendan Power – harmonica
- Mark Seltham – harmonica
- The Real People – percussion
- Finn Steele – engineering, mixing
- Connagh MacLean – assistant engineering
- Richard Hinton – assistant engineering
- Pat McGovern – assistant engineering
- Ron Warshow – assistant engineering
- Matt & Matt – assistant engineering
- Con Fitzpatrick – mixing
- Jimmy Ray – mixing
- Rick Guest – photography