Ro Sham Bo is the first and only studio album by The Grays, released on February 22, 1994 by Epic Records.
According to Jason Falkner, Jon Brion initially got into contact with him after listening to a mixtape of the album Odessey and Oracle by the Zombies he had compiled for his then-girlfriend.
[1] Brion called Falkner to invite him to an informal jamming session with musicians Buddy Judge and Dan McCarroll.
[9] In a retrospective analysis, Troy Carpenter of AllMusic called the album “a very eclectic pop record, stemming from the fact that the different songwriters bring distinct styles to the table.” He notes that Judge's and McCarrol's tracks were “more rhythmically focused jams” whereas Falkner's and Brion's songs “stick to ultra-cool '70s-style pop/rock”.
He calls the instrumentation “thick and hearty” and notes that each of the band members come together to create a “nice musical stew, none of the ingredients outshining the others in contribution to the overall taste.”[3] Despite glowing reviews from critics, Ro Sham Bo was a commercial disappointment[9] and was the only album released by the band.