Ray Hood (born in Alabama[1]) is an American country music singer-songwriter. Hood co-wrote Doug Stone's 1994 top five single "Addicted to a Dollar."[2] Between 1996 and 2000, Hood charted two singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1] The highest-charting of the two, "Critical List," peaked at number 67 in 2000. It received a favorable review from Deborah Evans Price of Billboard, who wrote that "Hood has an impressive, barroom-seasoned baritone that works effectively on this uptempo number."[2] The follow-up single, "What's a Little More Water," also received a positive review from Price, who said that "all the elements are here–a stunning traditional country vocal, clean and crisp production, and a killer hook."[3]
Ray Hood | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alabama |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Labels | Caption/Curb |
His eponymous second album, released by Caption Records in October 2000, received a favorable review from Ray Waddell of Billboard, who wrote that "it's not often an artist comes along who can ease from heart-wrenching country ballads to gritty machismo so effortlessly and convincingly" and called the album "one of the most complete, solid country packages to come out of Nashville this year."[4] The album received a negative review from Tom Netherland of Country Standard Time, who said that "despite a strong baritone and Nashville's leading session men backing his dozen tracks, Hood simply veers too from the country fold."[5]
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Back to Back Heartaches[6] |
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| Ray Hood |
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Singles
edit| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | |||
| 1995 | "Teddy Bears in Oklahoma"[7] | — | non-album song |
| 1996 | "Freedom" | 73 | Ray Hood |
| 2000 | "Critical List" | 67 | |
| 2001 | "What's a Little More Water" | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
Music videos
edit| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | "Critical List" | Tom Bevins |
References
edit- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 193. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ a b Price, Deborah Evans (June 17, 2000). "Reviews & Previews". Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
- ^ Price, Deborah Evans (May 19, 2001). "Reviews & Previews". Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
- ^ Waddell, Ray (September 9, 2000). "Reviews & Previews". Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
- ^ Netherland, Tom. "Ray Hood review". Country Standard Time. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
- ^ "Back to Back Heartaches". Allmusic. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
- ^ "Teddy Bears in Oklahoma". Allmusic. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
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