Jeff Bates

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

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
Long, Slow Kisses
Jeff Bates
Rainbow Man
03:27
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.
10
Just Like Whiskey
Jeff Bates
Don't Hold Me To It
03:29
Writer: Dennis Ellsworth - Jeff Bates / Composers: Dennis Ellsworth - Jeff Bates
01
Me and Conway
Jeff Bates
Me and Conway
02:47
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
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
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
04
A Country Girl Can
Jeff Bates
Jeff Bates
03:06
Composers: Jeff Bates - Ben Hayslip - Jason Matthews
05
I Wanna Make You Cry
Jeff Bates
Rainbow Man
03:14
Writer: Jeff Bates - Kenny Beard / Composers: Jeff Bates - Kenny Beard
07
Don't Hate Me for Loving You
Jeff Bates
Jeff Bates
03:25
Composers: Jeff Bates - Jimmy Yeary - Kemi Williams - Lonnie Wilson
07
My Mississippi
Jeff Bates
Rainbow Man
04:27
Writer: Jeff Bates - Kenny Beard - Dave Loggins / Composers: Jeff Bates - Kenny Beard - Dave Loggins
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
06
That'll Get You Ten
Jeff Bates
Leave The Light On
03:58
Writer: Eric Church - Wade Kirby / Composers: Eric Church - Wade Kirby
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
05
If Heaven Had a Phone
Jeff Bates
Me and Conway
03:28
02
The Love Song
Jeff Bates
Rainbow Man
04:04
Writer: Jeff Bates - Kenny Beard - Casey Beathard / Composers: Jeff Bates - Kenny Beard - Casey Beathard
01
Country Enough
Jeff Bates
Rainbow Man
02:53
Writer: Jeff Bates - Kenny Beard - Tim Owens / Composers: Jeff Bates - Kenny Beard - Tim Owens
08
That's My Job
Jeff Bates
Me and Conway
05:00
09
Slow Burn
Jeff Bates
Me and Conway
04:10
06
I'd Love to Lay You Down
Jeff Bates
Me and Conway
03:17
09
Rainbow Man
Jeff Bates
Rainbow Man
03:37
Writer: Jeff Bates - Harley Allen / Composers: Jeff Bates - Harley Allen
09
Make Me Weak
Jeff Bates
Country's My Middle Name - 25th Anniversary
04:35
Writer: Tim Mensey - Debbie Hupp
12
After the Fire Is Gone
Jeff Bates
Me and Conway
02:41
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
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
09
Show Me The Water
Jeff Bates
Don't Hold Me To It
02:59
Writer: Jason Jones - Jeff Bates - Keith Dozier / Composers: Jason Jones - Jeff Bates - Keith Dozier
12
Mama Was A Lot Like Jesus
Jeff Bates
Leave The Light On
03:30
Writer: Rob Crosby - Kelly Shiver - Ray Stephenson / Composers: Rob Crosby - Kelly Shiver - Ray Stephenson
04
She's Got a Single Thing in Mind
Jeff Bates
Me and Conway
03:45
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
13
Somebody's Falling
Jeff Bates
Jeff Bates
03:21
Composers: Kenny Beard - Deborah Allen - Paul Overstreet
11
Good Man Going Home (Charlie's Song)
Jeff Bates
Don't Hold Me To It
03:36
Writer: Randall Fowler - Jason Brownie - Nick Autry - Jeff Bates / Composers: Randall Fowler - Jason Brownie - Nick Autry - Jeff Bates
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
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
03
One Day Closer
Jeff Bates
One Day Closer
04:07
Composers: Jeff Bates - Patrick Jason Matthews
05
Friends With Boats
Jeff Bates
Don't Hold Me To It
02:20
Writer: Jeff Bates - Thomas McVicar / Composers: Jeff Bates - Thomas McVicar
07
That Thing We Do
Jeff Bates
Me and Conway
03:15
03
Sleepin' In
Jeff Bates
Me and Conway
03:24
03
One Thing
Jeff Bates
Jeff Bates
03:21
Composers: Jeff Bates - Jason Matthews - Jim McCormick
04
Lovin' Like That
Jeff Bates
Rainbow Man
02:22
Writer: Jeff Bates - Kenny Beard - Jimmy Yeary / Composers: Jeff Bates - Kenny Beard - Jimmy Yeary
10
Lost in the Feeling
Jeff Bates
Me and Conway
03:45
04
Give It Back
Jeff Bates
Don't Hold Me To It
03:40
Writer: Thomas McVicar - Jeff Bates / Composers: Thomas McVicar - Jeff Bates
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
02
Don't Take It Away
Jeff Bates
Me and Conway
03:44
02
Pull Me out of the Water
Jeff Bates
Country's My Middle Name - 25th Anniversary
03:46
Writer: Jeff Bates - Don Garrett
05
Rest of My Life
Jeff Bates
Troublemaker
03:39

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Albums
Don't Hold Me To It
â„— 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
Access the complete album info (10 songs)
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
Access the complete album info (12 songs)
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
Access the complete album info (13 songs)
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
Access the complete album info (12 songs)
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)
â„— 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)
â„— 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
â„— 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
Little Drummer Boy
2019 Skydancer Entertainment
25-11-2019
Little Drummer Boy
01
Little Drummer Boy
Jeff Bates
Little Drummer Boy
04:12
Writer: Harry Simeone