Michael Ray Scores Fourth Career #1 Single With “Whiskey And Rain”

Michael Ray has scored his fourth Number 1 single with “Whiskey And Rain“, ending the 5 week run at the top for the Dustin Lynch and MacKenzie Porter collab “Thinking ‘Bout You”.

The lead-off single from Ray’s seven-song collection Higher Education was written by Josh Thompson and Jesse Frasure.

With the song also currently in the Top 10 on the Country On-Demand Streaming chart, Ray celebrates his success with the release of “Whiskey And Rain (Acoustic).”

At age 8, Michael Ray’s grandfather taught him his first guitar chords. Listening nonstop to Merle Haggard and George Jones as a kid, he fell in love with intricate stories sung by legends. Determined to make his own distinct contributions to the genre, Ray made a mission of sharing his deep appreciation for traditional Country music while pushing the format forward, leading to him recording songs like “Whiskey And Rain.”
 
“I owe this one to the fans who love Country music just as much as I do,” shares the Florida-native. “I knew when I first heard this song, it embodied everything I love about Country music, and I hoped people would find it as relatable and personal as I do.
 
“The support for ‘Whiskey And Rain’ has been so overwhelming and exciting,” Ray continues, “I can’t think of a better way to gear up for 2022 than this: celebrating with a song that’s so special to me.”

 
Ray has garnered over 1 billion global streams, over 650,000 album equivalents and over 100 million YouTube views. Along with his four No. 1 singles, Ray has a total of five RIAA certifications: Platinum-certified “Think A Little Less,” and Gold-certified songs “Her World or Mine,” “One That Got Away,” “Get To You” and “Kiss You in the Morning.”