Ray Lyell

Ray Lyell (born 1962 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and vocal coach.

Career Ray Lyell came to prominence with his band, the Storm, in the late 1980s. Ray Lyell and the Storm released their self-titled debut album in 1989. Its first single, "Another Man's Gun", scored No. 6 on the AOR charts. The second single released by Lyell, "Carry Me", was a top 40 hit on the CHR charts and still gets airplay in Canada. Lyell was nominated for a Juno Award as Most Promising Male Vocalist, in 1989. Shortly after the nomination, he began an international tour in Australia.

In 1992, Lyell sold the rights to the name "the Storm" after a legal conflict in the United States. Desert Winds, his next album, was released under his own name, even though the members of the band continued to tour and perform with him. "Gypsy Wind" was the album's first successful single. In 1994, Ray Lyell travelled to Nashville, Tennessee, to begin working on his third album, Working Man, with writers, Billy Crain and Todd Cerney. Working Man was released in 1995. A decade later, Lyell released his fourth album, Running on Faith, with CMC Canada.

Released: 1989 Format: LP, CD, cassette Label: Festival (D30261) 44

Released: 1992 Format: CD, cassette Label: Festival (D30892) —

Released: 1995 Format: CD, cassette Label: Magada International (MAGCD-33) —

Released: 2005 Format: CD, cassette Label: Ray Lyell —

Singles + List of singles, with Australian chart positions Title Year Peak chartposition Album AUS "Carry Me" 1989 117 Ray Lyell and the Storm "Another Man's Gun" — "(Running From) Another Man's Gun" / "Colour of Money" 1990 57 "Cruel Life" — "Gypsy Wind" 1992 — Desert Winds "Desert Nights" 1993 — "Don't Let Go" — "Bitter Creek" — "Wrong Kind of Love" 1995 — Working Man