Are You Jimmy Ray?
Jimmy Ray
1998
Annual listening list: initial release cycle, with recent carryovers; not an original-release-date field. Release chronology remains partly unverified.
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About Jimmy Ray
Song-specific inspiration or recording background is not established for this entry. This sourced artist profile provides career context.
Jimmy Ray is an East London singer whose solo work combined a rockabilly-influenced image with contemporary dance-pop. He had previously recorded in the techno duo A.V. before working with manager Simon Fuller. Are You Jimmy Ray? introduced his solo catalog, followed by a self-titled album and later Live to Fight Another Day.
Artist background sources
AllMusic - Jimmy Ray biography and discography
Biography and discography read for East London, A.V., Fuller, stylistic mixture and solo albums. Ignore unrelated historical-song credit contamination. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-19. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
Retained annual-list context
Are You Jimmy Ray? by Jimmy Ray appears at number 65 in the reviewed U.S. year-end table for 1998. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.
Annual-list context only; songwriting inspiration remains unestablished
Billboard year-end 1998 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary chart transcription reviewed for title, artist and annual association. Not proof of release date, genre or inspiration.
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Billboard year-end 1998 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary chart transcription reviewed for title, artist and annual association. Not proof of release date, genre or inspiration.
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