Mark Gray (singer)

Mark Gray
Birth name	Mark Eugene Gray[1]
Born	October 24, 1952 (1952-10-24) (age 59)
Origin	Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA
Genres	Country
Occupations	Singer
Instruments	Vocals, keyboards
Years active	1979–1985
Labels	Columbia
Associated acts	Exile

Mark Eugene Gray (born October 24, 1952 in Vicksburg, Mississippi) is an American country music artist. He has 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 includes three albums and eight Top 40 country hits, of which the highest-peaking is the #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 and later became Number One hits for Alabama. Other songs that Gray co-wrote include "It Ain't Easy Being Easy" for Janie Fricke and "Second Hand Heart" for Gary Morris.

Discography

Albums

All albums released on Columbia Records.

Year	Album	Chart Positions
		US Country
1984	Magic	26
1985	This Ol' Piano	33
1986	That Feeling Inside	35

Singles

Year	Single	Chart Positions		Album
		US Country	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
1988	"Song in My Heart" (with Bobbi Lace)	69	—	singles only
	"It's Gonna Be Love" (with Bobbi Lace)	70	—

References

1. ^ "Search results for Mark Gray". Broadcast Music Incorporated. http://repertoire.bmi.com/writer.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&page=1&fromrow=1&torow=25&querytype=WriterID&keyid=136475&keyname=GRAY%20MARK%20EUGENE&CAE=46229093&Affiliation=BMI. Retrieved 2009-08-11. 

• Brennan, Sandra. Mark Gray at Allmusic
• Whitburn, Joel. The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits, 2001, page 142

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