The Very Best of Ray Charles

~ Release by Ray Charles (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Born to Lose
engineer:
Bill Putnam
piano:
Ray Charles
vocals:
Ray Charles
arranger:
Marty Paich
cover recording of:
Born to Lose
lyricist and composer:
Frankie Brown
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (on 1943-05-29)
3:16
2Hit the Road Jack
producer:
Sid Feller
alto saxophone [alto sax]:
Bennie "Hank" Crawford (on 1961-07-05)
baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
Leroy "Hog" Cooper (on 1961-07-05)
bass:
Edgar Willis (on 1961-07-05)
drums (drum set):
Edward "Bruno" Carr (on 1961-07-05)
piano:
Ray Charles (on 1961-07-05)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
David “Fathead” Newman (on 1961-07-05)
trumpet:
Phillip Guilbeau (on 1961-07-05) and John Hunt (on 1961-07-05)
background vocals:
The Raelettes (on 1961-07-05)
vocals:
Ray Charles (on 1961-07-05) and Margie Hendrix (on 1961-07-05)
arranger:
Ray Charles
recorded at:
Bell Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-07-05)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1961 (number: 6) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 248)
recording of:
Hit the Road Jack (on 1961-07-05)
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
1:59
3Yesterday
bass:
Edgar Willis (in 1967-01)
organ and piano:
Ray Charles (in 1967-01)
vocals:
Ray Charles (in 1967-01)
arranger:
Sid Feller
engineered at:
RPM International Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1967-01)
cover recording of:
Yesterday (original by The Beatles) (in 1967-01)
writer:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Northern Songs, Sony/ATV, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and Maclen Music Ltd. (from 1965 to present)
2:48
4What’d I Say
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun and Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
Bennie "Hank" Crawford (on 1959-02-18)
bass:
Edgar Willis (on 1959-02-18)
drums (drum set):
Milt Turner (on 1959-02-18)
electric piano:
Ray Charles (on 1959-02-18)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
David “Fathead” Newman (on 1959-02-18)
trumpet:
Marcus Belgrave (on 1959-02-18)
background vocals:
The Raelettes (on 1959-02-18)
vocals:
Ray Charles (on 1959-02-18)
arranger:
Ray Charles
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 10) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 80)
recording of:
What’d I Say (on 1959-02-18)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Mijac Music, MUAC Music, Progressive Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
6:30
5Georgia on My Mind
producer:
Sid Feller
bass guitar:
Edgar Willis (on 1960-03-25)
drums (drum set):
Milton Turner (on 1960-03-25)
piano:
Ray Charles (on 1960-03-25)
vocals:
Ray Charles (on 1960-03-25)
arranger:
Ralph Burns
recorded at:
Capitol Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1960-03-25)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1960 (number: 16), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 44) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 283)
cover recording of:
Georgia on My Mind (on 1960-03-25)
anthem of:
Georgia, United States (from 1979 to present)
lyricist:
Stuart Gorrell (in 1930)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1930)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation, Peermusic III, Ltd., Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (from 1930 to present) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. (from 1930 to present)
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック
arrangement of:
Georgia on My Mind (Solo piano arrangement)
3:40
6Crying Time
piano:
Ray Charles (in 1965-06)
background vocals:
The Jack Halloran Singers (in 1965-06)
vocals:
Ray Charles (in 1965-06)
arranger:
Sid Feller
cover recording of:
Crying Time (in 1965-06)
lyricist and composer:
Buck Owens (in 1964)
publisher:
Beachaven Music Corporation and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
2:58
7Together Again
cover recording of:
Together Again
lyricist and composer:
Buck Owens
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation
2:40
8Eleanor Rigby
cover recording of:
Eleanor Rigby
written in:
London, England, United Kingdom (in 1965) and Weybridge, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (from 1965 until 1966)
writer:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing, Maclen Publishing Co., MPL Communications Ltd., Music Corporation of America, Inc., Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
written at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1966)
2:59
9Take These Chains From My Heart
engineer:
Al Schmitt
piano:
Ray Charles (on 1962-09-07)
background vocals:
The Jack Halloran Singers (on 1962-09-07)
vocals:
Ray Charles (on 1962-09-07)
conductor:
Marty Paich (on 1962-09-07)
arranger:
Marty Paich
cover recording of:
Take These Chains From My Heart (on 1962-09-07)
writer:
Hy Heath and Fred Rose
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (on 1952-10-31)
2:56
10I Don’t Need No Doctor
recording of:
I Don’t Need No Doctor
writer:
Jo Armstead, Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
publisher:
Baby Monico Music, Inc. and Renleigh Music, Inc.
2:47
11Here We Go Again
recording of:
Here We Go Again (Country music standard, popularized by Ray Charles)
lyricist and composer:
Don Lanier (in 1967) and Red Steagall (in 1967)
publisher:
Dirk Music Co. (in 1970)
3:18
12I Can’t Stop Loving You
engineer:
Bill Putnam
producer:
Sid Feller
piano:
Ray Charles (on 1962-02-15)
vocals:
Ray Charles (on 1962-02-15)
arranger:
Marty Paich
recorded at:
United Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1962-02-15)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 161)
cover recording of:
I Can’t Stop Lovin’ You (on 1962-02-15)
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson
publisher:
Acuff-Rose-Opryland Music Limited, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (on 1958-02-07)
4:13
13Unchain My Heart
producer:
Sid Feller
alto saxophone [alto sax]:
Bennie "Hank" Crawford (on 1961-07-05)
baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
Leroy "Hog" Cooper (on 1961-07-05)
bass:
Edgar Willis (on 1961-07-05)
drums (drum set):
Edward "Bruno" Carr (on 1961-07-05)
piano:
Ray Charles (on 1961-07-05)
solo tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
David “Fathead” Newman (on 1961-07-05)
trumpet:
Phillip Guilbeau (on 1961-07-05) and John Hunt (on 1961-07-05)
background vocals:
The Raelettes (on 1961-07-05)
vocals:
Ray Charles (on 1961-07-05)
arranger:
Ray Charles
recorded at:
Bell Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-07-05)
cover recording of:
Unchain My Heart (on 1961-07-05)
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Sharp
writer:
Teddy Powell
publisher:
Copyright Control and B Sharp Music (in 1987)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
2:50
14Busted
engineer:
Bob Arnold and Bill Putnam
producer:
Sid Feller
alto saxophone [alto sax]:
Bennie "Hank" Crawford (on 1963-07-24) and Buddy Pearson (on 1963-07-24)
baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
Leroy "Hog" Cooper (on 1963-07-24)
bass guitar:
Edgar Willis (on 1963-07-24)
drums (drum set):
Wilbert Hogan (on 1963-07-24)
guitar:
Elbert "Sonny" Forriest (on 1963-07-24)
piano:
Ray Charles (on 1963-07-24)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
James Clay (on 1963-07-24) and David “Fathead” Newman (on 1963-07-24)
trombone:
Henderson Chambers (on 1963-07-24), Frederic "Keg" Johnson (on 1963-07-24), James Harbert (on 1963-07-24) and Julian Priester (on 1963-07-24)
trumpet:
Oliver Beener (on 1963-07-24), Wallace Davenport (on 1963-07-24) and Phillip Guilbeau (on 1963-07-24)
vocals:
Ray Charles (on 1963-07-24)
performer:
The Ray Charles Big Band
arranger:
Benny Carter
recorded at:
Capitol Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1963-07-24)
cover recording of:
Busted (on 1963-07-24)
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard
2:10
15My Heart Cries for You
cover recording of:
My Heart Cries for You
additional writer:
Percy Faith and Carl Sigman
publisher:
Almo Music Corp., Gladys Music Inc. and Massey Music Co., Inc.
is based on:
La Jardinière du roi
2:49
16Makin’ Whoope, Parts 1 & 2
6:17

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