Carlton Ray Scott Jr. (born December 5, 1969, in Semora, North Carolina) is an American country music artist. He first gained attention in 2005 with his debut album My Kind of Music, and has since released eleven albums and two EPS.
Career Scott has a distinctive southern voice and wears a cowboy hat. Warner Brothers released his debut album, My Kind of Music, and its title track became a top 40 single in 2005.
Scott split from the Warner Brothers label two years later. He independently released Crazy Like Me (2008) and Rayality (2011), which gave him a physical product on the road and support from SiriusXM. "Drinkin Beer" and "Ain’t Always Thirsty" received Sirius airplay, as did one of his best-known singles: "Those Jeans" from the Rayality album, produced by Dave Brainard (Jerrod Neimann, Brandy Clark). Then came his 5th studio album in 2017 — Guitar for Sale, produced by Michael Hughes.
Hughes and Scott paired up again for Honky Tonk Heart, an EP released on March 1, 2019. According to Scott, ""Honky Tonk Heart" is all about who I am, and it's an ode to all the troubadours out there runnin' up and down the highways keeping real country music alive because they love it, live it, and breathe it."
Scott's second EP, Nowhere Near Done, was released in February 2020.
Discography Studio albums Title Album details Peak chartpositions Sales US Country US Heat US Indie My Kind of Music Release date: November 22, 2005 Label: Warner Bros. Nashville 39 4 — Crazy Like Me Release date: June 3, 2008 Label: Jethropolitan — — — Rayality Release date: September 16, 2011 Label: Jethropolitan — — — Ray Scott Release date: October 10, 2014 Label: Jethropolitan — — — Guitar for Sale Release date: June 9, 2017 Label: Jethropolitan — 12 28US: 1,500 Cover The Earth Release date: September 17, 2021 Label: Jethropolitan — — — Billboards & Brake Lights Release date: November 10, 2023 Label: Jethropolitan — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
EPs Title Album details Peak chartpositions Sales US Heat US Indie Honky Tonk Heart Release date: March 1, 2019 Label: Jethropolitan 19 39 Nowhere Near Done Release date: Early 2020 Label: Jethropolitan — —US: 100 "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Singles Year Single Peak positions Album US Country 2005 "My Kind of Music" 39 My Kind of Music 2006 "Gone Either Way" 53 "I Didn't Come Here to Talk" — 2008 "Sometimes the Bottle Hits You Back" — Crazy Like Me 2012 "Those Jeans" — Rayality 2014 "What Works for Willie" — Rayality (Deluxe) "Drinkin' Beer" — Ray Scott 2015 "Ain't Always Thirsty" — 2017 "Livin' This Way" — Guitar For Sale 2019 "Honky Tonk Heart" — Honky Tonk Heart 2022 "Santa's Sack" — N/A "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Music videos Year Video Director 2005 "My Kind of Music" Shaun Silva 2012 "Those Jeans" Marcel 2014 "Drinkin' Beer" Sam White 2015 "Ain't Always Thirsty" Blake Judd 2016 "High Road" 2022 "Santa's Sack"
References
External links Ray Scott Official Website