Jeff Bates

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The American country singer Jeff Bates is from the deep south, having been born in Bunker Hill, Mississippi in 1963. He signed a songwriting deal with Warner-Chappell during the 1990s but as far as his solo career was concerned, he was a late starter in the country music business and didn't record his first album until he was forty years old. At the turn of the millennium Bates was experiencing considerable personal issues as a result of drug addiction problems and he ended up spending time in jail and subsequently in rehab.

Despite these problems RCA Nashville had confidence in his talents and signed him up for a record deal in 2002. Bates rewarded RCA's faith in him when his debut album 'Rainbow Man' was released in 2003. 'Rainbow Man' was an immediate hit going to the top of Billboard's Heatseekers Chart and making it into the top 20 of the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart. The success of the album was partly down to the lead single 'The Love Song' which had been released in advance of 'Rainbow Man' and is a track which has gone on to define Bates' career. Although Bates has recorded a number of albums and singles following the impact of his early material, his most recent chart success was in 2008 when his self-titled third album went to number 32 in the Top Country Albums Chart.

Top tracks

01	Long, Slow Kisses (Single Remix)	Jeff Bates	Leave The Light On			03:09
	Writer: Jeff Bates - Gordon Bradberry - Ben Hayslip / Composers: Jeff Bates - Gordon Bradberry - Ben Hayslip
03	Long, Slow Kisses	Jeff Bates	Rainbow Man			03:27
	Writer: Jeff Bates - Gordon Bradberry - Ben Hayslip / Composers: Jeff Bates - Gordon Bradberry - Ben Hayslip
03	No Shame	Jeff Bates	Leave The Light On			03:00
	Writer: Jeff Bates - Kenny Beard - Jimmy Yeary / Composers: Jeff Bates - Kenny Beard - Jimmy Yeary
03	One Second Chance	Jeff Bates	Keep The Faith Second Chances			03:42
	Writer: Arlis Albritton - Chris DuBois - Dave Turnbull / Composers: Arlis Albritton - Chris DuBois - Dave Turnbull
05	Leave The Light On	Jeff Bates	Leave The Light On			03:28
	Writer: Kenny Beard - Monty Criswell - Jimmy Yeary / Composers: Kenny Beard - Monty Criswell - Jimmy Yeary
02	The Love Song	Jeff Bates	Rainbow Man			04:04
	Writer: Jeff Bates - Kenny Beard - Casey Beathard / Composers: Jeff Bates - Kenny Beard - Casey Beathard
07	My Mississippi	Jeff Bates	Rainbow Man			04:27
	Writer: Jeff Bates - Kenny Beard - Dave Loggins / Composers: Jeff Bates - Kenny Beard - Dave Loggins
02	Rub It In	Jeff Bates	Leave The Light On			03:05
	Writer: Layne Martine, Jr. / Composers: Layne Martine, Jr.
01	Me and Conway	Jeff Bates	Me and Conway			02:47
02	Don't Take It Away	Jeff Bates	Me and Conway			03:44
04	Lovin' Like That	Jeff Bates	Rainbow Man			02:22
	Writer: Jeff Bates - Kenny Beard - Jimmy Yeary / Composers: Jeff Bates - Kenny Beard - Jimmy Yeary
03	One Day Closer	Jeff Bates	One Day Closer			04:07
	Composers: Jeff Bates - Patrick Jason Matthews
05	I Wanna Make You Cry	Jeff Bates	Rainbow Man			03:14
	Writer: Jeff Bates - Kenny Beard / Composers: Jeff Bates - Kenny Beard
05	Riverbank	Jeff Bates	Jeff Bates			03:43
	Composers: Jeff Bates - Robert Arthur - Kirk Roth
06	That'll Get You Ten	Jeff Bates	Leave The Light On			03:58
	Writer: Eric Church - Wade Kirby / Composers: Eric Church - Wade Kirby
11	The Wings Of Mama's Prayers	Jeff Bates	Rainbow Man			03:33
	Writer: Jeff Bates - Kris Bergsnes - Terry Clayton / Composers: Jeff Bates - Kris Bergsnes - Terry Clayton
03	Sleepin' In	Jeff Bates	Me and Conway			03:24
01	Country Enough	Jeff Bates	Rainbow Man			02:53
	Writer: Jeff Bates - Kenny Beard - Tim Owens / Composers: Jeff Bates - Kenny Beard - Tim Owens
06	Chevy Don't Let Me Down	Jeff Bates	Jeff Bates			03:07
	Composers: Jeff Bates - Ben Hayslip - Jimmy Yeary
08	Don't Hold Me To It	Jeff Bates	Don't Hold Me To It			03:22
	Writer: Thomas McVicar - Jeff Bates - Keith Dozier / Composers: Thomas McVicar - Jeff Bates - Keith Dozier
07	The Woman He Walked On	Jeff Bates	Leave The Light On			03:03
	Writer: Bob DiPiero - Mitzi Dawn Jenkins - Tony Mullins / Composers: Bob DiPiero - Mitzi Dawn Jenkins - Tony Mullins

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Discography

Albums

Hymns From The Church In The Wildwood

℗ 2026 Tall Grass Records: 01-05-2026

Hymns From The Church In The Wildwood

01	Sweet Beulah Land	Jeff Bates	Hymns From The Church In The Wildwood			03:23
	Composers: Jeff Bates
02	The Church In The Wildwood	Jeff Bates	Hymns From The Church In The Wildwood			03:13
	Composers: Jeff Bates
03	Precious Memories	Jeff Bates	Hymns From The Church In The Wildwood			05:10
	Composers: Jeff Bates
04	How Great Thou Art	Jeff Bates	Hymns From The Church In The Wildwood			03:16
	Composers: Jeff Bates
05	Shall We Gather At The River	Jeff Bates	Hymns From The Church In The Wildwood			03:30
	Composers: Jeff Bates
06	Peace In The Valley	Jeff Bates	Hymns From The Church In The Wildwood			03:34
	Composers: Jeff Bates
07	Were You There (When They Crucified My Lord)	Jeff Bates	Hymns From The Church In The Wildwood			03:56
	Composers: Jeff Bates

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Don't Hold Me To It

℗ 2025 Tall Grass Records: 14-11-2025

Don't Hold Me To It

01	Ain't Gotta Die To Go To Heaven	Jeff Bates	Don't Hold Me To It			04:16
	Writer: Keith Dozier - Jeff Bates / Composers: Keith Dozier - Jeff Bates
02	Breaking Things	Jeff Bates	Don't Hold Me To It			03:30
	Writer: Carlton Anderson - TRENT TRENT WILLMON - Jeff Bates / Composers: Carlton Anderson - TRENT TRENT WILLMON - Jeff Bates
03	Jesus Loves The Beach	Jeff Bates	Don't Hold Me To It			03:18
	Writer: Jeff Bates - Thomas McVicar - Jason James / Composers: Jeff Bates - Thomas McVicar - Jason James
04	Give It Back	Jeff Bates	Don't Hold Me To It			03:40
	Writer: Thomas McVicar - Jeff Bates / Composers: Thomas McVicar - Jeff Bates
05	Friends With Boats	Jeff Bates	Don't Hold Me To It			02:20
	Writer: Jeff Bates - Thomas McVicar / Composers: Jeff Bates - Thomas McVicar
06	That Ain't Nothing	Jeff Bates	Don't Hold Me To It			03:55
	Writer: Jeff Bates - Thomas McVicar / Composers: Jeff Bates - Thomas McVicar
07	Good Time Getting Over You	Jeff Bates	Don't Hold Me To It			03:28
	Writer: Tyler Reeve - Jeff Bates / Composers: Tyler Reeve - Jeff Bates

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Country's My Middle Name - 25th Anniversary

2019 SKYDANCER ENTERTAINMENT: 18-06-2019

Country's My Middle Name - 25th Anniversary

01	Country's My Middle Name	Jeff Bates	Country's My Middle Name - 25th Anniversary			03:46
	Writer: Jeff Bates
02	Pull Me out of the Water	Jeff Bates	Country's My Middle Name - 25th Anniversary			03:46
	Writer: Jeff Bates - Don Garrett
03	Crystal Clear	Jeff Bates	Country's My Middle Name - 25th Anniversary			02:39
	Writer: Jeff Bates
04	Someone to Watch over Me	Jeff Bates	Country's My Middle Name - 25th Anniversary			04:21
	Writer: Jeff Bates
05	After All	Jeff Bates	Country's My Middle Name - 25th Anniversary			03:38
	Writer: Jeff Bates
06	Change of Pace	Jeff Bates	Country's My Middle Name - 25th Anniversary			03:21
	Writer: Jeff Bates
07	Watching His Son Go Down	Jeff Bates	Country's My Middle Name - 25th Anniversary			04:55
	Writer: Danny Shirley

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Mary and Joseph and the Baby and Me

2018 Lutz Music , Jeff Bates Music: 07-10-2018

Mary and Joseph and the Baby and Me

01	Mary and Joseph and the Baby and Me	Jeff Bates	Mary and Joseph and the Baby and Me			04:09
	Composers: Francis John Ritter - Jeff Bates
02	Who Needs Kings	Jeff Bates	Mary and Joseph and the Baby and Me			04:29
	Composers: Francis John Ritter - Jeff Bates
03	The Road the Bethlehem	Jeff Bates	Mary and Joseph and the Baby and Me			04:09
	Composers: Jeff Bates - Jimmy Fortune
04	Shine	Jeff Bates	Mary and Joseph and the Baby and Me			03:49
	Composers: Jeff Bates - Kirk Roth
05	Shepherd's Lullabye	Jeff Bates	Mary and Joseph and the Baby and Me			03:13
	Composers: Jeff Bates - Kenny Beard
06	King	Jeff Bates	Mary and Joseph and the Baby and Me			03:45
	Composers: Francis John Ritter - Jeff Bates
07	Hay	Jeff Bates	Mary and Joseph and the Baby and Me			02:40
	Composers: Francis John Ritter - Jeff Bates

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Troublemaker

SKYDANCER ENTERTAINMENT: 10-11-2017

Troublemaker

01	Troublemaker	Jeff Bates	Troublemaker			03:33
02	If I Get Drunk Tonight	Jeff Bates	Troublemaker			04:19
03	Leaving Town	Jeff Bates	Troublemaker			03:23
04	Meetin My Maker	Jeff Bates	Troublemaker			03:41
05	Rest of My Life	Jeff Bates	Troublemaker			03:39
06	Ain't Goodbye Good Enough	Jeff Bates	Troublemaker			03:16
07	Judging Judas	Jeff Bates	Troublemaker			03:04

Once Upon a Star

SKYDANCER ENTERTAINMENT: 08-11-2017

Once Upon a Star

01	Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star	Jeff Bates	Once Upon a Star			00:55
02	Once Upon a Star	Jeff Bates	Once Upon a Star			03:13
03	Mary and Joseph and the Baby and Me	Jeff Bates	Once Upon a Star			04:20
04	The Road to Bethlehem	Jeff Bates	Once Upon a Star			04:20
05	Shine	Jeff Bates	Once Upon a Star			04:04
06	Let Me Be First	Jeff Bates	Once Upon a Star			03:16
07	Shepherd's Lullaby	Jeff Bates	Once Upon a Star			03:34

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Me and Conway

: 10-11-2014

Me and Conway

01	Me and Conway	Jeff Bates	Me and Conway			02:47
02	Don't Take It Away	Jeff Bates	Me and Conway			03:44
03	Sleepin' In	Jeff Bates	Me and Conway			03:24
04	She's Got a Single Thing in Mind	Jeff Bates	Me and Conway			03:45
05	If Heaven Had a Phone	Jeff Bates	Me and Conway			03:28
06	I'd Love to Lay You Down	Jeff Bates	Me and Conway			03:17
07	That Thing We Do	Jeff Bates	Me and Conway			03:15

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Jeff Bates

(P) 2013 Black River Music Group: 08-04-2008

Jeff Bates

01	I Can't Have Nothing Nice	Jeff Bates	Jeff Bates			03:34
	Composers: Jeff Bates - Ben Hayslip - Brandon Kinney
02	Lonesome	Jeff Bates	Jeff Bates			04:15
	Composers: Kenny Beard - Casey Beathard - Frank Rogers
03	One Thing	Jeff Bates	Jeff Bates			03:21
	Composers: Jeff Bates - Jason Matthews - Jim McCormick
04	A Country Girl Can	Jeff Bates	Jeff Bates			03:06
	Composers: Jeff Bates - Ben Hayslip - Jason Matthews
05	Riverbank	Jeff Bates	Jeff Bates			03:43
	Composers: Jeff Bates - Robert Arthur - Kirk Roth
06	Chevy Don't Let Me Down	Jeff Bates	Jeff Bates			03:07
	Composers: Jeff Bates - Ben Hayslip - Jimmy Yeary
07	Don't Hate Me for Loving You	Jeff Bates	Jeff Bates			03:25
	Composers: Jeff Bates - Jimmy Yeary - Kemi Williams - Lonnie Wilson

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Leave The Light On

(P) 2006 BMG Music: 01-01-2006

Leave The Light On

01	Long, Slow Kisses (Single Remix)	Jeff Bates	Leave The Light On			03:09
	Writer: Jeff Bates - Gordon Bradberry - Ben Hayslip / Composers: Jeff Bates - Gordon Bradberry - Ben Hayslip
02	Rub It In	Jeff Bates	Leave The Light On			03:05
	Writer: Layne Martine, Jr. / Composers: Layne Martine, Jr.
03	No Shame	Jeff Bates	Leave The Light On			03:00
	Writer: Jeff Bates - Kenny Beard - Jimmy Yeary / Composers: Jeff Bates - Kenny Beard - Jimmy Yeary
04	Hands On Man	Jeff Bates	Leave The Light On			02:49
	Writer: Carson Chamberlain - Mark D. Sanders - Michael White / Composers: Carson Chamberlain - Mark D. Sanders - Michael White
05	Leave The Light On	Jeff Bates	Leave The Light On			03:28
	Writer: Kenny Beard - Monty Criswell - Jimmy Yeary / Composers: Kenny Beard - Monty Criswell - Jimmy Yeary
06	That'll Get You Ten	Jeff Bates	Leave The Light On			03:58
	Writer: Eric Church - Wade Kirby / Composers: Eric Church - Wade Kirby
07	The Woman He Walked On	Jeff Bates	Leave The Light On			03:03
	Writer: Bob DiPiero - Mitzi Dawn Jenkins - Tony Mullins / Composers: Bob DiPiero - Mitzi Dawn Jenkins - Tony Mullins

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Rainbow Man

(P) 2003 BMG Music: 19-05-2003

Rainbow Man

01	Country Enough	Jeff Bates	Rainbow Man			02:53
	Writer: Jeff Bates - Kenny Beard - Tim Owens / Composers: Jeff Bates - Kenny Beard - Tim Owens
02	The Love Song	Jeff Bates	Rainbow Man			04:04
	Writer: Jeff Bates - Kenny Beard - Casey Beathard / Composers: Jeff Bates - Kenny Beard - Casey Beathard
03	Long, Slow Kisses	Jeff Bates	Rainbow Man			03:27
	Writer: Jeff Bates - Gordon Bradberry - Ben Hayslip / Composers: Jeff Bates - Gordon Bradberry - Ben Hayslip
04	Lovin' Like That	Jeff Bates	Rainbow Man			02:22
	Writer: Jeff Bates - Kenny Beard - Jimmy Yeary / Composers: Jeff Bates - Kenny Beard - Jimmy Yeary
05	I Wanna Make You Cry	Jeff Bates	Rainbow Man			03:14
	Writer: Jeff Bates - Kenny Beard / Composers: Jeff Bates - Kenny Beard
06	Your Lovin' Talks To Me	Jeff Bates	Rainbow Man			03:20
	Writer: Jeff Bates - Byron Hill / Composers: Jeff Bates - Byron Hill
07	My Mississippi	Jeff Bates	Rainbow Man			04:27
	Writer: Jeff Bates - Kenny Beard - Dave Loggins / Composers: Jeff Bates - Kenny Beard - Dave Loggins

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EPs

One Day Closer

(P) 2011 Black River Entertainment LLC: 15-02-2011

One Day Closer

01	The Rapture	Jeff Bates	One Day Closer			03:38
	Composers: Patrick Jason Matthews - Melissa Pierce
02	Living Stones	Jeff Bates	One Day Closer			03:38
	Composers: Jeff Bates - Robert Arthur - Marcus Franklin Johnson - Kirk Roth
03	One Day Closer	Jeff Bates	One Day Closer			04:07
	Composers: Jeff Bates - Patrick Jason Matthews
04	Wayfaring Stranger	Jeff Bates	One Day Closer			04:29
	Composers: Public Domain
05	Life's Railway to Heaven	Jeff Bates	One Day Closer			04:23
	Composers: Eliza R. Snow
06	If You Could See Me Know	Jeff Bates	One Day Closer			03:33
	Composers: Jeff Bates - Robert Arthur - Marcus Franklin Johnson

Singles

Were You There (When They Crucified My Lord)

℗ 2026 Tall Grass Records: 03-04-2026

Were You There (When They Crucified My Lord)

01	Were You There (When They Crucified My Lord)	Jeff Bates	Were You There (When They Crucified My Lord)			03:56
	Writer: Jeff Bates / Composers: Jeff Bates

Good Man Going Home (Charlie's Song)

℗ 2025 Tall Grass Records: 17-09-2025

Good Man Going Home (Charlie's Song)

01	Good Man Going Home (Charlie's Song)	Jeff Bates	Good Man Going Home (Charlie's Song)			03:36
	Writer: Jeff Bates - Nick Autry - Jason Brownie - Randall Fowler / Composers: Jeff Bates - Nick Autry - Jason Brownie - Randall Fowler

Show Me The Water

℗ 2025 Skydancer Entertainment: 19-06-2025

Show Me The Water

01	Show Me The Water	Jeff Bates	Show Me The Water			02:51
	Writer: Jeff Bates - Keith Dozier - Jason Jones / Composers: Jeff Bates - Keith Dozier - Jason Jones

How You Make Me Feel

2021 Skydancer Entertainment: 11-02-2021

How You Make Me Feel

01	How You Make Me Feel	Jeff Bates	How You Make Me Feel			03:49
	Writer: Jeff Bates - Kirk Roth