Rainbow Man

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Rainbow Man
Studio album by Jeff Bates
Released May 20, 2003
Genre Country
Length 36:44
Label RCA Nashville
Producer Jeff Bates, Kenny Beard, Scott Hendricks, David Malloy
Jeff Bates chronology

Rainbow Man
(2003)		 Leave the Light On
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Country Standard Time mixed [2]
Entertainment Weekly (A) [3]

Rainbow Man is the debut album of American country music artist Jeff Bates. It was released in 2003 (see 2003 in country music) on RCA Nashville. The album includes eleven songs, all co-written by Bates, of which three were singles: "The Love Song", the title track, and "I Wanna Make You Cry". Respectively, these peaked at numbers 8, 47, and 23 on the Billboard country charts. "Long, Slow Kisses" was re-recorded for his next album, Leave the Light On, from which it was released as the lead-off single.

The album was produced by Kenny Beard and David Malloy, with additional production from Scott Hendricks on tracks 1, 4, and 6.

Track listing

  1. "Country Enough" (Jeff Bates, Kenny Beard, Tim Owens) – 2:54
  2. "The Love Song" (Bates, Beard, Casey Beathard) – 4:05
  3. "Long, Slow Kisses" (Bates, Gordon Bradberry, Ben Hayslip) – 3:26
  4. "Lovin' Like That" (Bates, Beard, Jimmy Yeary) – 2:23
  5. "I Wanna Make You Cry" (Bates, Beard) – 3:15
  6. "Your Lovin' Talks to Me" (Bates, Byron Hill) – 3:21
  7. "My Mississippi" (Bates, Beard, Dave Loggins) – 4:28
  8. "Already Spent" (Bates, Terry Clayton) – 2:36
  9. "Rainbow Man" (Bates, Harley Allen) – 3:38
  10. "My In-Laws Are Outlaws" (Bates, Hill) – 3:00
  11. "The Wings of Mama's Prayers" (Bates, Clayton, Kris Bergsnes) – 3:33

Chart performance

Chart (2003) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 14
U.S. Billboard 200 117
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers 1

References

  1. ↑ Rainbow Man at AllMusic
  2. ↑ "Jeff Bates - Rainbow Man". Countrystandardtime.com. 2007-10-23. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
  3. ↑ Alanna Nash (2003-07-11). "Twang Shall Meet Review | Music Reviews and News". EW.com. Retrieved 2012-03-06.

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