Although it was a big commercial success, reaching number two on the LP charts, this record would typify the erratic nature of much of Charles' '60s output. It's too eclectic for its own good, really, encompassing pop standards, lowdown blues, Mel Tormé songs, and after-hours ballads. The high points are very high -- "Busted," his hit reworking of a composition by country songwriter Harlan Howard, is jazzy and tough, and one of his best early-'60s singles, and the low points are pretty low, especially when he adds the backup vocals of the Jack Halloran Singers to "Over the Rainbow" and "Ol' Man River." A number of the remaining cuts are pretty respectable, like the tight big band arrangement of "Ol' Man Time" and the ominously urbane "Where Can I Go?
Ingredients in a Recipe for Soul
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Ingredients in a Recipe for Soul Review
by Richie Unterberger
Track Listing
| Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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| 1 | Ray Charles feat: Jack Halloran Choir | 04:09 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
| 2 | Ray Charles feat: Ray Charles & His Band | 02:27 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
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Ray Charles | 05:50 | SpotifyAmazon | ||
| 4 | Ray Charles | 02:15 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
| 5 | Ray Charles | 02:26 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
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Ray Charles feat: Jack Halloran Choir | 04:20 | SpotifyAmazon | ||
| 7 | Ray Charles | 02:53 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
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Ray Charles | 03:29 | SpotifyAmazon | ||
| 9 | Ray Charles feat: Jack Halloran Choir | 05:29 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
| 10 | Ray Charles | 04:00 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
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Ray Charles | 02:49 | SpotifyAmazon | ||
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Ray Charles | 02:47 | SpotifyAmazon | ||
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Ray Charles feat: Sid Feller | 03:07 | SpotifyAmazon | ||
| 14 | Ray Charles feat: Margie Hendrix | 03:04 | SpotifyAmazon |
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