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Ray Stevens Discography
The discography of the Americans, American country, pop, and novelty artist Ray Stevens consists of 50 studio albums, 125 singles, 3 live albums, 67 compilation albums, 3 box sets, and 1 extended play. Stevens released his first single in 1957 and his first full album in 1962. Dozens of Stevens' singles have charted on the Hot Country Songs, ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart and two of them reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart: "The Streak" and "Everything Is Beautiful". The former and a cover of the jazz standard "Misty" are his biggest hits on the country charts. Studio albums 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Live albums EPs Box sets Compilation albums Singles 1950s and 1960s *A#ref_A, ^ "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" peaked at number 55 on U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles and number 46 on Canada ''RPM'' Country Tracks. 1970s 1980s and 1990s *B#ref_B, ^ "Shriner's Convention" peaked at number 1 on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Americans
Americans are the Citizenship of the United States, citizens and United States nationality law, nationals of the United States, United States of America.; ; Although direct citizens and nationals make up the majority of Americans, many Multiple citizenship, dual citizens, expatriates, and green card, permanent residents could also legally claim American nationality. The United States is home to race and ethnicity in the United States, people of many racial and ethnic origins; consequently, culture of the United States, American culture and Law of the United States, law do not equate nationality with Race (human categorization), race or Ethnic group, ethnicity, but with citizenship and an Oath of Allegiance (United States), oath of permanent allegiance. Overview The majority of Americans or their ancestors Immigration to the United States, immigrated to the United States or are descended from people who were Trans Atlantic Slave Trade, brought as Slavery in the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Misty (Ray Stevens Album)
''Misty'' was Ray Stevens' twelfth studio album as well as being his seventh and final for Barnaby Records. It was released in 1975 in music, 1975. This album contains primarily cover versions of various songs that were popular from the 1920s to the 1950s, though there are two original songs for the album as well ("Sunshine" and "Take Care of Business"). Four singles were lifted from the album: Misty (song), the title track, "Indian Love Call," "Young Love (1956 song), Young Love," and "Lady of Spain". On November 15, 2005, Collectables Records re-released this album and his 1972 album ''Turn Your Radio On (album), Turn Your Radio On'' together on one CD. Track listing Album credits Musicians *Keyboards: Ray Stevens (piano, organ, clarinet, ARP synthesizer, vibes, bells, etc.) *Bass: Jack Williams (except for "Misty" and "Sunshine" and "Indian Love Call") *Bass for "Misty" and "Sunshine": Stuart Keathley *Bass for "Indian Love Call": Norbert Putnam *Drums: Jerry Carrigan (excep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Never Made A Record I Didn't Like
''I Never Made a Record I Didn't Like'' is Ray Stevens' twenty-fifth studio album and his fifth for MCA Records, released in 1988. Two singles were lifted from the album: "Surfin' U.S.S.R." and "The Day I Tried to Teach Charlene Mackenzie How to Drive." The "Surfin' U.S.S.R." single was accompanied by a music video (his second). The song blends the sound of the Beach Boys with the real world events of the Soviet Union. The second single tells the story of how Stevens attempts to teach a deaf woman how to drive. The character would play an important role several years later when Stevens filmed his direct-to-home video movie, ''Get Serious!''. Connie Freeman portrayed Charlene Mackenzie in the movie. The album cover shows Stevens as Will Rogers performing a rope trick. Rogers' most often quote is "I never met a man I didn't like" which served as the obvious inspiration for the album's title. The third track, "Mama's in the Sky With Elvis," was previously featured on the second vo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crackin' Up!
''Crackin' Up!'' was Ray Stevens' twenty-fourth studio album and his fourth for MCA Records, released in 1987. Three singles were lifted from the album: "Would Jesus Wear a Rolex", "Three-Legged Man" and "Sex Symbols", the last two of which did not chart. Chuck Donkers of AllMusic rated the album four stars out of five, saying that the songs "don't just make you laugh, they make you think, too." Track listing Album credits As listed in liner notes. * Produced and Arranged by Ray Stevens * Recorded at Ray Stevens Studio (Nashville, Tennessee). * Engineer – Stuart Keathley * Mastered by Glenn Meadows at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee). * Mixed and Mastered using the JVC Digital Mastering System. * Art Direction – Ray Stevens and Slick Lawson * Photography – Slick Lawson * Design Concept – Ray Stevens Musicians * Ray Stevens – vocals, keyboards, synthesizers * Mark Casstevens – rhythm guitars, banjo, harmonica The harmonica, also known as a French harp or mou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surely You Joust
''Surely You Joust'' was Ray Stevens' twenty-third studio album and his third for MCA Records. The album's front cover shows Stevens disguised as a medieval knight with a horse standing next to him. The album's back cover shows Stevens in the same costume but in a junk pile with two junk men. Three singles were lifted from the album: "Southern Air" (featuring Jerry Clower and Minnie Pearl), "People's Court", and "Can He Love You Half as Much as I", the last of which did not chart. Track listing Album credits Per liner notes. * Ray Stevens – producer, arrangements, art direction * Stuart Keathley – engineer * Ray Stevens Studio (Nashville, Tennessee) – recording location * Glenn Meadows – mastering at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee) * Susan Lawson – production coordinator * Slick Lawson – art direction, photography * Barnes & Company – design * Camille Engel Advertising – CD design Musicians * Ray Stevens – vocals, backing vocals, keyboards, synth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Have Returned
''I Have Returned'' was Ray Stevens' twenty-second studio album and his second for MCA Records, released in 1985. The pictures on both the front and the back of the album were taken in the Mississippi Sound near Biloxi, Mississippi according to the album credits. The cover depicts Stevens dressed as General Douglas MacArthur from World War II. "The Haircut Song" and "The Ballad of the Blue Cyclone" were released as singles from the album. " Santa Claus Is Watching You" is a re-recording of Stevens' 1960s pop single and was re-issued as a country single around the time of the album's release and was made into a popular music video. Stevens later re-recorded "The Pirate Song" on his 1991 album ''#1 With a Bullet'' and re-recorded the song a third time in 2000 for a music video found on '' Funniest Video Characters''. The first track, "Thus Cacked Henrietta", is a rendition of the popular fanfare portion from Richard Strauss' " Also sprach Zarathustra", performed in chicken cluc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
He Thinks He's Ray Stevens
''He Thinks He's Ray Stevens'' was Ray Stevens' twenty-first studio album and his first for MCA Records, released in 1984. The front of the album cover shows Stevens spoofing French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. It was recorded in an effort to reestablish Stevens as a comic singer after a period in the early 1980s when he had focused mainly on serious material. The track " Mississippi Squirrel Revival" was the biggest hit from this album, reaching No. 20 on Hot Country Singles (now Hot Country Songs) in early 1985. Stevens uses comic storytelling to frame what occurs when a young adolescent boy catches a squirrel (while visiting his grandmother in Pascagoula, Mississippi), brings it into church, where several self-righteous members – including one in particular with sinful secrets to hide – are prominent members, and the squirrel breaks loose from a box the boy has kept it in. As the squirrel wreaks havoc, several members admit to their fellow congregation members their faults, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Me (Ray Stevens Album)
''Me'' was Ray Stevens' twentieth studio album and his third and final for Mercury Records, released in 1983. In 1982, Stevens returned briefly to Mercury to record this album (his first for that label in 20 years) before moving to MCA Records in 1984. The front of the album cover shows Stevens portraying a painter painting a self-portrait; while the back shows the finished portrait on a table along with a second self-portrait that is sketched by pencil, a cup filled with paint brushes, the paint tray, tubes of paint, a small glass filled with water and a rose, and a lamp. Two singles were lifted from the album: "Love Will Beat Your Brains Out" (which did not chart) and "My Dad." Track listing Personnel * Produced by Jerry Kennedy and Ray Stevens * Arranged by Ray Stevens * Engineer – Stuart Keathley * Recorded and Mixed at Ray Stevens Studio (Nashville, Tennessee). * Mastered by Randy Kling at Disc Mastering, Inc. (Nashville, Tennessee). * Photography – Slick Lawson * Pain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't Laugh Now
''Don't Laugh Now'' was Ray Stevens' nineteenth studio album and his third and final for RCA Records, released in 1982. The front of the album cover shows Stevens looking pensive and holding a comedy mask, while the back cover shows Stevens smiling and holding a tragedy mask. Two singles were lifted from the album: "Written Down in My Heart" and "Where the Sun Don't Shine," both of which became minor country hits. Track listing Personnel * Produced by Bob Montgomery and Ray Stevens * Tracks 1, 3-7 & 9 arranged by Ray Stevens * Tracks 2, 8 & 10 arranged by Ron Oates * Engineer – Stuart Keathley * Recorded at Ray Stevens Studio (Nashville, Tennessee). * Mastered at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee). * Photography – Graham Henman * Art Direction – Barnes & Company Musicians * Ray Stevens – vocals * Ron Oates – keyboards * Ken Bell – acoustic guitars * Larry Byrom – electric guitars * John Clausi – electric guitars * Kenny Mims – electric guitars * Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One More Last Chance (album)
''One More Last Chance'' was Ray Stevens' eighteenth studio album as well and his second for RCA Records, released in 1981. The front of the album cover shows Stevens dressed in cowboy attire and at a bar with a pretty, flirtatious woman standing at his side. The singles "Night Games" and "One More Last Chance" (unrelated to the later Charley Pride hit and Vince Gill hit songs of the same names) were lifted from this album. The album was a pivot back toward more serious material for Stevens, as he felt that the novelty music he had been recording in the late 1970s was falling out of fashion; he eventually returned to novelty music in 1984. Track listing Personnel * Arranged and Produced by Ray Stevens * Engineer – Stuart Keathley * Recorded at Ray Stevens Studio (Nashville, Tennessee) * Mastering by Randy King at Randy's Roost (Nashville, Tennessee) * Photography – Slick Lawson * Art Direction – Bill Barnes Musicians * Ray Stevens – vocals, backing vocals, keyboar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shriner's Convention (album)
''Shriner's Convention'' was Ray Stevens' seventeenth studio album, released in 1980, as well as his first for RCA Records. The front of the album's cover shows a drawn picture of Stevens on a motorcycle with a young, curvaceous woman in back of him. Stevens wears a blue, Hawaiian-styled shirt and blue jeans, while the woman wears a bikini, and the two wear shriner hats. In the background of the picture, there is a shriner's parade on the streets. On the back of the album, there is a comic strip of happenings at a motel while the parade occurs. The title track A title track is a song that has the same name as the album or film in which it appears. In the Korean music industry, the term is used to describe a promoted song on an album, akin to a single, regardless of the song's title. Title track may al ... is the album's sole single. Track listing In the cassette version of the album, the tracks for "Last Laugh" and "Coin Machine" are reversed. Album credits *Arranged and pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Recording Industry Association Of America
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is a trade organization that represents the music recording industry in the United States. Its members consist of record labels and distributors that the RIAA says "create, manufacture, and/or distribute approximately 85% of all legally sold recorded music in the United States". RIAA is headquartered in Washington, D.C. RIAA was formed in 1952. Its original mission was to administer recording copyright fees and problems, work with trade unions, and do research relating to the record industry and government regulations. Early RIAA standards included the RIAA equalization curve, the format of the stereophonic record groove and the dimensions of 33 1/3, 45, and 78 rpm records. RIAA says its current mission includes: #to protect intellectual property rights and the First Amendment rights of artists #to perform research about the music industry #to monitor and review relevant laws, regulations, and policies Between 2001 and 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
