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Sugar Ray is a rock band from Orange County, California. The band formed in 1992 with the name Shrinky Dinx, later changing it to Sugar Ray after the boxer Sugar Ray Leonard. Their debut album, Lemonade and Brownies, was released in 1995. It failed to produce a major hit. Their early work was strongly influenced by funk metal, punk, alternative rock and straight-up rhythm and blues, not a particularly fashionable combination at the time.
Sugar Ray’s first mainstream hit came in the summer of 1997 with their song “Fly”, which was released on the album Floored and featured notable reggae artist Super Cat. “Fly” was notable for not sounding anything at all like the rest of the tracks on the album and received frequent (some called it “constant”) radio play. As a result of the success of “Fly”, Floored sold extremely well and was certified double platinum. By the end of 1997, critics, skeptical that the band could put out another successful song, had labeled Sugar Ray as a one-hit wonder.
The band’s sardonic reply to these accusations was given in the form of their 1999 album, 14:59; the album’s title, with a “fame clock” reading 14:59, implied that their fifteen minutes of fame were not quite up. The song “Every Morning”, which received widespread comparisons to “Fly”, rose to similar success in late 1998, while their follow-up single, “Someday”, received extensive airplay during 1999. This album, which outsold its predecessor and was certified triple platinum, proved that Sugar Ray was not a one-hit wonder after all.
Sugar Ray’s first mainstream hit came in the summer of 1997 with their song “Fly”, which was released on the album Floored and featured notable reggae artist Super Cat. “Fly” was notable for not sounding anything at all like the rest of the tracks on the album and received frequent (some called it “constant”) radio play. As a result of the success of “Fly”, Floored sold extremely well and was certified double platinum. By the end of 1997, critics, skeptical that the band could put out another successful song, had labeled Sugar Ray as a one-hit wonder.
The band’s sardonic reply to these accusations was given in the form of their 1999 album, 14:59; the album’s title, with a “fame clock” reading 14:59, implied that their fifteen minutes of fame were not quite up. The song “Every Morning”, which received widespread comparisons to “Fly”, rose to similar success in late 1998, while their follow-up single, “Someday”, received extensive airplay during 1999. This album, which outsold its predecessor and was certified triple platinum, proved that Sugar Ray was not a one-hit wonder after all.
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SmokedGhouda wrote:
nostalgia [7]
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ravenpryde wrote:
my nostalgia for sugar ray begins with 'lemonade and brownies' and ends with 'floored'...everything after...not so much
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Ferdokki wrote:
It's wierd to see the lead singer dressed up in a suit talking gossip on "Extra" or whatever it is he hosts...
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sovie00s wrote:
I love how so many people associate Sugar Ray's music to happy moments of their childhood in the middle 90s. It's also re-comforting that I'm not the only one who's getting old :D
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Jana_veg wrote:
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bazinko wrote:
Danzig Needs A Hug ♥
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rumor wrote:
Is she really going out with him? ♥
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BrYaN94 wrote:
Spinning Away ♥
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MLEchrobak2678 wrote:
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zos91 wrote:
Falls Apart ♥
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MADVVILLAIN wrote:
sugar gay
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caaaaah wrote:
sugar ray makes me happy [2]
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zoraluv wrote:
I love them so fucking much. Damn where does the time go?
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brownieboy wrote:
Go take your soul and make it known to the lonely hearted. I used to listen to this band so much when i was younger. Had all there albums, managed to pick 14:59 up on the cheap, love that track "ode to the lonely hearted".
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AranRyan wrote:
nostalgia [5]
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Forced_Life1983 wrote:
Lemonies And Brunies and Floored y no hay mas
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FrozenYogos wrote:
Ah Sugar Ray you made my childhood one hell of a good memory. 90s nostalgia at its best
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funnyPHANTOM wrote:
Every Morning ♪♫ [2] nostalgia [4]
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Naeuigeudae wrote:
nostalgia [3]
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kilyalevina wrote:
new artist in my library ) just fell in love with them!
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waitressboy wrote about Sugar Ray – In the Pursuit of Leisure in a deleted journal. December 2010
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waitressboy wrote about Sugar Ray – In the Pursuit of Leisure in a deleted journal. September 2009
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Aceyy wrote about Sugar Ray – In the Pursuit of Leisure in A Tune I'm Happy to Hear. July 2009
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bieramfuss wrote about Sugar Ray – The Best Of Sugar Ray in my 50 top albums 01st feb 2011. May 2009
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