Mark Gray (singer)
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Mark Gray | |
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Birth name | Mark Eugene Gray[1] |
Born | October 24, 1952 |
Origin | Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA |
Genres | Country |
Occupations | Singer |
Instruments | Vocals, keyboards |
Years active | 1979–1988 |
Labels | Columbia, 615 |
Associated acts | Exile |
Mark Eugene Gray (born October 24, 1952 in Vicksburg, Mississippi) is 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.
Discography
Albums
Title | Album details | Peak positions |
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US Country | ||
Magic |
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26 |
This Ol' Piano |
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33 |
That Feeling Inside |
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35 |
Singles
Year | Title | Peak positions | Album | |
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US Country [2] |
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 |
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US Country [2] | |||
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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 168. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
- Brennan, Sandra. Mark Gray at Allmusic
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