Collin Raye
Collin Raye (born Floyd Collin Wray August 22, 1959 in De Queen, Arkansas) is a country singer. He was Bubba Wray in the Wray Brothers Band before going solo as Collin.
Raye scored several major hits in the 90s, starting with 1991's "Love, Me", his first #1. Following that came a string of consistent Top 3 hits on Billboard's Country charts such as "Every Second", "I Think About You", "That Was A River", "On The Verge", "One Boy, One Girl", "I Can Still Feel You", "My Kind of Girl", "Anyone Else", "What the Heart Wants", "In This Life", and "Little Rock".
In 1996, Raye was featured on the Beach Boys' now out-of-print album "Stars and Stripes Vol. 1" singing lead vocals on a cover of their 1966 hit "Sloop John B" (itself a cover of a traditional sailing song of the West Indies). The Beach Boys themselves sang on the track as well, providing harmonies and backing vocals.
In 2006 he took his daughter on tour with him, and she joined him on stage for some of his material as well as singing a solo version of Sarah McLachlan's "Angel". She had previously worked with her father on his music video for "I Think About You".
Recently, Raye recorded a vocal track for a television commercial for undergarment manufacturer Fruit of the Loom, titled You Can't Overlove Your Underwear.
Discography
- All I Can Be (1990)
- In This Life (1992)
- Extremes (1994)
- I Think About You (1995)
- Christmas: The Gift (1996)
- Best of Collin Raye: Direct Hits (1997)
- The Walls Came Down (1998)
- Counting Sheep (2000)
- Tracks (2000)
- Love Songs (2000)
- Can't Back Down (2001)
- Super Hits (2002}
- 16 Biggest Hits (2002)
- Live at Billy Bob's Texas (2004)
- Twenty Years and Change (2005)
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Hot 100 | US Hot Country | |||
| 1991 | "All I Can Be (Is A Sweet Memory)" | #- | #29 | All I Can Be |
| 1991 | "Love, Me" | #- | #1 | All I Can Be |
| 1992 | "Every Second" | #- | #2 | All I Can Be |
| 1992 | "I Want You Bad (And That Ain't Good)" | #- | #7 | In This Life |
| 1992 | "In This Life" | #- | #1 | In This Life |
| 1992 | "It Could Have Been So Good" | #- | #74 | All I Can Be |
| 1993 | "Somebody Else's Moon" | #- | #5 | In This Life |
| 1993 | "That Was A River" | #- | #4 | In This Life |
| 1993 | "That's My Story" | #- | #6 | Extremes |
| 1994 | "Little Rock" | #- | #2 | Extremes |
| 1994 | "Man Of My Word" | #- | #8 | Extremes |
| 1994 | "My Kind Of Girl" | #- | #1 | Extremes |
| 1995 | "If I Were You" | #- | #4 | Extremes |
| 1995 | "Not That Different" | #- | #3 | I Think About You |
| 1995 | "One Boy, One Girl" | #87 | #2 | I Think About You |
| 1995 | "What If Jesus Comes Back Life That" | #- | #21 | I Think About You |
| 1996 | "I Think About You" | #- | #3 | I Think About You |
| 1996 | "Love Remains" | #- | #12 | I Think About You |
| 1997 | "Little Red Rodeo" | #- | #3 | The Best Of Collin Raye: Direct Hits |
| 1997 | "On The Verge" | #- | #2 | I Think About You |
| 1997 | "What The Heart Wants" | #- | #2 | The Best Of Collin Raye: Direct Hits |
| 1997 | "The Gift" | #- | #51 | The Best Of Collin Raye: Direct Hits |
| 1998 | "I Can Still Feel You" | #- | #1 | The Walls Came Down |
| 1998 | "Someone You Used To Know" | #37 | #3 | The Walls Came Down |
| 1999 | "Anyone Else" | #37 | #4 | The Walls Came Down |
| 1999 | "Start Over Georgia" | #- | #39 | The Walls Came Down |
| 2000 | "Couldn't Last A Moment" | #43 | #3 | Tracks |
| 2000 | "She's All That" | #- | #43 | Tracks |
| 2001 | "Ain't Nobody Gonna Take That From Me" | #- | #43 | Can't Back Down |
| 2001 | "You Still Take Me There" | #- | #47 | Can't Back Down |