Ray Hood (born in
Alabama
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) is an American
country music
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singer-songwriter. Hood co-wrote
Doug Stone
Doug Stone (born Douglas Jackson Brooks; June 19, 1956) is an American country music singer and songwriter. He debuted in 1990 with the single " I'd Be Better Off (In a Pine Box)", the first release from his 1990 self-titled debut album for Epi ...
's 1994 top five single "
Addicted to a Dollar."
Between 1996 and 2000, Hood charted two singles on the ''
Billboard
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''
Hot Country Singles & Tracks
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chart.
The highest-charting of the two, "Critical List," peaked at number 67 in 2000. It received a favorable review from Deborah Evans Price of ''Billboard'', who wrote that "Hood has an impressive, barroom-seasoned
baritone
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that works effectively on this uptempo number."
The follow-up single, "What's a Little More Water," also received a positive review from Price, who said that "all the elements are here–a stunning traditional country vocal, clean and crisp production, and a killer hook."
His eponymous second album, released by Caption Records in October 2000, received a favorable review from Ray Waddell of ''Billboard'', who wrote that "it's not often an artist comes along who can ease from heart-wrenching country ballads to gritty machismo so effortlessly and convincingly" and called the album "one of the most complete, solid country packages to come out of
Nashville
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this year." The album received a negative review from Tom Netherland of
Country Standard Time
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, who said that "despite a strong baritone and Nashville's leading session men backing his dozen tracks, Hood simply veers too from the country fold."
Discography
Albums
Singles
Music videos
References
American country singer-songwriters
American male singer-songwriters
Living people
Country musicians from Alabama
Curb Records artists
Year of birth missing (living people)
Singer-songwriters from Alabama
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