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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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Chyna Gordon, Background Vocal - Con Fitzpatrick, Background Vocal - Con Fitzpatrick, Composer - Con Fitzpatrick, Guitar - Con Fitzpatrick, Lyricist - Con Fitzpatrick, Mixing Engineer - Con Fitzpatrick, Producer - Con Fitzpatrick, Programmer - Connagh Maclean, 2nd Engineer - Finn Steele, Engineer - Finn Steele, Mixing Engineer - Jimmy Ray, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Jimmy Ray, Composer - Jimmy Ray, Lyricist - Jimmy Ray, Mixing Engineer - Jimmy Ray, Performer - Jimmy Ray, Vocal
(P) 1997 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Con Fitzpatrick, Background Vocal - Con Fitzpatrick, Co-Producer - Con Fitzpatrick, Composer - Con Fitzpatrick, Guitar - Con Fitzpatrick, Lyricist - Con Fitzpatrick, Mixing Engineer - Con Fitzpatrick, Producer - Con Fitzpatrick, Programmer - Finn Steele, Engineer - Finn Steele, Mixing Engineer - Jimmy Ray, Background Vocal - Jimmy Ray, Co-Producer - Jimmy Ray, Composer - Jimmy Ray, Guitar - Jimmy Ray, Lyricist - Jimmy Ray, Mixing Engineer - Jimmy Ray, Performer - Jimmy Ray, Vocal - John Thirkell, Horns - Katy Kisoon, Background Vocal - Lance Ellington, Background Vocal - Pat Mcgovern, 2nd Engineer
(p) 1997 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Con Fitzpatrick, Co-Producer - Con Fitzpatrick, Composer - Con Fitzpatrick, Guitar - Con Fitzpatrick, Lyricist - Con Fitzpatrick, Mixing Engineer - Con Fitzpatrick, Producer - Con Fitzpatrick, Programmer - Connagh Maclean, 2nd Engineer - Finn Steele, Engineer - Finn Steele, Mixing Engineer - Jimmy Ray, Background Vocal - Jimmy Ray, Co-Producer - Jimmy Ray, Composer - Jimmy Ray, Guitar - Jimmy Ray, Lyricist - Jimmy Ray, Mixing Engineer - Jimmy Ray, Performer - Jimmy Ray, Programmer - Katy Kisoon, Background Vocal
(P) 1997 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Brendan Power, Harmonica - Con Fitzpatrick, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Con Fitzpatrick, Background Vocal - Con Fitzpatrick, Composer - Con Fitzpatrick, Lyricist - Con Fitzpatrick, Mixing Engineer - Con Fitzpatrick, Producer - Con Fitzpatrick, Programmer - Con Fitzpatrick, Slide Guitar - Finn Steele, Engineer - Finn Steele, Mixing Engineer - Jimmy Ray, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Jimmy Ray, Composer - Jimmy Ray, Drums - Jimmy Ray, Lyricist - Jimmy Ray, Mixing Engineer - Jimmy Ray, Performer - Jimmy Ray, Programmer - Katy Kisoon, Background Vocal - Richard Hinton, 2nd Engineer
(p) 1997 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Con Fitzpatrick, Composer - Con Fitzpatrick, Guitar - Con Fitzpatrick, Lyricist - Con Fitzpatrick, Mixing Engineer - Con Fitzpatrick, Producer - Con Fitzpatrick, Programmer - Finn Steele, Engineer - Finn Steele, Mixing Engineer - Jimmy Ray, Background Vocal - Jimmy Ray, Composer - Jimmy Ray, Lyricist - Jimmy Ray, Mixing Engineer - Jimmy Ray, Performer - Katy Kisoon, Background Vocal - Pat Mcgovern, 2nd Engineer
(p) 1997 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Con Fitzpatrick, Guitar - Con Fitzpatrick, Mixing Engineer - Con Fitzpatrick, Producer - Con Fitzpatrick, Programmer - Connagh Maclean, 2nd Engineer - Finn Steele, Engineer - Finn Steele, Mixing Engineer - Gary Barnacle, Saxophone - Jimmy Ray, Background Vocal - Jimmy Ray, Composer - Jimmy Ray, Guitar - Jimmy Ray, Lyricist - Jimmy Ray, Mixing Engineer - Jimmy Ray, Performer - Jimmy Ray, Programmer - Katy Kisoon, Background Vocal - Nick Nasmyth, Keyboards
(p) 1997 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Con Fitzpatrick, Composer - Con Fitzpatrick, Guitar - Con Fitzpatrick, Lyricist - Con Fitzpatrick, Producer - Con Fitzpatrick, Programmer - Finn Steele, Engineer - Gary Barnacle, Saxophone - Jimmy Ray, Background Vocal - Jimmy Ray, Composer - Jimmy Ray, Lyricist - Jimmy Ray, Performer - Katy Kisson, Background Vocal - Matt & Matt, 2nd Engineer - Nick Plytas, Keyboards
(p) 1997 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Con Fitzpatrick, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Con Fitzpatrick, Composer - Con Fitzpatrick, Lyricist - Con Fitzpatrick, Producer - Con Fitzpatrick, Programmer - Fayyaz Virji, Trombone - Finn Steele, Engineer - Jimmy Ray, Composer - Jimmy Ray, Lyricist - Jimmy Ray, Performer - Jimmy Ray, Programmer - John Thirkell, Trumpet - Katy Kisoon, Background Vocal - Nick Nasmyth, Keyboards - Paul Smith, Saxophone - Richard Hinton, 2nd Engineer
(p) 1997 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Con Fitzpatrick, Co-Producer - Con Fitzpatrick, Mixing Engineer - Con Fitzpatrick, Producer - Finn Steele, Engineer - Finn Steele, Mixing Engineer - Jason Christian, Background Vocal - Jimmy Ray, Co-Producer - Jimmy Ray, Composer - Jimmy Ray, Guitar - Jimmy Ray, Lyricist - Jimmy Ray, Mixing Engineer - Jimmy Ray, Performer - Jimmy Ray, Programmer - Ron Warshow, 2nd Engineer - The Real People, Background Vocal - The Real People, Percussion
(p) 1997 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Con Fitzpatrick, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Con Fitzpatrick, Mixing Engineer - Con Fitzpatrick, Producer - Con Fitzpatrick, Programmer - Finn Steele, Engineer - Finn Steele, Mixing Engineer - Jimmy Ray, Composer - Jimmy Ray, Lyricist - Jimmy Ray, Mixing Engineer - Jimmy Ray, Performer - Jimmy Ray, Programmer - Rich King, Programmer - Richard Hinton, 2nd Engineer - Ron Warshow, 2nd Engineer
(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: 00:35:02
- Main artists: Jimmy Ray
- Composer: Jimmy Ray
- Label: Epic
- Genre: Pop/Rock
1998 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. WARNING: All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.
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