▁late ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁B ates ▁released ▁his ▁debut ▁album ▁Rain bow ▁Man ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁A ▁second ▁album , ▁Le ave ▁the ▁Light ▁On , ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁on ▁R CA . ▁He ▁left ▁R CA ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁This ▁album ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁Jeff ▁B ates ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁on ▁the ▁independent ▁Black ▁River ▁Entertainment . ▁B ates ' ▁two ▁R CA ▁albums ▁account ed ▁for ▁seven ▁chart ▁singles ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁country ▁charts , ▁of ▁which ▁three ▁reached ▁top ▁ 4 0 : ▁" The ▁Love ▁Song " ▁( his ▁highest , ▁at ▁No .   8 ), ▁" I ▁W anna ▁Make ▁You ▁Cry " ▁at ▁No .   2 3 , ▁and ▁" Long , ▁S low ▁K isses " ▁at ▁No .   1 7 . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Jeff ▁B ates ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁B unker ▁Hill , ▁Mississippi , ▁a ▁community ▁in ▁Mar ion ▁County . ▁He ▁went ▁to ▁East ▁Mar ion ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Columbia . ▁ ▁Musical ▁career ▁ ▁Rain bow ▁Man ▁Before ▁signing ▁to ▁a ▁record ▁contract , ▁B ates ▁co - w rote ▁T racy ▁Lawrence ' s ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁single ▁" What ▁a ▁Memory ". ▁B ates ▁signed ▁to ▁R CA ▁Records ▁Nash ville ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁re le asing ▁his ▁debut ▁single , ▁" The ▁Love ▁Song " ▁in ▁December ▁ 2