CMT Listen Up Artist, Amazon Music USA ‘Artist to Watch,’ and Pandora ‘Artist to Watch,’ Frank Ray has announced the release date for his most unique body of work yet – his self-titled debut label album Frank Ray – out Friday, July 7th via BBR Music Group/Stoney Creek Records. Featuring 14 tracks, Frank Ray seamlessly intermixes a traditional Country sound with R&B and touches of Frank’s Latin heritage.
“This album is my grand entrance to the Country music world,” says Frank. “This project is a perfect reflection of who I am. I have finally figured out my voice, and this is what I have to say. I look at this album like a quilt I knitted, each stitch represents a person I love or an influence I admire.”
Frank Ray Tracklist:
1. Streetlights
(Frank Ray, Bobby Hamrick, Frank Rogers)
(Frank Ray, Bobby Hamrick, Frank Rogers)
2. Country’d Look Good On You
(Derek George, Monty Criswell, Taylor Phillips, Cole Taylor)
3. Y’all Showed Up
(Jeremy Bussey, Monty Criswell, Derek George, Bobby Hamrick, Frank Ray, Frank Rogers)
4. Somebody Else’s Whiskey
(Derek George, Frank Ray, Frank Rogers)
5. Late
(Jeremy Bussey, Monty Criswell, Derek George, Bobby Hamrick, Frank Ray, Frank Rogers)
6. Wasting Your Words
(Monty Criswell, Bobby Hamrick, Frank Ray, Frank Rogers)
7. Out On Me
(Jeremy Bussey, Monty Criswell, Derek George, Frank Ray, Frank Rogers)
8. We Got Em
(Jeremy Bussey, Monty Criswell, Derek George, Bobby Hamrick, Frank Ray, Frank Rogers)
9. Prettiest Girl At The Bar
(Jeremy Bussey, Monty Criswell, Derek George, Bobby Hamrick, Frank Ray, Frank Rogers)
10. Spring Break
(Bobby Hamrick, Frank Ray)
11. Let It Drop
(Jeremy Bussey, Monty Criswell, Derek George, Frank Ray, Frank Rogers)
12. Back Before My Time
(Monty Criswell, Derek George, Frank Ray)
13. Learn Something New
(Jeremy Bussey, Monty Criswell, Derek George, Bobby Hamrick, Frank Ray, Frank
14. Big Fan
(Jeremy Bussey, Monty Criswell, Derek George, Bobby Hamrick, Frank Ray, Frank Rogers)
15. Party With Strangers
(Bobby Hamrick, James Slater, Jamie Paulin)
Recently profiled on CMT, the former police officer just launched his mental health initiative ‘FRAY’- standing for First Responders MentAl ClaritY – that helps provide first responders with the necessary tools they need for improved mental health due to the intense and sensitive nature of their jobs. He makes it a point to visit local stations at every tour stop. Born as a result of Ray’s visit to Washington D.C. with the Metropolitan Police Academy, visit HERE or watch HERE for more information.
ABOUT FRANK RAY:
Texas chart-topper, bilingual recording artist and former police officer – Frank Ray is busting open the doors for a modern Latino Country movement. Growing up just three miles from the border in New Mexico, Frank was immersed in the best of both worlds – enriched by his Mexican culture and surrounded by Texas Country music. Praised as “easygoing contemporary Country with Pop-Soul hooks and a dash of Southwestern spice” (Rolling Stone), Frank’s “catalog is representative of his fun personality and flair” (Country Now), expertly blending ‘90s Texas Country, Latin, R&B and Pop. As an entertainer, Frank delivers electrifying, high-energy performances that has something for everyone. With immense cross-cultural appeal and a panorama of influences, Ray “is looking to stretch Country music’s cultural boundaries” (Los Angeles Times).
In the three short years since embarking on his musical journey full-time, he has racked up two No. 1 singles and three Top 10 singles on Texas Country Radio, become a staff songwriter, landed Frank Rogers (Brad Paisley, Darius Rucker) as his producer, signed a record deal with BBR Music Group/Stoney Creek Records and much more. Along with being named an “Artist to Watch” by Rolling Stone and Amazon Music USA as well as a “Listen Up Artist” by CMT, Ray has appeared on USA Network’s Real Country, been profiled in the Los Angeles Times and on NBC’s TODAY.
Currently on tour with Old Dominion, at each tour spot, Frank visits first responders through his mental-health initiative FRAY and provides them with the necessary tools for mental clarity. Having shared stages with Luke Combs, Kane Brown, Brett Eldredge, Luke Bryan, Kip Moore, LANCO, Hunter Hayes and more, the versatile entertainer was just named to CRS New Faces’ Class of 2023 and released his label-debut EP Getcha Some. Receiving critical acclaim, CMT praised that “his future is looking brighter than ever,” and the EP showcased his “wide vocal range” and “placed his knack for songwriting on full display,” while Country Swag applauded the “great debut” as “a cohesive EP that you will want to listen to again and again.” Featured on Getcha Some and his upcoming self-titled, label-debut album, arriving July 7, is the cheeky “Somebody Else’s Whiskey” that’s currently climbing the Country radio charts.