Singles Collection 1949–1962 Plus

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

Tracklist

1CD: Singles 1949–1954
2CD: Singles 1954–1960
3CD: Singles 1960–1962
4CD: Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
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1Bye Bye Love2:12
2You Don’t Know Me3:16
3Half as Much
engineer:
Frank Abbey
piano:
Ray Charles
tenor saxophone:
Don Wilkerson
vocals:
Ray Charles
arranger:
Walter “Gil” Fuller
cover recording of:
Half as Much
lyricist and composer:
Curley Williams (in 1951)
publisher:
Fred Rose Music, Inc. (in 1951) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (on 1951-10-17)
3:26
4I Love You So Much It Hurts
engineer:
Bill Putnam
piano:
Ray Charles
vocals:
Ray Charles
arranger:
Marty Paich
recording of:
I Love You So Much It Hurts
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Tillman
3:34
5Just a Little Lovin’3:28
6Born 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)
3:15
7Worried Mind
engineer:
Bill Putnam
piano:
Ray Charles
vocals:
Ray Charles
arranger:
Marty Paich
cover recording of:
Worried Mind
writer:
Ted Daffan and Jimmie Davis
2:55
8It Makes No Difference Now
engineer:
Frank Abbey
piano:
Ray Charles
vocals:
Ray Charles
arranger:
Walter “Gil” Fuller
cover recording of:
It Makes No Difference Now
publisher:
Floyd Tillman (on 1938-05-25)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Davis and Floyd Tillman
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. (on 1939-01-02)
3:33
9You Win Again
engineer:
Bill Putnam
piano:
Ray Charles
vocals:
Ray Charles
arranger:
Marty Paich
cover recording of:
You Win Again
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (on 1952-09-03)
3:30
10Careless Love
cover recording of:
Careless Love
writer:
[traditional]
3:58
11I 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)
2:37
12Hey, Good Lookin’2:13
13You Are My Sunshine
producer:
Sid Feller
alto saxophone [alto sax]:
Bennie "Hank" Crawford (on 1962-09-05) and Rudy Powell (on 1962-09-05)
baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
Leroy "Hog" Cooper (on 1962-09-05)
bass:
Edgar Willis (on 1962-09-05)
drums (drum set):
Edward "Bruno" Carr (on 1962-09-05)
guitar:
Elbert "Sonny" Forriest (on 1962-09-05)
piano:
Ray Charles (on 1962-09-05)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Donald Wilkerson (on 1962-09-05) and David “Fathead” Newman (on 1962-09-05)
trombone:
Henderson Chambers (on 1962-09-05), Frederic "Keg" Johnson (on 1962-09-05), James Harbert (on 1962-09-05) and Leon Comegee (on 1962-09-05)
trumpet:
Marcus Belgrave (on 1962-09-05), Wallace Davenport (on 1962-09-05), Phillip Guilbeau (on 1962-09-05) and John Hunt (on 1962-09-05)
background vocals:
The Raelettes (on 1962-09-05)
vocals:
Ray Charles (on 1962-09-05) and Margie Hendrix (on 1962-09-05)
arranger:
Gerald Wilson
recorded at:
Capitol Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1962-09-05)
cover recording of:
You Are My Sunshine (on 1962-09-05)
anthem of:
Louisiana, United States
writer:
Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell
publisher:
Peer International and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. (on 1940-01-30)
2:59
14No Letter Today
cover recording of:
No Letter Today (in 1962-09)
lyricist and composer:
Frankie Brown
publisher:
APRS and Peer International Corporation (on 1943-05-29)
3:00
15Someday (You’ll Want Me to Want You)2:40
16Don’t Tell Me Your Troubles
cover recording of:
Don’t Tell Me Your Troubles
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson
2:05
17Midnight
cover recording of:
Midnight
writer:
Chet Atkins and Boudleaux Bryant
3:17
18Oh, Lonesome Me2:09
19Take 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
20Your Cheating Heart
engineer:
Al Schmitt
vocals:
The Jack Halloran Singers
conductor:
Marty Paich
arranger:
Marty Paich
cover recording of:
Your Cheatin’ Heart (on 1962-09-08)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams
publisher:
Acuff Rose Music Ltd., Fred Rose Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (on 1952-10-31), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (from 2002 until 2021-01-06) and Sony Music Publishing (from 2021-01-06 to present)
3:34
21I’ll Never Stand in Your Way2:19
22Making Believe
cover recording of:
Making Believe
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Work
2:51
23Teardrops in My Heart
cover recording of:
Teardrops in My Heart
lyricist and composer:
Vaughn Horton
3:03
24Hang Your Head in Shame3:15