Michael Ray is the debut studio album by American country music artist Michael Ray, and his second overall. It was released on August 7, 2015 via Atlantic Nashville. The lead single, "Kiss You in the Morning", was a number one hit on the US Billboard Country Airplay chart.
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. Their version was released as a single on January 19, 2015 and was a Top 20 hit on the Country Airplay charts.
Track listing
Personnel Dave Cohen – Hammond B-3 organ, piano Perry Coleman – background vocals Charlie Judge – Hammond B-3 organ, piano Troy Lancaster – electric guitar Tony Lucido – bass guitar Jerry McPherson – electric guitar Russ Pahl – pedal steel guitar Danny Rader – acoustic guitar, banjo Michael Ray – lead vocals Mike Rojas – Hammond B-3 organ, piano Adam Shoenfeld – electric guitar Nir Z. – drums, percussion
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. The album has sold 51,000 copies in the US as of January 2017.
Album Chart (2015–17) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) 60
Singles Year Single Peak chart positions US Country US Country Airplay US CAN Country CAN 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
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