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1) James Ray (born Jam… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist with this name:
1) James Ray (born James Ray Raymond in Washington, D.C. in 1941, died c. 1964) was an African American R&B singer of the early 1960s.
A resident of Washington, the diminutive, 5-foot (1.5-meter) singer was discovered in 1961 while destitute and living on a rooftop, and began recording as James Ray for Caprice Records. His best-known hit was "If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody", which reached #22 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1962 and was also a top 10 R&B hit. The single was issued in the UK in 1962 as well, and was performed by The Beatles before it was discovered by Freddie and the Dreamers who took it into the UK top 5 the year after.
In the U.S., Ray's single was followed by an eponymous album, which contained the follow up single "Itty Bitty Pieces", which reached #41 on the Hot 100, as well as a song called "Got My Mind Set On You". A severely edited version of this was released later in the year as a single on the Dynamic Sound label and reached #22.
Many of Ray's songs were written by Rudy Clark, later to become famous for "The Shoop Shoop Song" and others.
James Ray is thought to have died in 1964, due to a drug overdose.
The Beatles' George Harrison purchased a copy of Ray's album in 1963 when he went to the United States to visit his sister. Over two decades later he revived "Got My Mind Set On You" and took it to #1 in early 1988.
John Lennon was also a fan and included "If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody" on his jukebox, the contents of which were issued as a double CD in 2004 after the jukebox itself was purchased at an auction.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Ray_%28singer%29
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2) James Ray is a rock singer and band-leader, best known as a member of Andrew Eldritch's side-project The Sisterhood.
He was a founding member of "James Ray And The Performance", a rock band with ties to goth rock. James Ray has also formed the bands "James Rays Gangwar", "The MK Ultra", "4080peru" and his current band 25men
James Ray And The Performance
The Performance was a band started by James Ray and Carl Harrison. An early demo of tracks such as "Mexico Sundown Blues", "Dance" and "Edie Sedgwick" (the latter named after the actress) was sent to The Sisters of Mercy's record label, Merciful Release. The band were signed, and after Ray's contribution to The Sisterhood project "Gift", Merciful released the Mexico Sundown Blues single in July 1986. The singles "Texas" and "Dust Boat" were also released on Merciful, followed by the compilation A New Kind Of Assassin.
James Rays Gangwar
After The Performance, Ray formed James Rays Gangwar. The band were still contracted to Merciful for an album, so the band recorded the Dios Esta De Nuestro Lado LP, a more aggressive sounding album, still with the southern American influence, and a cover of Alvin Stardust's "[My] Coo Ca Choo" closing the album. The opening track, Rev Rev Lowrider was released as a single. Other non-album tracks were released as singles, "Fuel", "Another Million Dollars" and "Without Conscience".
After this, Gangwar released the Third Generation LP on Surgery Records, a much more techno-based album, with fewer guitars, and a more trance-like feel. The song "Fuelled Up" draws heavily from the earlier song "Fuel," which in turn borrows heavily from the melody of Knock on Wood.
The final Gangwar album was 'Psychodalek', combining the techno feel of Third Generation and their traditioanal overdriven guitar sounds. The album aslo featured a new recording of Edie Sedgewick, entitled only Edie, featuring These Crimson Dreams singer, Tamsin.
The MK Ultra
After the release of Third Generation, Ray formed the project "The MK Ultra", a solo effort, again releasing on Merciful Release. The first LP This Is This had a more dance-like feel than Third Generation, continuing to incorporate samples and Ray's own deep voice against the female backing vocals and techno rhythms. The first track, "Regeneration" is a remix of the title track from Third Generation. After This Is This, Ray released Beluga Pop, a collection of ambient techno pieces, far removed from much of his earlier work. The MK Ultra did not release any singles. Ray later wrote a novella entitled "Psychodalek" under the James Ray's Gangwar moniker, and released an album of the same name as a soundtrack to accompany the book. Both the novella and the album are currently available to download from his website.
Present day
In recent years, Gangwar have reformed, to play a handful of concerts, such as Wave-Gotik-Treffen. A further ambient project, 4080Peru was formed, writing long soundscapes. 4080Peru have also performed these tracks live. Ray is also currently working with the band 25men, and still keeping up with Speedy Dave.
25men
25men consists of various transient musicians and artists from around the world who contribute to 25men. Designed and directed by James Ray, 25men present an amalgamation of musical and artistic ideas resulting in a sound that takes the sound of Gangwar and 4080peru to another dimension.
1) James Ray (born Jam… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist with this name:
1) James Ray (born James Ray Raymond in Washington, D.C. in 1941, died c. 1964) was an African American R&B singer of the early 1960s.
A resident of Washington, the diminutive, 5-foot (1.5-meter) singer was discovered in 1961 while destitute and living on a rooftop, and began recording as James Ray for Caprice Records. His best-known hit was "If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody", which reached #22 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1962 and was also a top 10 R&B hit. The single was issued in the UK in 1962 as well, and was performed by The Beatles before it was discovered by Freddie and the Dreamers who took it into the UK top 5 the year after.
In the U.S., Ray's single was followed by an eponymous album, which contained the follow up single "Itty Bitty Pieces", which reached #41 on the Hot 100, as well as a song called "Got My Mind Set On You". A severely edited version of this was released later in the year as a single on the Dynamic Sound label and reached #22.
Many of Ray's songs were written by Rudy Clark, later to become famous for "The Shoop Shoop Song" and others.
James Ray is thought to have died in 1964, due to a drug overdose.
The Beatles' George Harrison purchased a copy of Ray's album in 1963 when he went to the United States to visit his sister. Over two decades later he revived "Got My Mind Set On You" and took it to #1 in early 1988.
John Lennon was also a fan and included "If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody" on his jukebox, the contents of which were issued as a double CD in 2004 after the jukebox itself was purchased at an auction.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Ray_%28singer%29
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2) James Ray is a rock singer and band-leader, best known as a member of Andrew Eldritch's side-project The Sisterhood.
He was a founding member of "James Ray And The Performance", a rock band with ties to goth rock. James Ray has also formed the bands "James Rays Gangwar", "The MK Ultra", "4080peru" and his current band 25men
James Ray And The Performance
The Performance was a band started by James Ray and Carl Harrison. An early demo of tracks such as "Mexico Sundown Blues", "Dance" and "Edie Sedgwick" (the latter named after the actress) was sent to The Sisters of Mercy's record label, Merciful Release. The band were signed, and after Ray's contribution to The Sisterhood project "Gift", Merciful released the Mexico Sundown Blues single in July 1986. The singles "Texas" and "Dust Boat" were also released on Merciful, followed by the compilation A New Kind Of Assassin.
James Rays Gangwar
After The Performance, Ray formed James Rays Gangwar. The band were still contracted to Merciful for an album, so the band recorded the Dios Esta De Nuestro Lado LP, a more aggressive sounding album, still with the southern American influence, and a cover of Alvin Stardust's "[My] Coo Ca Choo" closing the album. The opening track, Rev Rev Lowrider was released as a single. Other non-album tracks were released as singles, "Fuel", "Another Million Dollars" and "Without Conscience".
After this, Gangwar released the Third Generation LP on Surgery Records, a much more techno-based album, with fewer guitars, and a more trance-like feel. The song "Fuelled Up" draws heavily from the earlier song "Fuel," which in turn borrows heavily from the melody of Knock on Wood.
The final Gangwar album was 'Psychodalek', combining the techno feel of Third Generation and their traditioanal overdriven guitar sounds. The album aslo featured a new recording of Edie Sedgewick, entitled only Edie, featuring These Crimson Dreams singer, Tamsin.
The MK Ultra
After the release of Third Generation, Ray formed the project "The MK Ultra", a solo effort, again releasing on Merciful Release. The first LP This Is This had a more dance-like feel than Third Generation, continuing to incorporate samples and Ray's own deep voice against the female backing vocals and techno rhythms. The first track, "Regeneration" is a remix of the title track from Third Generation. After This Is This, Ray released Beluga Pop, a collection of ambient techno pieces, far removed from much of his earlier work. The MK Ultra did not release any singles. Ray later wrote a novella entitled "Psychodalek" under the James Ray's Gangwar moniker, and released an album of the same name as a soundtrack to accompany the book. Both the novella and the album are currently available to download from his website.
Present day
In recent years, Gangwar have reformed, to play a handful of concerts, such as Wave-Gotik-Treffen. A further ambient project, 4080Peru was formed, writing long soundscapes. 4080Peru have also performed these tracks live. Ray is also currently working with the band 25men, and still keeping up with Speedy Dave.
25men
25men consists of various transient musicians and artists from around the world who contribute to 25men. Designed and directed by James Ray, 25men present an amalgamation of musical and artistic ideas resulting in a sound that takes the sound of Gangwar and 4080peru to another dimension.
Texas
James Ray Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Texas' by these artists:
A Ghost When there is no rose in San Antone, when there is…
Analogfish スペースシャトルが落ちた 煙を出して テキサスの原っぱのど真ん中 僕は夢を見ていた そこから木の生える New worl…
Anders Griffen Jack Lewis & Jeffrey Lewis A silver lining take my building Take my pizza there's cloud…
Andy Kapps Ah, yeah, AK, 3rd Shift, Candyman on one, Candyman on…
Angie and George Five a.m in Texas actin' reckless Call my ex and tell…
Bad Books My love has gone away Packed up her bags and then…
Big Black This is Texas This is redneck This is lone star This is wetb…
Big Black (Rock) This is Texas This is redneck This is lone star This is w…
BigXthaPlug (Blazer got the juice) Testing, testing, alright You can cut…
Bridget Jones's Diary Vol. 2 Gather the useless food, we'll eat as we go Have you…
Bun B Chyeah, know what I'm talkin' 'bout? You ain't shit if you…
Cam Allen I’M PACKING MY BAGS AND TAKIN’ MY ASS TO TEXAS WIND…
Canailles J’étais ben fier avec mon baluchon au show de Hunt…
Cash Jennings Kristofferson Nelson Listen to my song And if you want to sing along It's…
Cash Nelson Jennings Kristofferson Listen to my song And if you want to sing along It's…
Charlie Daniels There's a place not too far away from here Out with…
Charlie Daniels; The Charlie Daniels Band There's a place not too far away from here Out with…
Chmcl Str8jckt Texas "Well, we cubed the cows, hayed the growing bulls, s…
Chris Rea Warm winds blowing Heating blue sky And a road that goes for…
Cowboy Troy It's Cowboy Troy Turn up the John Rich! (Texas) It's Cowboy …
Damnwells im ten thousand miles from you my sky is black when…
Deadstar And you didn′t have a long time And you didn't like…
DJ Smallz Mr. Pookie & Mr. Luccci They got Texas fucked up They think that we not worked…
Dr. Manhattan You left me For Texas On the same tracks That tricked us …
E-76 My girl got a booty like Alexis Texas Your girl be…
Eric Johnson Well I just stop by from Texas baby Little girl you…
F.B.R I just wanna pull up (pull up, pull up) Like UGK…
Foe G4ng Shout out lil′ nigga Now what y'all know ′bout them Texas…
G-Trill Tell me how it works Could you have it worse Baby if…
G. Thomas Packed up all my bags and took a ride to…
George Strait Take me to Texas Two hundred years ago Where a pride rose…
Good Riddance I feel a chill in the air today And though we…
Gruby Mielzky patr00 Poproszę lufę będę leciał jak Wojciech Skupień Przekaż chłop…
Guy Clark Now bein' six years old, I had seen some trains…
Haloo Helsinki! JVG (Girls 'n' cowboys) ZZ stop Stop tykkänään Mäkin pysähdyin J…
Hanya If there were a hurricane And I died I went to heaven Would…
Helge Come on Buddy, Texas. Texas, Texas, Texas. Ja mein Pferd…
Highwaymen Listen to my song And if you want to sing along It's…
Holy Pinto I found my heart at a truck stop In a Flying…
idontknowjeffery Amigo: What up P? Jeffery: What up nigga? Amigo: Damn nigga …
If Atoms Were Cathedrals And I'm hooked And the look on your face And I'm shook How…
Immune Έχω παρεμβολές Βλέπω τι θα κάνεις Νοιώθω σαν μάντης Αργά βήμ…
In.Drip. yeah it’s 3pm, I’m headed to your house hoping that…
J. VINCENT Well I been stuck In a fiery haze I been feelin' This way…
J.R. Donato Packed up all my bags and took a ride to…
JAF Dejé hace algunos meses el barrio y la ciudad y el polvo…
Jeffrey Lewis A silver lining Take my building Take my pizza There's cl…
Jennifer Castle I go down to Texas To kiss my grandmother goodbye She forget…
Jennings Nelson Cash And Kristofferson Listen to my song And if you want to sing along It's…
Jessie Murph You got all the good shit And I got consequences I'm cold,…
John Rich It's Cowboy Troy Turn up the John Rich! (Texas) It's Cowboy …
Johnny Cash Listen to my song And if you want to sing along It's…
Johnny Cash Willie Nelson Waylon Jennings Kris Kristofferson Listen to my song And if you want to sing along It's…
Johnny Clark & The Outlaws Met a local preacher’s daughter from the back of hill…
Kneehigh Am I uninspired I'm bored so take me out Let's try somethi…
Kouichi and Friends When we dance together my world's in disguise it's a…
Laura Bell You came from Austin to LA To work a job I…
Laura Bell Bundy Laura Bell Longing For A Place Already Gone Texas You came f…
Lee Hush pretty baby Dream of blue Texas skies You'll feel bette…
Lil B It's going down, Bun be baby Big Tuck baby, you…
Lil Ro Gas be louder than bombs Im floating and dozing Got trees in…
Lo-Pro It came at the right place It came at the right…
Lovelast Baby, drive down to meet in our city Baby, drive down…
Lo‐Pro It came at the right place It came at the right…
Magic Man It's been a while, and I've been alone And you've been…
Magicman It's been a while, and I've been alone And you've been…
Magnapop We were talking just the other day A day away from…
Mallrat You think you look better I know you feel worse If nothing…
Marc Systematic & De-Masc No carga armada cintura Porque desde morro me gané el…
Mary Sarah When I die I may not go to heaven I don't…
Matt Hall Texas Plates up on your Lexus Are you tryna mess…
Men & Volts Bluebonnets on the hillside Mellow in the air Smiles on the …
Merle Haggard I get this going fever everytime I hear a tune That…
Mielzky / patr00 Poproszę lufę będę leciał jak Wojciech Skupień Przekaż chłop…
MILO CLARE I drive from state to state of mind I’m sick from…
Mr. Pookie & Mr. Lucci They got Texas fucked up They think that we not worked…
Natalie Merchant Gonna get what's mine And wild horses couldn't keep it from…
Nebelhaus Fest im Sattel sitz ich immer Bin doch ich stets der…
No. 1 Drive Album All I can remember A blow to my head And then there…
Nutu Ma simt ca in Texas tot jocu' e murdar Nu vor…
Odd Nordstoga Sit på ein flyplass og dreg i tida. Blæs opp…
Paw Do you remember driving up in Utah Stack of tapes to…
Pile Five places One twice the size of Texas In the middle of…
PlayRadioPlay Oh girl, I've been told When I grow old, I'll be…
Po' Girl the dirt from the yard still falls from my boots smoke…
Primer 55 Gigs up girl, I?m calling your bluff where your bed at?…
Running Late No telephone's the lines are down The cold air night breaks…
S3nsi Molly & Lil Brook Ooh, ooh Haha, ayy, dance, bitch (Ayy) Throw it back Ooh, h…
Sandy Cheeks (Spongebob) Whats wrong with Sandy, (Patrick) Maybe its…
Sarah & the Tall Boys When I die I may not go to heaven I don't…
Scout Niblett And Texas is hot And Texas is hot Even when driving at…
Spongebob Squarepants Wish I was back in Texas, The ocean's no place for…
String Cheese Incident Me and my friends went to Dixieland, We drove a big…
Tami Neilson I've got a touch That lingers on my fingers I've got a…
Tanya Tucker When I die I may not go to heaven I don't…
Texas feat. Method Man Aw, yeah That's them old Texas Blues Come in here, Lee, tell…
The 55's Gigs up girl, I?m calling your bluff where your bed at?…
The Charlie Daniels Band There's a place not too far away from here Out with…
The Damnwells im ten thousand miles from you my sky is black when…
The Hextalls If you're gonna play in Texas You've gotta have a fiddle…
The Highwaymen Listen to my song And if you want to sing along It's…
The Nashville Riders The only two things in life that make it worth…
The Pink Slips I'm on the I'm on the the death star In my…
The Steves Bein' six years old, I had seen some trains before Hard…
The String Cheese Incident Me and my friends went to Dixieland, We drove a big…
Tree Yeehaw Walking across this Texas desert with The sun beating…
Tru Lyrics Ohhhhh Uh ohhhh Mmmmm mmmmmmm Yea nigga I dun came down Yea …
Tucker Tanya When I die I may not go to heaven I don't…
Two Brothers Gather the useless food, we'll eat as we go Have you…
Unbunny You've got to stop trying to go to texas A state…
Underworld I got a heart as big as Texas but it's…
Ünloco Sometimes I lie awake in bed Thinking about the things you…
Various Artists When you touch me I feel there's nothing you could do…
W. Nelson Amorillo, San Antone Any old place I call my home I got…
W.J. VanRanch An El Paso hellhole, I couldn't get higher White lightning m…
Waylon Jennings Johnny Cash Kris Kristofferson & Willie Nelson Listen to my song And if you want to sing along It's…
Waylon Jennings Willie Nelson Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson Listen to my song And if you want to sing along It's…
Waylon Jennings Willie Nelson Johnny Cash Kris Kristofferson Listen to my song And if you want to sing along It's…
Wheatus We met at Amys party I stick with Chuck cause he…
Willie Nelson Amorillo, San Antone Any old place I call my home I got…
Wood & Wire Following the Brazos river Down to Mexico I am a wanted outl…
Ьnloco Sometimes I lie awake in bed Thinking about the things you…
Texas Aw, yeah That's them old Texas Blues Come in here, Lee, tell…
ワnloco Sometimes I lie awake in bed Thinking about the things you…
We have lyrics for these tracks by James Ray:
A Miracle All my life I've prayed for Someone to love Wondering if my…
Got my mind set on you I've got my mind set on you I've got my mind…
I I've got my mind set on you I've got my mind…
I Got My Mind Set On You I've got my mind set on you I've got my mind…
I Got My Mind Set On You I've got my mind set on you I've got my mind…
I've Got My Mind Set On You I've got my mind set on you I've got my mind…
I've Got My Mind Set On You (Pts 1 & 2) I got my mind set on you I got my mind…
I've Got My Mind Set On You Pts. 1 & 2 I've got my mind set on you I've got my mind…
I've Got My Mind Set On You. I've got my mind set on you I've got my mind…
If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody If you gotta make a fool of somebody If you gotta…
Itty Bitty Pieces (You're breaking me up And I don't mean maybe It's too late)…
I’ve Got My Mind Set On You I've got my mind set on you I've got my mind…
St. James Infirmary It was down by old Joe's barroom, on the corner…
Straight Gigolo Baby Written by: James Ray Straight Gigolo babe Straight Gigolo …
U Don Why don't you believe me? It's you I adore Forever and…
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happyeverafter2011
Really wish this was on Amazon music.
I still have the 12” somewhere, snagged it on eBay, cost an arm and a leg but absolutely worth it. Takes me right back to the Barrel organ and Edwards No 8 on a Friday night. 🖤
Victoria Edwards
Excellent! Brings back great memories from the alternative scene in London at that time :))
Damian Griffiths
I remember slimelight
Elsie Tsui
My most favourite song ever!!!
DJouji7
So intense! Love this, miss this ...
magentaseas
God this takes me back. I have this on 12"
magentaseas
a forgotten classic of the time, still have the 12"
poshgoth
Absolute fucking classic - love it!
avibraslap
i've been looking for this song for years, i was searching under sisters of mercy though, the dj back at the alternative club i danced told me this was texas by som, so glad i found it!
Damian Griffiths
was it slimelight?