Michael Ray

Michael Ray Roach (born April 29, 1988) is an American country music singer and songwriter. He is signed to Warner Music Nashville. He has released two albums for the label: Michael Ray and Amos.

Biography Ray was born in Eustis, Florida. He was inspired by his grandfather Amos "Wilson" Roach, who played music for him and taught him how to play guitar, in addition to having him perform at assisted living centers. Ray chose to form a band in southern Florida after graduating high school, and a disc jockey at WPCV began playing his music. He released an album independently in 2010, which was discovered by manager Tony Conway. After winning the competition, Ray was signed to Warner Bros. Records Nashville. His first EP, Tour Bootleg, was released in 2014. Two of the EP's tracks, "Kiss You in the Morning" (which went to number one on the Country Airplay charts in 2015) and "Think a Little Less," appeared later on his self-titled second album, released in 2015, becoming his first and third singles, respectively. The track "Real Men Love Jesus" was named as Ray's second single. Ray supported the album with a tour. After the album's release in 2018, it produced two more singles: "One That Got Away" and "Her World or Mine." It was produced by Scott Hendricks.

Personal life Michael Ray has one sister and two half sisters. His father is Jerry Roach.

On July 19, 2018, Ray confirmed that he had started dating country singer Carly Pearce. They were engaged on December 19, 2018. and married on October 6, 2019 on a farm in Goodlettsville, Tennessee northeast of Nashville. In June 2020, Pearce filed for divorce from Ray after eight months of marriage.

Discography

Studio albums Title Album details Peak chartpositions Sales US Country US AUS Michael Ray Release date: January 29, 2010 Label: Self-released Formats: CD, digital download — — — Michael Ray Release date: August 7, 2015 Label: Atlantic Nashville Formats: CD, digital download 4 21 60 US: 51,000 Amos Release date: June 1, 2018 Label: Atlantic Nashville Formats: CD, digital download 5 53 —US: 16,600 "—" denotes releases that did not chart

Extended plays Title EP details Peak chartpositions US Country Tour Bootleg Release date: November 2014 Label: Warner Bros. Nashville Formats: Digital download — — Kiss You in the Morning Release date: April 28, 2015 Label: Warner Bros. Nashville Formats: CD, digital download 37 15 Higher Education Release date: August 27, 2021 Label: Warner Bros. Nashville Formats: CD, digital download — — Dive Bars & Broken Hearts Release date: June 23, 2023 Label: Warner Bros. Nashville Formats: CD, digital download — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles Year Single Peak chart positions Sales Certifications Album US Country US Country Airplay US CAN Country CAN 2015 "Kiss You in the Morning" 10 1 55 13 73 US: 308,000 RIAA: Gold MC: Gold Michael Ray "Real Men Love Jesus" 28 17 — 44 —US: 66,000 2016 "Think a Little Less" 3 2 54 23 —US: 278,000 RIAA: Platinum 43 —US: 121,000 RIAA: Gold RIAA: Gold — 35 — — — Dive Bars & Broken Hearts "—" denotes releases that did not chart