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The blame (if such it be) for making genre-bending the order of the day in the late '90s can probably be laid at Beck's door. Look at Cornershop, OMC, Forest For The Trees, etc. By about 1997, it got to be that an artist couldn't simply be good at one thing, they had to formulate a hodepodge of styles that incorporated the whole of pop music's last thirty years in one postmodern package. Such is the case with Jimmy Ray.
Ten or even five years earlier, his matinee idol looks and bouncy, upbeat tunes would have made for a nice, safe pop-rock smash. As it is, Ray ends up assimilating hip-hop beats, techno production moves, rockabilly guitar licks, pop choruses and even the occasional reggae rhythm on his debut album. To his credit, he doesn't take himself too seriously, and the good humor evident in such cuts as "Way Low" and "Goin' To Vegas" serves him well in his quest for the Beck crown. It's a prize no one can ever achieve, but the efforts of those who try are plenty interesting anyhow.
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Jimmy Ray, Acoustic Guitar, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist, Mixing Engineer, Acoustic Guitar, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Mixing Engineer - Con Fitzpatrick, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Mixing Engineer, Producer, Programmer - Chyna Gordon - Finn Steele, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Connagh Maclean, Assistant Engineer
(P) 1997 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Jimmy Ray, Associated Performer, Co-Producer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Main Artist, Mixing Engineer, Associated Performer, Co-Producer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Mixing Engineer - Con Fitzpatrick, Co-Producer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Mixing Engineer, Producer, Programmer - Katy Kisoon - Finn Steele, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Pat McGovern, Assistant Engineer - Lance Ellington - John Thirkell, Horn
(p) 1997 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Jimmy Ray, Associated Performer, Co-Producer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Main Artist, Mixing Engineer, Programmer, Associated Performer, Co-Producer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Mixing Engineer, Programmer - Con Fitzpatrick, Co-Producer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Mixing Engineer, Producer, Programmer - Katy Kisoon - Finn Steele, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Connagh Maclean, Assistant Engineer
(P) 1997 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Jimmy Ray, Acoustic Guitar, Associated Performer, Composer, Drums, Lyricist, Main Artist, Mixing Engineer, Programmer, Acoustic Guitar, Associated Performer, Composer, Drums, Lyricist, Mixing Engineer, Programmer - Con Fitzpatrick, Acoustic Guitar, Composer, Lyricist, Mixing Engineer, Producer, Programmer, Slide Guitar - Katy Kisoon - Finn Steele, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Richard Hinton, Assistant Engineer - Brendan Power, Harmonica
(p) 1997 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Jimmy Ray, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist, Mixing Engineer, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Mixing Engineer - Con Fitzpatrick, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Mixing Engineer, Producer, Programmer - Finn Steele, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Katy Kisoon - Pat McGovern, Assistant Engineer
(p) 1997 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Jimmy Ray, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Main Artist, Mixing Engineer, Programmer, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Mixing Engineer, Programmer - Con Fitzpatrick, Guitar, Mixing Engineer, Producer, Programmer - Finn Steele, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Katy Kisoon - Connagh Maclean, Assistant Engineer - Nick Nasmyth, Keyboards - Gary Barnacle, Saxophone
(p) 1997 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Jimmy Ray, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist - Con Fitzpatrick, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Producer, Programmer - Finn Steele, Engineer - Katy Kisson - Matt & Matt, Assistant Engineer - Nick Plytas, Keyboards - Gary Barnacle, Saxophone
(p) 1997 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Jimmy Ray, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist, Programmer, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Programmer - Con Fitzpatrick, Acoustic Guitar, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Programmer - Katy Kisoon - Finn Steele, Engineer - Richard Hinton, Assistant Engineer - Nick Nasmyth, Keyboards - John Thirkell, Trumpet - Fayyaz Virji, Trombone - Paul Smith, Saxophone
(p) 1997 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Jimmy Ray, Associated Performer, Co-Producer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Main Artist, Mixing Engineer, Programmer, Associated Performer, Co-Producer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Mixing Engineer, Programmer - Con Fitzpatrick, Co-Producer, Mixing Engineer, Producer - Jason Christian - The Real People, Percussion - Finn Steele, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Ron Warshow, Assistant Engineer
(p) 1997 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Jimmy Ray, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist, Mixing Engineer, Programmer, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Mixing Engineer, Programmer - Con Fitzpatrick, Acoustic Guitar, Mixing Engineer, Producer, Programmer - Finn Steele, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Ron Warshow, Assistant Engineer - Richard Hinton, Assistant Engineer - Rich King, Programmer
(p) 1997 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Album review
The blame (if such it be) for making genre-bending the order of the day in the late '90s can probably be laid at Beck's door. Look at Cornershop, OMC, Forest For The Trees, etc. By about 1997, it got to be that an artist couldn't simply be good at one thing, they had to formulate a hodepodge of styles that incorporated the whole of pop music's last thirty years in one postmodern package. Such is the case with Jimmy Ray.
Ten or even five years earlier, his matinee idol looks and bouncy, upbeat tunes would have made for a nice, safe pop-rock smash. As it is, Ray ends up assimilating hip-hop beats, techno production moves, rockabilly guitar licks, pop choruses and even the occasional reggae rhythm on his debut album. To his credit, he doesn't take himself too seriously, and the good humor evident in such cuts as "Way Low" and "Goin' To Vegas" serves him well in his quest for the Beck crown. It's a prize no one can ever achieve, but the efforts of those who try are plenty interesting anyhow.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:35:04
- Main artists: Jimmy Ray
- Composer: Jimmy Ray
- Label: S2
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
1997 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
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