Genius: The Ultimate Collection

~ Release by Ray Charles (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleLength
1Hit 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
2:00
2What’d I Say, Part 1
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun and Jerry Wexler
alto saxophone and tenor saxophone:
David “Fathead” Newman (on 1959-02-18)
baritone saxophone:
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)
trumpet:
Marcus Belgrave (on 1959-02-18)
background vocals:
The Raelettes (on 1959-02-18)
vocals:
Ray Charles (on 1959-02-18)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-02-18)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1959 (number: 1)
partial 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.
3:11
3Busted
cover recording of:
Busted
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard
2:11
4I Can’t Stop Loving You4:16
5Sticks and Stones2:13
6Drown in My Own Tears
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun and Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
Cecil Payne (on 1955-11-30)
double bass [bass]:
Paul West (on 1955-11-30)
drums (drum set):
David "Panama" Francis (on 1955-11-30)
piano:
Ray Charles (on 1955-11-30)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Donald Wilkerson (on 1955-11-30)
trumpet:
Joe Bridgewater (on 1955-11-30) and Joshua "Jack" Willis (on 1955-11-30)
vocals:
Ray Charles (on 1955-11-30)
arranger:
Ray Charles
recorded at:
Capitol Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-11-30)
cover recording of:
Drown in My Own Tears (on 1955-11-30)
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
7Unchain 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)
2:52
8Georgia on My Mind
cover 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, 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)
3:39
9I’ve Got a Woman2:54
10You Are My Sunshine3:00
11Take These Chains From My Heart
cover recording of:
Take These Chains From My Heart
writer:
Hy Heath and Fred Rose
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (on 1952-10-31)
2:56
12Hide nor Hair
recording of:
Hide nor Hair
lyricist and composer:
Percy Mayfield
publisher:
Tangerine Music Corp.
3:10
13Let’s Go Get Stoned
organ:
Billy Preston (in 1965)
piano:
Ray Charles (in 1965)
background vocals:
The Raelettes (in 1965)
vocals:
Ray Charles (in 1965)
recorded at:
RPM International Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1965)
cover recording of:
Let’s Go Get Stoned (in 1965)
lyricist and composer:
Jo Armstead, Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
3:02
14You Don’t Know Me3:15
15Hallelujah I Love Her So (live)3:06
16Crying Time
cover recording of:
Crying Time
lyricist and composer:
Buck Owens (in 1964)
publisher:
Beachaven Music Corporation and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
2:57
17A Fool for You
recorded in:
Miami, Florida, United States (on 1955-04-23)
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun and Jerry Wexler
alto saxophone [alto sax] and baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
David “Fathead” Newman (on 1955-04-23)
bass:
Roosevelt "Whiskey" Sheffield (on 1955-04-23)
drums (drum set):
William Peeples (on 1955-04-23)
piano:
Ray Charles (on 1955-04-23)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Donald Wilkerson (on 1955-04-23)
trumpet:
Joe Bridgewater (on 1955-04-23) and Riley Webb (on 1955-04-23)
vocals:
Ray Charles (on 1955-04-23)
arranger:
Ray Charles
recording of:
A Fool for You (on 1955-04-23)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles
3:05
18One Mint Julep
producer:
Creed Taylor
alto saxophone:
George Dorsey (on 1960-12-27) and Earle Warren (on 1960-12-27)
baritone saxophone:
Haywood Henry (on 1960-12-27)
double bass:
Joe Benjamin (on 1960-12-27)
drums (drum set):
Roy Haynes (on 1960-12-27)
guitar:
Sam Herman (on 1960-12-27)
organ:
Ray Charles (on 1960-12-27)
tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1960-12-27) and Seldon Powell (on 1960-12-27)
trombone:
Jimmy Cleveland (on 1960-12-27), Urbie Green (on 1960-12-27), Keg Johnson (on 1960-12-27) and George Matthews (on 1960-12-27)
trumpet:
John Frosk (on 1960-12-27), Jimmy Nottingham (on 1960-12-27) and Joe Wilder (on 1960-12-27)
vocals:
Ray Charles (on 1960-12-27)
arranger:
Quincy Jones
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1960-12-27)
cover recording of:
One Mint Julep (on 1960-12-27)
lyricist and composer:
Rudolph Toombs
publisher:
Regent Music and Unichappell Music
3:08
19Here 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)
3:17
20Yesterday
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)
2:47
21America the Beautiful
producer:
Ray Charles
bass:
Ray Brown (in 1972), Bob Cranshaw (in 1972) and Chuck Rainey (in 1972)
drums (drum set):
Grady Tate (in 1972)
electric piano, organ and piano:
Ray Charles (in 1972)
guitar:
Eric Gale (in 1972), Jim Hall (in 1972) and Jean "Toots" Thielemans (in 1972)
reeds:
Hubert Laws (in 1972) and Jerome Richardson (in 1972)
strings:
[unknown] (in 1972)
trumpet:
Freddie Hubbard (in 1972), Joe Newman (in 1972) and Ernie Royal (in 1972)
background vocals:
The Raelettes (in 1972)
vocals:
Ray Charles (in 1972)
conductor:
Sid Feller (in 1972)
arranger:
Quincy Jones
cover recording of:
America the Beautiful (in 1972)
lyricist:
Katharine Lee Bates
composer:
Samuel Augustus Ward
3:34