Eight Classic Albums

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Eight Classic Albums Review

by Steve Leggett

This varied, budget-priced, four-disc set collects seven of the great Ray Charles' Atlantic Records LPs, plus an LP from ABC Records in the same package, which means one hears Charles in all sorts of formats, with small combos, at the piano in an intimate setting, with full orchestras, and in live performance, and it adds up to a wide-angle look at one of the most important voices of 20th century pop music. Included are the albums Ray Charles and The Great Ray Charles, both from 1957, Yes, Indeed!! and Brothers of Soul, both from 1958, Ray Charles at Newport, What'd I Say, and The Genius of Ray Charles, all from 1959, and The Genius Hits the Road from 1960. Genius, indeed -- this is vintage Ray Charles in the middle of his legendary career, all for a budget price.

Track Listing - Disc 1

Title/Composer Performer Time Stream
1
Ain't That Love
Ray Charles 02:53 SpotifyAmazon
2
Drown in My Own Tears
Ray Charles 03:22 SpotifyAmazon
3
Come Back Baby
Ray Charles 03:06 SpotifyAmazon
4
Sinner's Prayer
Ray Charles 03:24 SpotifyAmazon
5
Funny (But I Still Love You)
Ray Charles 03:14 SpotifyAmazon
6
Losing Hand
Ray Charles 03:11 SpotifyAmazon
7
A Fool for You
Ray Charles 03:02 SpotifyAmazon
8
Hallelujah I Love Her So
Ray Charles 02:35 SpotifyAmazon
9
Mess Around
Ray Charles 02:41 SpotifyAmazon
10
This Little Girl of Mine
Ray Charles 02:33 SpotifyAmazon
11
Mary Ann
Ray Charles 02:46 SpotifyAmazon
12
Greenbacks
Ray Charles 02:52 SpotifyAmazon
13
Don't You Know
Ray Charles 02:56 SpotifyAmazon
14
I Got a Women
Ray Charles 02:50 SpotifyAmazon
15
The Ray
Ray Charles 03:57 SpotifyAmazon
16
My Melancholy Baby
Ray Charles 04:22 SpotifyAmazon
17
Black Coffee
Ray Charles 05:31 SpotifyAmazon
18
There's No You
Ray Charles 04:46 SpotifyAmazon
19
Doodlin'
Ray Charles 05:52 SpotifyAmazon
20
Sweet Sixteen Bars
Ray Charles 04:06 SpotifyAmazon
21
I Surrender Dear
Ray Charles 05:06 SpotifyAmazon
22
Undecided
Ray Charles 03:36 SpotifyAmazon

Track Listing - Disc 2

Title/Composer Performer Time Stream
1
What Would I Do Without You
Ray Charles 02:34 SpotifyAmazon
2
It's All Right
Ray Charles 02:17 SpotifyAmazon
3
I Want to Know
Ray Charles 02:11 SpotifyAmazon
4
Yes Indeed
Ray Charles 02:17 SpotifyAmazon
5
Get On the Right Track Baby
Ray Charles 02:19 SpotifyAmazon
6
Talkin' About You
Ray Charles 02:49 SpotifyAmazon
7
Swanee River Rock (Talkin' 'Bout That River)
Ray Charles 02:17 SpotifyAmazon
8
Lonely Avenue
Ray Charles 02:34 SpotifyAmazon
9
Blackjack
Ray Charles 02:20 SpotifyAmazon
10
The Sun's Gonna Shine Again
Ray Charles 02:38 SpotifyAmazon
11
I Had a Dream
Ray Charles 02:54 SpotifyAmazon
12
I Want a Little Girl
Ray Charles 02:56 SpotifyAmazon
13
Heartbreaker
Ray Charles 02:53 SpotifyAmazon
14
Leave My Women Alone
Ray Charles 02:41 SpotifyAmazon
15
Night Time Is the Right Time
Ray Charles 04:04 SpotifyAmazon
16
In a Little Spanish Town
Ray Charles 03:43 SpotifyAmazon
17
I Got a Women
Ray Charles 06:19 SpotifyAmazon
18
Blues Waltz
Ray Charles 06:20 SpotifyAmazon
19
Hot Rod (The Spirit Feel)
Ray Charles 03:46 SpotifyAmazon
20
Talkin' 'Bout You
Ray Charles 04:16 SpotifyAmazon
21
Sherry
Ray Charles 04:25 SpotifyAmazon
22
A Fool For You
Ray Charles 07:11 SpotifyAmazon

Track Listing - Disc 3

Title/Composer Performer Time Stream
1
What'd I Say, Pt. 1 & 2
Ray Charles 05:04 SpotifyAmazon
2
Jumpin' In the Morning
Ray Charles 02:48 SpotifyAmazon
3
You Be My Baby
Ray Charles 02:30 SpotifyAmazon
4
Tell Me How Do You Feel
Ray Charles 02:44 SpotifyAmazon
5
What Kind of Man Are You
Ray Charles 02:50 SpotifyAmazon
6
Rockhouse, Pt. 1 & 2
Ray Charles 03:52 SpotifyAmazon
7
Roll With Me Baby
Ray Charles 02:37 SpotifyAmazon
8
Tell All the World About You
Ray Charles 02:02 SpotifyAmazon
9
My Bonnie
Ray Charles 02:50 SpotifyAmazon
10
That's Enough
Ray Charles 02:46 SpotifyAmazon
11
Let the Good Times Roll
Ray Charles 02:53 SpotifyAmazon
12
It Had To Be You
Ray Charles 02:45 SpotifyAmazon
13
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Ray Charles 02:53 SpotifyAmazon
14
Two Years of Torture
Ray Charles 03:25 SpotifyAmazon
15
When Your Love Has Gone
Ray Charles 02:51 SpotifyAmazon
16
Deed I Do
Ray Charles 02:27 SpotifyAmazon
17
Just For a Thrill
Ray Charles 03:26 SpotifyAmazon
18
You Won't Let Me Go
Ray Charles 03:22 SpotifyAmazon
19
Tell Me You'll Wait For You
Ray Charles 03:25 SpotifyAmazon
20
Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin'
Ray Charles 03:46 SpotifyAmazon
21
Am I Blue
Ray Charles 03:41 SpotifyAmazon
22
Come Rain or Come Shine
Ray Charles 03:42 SpotifyAmazon

Track Listing - Disc 4

Title/Composer Performer Time Stream
1
Soul Brothers
Ray Charles 09:33 SpotifyAmazon
2
How Long Blues
Ray Charles 09:13 SpotifyAmazon
3
Cosmic Ray
Ray Charles 05:21 SpotifyAmazon
4
Blue Funk
Ray Charles 08:07 SpotifyAmazon
5
Bag's Guitar Blues
Ray Charles 06:27 SpotifyAmazon
6
Deed I Do
Ray Charles 05:47 SpotifyAmazon
7
Alabamy Bound
Ray Charles 01:53 SpotifyAmazon
8
Georgia On My Mind
Ray Charles 03:35 SpotifyAmazon
9
Basin Street Blues
Ray Charles 02:44 SpotifyAmazon
10
Mississippi Mud
Ray Charles 03:23 SpotifyAmazon
11
Moonlight In Vermont
Ray Charles 03:01 SpotifyAmazon
12
New York's My Home
Ray Charles 03:03 SpotifyAmazon
13
California, Here I Come
Ray Charles 02:08 SpotifyAmazon
14
Moon Over Miami
Ray Charles 03:18 SpotifyAmazon
15
Deep In the Heart of Texas
Ray Charles 02:26 SpotifyAmazon
16
Carry Me Back To Old Virginia
Ray Charles 02:00 SpotifyAmazon
17
Blue Hawaii
Ray Charles 02:57 SpotifyAmazon
18
Chattanooga Choo Choo
Ray Charles 03:00 SpotifyAmazon
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