Ray Charles – Singles Collection 1949-62 (CD)
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Before he became a household name, Ray Charles spent the 1950s essentially inventing a new emotional vocabulary for American music, pulling the ecstatic fervor of the Black church into rhythm and blues in ways that made listeners and fellow musicians alike feel like the ground had shifted. This 125-track collection traces that full arc, from his earliest Atlantic sides through the ABC-Paramount recordings that brought him to mainstream audiences, capturing the decade-plus when everything was being figured out in real time.
Ray Charles was one of the most iconic and influential artists in the annals of pop as a singer, songwriter and pianist, and while he is considered one of the godfathers and great innovators of soul music, his work transcended the worlds of jazz, blues, gospel, R&B, rock 'n' roll and country and western as well.
Tracklist
- Confession Blues
- I Love You, I Love You
- Blues Before Sunrise
- How Long Blues
- A Sentimental Blues
- You'll Never Miss the Water
- Alone in This City
- Can Anyone Ask for More
- Let's Have a Ball (Here Am I)
- Rockin' Chair Blues
- If I Gave You My Love
- The Honey Bee
- I've Had My Fun
- Sittin' on Top of the World
- Ain't That Fine
- Don't Put All Your Dreams in One Basket
- See See Rider
- What Have I Done (Tell Me Baby)
- She's on the Ball
- Honey Honey
- Late in the Evening Blues
- The Ego Song
- I'll Do Anything But Work
- Someday (Blues Is My Middle Name)
- All to Myself
- I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
- Lonely Boy
- I'm Glad for Your Sake
- Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand
- Kiss Me Baby
- Hey Now
- Baby Won't You Please Come Home
- Guitar Blues
- Baby Let Me Hear You Call My Name
- Misery in My Heart
- The Snow Is Falling
- Why Did You Go
- Back Home
- Walkin' and Talkin' to Myself
- I'm Wonderin' and Wonderin'
- Roll with Me Baby
- The Midnight Hour
- The Sun's Gonna Shine Again
- Jumpin' in the Morning
- Mess Around
- Funny (But I Still Love You)
- Feelin' Sad
- Heartbreaker
- It Should've Been Me
- Sinner's Prayer
- Don't You Know
- Losing Hand
- I've Got a Woman
- Come Back
- This Little Girl of Mine
- A Fool for You
- Blackjack
- Greenbacks
- Drown in My Own Tears
- Mary Ann
- Hallelujah, I Love Her So
- What Would I Do Without You
- Lonely Avenue
- Leave My Woman Alone
- I Want to Know
- Ain't That Love
- It's All Right
- Get on the Right Track Baby
- Swanee River Rock (Talkin' 'Bout That River)
- I Want a Little Girl
- Talkin' 'Bout You
- What Kind of a Man Are You
- Yes Indeed
- I Had a Dream
- My Bonnie
- You Be My Baby
- Rockhouse PTS 1 ; 2
- Tell All the World About You
- What'd I Say - Part 1
- (Night Time Is) the Right Time
- Tell Me How You Feel
- That's Enough
- I'm Movin' on
- I Believe to My Soul
- Let the Good Times Roll
- Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin'
- Just for a Thrill
- Tell the Truth
- Sweet Sixteen Bars
- Come Rain or Come Shine
- Tell Me You'll Wait for Me
- Early in the Morning
- A Bit of Soul
- Am I Blue
- I Wonder Who
- Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I)
- My Baby (I Love Her, Yes I Do)
- Who You Gonna Love
- Sticks and Stones
- Worried Life Blues
- Georgia on My Mind
- Carry Me Back to Old Virginny
- Them That Got
- I Wonder
- Hard Hearted Hannah
- Ruby
- Hit the Road Jack
- The Danger Zone
- Unchain My Heart
- But on the Other Hand, Baby
- One Mint Julep
- Let's Go
- I've Got News for You
- I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town
- Baby It's Cold Outside
- We'll Be Together Again
- Hide 'Nor Hair
- At the Club
- I Can't Stop Loving You
- Born to Lose
- You Don't Know Me
- Careless Love
- You Are My Sunshine
- Your Cheating Heart
- Take These Chains from My Heart
UPC: 824046751623
Label: Acrobat
Release Date: 5.6.22
Format: CD