Michael Ray (album)

Michael Ray is the self-titled debut album by American country music artist Michael Ray. It was released on August 7, 2015 via Atlantic Nashville.[1] The lead single, "Kiss You in the Morning", was a number one hit on the US Billboard Country Airplay chart.[2]

Michael Ray
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 7, 2015 (2015-08-07)
GenreCountry
Length37:22
LabelAtlantic Nashville
ProducerScott Hendricks
Michael Ray chronology
Kiss You in the Morning EP
(2015)
Michael Ray
(2015)
Amos
(2018)
Singles from Michael Ray
  1. "Kiss You in the Morning"
    Released: February 16, 2015
  2. "Real Men Love Jesus"
    Released: September 14, 2015
  3. "Think a Little Less"
    Released: April 25, 2016

Content

Ray has writing credits on only one song on his debut, "Run Away with You", which he co-wrote with John Rich who first recorded the song as part of Big & Rich for their 2014 album, Gravity.[3] Their version was released as a single on January 19, 2015 and was a Top 20 hit on the Country Airplay charts.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Kiss You in the Morning"Justin Wilson, Michael White3:01
2."Another Girl"Rhett Akins, Chris DeStefano, Ashley Gorley3:01
3."Look Like This"Matt Jenkins, Shane McAnally, Jimmy Robbins3:14
4."Real Men Love Jesus"Lance Miller, Adam Sanders, Brad Warren, Brett Warren3:11
5."Livin' It Up"Marty Dodson, Jason Sellers, Jimmy Yeary3:04
6."Run Away with You"John Rich, Michael Ray3:40
7."Think a Little Less"Barry Dean, Jon Nite, Thomas Rhett, Robbins2:57
8."Wish I Was Here"Nathan Chapman, Nicolle Galyon, Jenkins3:21
9."This Love"Gorley, McAnally, Robbins2:59
10."Drivin' All Night"Casey Beathard, Monty Criswell3:44
11."Everything In Between"Zach Crowell, Jenkins, Nite3:29
12."Somewhere South"Jessi Alexander, C. Beathard, Tucker Beathard3:41
Total length:37:22

Personnel

Chart performance

The album debuted on the Billboard 200 at No. 21, and the Top Country Albums chart at No. 4, with 11,300 copies sold in the US in its first week.[4] The album has sold 51,000 copies in the US as of January 2017.[5]

Album

Chart (2015–17) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 60
US Billboard 200[7] 21
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[8] 4

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country
[9]
US Country Airplay
[10]
US
[11]
CAN Country
[12]
CAN
[13]
2015 "Kiss You in the Morning" 10 1 55 13 73
"Real Men Love Jesus" 28 17 44
2016 "Think a Little Less" 4 2 54 41
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References

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