' s ▁ro ster . ▁ ▁Jeff ▁B ates ▁He ▁signed ▁to ▁Black ▁River ▁Entertainment ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁released ▁his ▁self - t itled ▁third ▁album . ▁The ▁album ' s ▁first ▁three ▁singles ▁were ▁" Don ' t ▁H ate ▁Me ▁for ▁Lov in ' ▁You ", ▁" R iver bank ", ▁and ▁" One ▁Th ing ". ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁he ▁released ▁his ▁first ▁Christmas ▁single ▁" That ' s ▁What ▁Christmas ▁Is " ▁with ▁Jimmy ▁Fort une ▁of ▁The ▁Stat ler ▁Brothers ▁fame ▁singing ▁background ▁vocals . ▁ ▁One ▁Day ▁Cl oser ▁Jeff ' s ▁second ▁and ▁first ▁EP ▁for ▁Black ▁River , ▁" One ▁Day ▁Cl oser " ▁was ▁released ▁February ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁After ▁signing ▁a ▁contract ▁with ▁Warner - Ch app ell ▁Publishing , ▁B ates ▁developed ▁a ▁m eth am ph et am ine ▁add iction ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁To ▁feed ▁the ▁drug ▁habit , ▁he ▁sold ▁everything ▁he ▁owned ▁and ▁then ▁res orted ▁to ▁ste aling , ▁including ▁a ▁guitar ▁from ▁his ▁friend ▁Ken ny ▁Be ard . ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁arrested ▁for ▁drug ▁possession ▁and ▁grand ▁the ft . ▁After ▁re h abil itation ▁and ▁j ail ▁time , ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁second ▁chance ▁and ▁signed ▁to ▁R CA . ▁The ▁song ▁" One ▁Second ▁Ch ance " ▁was