| |
Sugar Ray was first formed in 1992 as a four-piece Funk-Metal outfit
by lead singer Mark McGrath, guitarist Rodney Sheppard, bassist Murphy
Karges and drummer Stan Frazier; the Orange County, California USA-based
band had built a fanbase by touring constantly around Los Angeles area
and they eventually snagged a deal with Atlantic Records in 1994.
DJ Craig 'DJ Homicide' Bullock was added to the line-up before the group
released its debut album, "Lemonade & Brownies", in the
spring of 1995.
Two years later they returned with "Floored" that showcased
a more Alternative-Rock style; this album reached the #12 on The Billboard
200 and cracked the top 10 in the Canadian Albums chart selling over 2
million copies while the lead single, "Fly", hit #1 on The Modern
Rock list, the follow-up "RPM", made top 40 in the same chart.
The third release from the Southern California unit, "14:59",
arrived in January of 1999 reaching the #17 in U.S. Top 200 Albums chart
and spawning three smash singles, "Every Morning" hit #1 spots
on both Billboard's Modern Rock and Adult Top 40 charts and peaked at
#3 on The Billboard Hot 100, "Someday" reached the #7 slots
on both The Billboard Hot 100 and Modern Rock Tracks charts, the final
single, "Falls Apart", climbed into the top 5 of The Modern
Rock list sending "14:59" into triple-platinum territory.
Sugar Ray followed it up with an eponymously titled effort in June 2001,
the set rose to the #6 on The Billboard 200 Albums list led by the single
"When It's Over" which peaked at #13 on The Billboard Hot 100,
the album also included the Adult Top 40 hit "Answer The Phone".
"In The Pursuit Of Leisure" was issued two years later, it debuted
at #29 in U.S. Top Albums chart and generated three single cuts: "Chasin'
You Around", "Mr. Bartender (It's So Easy)", supported
by a video and the cover of Joe Jackson's "Is She Really Going Out
With Him?", the latter two peaked respectively at #20 and #19 on
Billboard's Adult Top 40 chart.
In 2005 Sugar Ray assembled a retrospective CD which features 15 tracks
including the single "Shot Of Laughter".
Sugar Ray biography is an exclusive of 100xr.com
|