Mark Gray | |
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Birth name | Mark Eugene Gray [1] |
Born | Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S. | October 24, 1952
Died | December 2, 2016 (aged 64) Lebanon, Tennessee, U.S. |
Genres | Country |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, keyboards |
Years active | 1972–1988 |
Labels | Columbia, 615 |
Formerly of | Exile |
Mark Eugene Gray (October 24, 1952 – December 2, 2016) was an American singer-songwriter and country music artist. He recorded both as a solo artist for Columbia Records and as a member of the country pop band Exile, of which he was a member between 1979 and 1982.
Gray's solo career included three albums and nine singles, of which the highest-peaking is the No. 6 Tammy Wynette duet " Sometimes When We Touch", a cover of the Dan Hill song. Gray also co-wrote " Take Me Down" and " The Closer You Get", both of which were originally recorded by Exile in 1980 and later became Number One hits for Alabama. Other songs that Gray co-wrote include " It Ain't Easy Bein' Easy" for Janie Fricke and " Second Hand Heart" for Gary Morris. He died on December 2, 2016, at the age of 64. [2]
Title | Album details | Peak positions |
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US Country | ||
Magic |
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26 |
This Ol' Piano |
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33 |
That Feeling Inside |
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35 |
Year | Title | Peak positions | Album | |
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US Country [3] |
CAN Country | |||
1983 | "It Ain't Real (If It Ain't You)" | 25 | — | Magic |
"Wounded Hearts" | 18 | — | ||
1984 | " Left Side of the Bed" | 10 | 28 | |
"If All the Magic Is Gone" | 9 | 6 | ||
" Diamond in the Dust" | 9 | 4 | This Ol' Piano | |
1985 | " Sometimes When We Touch" (with Tammy Wynette) | 6 | 24 | |
"Smooth Sailing (Rock in the Road)" | 43 | 30 | ||
" Please Be Love" | 7 | 3 | That Feeling Inside | |
1986 | "Back When Love Was Enough" | 14 | 7 | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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1984 | Mark Gray | Top New Male Vocalist | Nominated |
1985 | " Left Side of the Bed" | Video of the Year | Nominated |
" Second Hand Heart" | Song of the Year | Nominated |