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==Musical stylings== Raye is known primarily for his [[country pop]] ballads, such as "Love, Me" (a popular choice at funerals)<ref name="allmusic"/> and "In This Life" (one of the most popular wedding songs of the 1990s).<ref name="allmusic"/> Raye is also known for dealing with social issues in his material. "Little Rock", for example, tells of a recovering alcoholic; its music video included the number for [[Al-Anon]], as a means of public service announcement. "What If Jesus Comes Back Like That", from his ''I Think About You'' album, is a [[power ballad]] that poses questions about the return of [[Jesus Christ]] in the modern world.<ref name="oldies"/> In "The Eleventh Commandment", a track from ''The Walls Came Down'', Raye addresses child abuse, suggesting "honor thy children" as an eleventh commandment to accompany the [[Ten Commandments]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cmt.com/artists/news/1475084/20030731/raye_collin.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090617153107/http://www.cmt.com/artists/news/1475084/20030731/raye_collin.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 17, 2009 |title=Thou Shalt Listen To Collin |access-date=2007-11-02 |date=1998-07-22 |work=CMT.com}}</ref> In the song's music video, a telephone number for the child abuse hotline ChildHelp USA was included.<ref name="eleven"/>
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