Ray Charles : 41 Greatest Hits 1959 - 1972

~ Release by Ray Charles (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

There is a version released by the French label "Frémeaux & Associés": It is also a 2cd box set and it has exactly the same tracklisting. The release is called "41 Greatest Hits 1959 - 1972: All Original Recordings"

Tracklist

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1Busted
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
2:11
2Without Love (There Is Nothing)
cover recording of:
Without Love (There Is Nothing)
lyricist and composer:
Danny Small
3:36
3That Lucky Old Sun
engineer:
Bob Arnold and Bill Putnam
producer:
Sid Feller
background vocals:
The Jack Halloran Singers
arranger:
Marty Paich
cover recording of:
That Lucky Old Sun
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1949)
composer:
Beasley Smith (in 1949)
publisher:
Beasley Smith Music, Haven Gillespie Music Publishing Co. and Robbins Music Corp.
4:22
4My 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
2:50
5Baby Don’t You Cry
cover recording of:
Baby Don’t You Cry
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
Buddy Johnson
2:36
6Smack Dab in the Middle
cover recording of:
Smack Dab in the Middle
lyricist and composer:
Jesse Stone
3:19
7Makin’ Whoopee, Parts 1 & 2
cover recording of:
Makin’ Whoopee!
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Walter Donaldson
translator:
Harrie Geelen
publisher:
Beth Dryer Music, Donaldson Publishing Co., EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Gilbert Keyes Music Company, Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd., Tobago Music Co. and WB Music Corp.
6:19
8I’m a Fool to Care
cover recording of:
I’m a Fool to Care
lyricist and composer:
Ted Daffan
3:20
9Crying 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
10Let’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
3:01
11Together Again
cover recording of:
Together Again
lyricist and composer:
Buck Owens
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation
2:40
12I Chose to Sing the Blues
recording of:
I Choose to Sing the Blues
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (in 1966) and Jimmy Holiday (in 1966)
2:32
13I 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
14Here 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)
3:19
15In 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
2:36
16Yesterday
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
17Eleanor 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)
2:58
18If You Were Mine
recording of:
If You Were Mine
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Lewis
2:48
19Don’t Change on Me
recording of:
Don’t Change on Me
writer:
Jimmy Holiday and Eddie Reeves
publisher:
United Artists Music Ltd.
3:04
20America 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
3:35