Rainbow Man is the debut studio album by American country music artist Jeff Bates. It was released in 2003 (see 2003 in country music) on RCA Nashville. The album includes eleven songs, all co-written by Bates, of which three were singles: "The Love Song", the title track, and "I Wanna Make You Cry". Respectively, these peaked at numbers 8, 47, and 23 on the Billboard country charts. "Long, Slow Kisses" was re-recorded for his next album, Leave the Light On, from which it was released as the lead-off single.

Rainbow Man
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 20, 2003 (2003-05-20)
GenreCountry
Length36:44
LabelRCA Nashville
ProducerKenny Beard, Scott Hendricks, David Malloy
Jeff Bates chronology
Rainbow Man
(2003)
Leave the Light On
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Country Standard Timemixed [2]
Entertainment Weekly(A) [3]

The album was produced by Kenny Beard and David Malloy, with additional production from Scott Hendricks on tracks 1, 4, and 6.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Country Enough"Jeff Bates, Kenny Beard, Tim Owens2:54
2."The Love Song"Bates, Beard, Casey Beathard4:05
3."Long, Slow Kisses"Bates, Gordon Bradberry, Ben Hayslip3:26
4."Lovin' Like That"Bates, Beard, Jimmy Yeary2:23
5."I Wanna Make You Cry"Bates, Beard3:15
6."Your Lovin' Talks to Me"Bates, Byron Hill)3:21
7."My Mississippi"Bates, Beard, Dave Loggins4:28
8."Already Spent"Bates, Terry Clayton2:36
9."Rainbow Man"Bates, Harley Allen3:38
10."My In-Laws Are Outlaws"Bates, Hill3:00
11."The Wings of Mama's Prayers"Bates, Clayton, Kris Bergsnes3:33

Personnel

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Chart performance

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Chart (2003) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 14
U.S. Billboard 200 117
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers 1

References

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  1. ^ Rainbow Man at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Jeff Bates - Rainbow Man". Countrystandardtime.com. 2007-10-23. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
  3. ^ Alanna Nash (2003-07-11). "Twang Shall Meet Review". EW.com. Archived from the original on December 2, 2008. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
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