Album Notes

If anyone should ask who is Roy Rayon, I would say "Listen to the Country Boy album". Sixteen songs on various topics: love songs; social commentary; fun songs.

While I do not apologise for wanting to be a star, I also make no claim to be a genius. Yes I have the gift of coining words and phrases, but I think that what God has most blessed me with is my performing talent.

After the release of the Trash N' Ready album in the early eighties, dozens of singles followed, however, as there is no business like show business I had my ups and downs. None-the-less I would never have traded these experiences as they taught me valuable lessons for life.

My love for music and entertainment, and the satisfaction I get from seeing people around me happy, was the encouragement and inspiration that helped me transform this album from a work-in-progress to a reality. In the process I have become a better person. A person of whom I am quite proud and a person I am ready to share with my audience in songs.

This production takes you along on a journey with Country Boy. You learn of his life in the city; his loves, romances, tragedies, desperation, survival, hope, aspirations, overcoming the obstacles and his eventual victory. This is not a unique story, but still an important testimony to share.

Over the years I have won the National Festival Song (Popular Song) Competition four times and also captured the Best Performance prize in that competition four times. I have performed at home in Jamaica, througout the Caribbean, in the United States and in the U.K. Of all my performances, the most memorable will always be my performance for Nelson Mandela in the National Stadium in Kingston Jamaica.