The Best Of

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

Tracklist

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1Your 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)
3:35
2You Are My Sunshine2:59
3Georgia 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)
3:38
4Unchain 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
5One Mint Julep
cover recording of:
One Mint Julep
lyricist and composer:
Rudolph Toombs
publisher:
Regent Music and Unichappell Music
3:09
6Take 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
7I 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)
4:15
8Busted
cover recording of:
Busted
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard
2:11
9Hit the Road Jack1:58
10Please Say You’re Fooling
2:43
11Let’s Go Get Stoned
cover recording of:
Let’s Go Get Stoned
lyricist and composer:
Jo Armstead, Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
3:00
12My Heart Cries for You2:49
13Feel So Bad3:14
14That Lucky Old Sun4:23
15Smack Dab in the Middle
cover recording of:
Smack Dab in the Middle
lyricist and composer:
Jesse Stone
3:21
16Cryin’ Time
cover recording of:
Crying Time
lyricist and composer:
Buck Owens (in 1964)
publisher:
Beachaven Music Corporation and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
2:56
17If It Wasn’t for Bad Luck4:56
18In the Heat of the Night
cover recording of:
In the Heat of the Night
lyricist:
Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
composer:
Quincy Jones
publisher:
United Artists
2:37
19Eleanor Rigby3:02
20Don’t Change On Me3:06
21Born to Lose
cover recording of:
Born to Lose
lyricist and composer:
Frankie Brown
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (on 1943-05-29)
3:17
22No One3:14
23Hard Hearted Hannah3:16
24Yesterday
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)
2:45