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Ray Scott goes his own way

Wednesday, May 7, 2008 – Ray Scott is going his own way. After one disc on Warner, Scott is releasing his next CD, "Crazy Like Me," on his own label, Jethropolitan Records. The music will be available digitally in late May. Physical CDs will only be available at www.rayscott.com and at all concerts starting in early June. There will be no retail distribution at this time. Advance orders of Crazy Like Me placed on his website will be autographed.

Scott debuted with "My Kind of Music" (Warner) in November 2005 and is touring as the Honky Tonk Tailgate Party 2008 with Mark Wills, Trent Willmon and Buddy Jewell.

The new disc contains 10 songs penned by Scott and his longtime friend and co-writer as well as "Crazy Like Me" producer Phillip Moore. "After a couple of frustrating years dealing with a big record label that was no longer holding up their end of the deal, I'm finally free, and the taste of freedom is sweet. The time has never been better in the music biz to do something different," says Scott.

The 2nd Annual Friends of Ray Scott Party held during CMA Music Fest on Friday, June 6 will be the official release party for the new album. Fans can buy tickets online at his website while they last.


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CD review - Nowhere Near Done This six-track EP from Ray Scott is essentially three sets of companion songs documenting the life of a touring musician. The set kicks of with "Better As I Go" in which the singer laments past failings ("I've never been that good at being good/I've got a handful of ex-wives to show") while acknowledging drinking has caused much of his troubles ("Whiskey is a demon I've been wrestling/More than once it's had me on the ropes"). ...
CD review - Guitar for Sale If you thought you accidentally misfiled an old Toby Keith CD in the case of Ray Scott's fifth album "Guitar For Sale," after pressing play, it's understandable. Scott has a distinctive baritone and the drinking songs are at the top of the order with the autobiographical lead single "Livin' This Way," a melancholy tale of an addict aware of his failings and trying to dry out. "It's dark as hell and everything a record label probably want me to stay ...
CD review - My Kind of Music On the title track, we learn of Ray Scott's love for country music, but after listening to his 14-track debut, it's clear to see how Waylon Jennings, David Allen Coe and Johnny Cash had an influence. "My Kind of Music" is a tongue-in-cheek tune about a man who's date can't appreciate country music. The North Carolina native namechecks his favorite country singers and legendary songs in a radio-friendly country song. But Scott offers much more with an album that has a feel of blues, rock and even ...


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