Posted October 8, 200717 yr 25 YEARS OF RECORD COLLECTING: MUSICAL MEMORIES 1982 - 2007 17. Jimmy Ray “Are you Johnny Ray? (Who wants to know?) Are you Slim Ray? (Who wants to know?) Are you Link Wray? (Who wants to know?) Are you Jimmy Ray? (Who wants to know? who wants to know? About me!)" Be-quiffed Fifties-throwback ‘Jimmy Ray’ was (I think) 19 Management’s first big solo launch after ‘the Spice Girls’ and while his singles were only briefly around in the UK singles chart, in the States his ultra-catchy single ‘Are You Jimmy Ray’ became a massive hit. And what a great pop song it was, some people may look down on pop and disrespect its ‘values’, but this ticked all the boxes for me. If he had followed up this record with an Elvis cover then maybe we would have had another big hit and would be more easily remembered but ‘Are You Jimmy Ray’ was such a great pop song that I guess he will be still playing the retro circuit in the States as we speak (Well if Chesney Hawks and 'When In Rome' can have their continuing careers why not Jimmy? perhaps in Vegas?) Edited October 8, 200717 yr by Mr. Mondo
October 9, 200717 yr Author Erm....are you really sure? I remember this and it was awful! Yes, it is a great retro styled pop record. It ticks all the boxes that a good little pop record should be: it is ‘catchy’, the record is not boring, it is not a ‘dirge’ that ‘drones’ on and on; and the chorus has a great hook.
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