Mark Gray (singer)
| Mark Gray | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Mark Eugene Gray[1] |
| Born |
October 24, 1952 Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died |
December 2, 2016 (aged 64) Lebanon, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals, keyboards |
| Years active | 1979–1988 |
| Labels | Columbia, 615 |
| Associated acts | Exile |
Mark Eugene Gray (October 24, 1952 – December 2, 2016) was an American country music artist. He has recorded both as a solo artist for Columbia Records and as a member of the country pop band Exile, of which he was a member between 1979 and 1982.
Gray's solo career includes three albums and eight Top 40 country hits, of which the highest-peaking is the No. 6 Tammy Wynette duet "Sometimes When We Touch", a cover of the Dan Hill song. Gray also co-wrote "Take Me Down" and "The Closer You Get", both of which were originally recorded by Exile and later became Number One hits for Alabama. Other songs that Gray co-wrote include "It Ain't Easy Being Easy" for Janie Fricke and "Second Hand Heart" for Gary Morris. He died on December 2, 2016.[2]
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| US Country | ||
| Magic |
|
26 |
| This Ol' Piano |
|
33 |
| That Feeling Inside |
|
35 |
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [3] |
CAN Country | |||
| 1983 | "It Ain't Real (If It Ain't You)" | 25 | — | Magic |
| "Wounded Hearts" | 18 | — | ||
| 1984 | "Left Side of the Bed" | 10 | 28 | |
| "If All the Magic Is Gone" | 9 | 6 | ||
| "Diamond in the Dust" | 9 | 4 | This Ol' Piano | |
| 1985 | "Sometimes When We Touch" (with Tammy Wynette) | 6 | 24 | |
| "Smooth Sailing (Rock in the Road)" | 43 | 30 | ||
| "Please Be Love" | 7 | 3 | That Feeling Inside | |
| 1986 | "Back When Love Was Enough" | 14 | 7 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
Singles with Bobbi Lace
| Year | Title | Peak positions |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [3] | |||
| 1988 | "Song in My Heart" | 69 | N/A |
| "It's Gonna Be Love" | 70 |
References
- ↑ "Search results for Mark Gray". Broadcast Music Incorporated. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
- ↑ http://www.cmt.com/news/1774247/mark-gray-80s-hitmaker-dead-at-64/
- 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 168. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
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