Ray LaMontagne
Raymond Charles "Ray" LaMontagne (born June 18, 1973 in Nashua , New Hampshire ) is an American singer-songwriter of folk rock .
Life
Ray Lamontagne began his music career after the 1991 song Treetop Flyer from the album stills alone by Stephen Stills had heard. He quit the shoe factory in which he had worked until then. He organized his own gigs in small bars, played in the opening act for local folk bands and promoted his demo tape, recorded in the summer of 1999 .
In 2004 Chrysalis Publishing became aware of him and offered him a record deal. LaMontagne recorded his debut album Trouble in just two weeks , which was released by the major label RCA and, according to its homepage, has sold over 250,000 copies to date. The album was produced in Los Angeles by Ethan Johns .
On August 29, 2006 LaMontagne's second album Till the Sun Turns Black was released in the USA. Again, Ethan Johns acted as producer, as well as the third album Gossip In The Grain , which was released on October 14, 2008 on RCA Records. The fourth album God Willin & the Creek Don't Rise in August 2010 was produced by LaMontagne himself. He also worked with accompanying musicians, "The Pariah Dogs".
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 UK
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 US
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 CH
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| 2005 | Trouble |
UK5  (38 weeks)UK |
US164  (5 weeks)US |
- | |
| 2006 | Till the Sun Turns Black |
UK35 (4 weeks)UK |
US28 (9 weeks) US |
- | |
| 2008 | Gossip in the grain |
UK23  (2 weeks)UK |
US3 (31 weeks) US |
- | |
| 2009 | Live Sessions EP | - |
US119 (1 week) US |
- | |
| 2010 | God Willin 'and the Creek Don't Rise |
UK17 (3 weeks) UK |
US3 (26 weeks) US |
CH43 (2 weeks) CH |
Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs
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| 2014 | Supernova |
UK18 (2 weeks) UK |
US3 (11 weeks) US |
- | |
| 2016 | Ouroboros |
UK49 (1 week) UK |
US13 (2 weeks) US |
- | |
| 2018 | Part of the Light |
UK28 (1 week) UK |
US40 (1 week) US |
CH40 (1 week) CH |
|
| 2020 | Monovision | - |
US163 (1 week) US |
CH50 (1 week) CH |
|
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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UK
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US
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| 2005 | Trouble |
UK25th (14 weeks)UK |
- | |
| 2007 | Jolene |
UK99 (1 week) UK |
- | |
| 2008 | You are the best thing |
- |
US90 (1 week) US |
|
More singles
- 2006: How Come (May 29)
- 2006: Trouble (re-issue) (July 24th)
- 2006: How Come (re-issue) (October 30)
- 2006: Forever My Friend
- 2007: Be Here Now (June 18)
- 2007: Three More Days (August 20)
Collaborations
- To Love Somebody (with Damien Rice )
- O Sleep (with Lisa Hannigan )
Awards
2005
- Boston Music Award "Album of the Year" (Trouble)
- Boston Music Award "Song of the Year" (Trouble)
- Boston Music Award "Best Male Songwriter"
- Boston Music Award "Act of the Year" (nomination)
- Boston Music Award "Male Vocalist of the Year" (nomination)
- XM Nation Awards "Best New Acoustic Rock Artist"
- Pollstar Awards "Best New Touring Artist" (nomination)
- Shortlist Music Prize (Trouble, Nomination)
2006
- Esky Music Awards "Best Voice Esky" (Award from Esquire Magazine)
2007
- BRIT Awards "Best International Breakthrough Act" (nomination)
Others
GQ magazine listed a Ray LaMontagne concert in April 2006 as
- "One of the 25 sexiest places on the planet to take a girl."
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Web links
- Official site of Ray LaMontagne
- Ray LaMontagne at LastFM
- Ray LaMontagne at Warner Music
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | LaMontagne, Ray |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | LaMontagne, Raymond Charles (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 18, 1973 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nashua , New Hampshire , USA |