| Ray Hood | |
| Birth Place: | Alabama |
| Instrument: | Guitar |
| Genre: | Country |
| Occupation: | Singer-songwriter |
| Years Active: | 1994–present |
| Label: | Caption/Curb |
| Associated Acts: | Doug Stone |
Ray Hood (born in Alabama[1]) is an American country music singer-songwriter. Hood co-wrote Doug Stone's 1994 top five single "Addicted to a Dollar."[2] Between 1996 and 2000, Hood charted two singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The highest-charting of the two, "Critical List," peaked at number 67 in 2000. It received a favorable review from Deborah Evans Price of Billboard, who wrote that "Hood has an impressive, barroom-seasoned baritone that works effectively on this uptempo number." The follow-up single, "What's a Little More Water," also received a positive review from Price, who said that "all the elements are here–a stunning traditional country vocal, clean and crisp production, and a killer hook."[3]
His eponymous second album, released by Caption Records in October 2000, received a favorable review from Ray Waddell of Billboard, who wrote that "it's not often an artist comes along who can ease from heart-wrenching country ballads to gritty machismo so effortlessly and convincingly" and called the album "one of the most complete, solid country packages to come out of Nashville this year."[4] The album received a negative review from Tom Netherland of Country Standard Time, who said that "despite a strong baritone and Nashville's leading session men backing his dozen tracks, Hood simply veers too from the country fold."[5]
| Title | Album details | |
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| Back to Back Heartaches[6] |
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| Ray Hood |
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| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | |||
| 1995 | "Teddy Bears in Oklahoma"[7] | — | non-album song |
| 1996 | "Freedom" | 73 | Ray Hood |
| 2000 | "Critical List" | 67 | |
| 2001 | "What's a Little More Water" | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||