The Best of Ray Charles

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Tracklist

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1I Can't Stop Loving You
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1962-02-15)
piano and lead vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
conductor:
Marty Paich
arranger:
Marty Paich
cover recording of:
I Can’t Stop Lovin’ You
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson (US songwriter and country musician)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose-Opryland Music Limited (UK), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1958-02-07)
4:18
2Hallelujah, I Love Her So
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1955-11-30)
baritone saxophone:
Cecil Payne
double bass [bass]:
Paul West (bass)
drums (drum set):
Panama Francis (US swing jazz drummer)
piano and lead vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
tenor saxophone:
Don Wilkerson (US jazz/R&B saxophonist)
trumpet:
Joe Bridgewater and Joshua Willis (trumpet)
recording of:
Hallelujah, I Love Her So
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Progressive Music (publisher), Unichappell Music and Unichappell Music, Inc.
2:35
3Hit the Road, Jack
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-07-05)
baritone saxophone:
Bennie Crawford
double bass [bass]:
Edgar Willis (bass)
drums (drum set):
Bruno Carr
piano and lead vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
tenor saxophone:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist)
trumpet:
Phillip Guilbeau and John Hunt (trumpeter)
background vocals [backing vocals]:
The Raelettes
recording of:
Hit the Road Jack
lyricist and composer:
Percy Mayfield
publisher:
Tangerine Music, Tangerine Music Corp. and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
1:59
4Unchain My Heart
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-07-05)
baritone saxophone:
Bennie Crawford
double bass [bass]:
Edgar Willis (bass)
drums (drum set):
Bruno Carr
piano and lead vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
tenor saxophone:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist)
trumpet:
Phillip Guilbeau and John Hunt (trumpeter)
background vocals [backing vocals]:
The Raelettes
recording of:
Unchain My Heart
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Sharp
writer:
Teddy Powell
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and B Sharp Music (owned by Bobby Sharp, for publisher and copyrights use) (in 1987)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
2:52
5What'd I Say (Parts I & II)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1959-02-18)
baritone saxophone:
Bennie Crawford
congas:
Mongo Santamaría (Cuban jazz percussionist)
drums (drum set):
Milt Turner
instruments:
Edgar Willis (bass)
tenor saxophone:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist)
trumpet:
Marcus Belgrave
Wurlitzer electric piano and lead vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
background vocals:
The Raelettes
arranger:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
recording of:
What’d I Say
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Mijac Music, MUAC Music, Progressive Music (publisher), Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
6:29
6Georgia on My Mind
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1960-03-25)
alto saxophone:
Bennie Crawford
baritone saxophone:
Leroy Cooper (saxophonist) and Bennie Crawford
double bass:
Edgar Willis (bass)
drums (drum set):
Milt Turner
piano and lead vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
tenor saxophone:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist)
trumpet:
Marcus Belgrave and John Hunt (trumpeter)
conductor:
Ralph Burns
arranger:
Ralph Burns
recording of:
Georgia on My Mind
anthem of:
Georgia, United States (from 1979 to present)
lyricist:
Stuart Gorrell (in 1930)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1930)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI), Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI), Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (from 1930 to present) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (from 1930 to present)
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
arrangement of:
Georgia on My Mind (Solo piano arrangement)
3:40
7But on the Other Hand, Baby
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-07-05)
baritone saxophone:
Bennie Crawford
double bass [bass]:
Edgar Willis (bass)
drums (drum set):
Bruno Carr
piano and lead vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
tenor saxophone:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist)
trumpet:
Phillip Guilbeau and John Hunt (trumpeter)
background vocals [backing vocals]:
The Raelettes
recording of:
But on the Other Hand
writer:
Percy Mayfield
publisher:
Tangerine Music
3:15
8Hide nor Hair
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1962-02-12)
alto saxophone:
Bennie Crawford
baritone saxophone:
Leroy Cooper (saxophonist)
double bass:
Edgar Willis (bass)
drums (drum set):
Bruno Carr
piano and lead vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
tenor saxophone:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist) and Don Wilkerson (US jazz/R&B saxophonist)
trumpet:
Phillip Guilbeau and John Hunt (trumpeter)
arranger:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
recording of:
Hide nor Hair
lyricist and composer:
Percy Mayfield
publisher:
Tangerine Music Corp.
3:11
9At the Club
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1962-02-12)
alto saxophone:
Bennie Crawford
baritone saxophone:
Leroy Cooper (saxophonist)
double bass:
Edgar Willis (bass)
drums (drum set):
Bruno Carr
piano and lead vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
tenor saxophone:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist) and Don Wilkerson (US jazz/R&B saxophonist)
trumpet:
Phillip Guilbeau and John Hunt (trumpeter)
arranger:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
recording of:
At the Club
writer:
Percy Mayfield
3:00
10Who You Gonna Love
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1959-12-29)
alto saxophone and tenor saxophone:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist)
baritone saxophone:
Bennie Crawford
double bass:
Edgar Willis (bass)
drums (drum set):
Teagle Fleming
piano and lead vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
trumpet:
Marcus Belgrave and John Hunt (trumpeter)
background vocals:
The Raelettes
2:05
11Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin'
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (from 1959-05-06 to present)
double bass:
Wendell Marshall
drums (drum set):
Ted Sommer
guitar:
Allen Hanlon (jazz guitarist)
piano and lead vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
valve trombone:
Bob Brookmeyer
recording of:
Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Cryin’
lyricist and composer:
Joe Greene (US songwriter Joseph Perkins Greene, 1915-1986)
publisher:
Northern Music (song publisher) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
3:46
12(Night Time Is) The Right Time
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1958-10-28)
baritone saxophone:
Bennie Crawford
double bass:
Edgar Willis (bass)
drums (drum set):
Teagle Fleming
piano and lead vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
tenor saxophone:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist)
trumpet:
Marcus Belgrave and John Hunt (trumpeter)
cover recording of:
Night Time Is the Right Time
composer:
Lew Herman
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Planemar Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd. and Tro-Essex Music
3:26
13Carry Me Back to Old Virginny
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1960-03-29)
alto saxophone:
Bennie Crawford
baritone saxophone:
Leroy Cooper (saxophonist) and Bennie Crawford
double bass:
Edgar Willis (bass)
drums (drum set):
Milt Turner
piano and lead vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
tenor saxophone:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist)
trumpet:
Marcus Belgrave and John Hunt (trumpeter)
conductor:
Ralph Burns
arranger:
Ralph Burns
cover recording of:
Carry Me Back to Old Virginny
composer:
James A. Bland
2:01
14California, Here I Come
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1960-03-29)
alto saxophone:
Bennie Crawford
baritone saxophone:
Leroy Cooper (saxophonist) and Bennie Crawford
double bass:
Edgar Willis (bass)
drums (drum set):
Milt Turner
piano and lead vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
tenor saxophone:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist)
trumpet:
Marcus Belgrave and John Hunt (trumpeter)
conductor:
Ralph Burns
arranger:
Ralph Burns
recording of:
California Here I Come
lyricist:
Buddy DeSylva and Al Jolson
composer:
Joseph Meyer (US songwriter)
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons (on 1924-01-07)
2:09
15Basin' Street Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1960-03-25)
alto saxophone:
Bennie Crawford
baritone saxophone:
Leroy Cooper (saxophonist) and Bennie Crawford
double bass:
Edgar Willis (bass)
drums (drum set):
Milt Turner
piano and lead vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
tenor saxophone:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist)
trumpet:
Marcus Belgrave and John Hunt (trumpeter)
conductor:
Ralph Burns
arranger:
Ralph Burns
recording of:
Basin Street Blues
lyricist and composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
2:45
16Alabamy Bound
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1960-03-29)
alto saxophone:
Bennie Crawford
baritone saxophone:
Leroy Cooper (saxophonist) and Bennie Crawford
double bass:
Edgar Willis (bass)
drums (drum set):
Milt Turner
piano and lead vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
tenor saxophone:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist)
trumpet:
Marcus Belgrave and John Hunt (trumpeter)
conductor:
Ralph Burns
arranger:
Ralph Burns
recording of:
Alabamy Bound
lyricist:
Buddy DeSylva (in 1924) and Bud Green (in 1924)
composer:
Ray Henderson (in 1924)
1:54
17Together
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1961-06-14)
alto saxophone:
Bennie Crawford
baritone saxophone:
Leroy Cooper (saxophonist)
double bass:
Edgar Willis (bass)
drums (drum set):
Mel Lewis (American jazz drummer)
guitar:
Bill Pitman
percussion:
Bruno Carr
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
tenor saxophone:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist)
trombone:
Harry Betts, Dick Nash, Frank Rosolino and Ken Shroyer (trombonist)
trumpet:
Don Fagerquist, Phillip Guilbeau, John Hunt (trumpeter), Al Porcino and Ray Triscari
lead vocals:
Betty Carter and Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
cover recording of:
Together
lyricist:
Lew Brown (in 1928) and Buddy DeSylva (in 1928)
composer:
Ray Henderson (in 1928)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), DeSylva, Brown and Henderson, Inc., Stephen Ballentine Music Publishing Co. and The Songwriters Guild
1:35
18I Wonder
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1960-04-27)
alto saxophone:
Bennie Crawford
baritone saxophone:
Leroy Cooper (saxophonist)
double bass:
Edgar Willis (bass)
drums (drum set):
Milt Turner
piano and lead vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
tenor saxophone:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist)
trumpet:
Martin Banks and John Hunt (trumpeter)
background vocals:
The Raelettes
recording of:
I Wonder
writer:
Cecil Gant and Raymond Leveen (Composer, songwriter and author)
publisher:
Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
is based on:
I Wonder
2:36
19Drown in My Own Tears
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1955-11-30)
baritone saxophone:
Cecil Payne
double bass [bass]:
Paul West (bass)
drums (drum set):
Panama Francis (US swing jazz drummer)
piano and lead vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
tenor saxophone:
Don Wilkerson (US jazz/R&B saxophonist)
trumpet:
Joe Bridgewater and Joshua Willis (trumpet)
cover recording of:
Drown in My Own Tears
lyricist and composer:
Henry Glover
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Inc., Jay & Cee, Jay and Cee Music Corp., Jaycee Music and Trio Music Co., Inc.
3:21
20Mess Around
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-11-27)
baritone saxophone:
Dave McRae (US clarinetist & saxophonist)
double bass:
Lloyd Trotman (US jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay
guitar:
Mickey Baker
piano and lead vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
tenor saxophone:
Sam “The Man” Taylor (US jazz/blues saxophonist 1916-1990)
trumpet:
Jesse Drakes
recording of:
Mess Around
writer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US songwriter/producer)
publisher:
Progressive Music (publisher), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
2:41
21This Little Girl of Mine
recorded in:
Miami, Florida, United States (on 1955-04-23)
alto saxophone and baritone saxophone:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist)
double bass:
Joe Bridgewater and Roosevelt Sheffield
drums (drum set):
William Peeples
piano and lead vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
tenor saxophone:
Don Wilkerson (US jazz/R&B saxophonist)
trumpet:
Riley Webb
recording of:
This Little Girl of Mine
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:32
22Busted
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1962)
piano and lead vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
conductor:
Benny Carter
arranger:
Benny Carter
recording of:
Busted
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard
2:12
23You Don't Know Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1962-02)
piano and lead vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
conductor:
Marty Paich
arranger:
Marty Paich
cover recording of:
You Don’t Know Me
writer:
Eddy Arnold and Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son, Unichappell Music, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), Unichappell Music, Inc. (in 1955), Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher) (on 1955-08-19) and Mijac Music (in 2006)
sub-publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 2006)
3:17
24Ain't That Love
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-11-27)
double bass:
Richard Payne (jazz bassist)
piano and lead vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
background vocals:
The Raelettes
recording of:
Ain’t That Love
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Progressive Music (publisher)
2:53
25Let the Good Times Roll
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1959-06-23)
piano and lead vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
conductor:
Quincy Jones
arranger:
Quincy Jones
cover recording of:
Let the Good Times Roll
writer:
Fleecie Moore (in 1946) and Sam Theard (in 1946)
publisher:
Rytvoc, Inc. (ASCAP), Theard Swanson Publishing and Warock Corp.
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
2:53
26Swanee River Rock
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1957-05-23)
alto saxophone:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist)
baritone saxophone:
Emmott Dennis
double bass:
Edgar Willis (bass)
drums (drum set):
William Peeples
piano and lead vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
trumpet:
Ricky Harper (Lee Harper, trumpet player (Ray Charles))
background vocals:
The Raelettes
recording of:
Swanee River Rock
writer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) and Stephen Foster (composer)
composer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
2:21
27I've Got a Woman
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1954-11-18)
baritone saxophone:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist)
double bass:
Jimmy Bell (jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):
Glenn Brooks
guitar:
Wesley Jackson (US R&B guitarist)
piano and lead vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
tenor saxophone:
Don Wilkerson (US jazz/R&B saxophonist)
trumpet:
Joe Bridgewater and Charles "Clanky" Whitley
recording of:
I Got a Woman
writer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) and Renald Richard
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Mijac Music, Progressive Music Pub. Co., Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
2:49