Jimmy Wayne
Jimmy Wayne Barber (born October 23, 1972) is an American country music singer and songwriter. He released his self-titled debut album in 2003 on the DreamWorks Records label. Four singles were released from it, including "Stay Gone" and "I Love You This Much", which both reached Top Ten on the Billboard country charts. A second album, Do You Believe Me Now, was released in August 2008 via Big Machine Records subsidiary Valory Music Group, and its title track became his first Number One hit in late 2008. Sara Smile followed in 2009.
Early life
Jimmy Wayne (Barber) was born on October 23, 1972 in Kings Mountain, North Carolina. His biological father abandoned him at an early age. He and his sister were sometimes raised in foster homes or were left with other people when their mother would leave them or go to jail. She served four months in prison in 1985 when Wayne was 12. After entering a county home, Wayne ran away and lived with his mother for a brief time before living on the streets and with his sister, Patricia, for a short while. He eventually moved in with an elderly couple, Russell and Bea Costner, (just down the road from where his mother was living), after being hired to mow their lawn. After finishing high school, he worked as a guard at the Gaston Correctional Facility, where he took songwriting advice from an inmate. He earned an associate's degree in criminal justice at a community college. Afterwards he worked as a corrections officer for 4 years before moving to Nashville, Tennessee to pursue his musical interests.
Jimmy Wayne (album)
Jimmy Wayne is the debut solo studio album by American country music singer Jimmy Wayne. It was released in the United States on DreamWorks in mid 2003, it produced four chart singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. The album's first two singles, "Stay Gone" and "I Love You This Much", both reached Top Ten on that chart, peaking at No. 3 and No. 6, respectively. Following these two songs were "You Are" and "Paper Angels", both of which peaked at No. 18. It was also his only album for the DreamWorks label, which was closed in 2006. "Stay Gone" and "I Love You This Much" were both included on Wayne's next solo album Do You Believe Me Now.
Critical reception
Reviewing for AllMusic, critic Thom Jurek wrote of the album "He can write, sing and yeah, for a guy who spent so much of his life living outdoors and in shelters, he's a handsome devil too. But the grain of truth that's in his voice outstrips any image or sonic trappings that may be placed upon him from outside. Keep your ears open; this young man is no flash in the pan." and reviewing for Entertainment Weekly, critic Alanna Nash wrote of the album "Wayne sings with pop-star stylings, but his bruised songs throb with stone-cold truths."
Wayne, Jimmy Filmography
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2014, role: producer
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2014, role: writer
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2009, role: actor , character name: Musician
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2008, role: actor , character name: Himself
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2005, role: actor , character name: Himself
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2004, role: actor , character name: Himself
Jimmy Wayne
ALBUMS
- Sara Smile released: 2009
- Do You Believe Me Now released: 2008
- Jimmy Wayne released: 2003
All The Time In The World
Sat outside in the parking lot
All night long 'til the sun came up
Outside the diner where you used to work
Waiting for you to walk out, but you never did
No, you never did
I turned on the radio
Preacher man preaching about lettin' go
He said time can heal the broken soul
But I swear I don't kjnow if it ever will
If it ever will
God knows how hard I've tried
But I'm still holdin' on even though you're gone
So let the days turn to nights
Let the earth spin, let the years roll by
But I'll still be lovin' you
Let this road lead me on 'til the hurt is gone
But I won't forget you girl, even if I had
All the time in the world
I took a walk out in the rain
To clear my head and get some space
But in every drop I saw your face
You seem to follow me everywhere I go
Everywhere I go
Could be a thousand miles away
But there's no distance long enough
'Cause nothing's gonna change
So let the days turn to nights
Let the earth spin, let the years roll by
But I'll still be lovin' you
Let this road lead me on 'til the hurt is gone
But I won't forget you girl, even if I had
All the time in the world
All the time in the world
So let the days turn to nights
Let the earth spin, let the years roll by
But I'll still be lovin' you
So let the days turn to nights
Let the earth spin, let the years roll by
But I'll still be lovin' you
Let this road lead me on 'til the hurt is gone
But I won't forget you girl, even if I had