Martin Delray

Martin Delray
Background information
Birth name	Michael Ray Martin[1]
Also known as	Mike Martin
Born	September 29, 1949 (1949-09-29) (age 62)[2]
Origin	Texarkana, Arkansas, U.S.
Genres	Country
Occupations	Singer-songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, rhythm guitar
Years active	1985 – 1992
Labels	Compleat Atlantic
Associated acts	Johnny Cash The Kendalls

Michael Ray Martin (born September 29, 1949 in Texarkana, Arkansas) is an American country music artist known professionally as Martin Delray. He worked as a songwriter in the 1980s, with his writing credits including "Old Fashioned Love" by The Kendalls.^[3] Delray's first single release was "Temptation" in 1985 on the Compleat label, credited to Mike Martin.^[1]

He recorded two albums on the Atlantic Records label: 1991's Get Rhythm and 1992's What Kind of Man. In addition, he charted five singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. Delray's highest-charting single was a cover version of Johnny Cash's "Get Rhythm," which Delray took to number 27 on the country charts.^[1] Cash sang guest vocals on Delray's version and was featured in its music video.^[2]

Discography

Albums

Title	Album details	Peak positions
		US Country
Get Rhythm	Release date: January 16, 1991 Label: Atlantic Records	57
What Kind of Man	Release date: November 10, 1992 Label: Atlantic Records	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions		Album
		US Country	CAN Country
1985	"Temptation" (as Mike Martin)	76	—	Single only
1991	"Get Rhythm"	27	18	Get Rhythm
	"Lillie's White Lies"	58	—
1992	"Who, What, Where, When, Why, How"	51	70
	"What Kind of Man"	61	72	What Kind of Man
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 122. ISBN 0-89820-177-2. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Vinopal, David. "Martin Delray biography". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p1585. Retrieved 2007-11-24. 
3. ^ Thomas, Ronnie (4 May 2006). "A minute with Martin Delray". The Decatur Daily. http://legacy.decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/livingtoday/060504/delray.shtml. Retrieved 26 March 2010. 

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Name	Delray, Martin
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Date of birth	1949-09-29
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