Ray Vega (singer)

Ray Vega
Birth name	Ray Justin Vega[1]
Born	July 28, 1961[2]
Origin	Los Angeles, California, USA
Genres	Country
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1986–present
Labels	BNA Ariola
Associated acts	The Vega Brothers

Ray Vega (born July 28, 1961) is an American country and adult contemporary artist.

In the 1980s, Vega performed with his brother, Robert, as The Vega Brothers. The duo were signed by MCA Records and their single "Heartache the Size of Texas" peaked at No. 54 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1986.^[2]

Vega was signed to BNA Records as a solo artist in 1996. His debut single, "Remember When," peaked at No. 56 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The song was produced by Josh Leo.^[3] After the disappointing response to the single, release of Vega's debut album, also titled Remember When, was cancelled; however promotional copies did make it into the marketplace. A second single, "Even More," failed to chart in the United States, although it reached No. 57 on the RPM Adult Contemporary chart in Canada.

Vega later made a pop album, 1999's Geography, that was released in Germany by BMG. Dusty Drake cut one of Vega's songs, "And Then," and released it as his debut single in 2002.

Discography

Albums

Title	Album details
Remember When	Release date: October 8, 1996 Label: BNA Records
Geography	Release date: May 31, 1999 Label: Ariola Records

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions			Album
		US Country	CAN Country	CAN AC
1996	"Remember When"	56	94	—	Remember When
1997	"Even More"	—	—	57
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
1996	"Remember When"	Steven Goldmann

References

1. "Results for Ray Justin Vega". Broadcast Music Incorporated. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
2. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 439. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
3. "Talent to spare". Billboard: 27. 28 December 1996.