Ray Hood

Ray Hood
Born Alabama
Genres Country
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Instruments Guitar
Years active 1994–present
Labels Caption/Curb
Associated acts Doug Stone

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]

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

Albums

Title Album details
Back to Back Heartaches[6]
  • Release date: July 31, 1995
  • Label: Caption Records
Ray Hood
  • Release date: October 24, 2000
  • Label: Caption Records

Singles

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

Year Video Director
2000 "Critical List" Tom Bevins

References

  1. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 193. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
  2. 1 2 Price, Deborah Evans (June 17, 2000). "Reviews & Previews". Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
  3. ↑ Price, Deborah Evans (May 19, 2001). "Reviews & Previews". Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
  4. ↑ Waddell, Ray (September 9, 2000). "Reviews & Previews". Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
  5. ↑ Netherland, Tom. "Ray Hood review". Country Standard Time. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Back to Back Heartaches". Allmusic. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Teddy Bears in Oklahoma". Allmusic. Retrieved May 16, 2012.


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