# Ray Scott (singer)
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{{short description|American singer}}
{{About|the singer|other people named Ray Scott|Ray Scott (disambiguation)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Ray Scott
| image = Ray Scott Performing In Destin, FL, Aug 2014.jpg
| caption = Ray Scott at Toe Jam in Destin, Florida, August 27, 2014
| image_size = 300
| background = solo_singer
| birth_name = Carlton Ray Scott Jr.[{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc.|year=2008|pages=371|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}}]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|12|5}}
| origin = [Semora, North Carolina](/source/Semora%2C_North_Carolina), United States
| instrument = Vocals, acoustic guitar
| genre = [Country](/source/Country_music)
| occupation = Singer-songwriter
| years_active = 2003–present
| label = Decibel Nashville, [Warner Bros. Nashville](/source/Warner_Bros._Records), Jethropolitan
| website = http://www.rayscott.com
}}
'''Carlton Ray Scott Jr.''' (born December 5, 1969, in [Semora, North Carolina](/source/Semora%2C_North_Carolina)) is an American [country music](/source/country_music) artist. He first gained attention in 2005 with his debut album ''My Kind of Music'', and has since released eleven albums and two EPS.
==Career==
Scott has a distinctive southern voice and wears a cowboy hat.
Warner Brothers released his debut album, ''My Kind of Music'', and its title track became a top 40 single in 2005.[{{cite web |url=http://www.rayscott.com/bio |title=About Ray Scott |work=Ray Scott }}]
Scott split from the Warner Brothers label two years later. He independently released ''Crazy Like Me'' (2008) and ''Rayality'' (2011), which gave him a physical product on the road and support from [Sirius XM](/source/Sirius_XM).[{{cite web |url=https://procountrymusic.com/2019/09/02/nowhere-near-done-the-ray-scott-story-so-far/ |title="Nowhere Near Done;" The Ray Scott Story (So Far) |work=Pro Country |date= September 2, 2019}}] "Drinkin Beer" and "Ain’t Always Thirsty" received Sirius airplay, as did one of his best-known singles: "Those Jeans" from the Rayality album, produced by Dave Brainard (Jerrod Neimann, Brandy Clark). Then came his 5th studio album in 2017 — ''Guitar for Sale'', produced by Michael Hughes.[{{cite web |url=https://countrymusicmatters.com/2017/06/15/ray-scott-celebrates-guitar-sale-fan-party-cmm-interview/ |title=Ray Scott Celebrates "Guitar For Sale" With A Fan Party – CMM Interview |date=June 15, 2017|first=Mary |last=Kay |work=Country Music Matters}}]
Hughes and Scott paired up again for ''Honky Tonk Heart'', an EP released on March 1, 2019. According to Scott, ""Honky Tonk Heart" is all about who I am, and it's an ode to all the troubadours out there runnin' up and down the highways keeping real country music alive because they love it, live it, and breathe it."[{{cite web |url= https://www.soundslikenashville.com/news/ray-scott-acoustic-honky-tonk-heart/ |title=Ray Scott Puts Acoustic Twist on His Ode to the Troubadours |first= Lauren |last= Laffer |work=Sounds Like Nashville |date=January 18, 2019 }}]
Scott's second EP, ''Nowhere Near Done'', was released in February 2020.
positions
! rowspan="2" style="width:8em;"| Sales
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="45"| [US Country](/source/Top_Country_Albums)
[{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/ray-scott/chart-history/clp/ |title=Ray Scott > Top Country Albums |magazine=Billboard }}]
! width="45"| [US Heat](/source/Top_Heatseekers)
[{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/ray-scott/chart-history/tln/ |title=Ray Scott > Heatseekers Albums |magazine=Billboard }}]
! width="45"| [US Indie](/source/Independent_Albums)
[{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/ray-scott/chart-history/ind/ |title=Ray Scott > Independent Albums |magazine=Billboard }}]
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! scope="row"| ''[My Kind of Music](/source/My_Kind_of_Music_(Ray_Scott_album))''
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* Release date: November 22, 2005
* Label: [Warner Bros. Nashville](/source/Warner_Bros._Records)
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! scope="row"| ''Crazy Like Me''
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* Release date: June 3, 2008
* Label: Jethropolitan
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! scope="row"| ''Rayality''
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* Release date: September 16, 2011
* Label: Jethropolitan
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! scope="row"| ''Ray Scott''
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* Release date: October 10, 2014
* Label: Jethropolitan
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! scope="row"| ''Guitar for Sale''
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* Release date: June 9, 2017
* Label: Jethropolitan
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*US: 1,500[{{cite news |url= http://roughstock.com/news/2017/06/41978-top-10-country-albums-sales-chart-june-19-2017 |title= Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: June 19, 2017 |first= Matt |last= Bjorke |date= June 19, 2017 |work= Roughstock |archive-date= April 7, 2019 |access-date= June 23, 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190407084933/http://roughstock.com/news/2017/06/41978-top-10-country-albums-sales-chart-june-19-2017 |url-status= dead }}]
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! scope="row"| ''Cover The Earth''
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*Release date: September 17, 2021
*Label: Jethropolitan
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! scope="row"| ''Billboards & Brake Lights''
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*Release date: November 10, 2023
*Label: Jethropolitan
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| colspan="6" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart
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|}
===EPs===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Title
! rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Album details
! colspan="2"| Peak chart
positions
! rowspan="2" style="width:8em;"| Sales
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="45"| [US Heat](/source/Top_Heatseekers)
[{{cite news|url=http://roughstock.com/news/2020/03/44152-top-10-country-albums-in-pure-sales-march-2-2020|title=Top 10 Country Albums In Pure Sales: March 2, 2020|work=Roughstock|first=Matt|last=Bjorke|date=March 3, 2020|accessdate=March 7, 2020|archive-date=March 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322213814/http://roughstock.com/news/2020/03/44152-top-10-country-albums-in-pure-sales-march-2-2020|url-status=dead}}]
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| colspan="5" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart
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|}
===Singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
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! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Single
! colspan="1"| Peak positions
! rowspan="2"| Album
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="60"| [US Country](/source/Hot_Country_Songs)
[{{cite web|url=http://www.yallwire.com/player/rayscottdrinkinbeer.html|title=Ray Scott – Drinkin' Beer|publisher=Yallwire|accessdate=October 21, 2014}}]
| Sam White
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| 2015
! scope="row"| "Ain't Always Thirsty"
| [Blake Judd](/source/Blake_Judd)
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| 2016
! scope="row"| "High Road"
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| 2022
! scope="row"| "Santa's Sack"
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* [http://www.rayscott.com/ Ray Scott Official Website]
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Category:American country singer-songwriters
Category:American male singer-songwriters
Category:Living people
Category:Singer-songwriters from North Carolina
Category:Warner Records artists
Category:People from Caswell County, North Carolina
Category:1975 births
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