Jeff Bates
Jeff Bates doesn’t cherry pick his life for the high spots. Whether he’s wr… Read Full Bio ↴Jeff Bates doesn’t cherry pick his life for the high spots. Whether he’s writing or singing a song, he’s always emotionally honest. You heard that quality in such of his RCA Records hits as “The Love Song,” “Rainbow Man,” “One Second Chance,” “I Wanna Make You Cry” and “Long Slow Kisses.”
Now comes the compelling CD, Jeff Bates, the singer’s debut collection for the Black River Music Group. Jeff’s was the guiding hand in 10 of the album’s 13 songs. Bates teamed on the album with such stellar co-writers as Lonnie Wilson, Kim Williams, Ben Hayslip, Brandon Kinney, Jimmy Yeary, Robert Arthur, Kirk Roth, Jim McCormick, Jason Matthews and Kenny Beard. Paul Overstreet, Deborah Allen, Frank Rogers and Casey Beathard also contributed songs.
“It’s the most honest and accurate representation of me and my music yet,” Bates proclaims. “Nobody told me what to sing or write, what direction to go with it, or how it should be done. We all just went into the studio and did our best to bring life to words I’d written on paper. And the words written on paper? Well, those came from little pieces of the life I’ve lived.”
The stories of his adoption, meth addiction and jail time have been bared honestly for the media and country music fans, but there’s so much more to the man that Jeff Bates has become. The album captures snapshots of what’s most important to him: strong family ties, the love of a good woman, appreciation for the workin’ man, and his unfailing religious beliefs – all buffered with a quick smile and sense of humor. Overall, it’s a body of work filled with surprising insights and intimate confessions told in Bate’s own rich voice.
Jimmy Nichols, who co-produced the album with Kenny Beard and Mickey Jack Cones, agrees with that assessment. “Working with Jeff on this new album,” he says, “reminded me of why I came to Nashville—great songs, great singing and passion for the music. Jeff is the future of country music, but he never lets us forget its past.”
A native of Mississippi, Bates signed with RCA Records in 2002. That association yielded two albums—Rainbow Man in 2003 and Leave The Light On in 2006—plus seven charted singles: “The Love Song,” “Rainbow Man,” “I Wanna Make You Cry,” “Long, Slow Kisses,” “Good People,” “No Shame” and “One Second Chance.”
When he was released from his label deal in 2006, Bates balanced his time between a busy tour schedule and songwriting – exploring a slightly different direction that was “a little rougher around the edges, a little more progressive, a little more of ME and the music I really feel inside.” The music that came from that time of reflection and freedom captured the ear of Black River Music Group who immediately signed Bates as their flagship artist.
The first single from the new album is the driving up-tempo “Don’t Hate Me For Loving You.” Jeff Bates will be released April 8.
Now comes the compelling CD, Jeff Bates, the singer’s debut collection for the Black River Music Group. Jeff’s was the guiding hand in 10 of the album’s 13 songs. Bates teamed on the album with such stellar co-writers as Lonnie Wilson, Kim Williams, Ben Hayslip, Brandon Kinney, Jimmy Yeary, Robert Arthur, Kirk Roth, Jim McCormick, Jason Matthews and Kenny Beard. Paul Overstreet, Deborah Allen, Frank Rogers and Casey Beathard also contributed songs.
“It’s the most honest and accurate representation of me and my music yet,” Bates proclaims. “Nobody told me what to sing or write, what direction to go with it, or how it should be done. We all just went into the studio and did our best to bring life to words I’d written on paper. And the words written on paper? Well, those came from little pieces of the life I’ve lived.”
The stories of his adoption, meth addiction and jail time have been bared honestly for the media and country music fans, but there’s so much more to the man that Jeff Bates has become. The album captures snapshots of what’s most important to him: strong family ties, the love of a good woman, appreciation for the workin’ man, and his unfailing religious beliefs – all buffered with a quick smile and sense of humor. Overall, it’s a body of work filled with surprising insights and intimate confessions told in Bate’s own rich voice.
Jimmy Nichols, who co-produced the album with Kenny Beard and Mickey Jack Cones, agrees with that assessment. “Working with Jeff on this new album,” he says, “reminded me of why I came to Nashville—great songs, great singing and passion for the music. Jeff is the future of country music, but he never lets us forget its past.”
A native of Mississippi, Bates signed with RCA Records in 2002. That association yielded two albums—Rainbow Man in 2003 and Leave The Light On in 2006—plus seven charted singles: “The Love Song,” “Rainbow Man,” “I Wanna Make You Cry,” “Long, Slow Kisses,” “Good People,” “No Shame” and “One Second Chance.”
When he was released from his label deal in 2006, Bates balanced his time between a busy tour schedule and songwriting – exploring a slightly different direction that was “a little rougher around the edges, a little more progressive, a little more of ME and the music I really feel inside.” The music that came from that time of reflection and freedom captured the ear of Black River Music Group who immediately signed Bates as their flagship artist.
The first single from the new album is the driving up-tempo “Don’t Hate Me For Loving You.” Jeff Bates will be released April 8.
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Jeff Bates Lyrics
A Country Girl Can In her cut off jeans and her john deere capShe…
After The Fire Is Gone Love is where you find it When you find no love…
Already Spent I'm workin' 40 hours and more if I can get…
Chevy Don't Let Me Down Fire red t-bird made me look a little out of…
Country Enough If you hear it on the radio and don't turn…
Country Man I like hot cornbread and sweet iced tea Homegrown tomatoes …
Dead or Alive Its 4 a.m., I'm headed North straight up 65 …
Don't Hate Me for Loving You Don't Hate Me For Loving You - Jeff Bates I can't…
Good People My cousin bobby's on the county road Pickin' up trash…
Good People. My cousin bobby's on the county road Pickin' up trash…
Hands On Man She said "Sir, do you need the instruction manual?" "Well n…
He Wasn't Like Us He Wasn't Like Us by Jeff Bates We didn't know for…
I Can't Have Nothing Nice Four by four Chevrolet, chick magnet all the way Kept it…
I Can't Write That I make my living with paper and pencil And an old…
I Wanna Make You Cry How long has it been? How long have you held it…
Leave The Light On I love the way your hair lays on your shoulders And…
Lonesome One coffee cup, one toothbrushOne set of keys, one car…
Long Hey baby I guess you're wondering What I'm doing Home so soo…
Long, Slow Kisses Hey baby, I guess you're wondering What I'm doing home so…
Lovin' Like That When I need some kissin' Some womanly attention I know exact…
Mama Was A Lot Like Jesus I've seen her give her last five dollars To a…
My Inlaws Are Outlaws My in-laws are outlaws So I stay on my toes 'Cause anythin…
My Mississippi I traded a '57 Chevy for my first guitar And Daddy…
My Wave Life's like an ocean, we're all just floatingLike waves head…
No Shame In a crowded room I wanna hold your hand Wanna kiss…
One Day Closer Why do bad things happen to good people I don?t know…
One Second Chance It says here you're from Houston And you're certified to dri…
One Thing I wasn't put here on this earth to work like…
Rainbow Man I was born in Alabama But I never knew my mama She…
Riverbank If there ever was a morning when the fish might…
Rub It In Oh yeah Um you are lookin' good Come on over here by…
Some Days Work sucks when your bustin' your butt Just to come up…
Somebody's Falling Somebody's picking up flowersGot a real nice bottle of wineS…
That'll Get You Ten Just two years an' seven days Between me an' legal age Jus…
The Love Song First time I felt it, think I was five years…
The Rapture I woke up to the silence, an eerie kind of…
The Wings Of Mama's Prayers I've been to church on Sunday And I've been in jail And…
The Woman He Walked On You don't hurt a woman if you're a real man And…
Watching His Son Go Down On the day that he was born, a proud dad…
Wayfaring Stranger I'm a poor wayfaring stranger Traveling through this world …
What I Know Well, I know you don't love me anymore And I know…
Your Lovin' Talks To Me I used to be lost Couldn't find my way Too scared to…