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13/02/2024

Ray Charles - Collection.

Ray Charles (Albany, 23 de setembro de 1930 – Los Angeles, 10 de junho de 2004) foi um pianista norte-americano, pioneiro e cantor de música soul, blues, jazz que ajudou a definir o seu formato ainda no fim dos anos 50, além de um inovador intérprete de R&B.
 


Seu nome de batismo, Ray Charles Robinson, foi encurtado para Ray Charles quando entrou na indústria do entretenimento para não ser confundido com o famoso boxeador Sugar Ray Robinson. Considerado um dos maiores gênios da música norte-americana, Ray Charles também foi um dos responsáveis pela introdução de ritmo gospel nas músicas de R&B. 

Foi eleito pela Rolling Stone o 2º maior cantor de todos os tempos e 10º maior artista da música de todos os tempos. 

Vida e carreira.

Era filho de Aretha Williams, que trabalhava na área rural, e Bailey Robinson, um reparador de ferrovia, mecânico e biscateiro. Os dois nunca se casaram. A família mudou-se para Greenville, Flórida, quando Ray era um bebê. Bailey teve mais três famílias, Aretha cuidava da família sozinha. 

Ray Charles não nasceu cego. Ele ficou totalmente cego aos sete anos de idade. Charles nunca soube exatamente por que perdeu a visão, apesar de existirem fontes que sugerem que sua cegueira era devido a glaucoma, enquanto outras fontes sugerem que Ray começou a perder a sua visão devido a uma infecção provocada por água com sabão nos seus olhos, que foi deixado sem tratamento. Frequentou a Escola para Cegos e Surdos de Santo Agostinho, em St. Augustine, Flórida. Aprendeu também a escrever música e tocar vários instrumentos musicais, mas o melhor e mais conhecido é o piano. Enquanto ele estava lá, a mãe dele morreu seguido por seu pai dois anos depois. 

Órfão na adolescência, Ray Charles iniciou a sua carreira tocando piano e cantando em grupos de gospel, no final dos anos 40. A princípio influenciado por Nat King Cole, trocou o gospel por baladas profanas e, após assinar com a Atlantic Records em 1952, enveredou pelo R&B. Quando o rock & roll estourou com Elvis Presley em 1955, e cantores negros como Chuck Berry e Little Richard foram promovidos, Ray Charles aproveitou o espaço aberto na mídia e lançou sucessos como "I Got a Woman" (gravada depois por Elvis), "Talkin about You", "What I'd Say", "Litle girl of Mine", "Hit the Road Jack", entre outros, reunindo elementos de R&B e gospel nas músicas de uma forma que abriram caminho para a soul music dos anos 60, e tornando-o um astro reverenciado do pop negro. 

A partir de então, embora sempre ligado ao soul, não se ateve a nenhum gênero musical negro específico: conviveu com o jazz, gravou baladas românticas chorosas e standards da canção americana. Entre seus sucessos históricos desta fase estão canções como "Unchain My Heart", "Ruby", "Cry Me a River", "Georgia On My Mind" e baladas country tais como "Sweet Memories", e seu maior sucesso comercial, "I Can't Stop Loving You", de 1962. Apesar de problemas com drogas que lhe prejudicaram a carreira, as interpretações de Ray Charles sempre foram apreciadas, não importando as músicas que cantasse. Uma "aura" de genialidade reconhecida acompanhou-o até o fim da vida e mais do que nos últimos álbuns que gravou, era nas suas apresentações ao vivo que o seu talento único podia ser apreciado. 

Um notório mulherengo, Ray Charles casou-se duas vezes e foi pai de doze filhos com sete diferentes mulheres. Sua primeira esposa foi Eileen Williams (casado em 1951, divorciado em 1952) tiveram um filho. Outros três filhos são de seu segundo casamento, em 1955, com Della Beatrice Howard (divorciaram-se em 1977). Sua namorada longo prazo e parceira no momento da sua morte era Norma Pinella. Charles deu a cada um de seus 12 filhos US$ 1.000.000,00 sem impostos em 2004, pouco antes de morrer. 

Faleceu aos 73 anos de idade, às 11h35 do dia 10 de junho de 2004 em sua casa de Beverly Hills, onde estava com seus familiares, vítima de uma doença no fígado. Foi enterrado no Cemitério Inglewood Park, localizado em Los Angeles na Califórnia. 

Morte.

Em 2003, Charles havia realizado uma bem-sucedida cirurgia de substituição do quadril, planejando voltar imediatamente aos trabalhos, antes de sofrer outros impedimentos. Charles faleceu em sua casa em Beverly Hills, Califórnia, em 10 de junho de 2004, cercado por familiares e amigos após combater uma doença hepática aguda. O funeral do artista, que contava então com 73 anos de idade, ocorreu em 18 de junho na Primeira Igreja Metodista Episcopal de Los Angeles, com a presença de vários outros artistas ilustres da música norte-americana. B.B. King, Glen Campbell, Stevie Wonder e Wynton Marsalis foram alguns dos artistas presentes em homenagem à Charles. O corpo do cantor foi sepultado no Cemitério Inglewood Park. 

Seu último álbum, Genius Loves Company, foi lançado postumamente dois meses após o ocorrido, e consiste em duetos com vários artistas contemporâneos seus e de gerações posteriores, como o próprio B.B. King, Van Morrison, Willie Nelson, James Taylor, Gladys Knight, Michael McDonald, Natalie Cole, Elton John, Bonnie Raitt, Diana Krall, Norah Jones e Johnny Mathis. O álbum recebeu oito Prêmios Grammy, incluindo Melhor Álbum Pop, Álbum do Ano, Gravação do Ano e Melhor Colaboração de Pop com vocais, também foram altamente elogiados seus duetos com Elton John e B.B. King. O álbum inclui uma versão de "Over the Rainbow", de Harold Arlen e E.Y. Harburg, gravada em dueto com Johnny Mathis. 

Vida pessoal.

Ray Charles teve dois casamentos e foi pai de doze filhos, com nove mulheres diferentes. Sua primeira filha foi Evelyn, nascida em 1949, fruto de sua relação com Louise Flowers. Seu primeiro casamento foi com Eileen Williams Robinson em 31 de julho de 1951, sendo que ambos se separaram em 1952, pouco mais de um ano depois. 

O segundo casamento foi com Della Beatrice Howard Robinson, carinhosamente apelidada de "B", em 5 de abril de 1955. O casamento durou 22 anos e gerou três filhos: Ray Jr. (nascido em 1955), David (nascido em 1958) e Robert (nascido em 1960). Durante o casamento, Charles sentiu que seus problemas com heroína afetaram a esposa. 

Posteriormente, o cantor teve um relacionamento de seis anos com Margie Hendricks, uma de suas Raelettes, da qual teve Charles Wayne (nascido em 1959). Seu caso com Mae Mosley Lyles resultou em outra filha, Raenee, nascida em 1961. Em 1963, Charles e Sandra Betts tiveram uma filha, batizada Sheila Jean Robinson. Em 1966, mais duas filhas nasceram ao cantor: Aretha e Alexandra. Charles e Della Howard divorciaram-se em 1977 e no mesmo ano, o cantor teve um filho com Arlette Kotchounian, chamado Vincent. No ano seguinte, nasceu-lhe Gloria Moffett. Seu filho mais novo, Ryan Corey, nasceu em 1987, fruto de seu relacionamento com Mary Anne den Bok. 

Legado.

Filme biográfico.

O filme Ray, de 2004, interpretado por Jamie Foxx (vencedor do Oscar, pelo papel) conta a vida do músico, partindo do momento em que deixa sua casa em direção a Seattle, para tentar a carreira profissional, até o sucesso e o vício da heroína e sua luta para se livrar dela, intercalando inúmeros flash-backs, onde o protagonista relembra os conselhos de sua mãe e momentos de sua infância, quando perdeu seu irmão (que morreu afogado) e quando ficou cego. Texto: Wikipédia. Site Oficial. 

Gêneros: R&B / Soul / Blues / Gospel / Country / Jazz / Pop / Rock And Roll.



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Álbuns.

Ray Charles (1957)
01. Ain't That Love
02. Drown in My Own Tears
03. Come Back (Baby)
04. Sinner's Prayer
05. Funny (But I Still Love You)
06. Losing Hand
07. A Fool for You
08. Hallelujah I Love Her So
09. Mess Around
10. This Little Girl of Mine
11. Mary Ann
12. Greenbacks
13. Don't You Know
14. I've Got a Woman


The Great Ray Charles (1957)
01. The Ray
02. My Melancholy Baby
03. Black Coffee
04. There's No You
05. Doodlin'
06. Sweet Sixteen Bars
07. I Surrender Dear
08. Undecided


Yes Indeed! (1958)
01. What Would I Do Without You?
02. It's All Right
03. I Want To Know
04. Yes Indeed!!
05. Get On The Right Track Baby
06. Talkin' About You
07. Swanee River Rock (Talkin' 'Bout That River)
08. Lonely Avenue
09. Blackjack
10. The Sun's Gonna Shine Again
11. I Had A Dream
12. I Want A Little Girl
13. Heartbreaker
14. Leave My Woman Alone


At Newport (1958)
01. The Right Time
02. In A Little Spanish Town
03. I Got A Woman
04. Blues Waltz
05. Hot Rod
06. Talkin' 'Bout You
07. Sherry
08. A Fool For You


What'd I Say (1959)
01. What'd I Say (Pts. 1 & 2)
02. Jumpin' in the Morning
03. You Be My Baby
04. Tell Me How Do You Feel
05. What Kind of Man Are You
06. Rockhouse (Pts. 1 & 2)
07. Roll with My Baby
08. Tell All the World About You
09. My Bonnie
10. That's Enough


The Genius Of Ray Charles (1959)
01. Let The Good Times Roll
02. It Had to Be You
03. Alexander's Ragtime Band
04. Two Years of Torture
05. When Your Lover Has Gone
06. Deed I Do
07. Just for A Thrill
08. You Won't Let Me Go
09. Tell Me You'll Wait for Me
10. Don't Let The Sun Catch You Cryin'
11. Am I Blue
12. Come Rain or Come Shine


In Person (1960)
01. The Right Time
02. What'd I Say
03. Yes, Indeed
04. The Spirit Feel
05. Frenesi
06. Drown In My Own Tears
07. Tell The Truth


The Genius Hits The Road (1960)
01. Alabamy Bound
02. Georgia On My Mind
03. Basin Street Blues
04. Mississippi Mud
05. Moonlight In Vermont
06. New York's My Home
07. California Here I Come
08. Moon Over Miami
09. Deep In The Heart Of Texas
10. Carry Me Back To Old Virginny
11. Blue Hawaii
12. Chattanooga Choo-choo
13. Sentimental Journey
14. Hit The Road Jack
15. Blue Moon Of Kentucky
16. Rainy Night In Georgia
17. I'm Movin' On
18. Swanee River Rok
19. Lonely Avenue


The Genius Sings The Blues (1961)
01. Early In The Mornin'
02. Hard Times
03. The Midnight Hour
04. The Right Time
05. Feelin' Sad
06. Ray's Blues
07. I'm Movin' On
08. I Believe To My Soul
09. Nobody Cares
10. Mr.Charles' Blues
11. Some Day Baby
12. I Wonder Who


The Genius After Hours (1961)
01. The Genius After Hours
02. Ain't Misbehavin'
03. Dawn Ray
04. Joy Ride
05. Hornful Soul
06. The Man I Love
07. Charlesville
08. Music, Music, Music


Ray Charles And Betty Carter (1961)
01. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
02. You And I
03. Intro: Goodbye / We'll Be Together Again
04. People Will Say We're In Love
05. Cocktails For Two
06. Side By Side
07. Baby, It's Cold Outside
08. Together
09. For All We Know
10. Takes Two To Tango
11. Alone Together
12. Just You, Just Me
13. But On The Other Hand Baby
14. I Never See Maggie Alone
15. I Like To Hear It Sometime


Genius + Soul = Jazz (1961)
01. From The Heart
02. I've Got News For You
03. Moanin
04. Let's Go
05. One Mint Julep
06. I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts of Town
07. Stompin Room Only
08. Mr C
09. Strike Up The Band
10. Birth Of The Blues
11. Alabamy Bound
12. Basin street Blues
13. New York's My Home


Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music (1962)
01. Bye Bye, Love
02. You Don't Know Me
03. Half As Much
04. I Love You So Much It Hurts
05. Just A Little Lovin' (Will Go A Long Way)
06. Born To Lose
07. Worried Mind
08. It Makes No Difference Now
09. You Win Again
10. Careless Love
11. I Can't Stop Loving You
12. Hey, Good Lookin'
Bonus Tracks.
13. You Are My Sunshine
14. Here We Go Again
15. That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven)


Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music, Volume Two (1962)
01. You Are My Sunshine
02. No Letter Today
03. Someday (You'll Want Me To Want You)
04. Don't Tell Me Your Troubles
05. Midnight
06. Oh, Lonesome Me
07. Take These Chains From My Heart
08. Your Cheating Heart
09. I'll Never Stand In Your Way
10. Making Believe
11. Teardrops In My Heart
12. Hang Your Head In Shame


Hallelujah I Love Her So (1962)
01. Ain't That Love
02. Drown In My Own Tears
03. Come Back Baby
04. Sinner's Prayer
05. Funny But I Still Love You
06. Losing Hand
07. A Fool For You
08. Hallelujah I Love Her So
09. Mess Around
10. This Little Girl Of Mine
11. Mary Ann
12. Greenbacks
13. Don't You Know
14. I've Got A Woman


Ingredients In A Recipe For Soul (1962)
01. Over The Rainbow
02. Ol' Man Time
03. In the Evening (When The Sun Goes Down)
04. Busted
05. A Stranger in Town
06. That Lucky Old Sun
07. Born To Be Blue
08. Where Can I Go?
09. Ol' Man River
10. You'll Never Walk Alone
Bonus Tracks.
11. Something's Wrong (1964)
12. The Brightest Smile In Town (1963)
13. Worried Life Blues (1960)
14. My Baby (I Love Her, Yes I Do) (1959)


Sweet & Sour Tears (1964)
01. A Tear Fell
02. After My Laughter Come Tears
03. Baby Don't You Cry
04. Cry
05. Cry Me a River
06. Don't Cry Baby
07. Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry
08. I Cried for You
09. My Heart Cries For You
10. No One to Cry To
11. No Use Crying
12. Teardrops from My Eyes
13. Willow Weep for Me
14. You've Got Me Crying Again


Live In Concert (1965)
01. Opening
02. Band: Swing A Little Taste
03. Gotta Woman
04. Margie
05. You Don't Know Me
06. Hide Nor Hair
07. Baby, Don't You Cry
08. Makin' Whoopee
09. Hallelujah I Love Her So
10. Don't Set Me Fee
11. What'd I Say
12. Finale


Ray Charles His Orchestra And Chorus - Ray's Moods (1966)
01. What-Cha Doin in There
02. Please Say You're Foolin'
03. By the Light of the Silvery Moon
04. You Don't Understand
05. Maybe It's Because of Love
06. Chitlins with Candied Yams
07. Granny Wasn't Grinning that Day
08. She's Lonesome Again
09. Sentimental Journey
10. A Born Loser
11. It's a Man's World
12. A Girl I Use to Know


Invites You To Listen (1967)
01. She’s Funny That Way (I Got A Women Crazy For Me)
02. How Deep Is The Ocean (How High Is The Sky)
03. You Made Me Love You (I Didn’t Wanna Do It)
04. Yesterday
05. I’ll Be Seeing You
06. Here We Go Again
07. All For You
08. Love Walked In
09. Gee, Baby Ain’t I Good To You
10. People


The History Of The Blues (1969)
01. Why Did You Go
02. Guitar Blues
03. I Found My Baby There
04. Back Home


A Message From The People (1972)
01. Lift Every Voice and Sing
02. Seems Like I Gotta Do Wrong
03. Heaven Help Us All
04. There'll Be No Peace Without All Men as One
05. Hey Mister
06. What Have They Done to My Song, Ma
07. Abraham, Martin and John
08. Take Me Home, Country Roads
09. Every Saturday Night
10. America the Beautiful


Come Live With Me (1974)
01. Till There Was You
02. If You Go Away
03. It Takes So Little Time
04. Come Live With Me
05. Somebody
06. Problems, Problems
07. Where Was He
08. Louise
09. Everybody Sing


Renaissance (1975)
01. Living For The City
02. Then Will Be Home
03. My God And I
04. We're Gonna Make It
05. For Mama/"La Mamma"
06. Sunshine
07. It Ain't Easy Being Green
08. Sail Away


Portrait In Music (1975)
01. Take These Chains From My Heart
02. Your Cheatin' Heart
03. Baby It's Cold Outside
04. Ruby
05. Don't Set Me Free
06. Sweet Georgia Brown
07. What'd I Say (Live)
08. Don't Tell Me Your Troubles
09. I Can't Stop Loving You
10. Born To Be Blue
11. One Mint Julep
12. Unchain My Heart
13. Makin' Whoopee (Live)
14. Cry
15. Hard Hearted Hannah
16. Cryin' Time
17. Ol' Man River
18. Hit The Road Jack
19. Hallelujah I Love Her So (Live)
20. Stella By Starlight
21. Busted
22. Let's Go Get Stoned
23. Cry Me A River
24. Georgia On My Mind


Ray Charles & Cleo Laine - Porgy & Bess (1976)
01. Summer Time
02. My Man's Gone Now
03. A Woman Is a Sometime Thing
04. They Pass By Singin'
05. What You Want Wid Bess?
06. I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'
07. Buzzard Song
08. Bess, You Is My Woman
09. Oh, Doctor Jesus
10. Crab Man
11. Her Come De Honey Man
12. Strawberry Woman (Instrumental)
13. Strawberry Woman
14. It Ain't Necessarily So
15. There's A Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon For New York
16. I Loves You Porgy
17. Oh, Bess, Oh Where's My Bess (Instumental)
18. Oh, Bess, Oh Where's My Bess
19. Oh Lord, I'm On My Way


Friendship (1984)
01. Two Old Cats Life Us
02. This Old Heart (I Gonna Rise Again)
03. We Didn't See A Thing
04. Who Cares
05. Rock And Roll Shoes
06. Friendship
07. It Ain't Gonna Worry My Mind
08. Litle Hotel Room
09. Crazy Old Soldier
10. Seven Spanish Angels
11. Everybody Has The Blues
12. Baby Grand


The Spirit Of Christmas (1985)
01. What Child Is This
02. The Little Drummer Boy
03. Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
04. This Time of the Year
05. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
06. That Spirit of Christmas
07. All I Want for Christmas
08. Christmas in My Heart
09. Winter Wonderland
10. Christmas Time


From The Pages Of My Mind (1986)
01. The Pages Of My Mind
02. Slip Away
03. Anybody With The Blues
04. Class Reunion
05. Caught A Touch Of Your Love
06. A Little Beat Of Heaven
07. Dixie Moon
08. Over And Over (Again)
09. Beaucoup Love
10. Love Is Worth The Pain


Live, 1959 (1987)
01. Hot Rod
02. Blues Waltz
03. In A Little Spanish Town
04. Sherry
05. The Right Time
06. A Fool For You
07. I Got A Woman
08. Talkin' 'Bout You
09. Swanee River Rock
10. Yes Indeed!
11. The Right Time
12. Frenesi
13. The Spiral-Feel
14. Tell The Truth
15. Drown In My Own Tears
16. What'd I Say


Just Between Us (1988)
01. Nothing Like A Hundred Miles
02. I Wish I'd Never Loved You At All
03. Too Hard To Love You
04. Now I Don't Believe That Anymore
05. Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
06. Stranger In My Hometown
07. Over The Top
08. I'd Walk A Little More For You
09. If That's What'cha Want
10. Save The Bones For Henry Jone
 

Link.

Ray Charles & Milt Jackson - Soul Brothers, 1958 - Soul Meeting, 1961 (1989)
CD 1.

01.How Long Blues
02.Cosmic Ray
03.The Genius After Nour
04.Charlesville
05.Bags Of Blues
06.Deed I Do
07.Blue Funk

CD 2.

01.Soul Brothers
02.Bag's Guitar Blues
03.Soul Meeting
04.Hallelujah I Love Her So
05.Blue Genius
06.X-Ray Blues
07.Love On My Mind


Wish You Were Here Tonight, 1983 (1990)
01. 3/4 Time
02. I Wish You Were Here Tonight
03. Ain't Your Memory Got No Pride At All
04. Born To Love Me
05. I Don't Want No Stranger Sleepin' In My Bed
06. Let Your Love Flow
07. You Feel Good All Over
08. String Bean
09. You've Got The Longest Leaving Act In Town
10. Shakin' Your Head


Would You Believe (1990)
01. I'll Take Care of You
02. Your Love Keeps Me Satisfied
03. Ellie My Love
04. I Can't Get Enough
05. Let's Get Back To Where We Left Off
06. Child Support, Alimony
07. Fresh Out Of Tears
08. Living WIthout You
09. Where're The Stairs
10. Leave Him!


Ray Charles & Betty Carter - Just You Just Me (1991)
01. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
02. You and I
03. Intro: Goodbye/We'll Be Together Again
04. People Will Say We're in Love
05. Cocktails for Two
06. Side by Side
07. Baby, It's Cold Outside
08. Together
09. For All We Know
10. Takes Two to Tango
11. Alone Together
12. Just You, Just Me
13. But on the Other Hand Baby
14. I Never See Maggie Alone
15. I Like to Hear It Sometime


My World (1993)
01. My World
02. A Song For You
03. None Of Us Are Free
04. So Help Me God
05. Let Me Take Over
06. One Drop Of Love
07. If I Could
08. Love Has A Mind Of Its Own
09. I'll Be There
10. Still Crazy After All These Years


Back Home (1993)
01. I Love You, I Love You (I Will Never Let You Go)
02. Alone In This City
03. Let's Have A Ball
04. Rockin' Chair Blues
05. If I Give You My Love
06. Can't You See Darling?
07. A Sentimental Blues
08. You'll Never Miss The Water (Until The Well's Gone Dry)
09. Ain't That Fine
10. Don't Put All Your Dreams In One Basket
11. Sittin' On Top Of The World
12. What Have I Done
13. Honey, Honey
14. She's On The Ball
15. Someday (Blues Is My Middle Name)
16. I'll Do Anything But Work
17. All To Myself
18. Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand
19. I'm Wonderin' And Wonderin'
20. Back Home


The Very Best: Gorgia On My Mind (1994)
01. Georgia On My Mind
02. I Got A Woman
03. Swanee River Rock (Talkin' Bout That River)
04. Lonely Avenue
05. Hallelujah I Love Her So
06. Shake A Tailfeather (With The Blues Brothers)
07. Mess Around
08. Drown In My Own Tears
09. This Little Girl Of Mine
10. Yes Indeed
11. What'd I Say (Parts 1 & 2)
12. Early In The Morning
13. Leave My Woman Alone
14. The Right Time
15. I Believe To My Soul
16. I'm Moving On
17. Unchain My Heart
18. Let The Good Times Roll
19. Don't Let The Sun Catch You Cryin'


The Best Of Ray Charles: The Atlantic Years (1994)
01. It Should've Been Me
02. Don't You Know
03. Blackjack
04. I've Got A Woman
05. What Would I Do Without You
06. Greenbacks
07. Come Back Baby
08. A Fool For You
09. This Little Girl Of Mine
10. Hallelujah I Love Her So
11. Lonely Avenue
12. It's Alright
13. Ain't That Love
14. Swanee River Rock
15. That's Enough
16. What'd I Say
17. Night Time Is The Right Time
18. Drown In My Own Tears
19. Tell The Truth
20. Just For A Thrill


Strong Love Affair (1996)
01. All She Wants To Do Is Love Me
02. Say No More
03. No Time To Waste Time
04. Angelina
05. Tell Me What You Want Me To Do
06. Strong Love Affair
07. Everybody's Handsome Child
08. Out Of My Life
09. The Fever
10. Separate Ways
11. I Need A Good Woman Bad
12. If You Give Me Your Heart


Berlin, 1962 (1996)
01. Band Intro
02. Strike up the Band
03. One Mint Julep
04. I Got a Woman
05. Georgia on My Mind
06. Margie
07. Danger Zone
08. Hallelujah. I Love Her So
09. Come Rain or Come Shine
10. Hide nor Hair
11. Alexander's Ragtime Band
12. I Believe to My Soul
13. Hit the Road Jack
14. Night Time Is the Right Time
15. Bye Bye Love
16. Unchain My Heart
17. What'd I Say


Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival (1997)
01. Ray Charles Opener
02. I'll Be Home
03. Busted
04. Georgia On My Mind
05. Mississippi Mud
06. Just For A Thrill
07. You Made Me Love You
08. Angelina
09. Scotia Blues (Blues For Big Scotia)
10. Song For You
11. Do It To Me Slow (Rayettes Intro)
12. Watch Them Dogs
13. Shadows Of My Mind
14. Smack Dab In The Middle
15. I Can't Stop Loving You
16. People Will Say We're In Love
17. What'd I Say


Standards (1998)
01. It Had To Be You
02. Am I Blue
03. Come Rain Or Come Shine
04. Georgia On My Mind
05. Moonlight In Vermont
06. Ruby
07. Stella By Starlight
08. Margie
09. That Lucky Old Sun
10. Without A Song (Parts 1 & 2)
11. Without Love (There Is Nothing)
12. Makin' Whoopee
13. Cry
14. Love Is Here To Stay
15. Ol' Man River
16. Willow, Weep For Me
17. Oh, What A Beautiful Morning


Dedicated To You & Have A Smale With Me, 1960 (1998)
01. Hardhearted Hannah
02. Nancy
03. Margie
04. Ruby
05. Rosetta
06. Stella By Starlight
07. Chery
08. Josephine
09. Candy
10. Marie
11. Diane
12. Sweet Georgia Brown


Thanks For Bringing Love Around Again (2002)
01. What I'd Say
02. Can You Love Me Like That
03. How Did You Feel the Morning After
04. I Love You More Than I Ever Have
05. Really Got a Hold on Me
06. Thanks for Bringing Love Around Again
07. Save Your Lovin' Just for Me
08. I Just Can't Get Enough of You
09. Ensemble
10. New Orleans
11. Mr. Creole
12. Mother


Genius Loves Company (2004)
01. Ray Charles & Norah Jones - Here We Go Again
02. Ray Charles & James Taylor - Sweet Potato Pie
03. Ray Charles & Diana Krall - You Don't Know Me
04. Ray Charles & Elton John - Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
05. Ray Charles & Natalie Cole - Fever
06. Ray Charles & Bonnie Raitt - Do I Ever Cross Your Mind?
07. Ray Charles & Willie Nelson - It Was A Very Good Year
08. Ray Charles & Michael McDonald - Hey Girl
09. Ray Charles & B.B. King - Sinner's Prayer
10. Ray Charles & Gladys Knight - Heaven Help Us All
11. Ray Charles & Johnny Mathis - Over The Rainbow
12. Ray Charles & Van Morrison - Crazy Love


At The Olympia, November 22nd, 2000 (2004)
01. Blues For Big Scotia
02. Just The Way You Look Tonight
03. Route 66
04. Song For You
05. Hallelujah I Love Her So
06. Georgia On My Mind
07. Stranger In My Own Home Town
08. Angelina
09. I've Got A Woman
10. Hey Girl
11. Almost Like Being In Love Again
12. Just For A Thrill
13. It Had To Be You
14. What'd I Say


Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2004)
01. Mess Around
02. I've Got A Woman
03. Hallelujah I Love Her So (Live)
04. Drown In My Own Tears
05. (Night Time Is) The Right Time
06. Mary Ann
07. Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I)
08. What'd I Say (Live)
09. Georgia On My Mind
10. Hit The Road Jack
11. Unchain My Heart
12. I Can't Stop Loving You (Live)
13. Born To Lose
14. Bye Bye, Love
15. You Don't Know Me (Live)
16. Let The Good Times Roll (Live)
17. Georgia On My Mind (Live)


Genius & Friends (2005)
01. All I Want To Do (With Angie Stone)
02. You Are My Sunshine (With Chris Isaak)
03. It All Goes By So Fast (With Mary J. Blige)
04. You Were There (With Gladys Knight)
05. Imagine (With Ruben Studdard And The Harlem Gospel Singers)
06. Compared To What (With Leela James)
07. Big Bad Love (With Diana Ross)
08. I Will Be There (With Idina Menzel)
09. Blame It On The Sun (With George Michael)
10. Touch (With John Legend)
11. Shout (With Patti Labelle And The Andrae Crouch Singers)
12. Surrender To Love (With Laura Pausini)
13. Busted (With Willie Nelson)
14. America The Beautiful (With Alicia Keys)


Play Piano With... (2005)
01. Drown In My Own Tears
02. Georgia On My Mind
03. Hallelujah I Love Her So
04. I Can't Stop Loving You
05. Shake A Tail Feather
06. A Song For You
07. Unchain My Heart
08. What'd I Say (Parts 1 & 2)


Ray Charles + Count Basie Orchestra - Ray Sings, Basie Swings (2006)
01. Oh What A Beautiful Morning
02. Let The Good Times Roll
03. How Long Has This Been Going On
04. Every Saturday Night
05. Busted
06. Crying Time
07. I Can't Stop Loving You
08. Come Live With Me
09. Feel So Bad
10. The Long And Winding Road
11. Look What They've Done To My Song
12. Georgia On My Mind


Rare Genius: The Undiscovered Masters (2010)
01. Love's Gonna Bite You Back
02. It Hurts To Be In Love
03. Wheel of Fortune
04. I'm Gonna Keep On Signin'
05. There'll Be Some Changes Made
06. Isn't It Wonderful
07. I Don't Want No One But You
08. A Little Bitty Tear
09. She's Gone
10. Why Me, Lord? (Feat. Johnny Cash)


Singular Genius: The Complete ABC Singles (Box Set 2011)
CD 1.

01. My Baby (I Love Her Yes I Do)
02. Who You Gonna Love
03. Sticks and Stones
04. Worried Life Blues
05. Georgia on My Mind
06. Carry Me Back To Old Virginny
07. Them That Got
08. I Wonder
09. Ruby
10. Hard Hearted Hannah
11. Hit the Road, Jack
12. The Danger Zone
13. Unchain My Heart
14. But on the Other Hand, Baby
15. Baby, It's Cold Outside
16. We'll Be Together Again
17. At the Club
18. Hide Nor Hair
19. I Can't Stop Loving You
20. Born to Lose
21. You Don't Know Me
22. Careless Love

CD 2.

01. Your Cheatin' Heart
02. You Are My Sunshine
03. Don't Set Me Free
04. The Brightest Smile In Town
05. Take These Chains From My Heart
06. No Letter Today
07. Without Love (There Is Nothing)
08. No One
09. Busted
10. Making Believe
11. That Lucky Old Sun
12. Ol' Man Time
13. Baby, Don't You Cry
14. My Heart Cries For You
15. My Baby Don't Dig Me
16. Something's Wrong
17. No One To Cry To
18. A Tear Fell
19. Smack Dab In The Middle
20. I Wake Up Cryin'
21. Makin' Whoopee (Vocal) (Live)
22. Makin' Whoopee (Piano) (Live)

CD 3.

01. Teardrops From My Eyes
02. Cry
03. I've Got A Woman (Part 1) (Live)
04. I've Got A Woman (Part 2) (Live)
05. Without A Song (Part 1)
06. Without A Song (Part 2)
07. I'm A Fool To Care
08. Love's Gonna Live Here
09. The Cincinnati Kid
10. That's All I Am To You
11. Crying Time
12. When My Dreamboat Comes Home
13. Together Again
14. You're Just About To Lose Your Clown
15. Let's Go Get Stoned
16. The Train
17. I Chose To Sing The Blues
18. Hopelessly
19. I Don't Need No Doctor
20. Please Say You're Fooling
21. I Want To Talk About You
22. Something Inside Me

CD 4.

01. Here We Go Again
02. Somebody Ought to Write a Book About It
03. In the Heat of the Night
04. Something's Got to Change
05. Yesterday
06. Never Had Enough of Nothing Yet
07. That's a Lie
08. Go on Home
09. Eleanor Rigby
10. Understanding
11. Sweet Young Thing Like You
12. Listen, They're Playing My Song
13. If It Wasn't for Bad Luck
14. When I Stop Dreaming
15. I'll Be Your Servant
16. I Didn't Know What Time It Was
17. Let Me Love You
18. I'm Satisfied
19. We Can Make It
20. I Can't Stop Loving You, Baby
21. Claudie Mae
22. Someone to Watch Over Me

CD 5.

01. Laughin' And Clownin'
02. That Thing Called Love
03. Till I Can't Take It Anymore
04. If You Were Mine
05. Don't Change On Me
06. Sweet Memories
07. Feel So Bad
08. Your Love Is So Doggone Good
09. What Am I Living For
10. Tired Of My Tears
11. Look What They've Done To My Song, Ma
12. America The Beautiful
13. Hey Mister
14. There'll Be No Peace Without All Men As One
15. Every Saturday Night
16. Take Me Home, Country Roads
17. I Can Make It Thru The Days (But Oh Those Lonely Nights)
18. Ring Of Fire


Eight Classic Albums (Box Set 2011)
CD 1.

Ray Charles (1957).
01. Ain't That Love
02. Drown In My Own Tears
03. Come Back Baby
04. Sinner's Prayer
05. Funny (But I Still Love You)
06. Losing Hand
07. A Fool For You
08. Hallelujah I Love Her So
09. Mess Around
10. This Little Girl Of Mine
11. Mary Ann
12. Greenbacks
13. Don't You Know
14. I Got a Women
The Great Ray Charles (1957).
15. The Ray
16. My Melancholy Baby
17. Black Coffee
18. There's No You
19. Doodlin'
20. Sweet Sixteen Bars
21. I Surrender Dear
22. Undecided

CD 2.

Yes Indeed (1958).
01. What Would I Do Without You
02. It's All Right
03. I Want To Know
04. Yes Indeed
05. Get On The Right Track Baby
06. Talkin' About You
07. Swanee River Rock
08. Lonely Avenue
09. Blackjack
10. The Sun's Gonna Shine Again
11. I Had A Dream
12. I Want A Little Girl
13. Heartbreaker
14. Leave My Women Alone
Ray Charles At Newport (1959).
15. Night Time Is The Right Time
16. In A Little Spanish Town
17. I Got A Woman
18. Blues Waltz
19. Hot Rod (The Spirit Feel)
20. Talkin' 'Bout You
21. Sherry
22. A Fool For You

CD 3.

What I'd Say (1959).
01. What'd I Say
02. Jumpin' In The Morning
03. You Be My Baby
04. Tell Me How Do You Feel
05. What Kind Of Man Are You
06. Rockhouse
07. Roll With My Baby
08. Tell All The World About You
09. My Bonnie
10. That's Enough
The Genius Of Ray Charles (1959).
11. Let The Good Times Roll
12. It Had To Be You
13. Alexander's Ragtime Band
14. Two Years Of Torture
15. When Your Lover Has Gone
16. Deed I Do
17. Just For A Thrill
18. You Won't Let Me Go
19. Tell Me You'll Wait For Me
20. Don't Let The Sun Catch You Cryin'
21. Am I Blue
22. Come Rain Or Come Shine

CD 4.

Soul Brothers (1958).
01. Soul Brothers
02. How Long Blues
03. Cosmic Ray
04. Blue Funk
05. Bag's Guitar Blues
06. Deed I Do
The Genius Hits The Road (1960).
07. Alabamy Bound
08. Georgia On My Mind
09. Basin Street Blues
10. Mississippi Mud
11. Moonlight In Vermont
12. New York's My Home
13. California, Here I Come
14. Moon Over Miami
15. Deep In The Heart Of Texas
16. Carry Me Back To Old Virginia
17. Blue Hawaii
18. Chattanooga Choo Choo


The Very Best Of (Box Set 2014)
CD 1.

01. What'D I Say (Part 1 & 2) (With The Raylettes)
02. Don't Let The Sun Catch You Cryin'
03. Georgia On My Mind
04. It Had To Lose
05. Born To Lose
06. Basin Street Blues
07. Alexander's Ragtime Band
08. It Makes No Difference Now
09. Blackjac
10. Half As Much
11. I Believe To My Soul
12. Jumpin' In The Morning
13. Lonely Avenue
14. She's On The Ball
15. This Little Girl Of Mine
16. You Be My Baby (With The Raylettes)
17. Careless Love
18. Hang Your Head In Shame
19. Hide Nor Hair
20. Precious Thing (Till The Next... Somewhere) (With Dee Dee Bridgewater)

CD 2.

01. Unchain My Heart
02. Bye Bye Love
03. Hallelujah, I Love He So
04. Let The Good Time Roll
05. I'm Movin On
06. My Bonnie (With The Raylettes)
07. Ruby
08. Swanee River Rock
09. The Right Time
10. You Don't Know Me
11. Frenesi
12. Hey Good Lookin'
13. Leave My Woman Alone
14. Tell Me How Do You Feel  (With The Raylettes)
15. Roll With My Baby (With The Raylettes)
16. That's Enough (With The Raylettes)
17. What Kind Of Man Are You For You (With The Raylettes)
18. I Love You So Much It Hurts
19. A Fool For You
20. Yes Undeed!

CD 3.

01. You Are My Sunshine 
02. Hit The Road Jack
03. I Got A Woman
04. Oh Lonesome Me!
05. See See Rider (See What You Have Done)
06. You Win Again
07. Your Cheating Heart
08. Heartbreaker
09. Don't Tell Me Your Troubles
10. The Spirit I Feel
11. I'll Never Stand In Your Way
12. Making Believe
13. Sittin' On The Top Of The World
14. The Sun's Gonna Shine Again
15. Someday
16. I Had A Dream
17. At The Club
18. Just A Little Lovin'
19. Who You Gonna Love
20. Talkin 'bout You

CD 4.

01. Take These Chains From My Heart
02. I Can't Stop Loving You
03. Come Rain Or Come Shine
04. Blue Hawaii
05. Moonlight In Vermont
06. California, Here I Come
07. Deep In The Heart I Come
08. Chattanooga Choo Choo
09. Mississippi Mud
10. Carry Me Back To Old Virginy
11. Moon Over Miami
12. Alabamy Bound
13. New York's My Home
14. Sentimental Journey
15. Hot Rod (Live At Newport)
16. Blues Waltz (Live At Newport)
17. In A Little
18. Rockouse (Part 1 & 2) (With The Raylettes)
19. Midnight
20. Worried Mind

CD 5.

With Quincy Jones.
01. Moanin'
02. Birth Of The Blues
03. I've Got News For You
04. Mister C
05. One Mint Julep
06. Strike Up The Band
07. Let's Go
08. Sompin' Room Only
09. I'm Gonna Move to The Outskirts Of Town
With Betty Carter.
10. Takes Two To Tango
11. Cocktails For Two
12. Just You, Just Me
13. Together
14. You And I
15. Alone Together
16. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
17. Side By Side
18. Baby, It's Cold Outside
19. For All We Know
20. People Will Say We're In Love


Baby, It's Cold Outside (2015)
01. Baby, It's Cold Outside
02. From The Heart
03. Just You, Just Me
04. Takes Two To Tango
05. Together
06. Side By Side
07. Let's Go
08. Cocktails For Two
09. People Will Say We're In Love
10. You And I
11. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
12. Birth Of The Blues
13. Strike Up The Band
14. Mister
15. Stompin' Room Only
16. I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town
17. One Mint Julep
18. Goodbye / We'll Be Together Again
19. Moanin'
20. Alone Together
21. For All We Know
22. I've Got News For You


The Atlantic Studio Albums In Mono (Box Set 2016)
CD 1: The Great Ray Charles (1957)

01. The Ray
02. My Melancholy Baby
03. Black Coffee
04. Theres No You
05. Doodlin
06. Sweet Sixteen Bars
07. I Surrender Dear
08. Undecided

CD 2: Ray Charles (1957)

01. Aint That Love
02. Drown In My Own Tears
03. Come Back Baby
04. Sinners Prayer
05. Funny But I Still Love You
06. Losing Hand
07. A Fool For You
08. Hallelujah I Love Her So
09. Mess Around
10. This Little Girl Of Mine
11. Mary Ann
12. Greenbacks
13. Dont You Know
14. I Got A Woman

CD 3: Yes Indeed! (1958)

01. What Would I Do Without You
02. Its All Right
03. I Want To Know
04. Yes Indeed
05. Get On The Right Track Baby
06. Talkin Bout You
07. Swanee River Rock (Talkin' 'Bout That River)
08. Lonely Avenue
09. Blackjack
10. The Suns Gonna Shine Again
11. I Had A Dream
12. I Want A Little Girl
13. Heartbreaker 
14. Leave My Woman Alone

CD 4: The Genius Of Ray Charles (1959)

01. Let The Good Times Roll
02. It Had To Be You
03. Alexanders Ragtime Band
04. Two Years Of Torture
05. When Your Lover Has Gone
06. Deed I Do
07. Just For A Thrill
08. You Wont Let Me Go
09. Tell Me Youll Wait For Me
10. Dont Let The Sun Catch You Cry
11. Am I Blue
12. Come Rain Or Come Shine

CD 5: What’d I Say (1959)

01. Whatd I Say Part I and II
02. Jumpin In The Mornin
03. You Be My Baby
04. Tell Me How Do You Feel
05. What Kind of Man Are You
06. Rockhouse Parts I and II
07. Roll With My Baby
08. Tell All The World About You
09. My Bonnie
10. Thats Enough

CD 6: The Genius After Hours (1961)

01. The Genius After Hours
02. Aint Misbehavin
03. Dawn Ray
04. Joy Ride
05. Hornful Soul
06. The Man I Love
07. Charlesville
08. Music Music Music

CD 7: The Genius Sings The Blues (1961)

01. Early In The Mornin
02. Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I)
03. The Midnight Hour
04. The Right Time
05. Feelin Sad
06. Rays Blues
07. Im Movin On
08. I Believe To My Soul
09. Nobody Cares
10. Mr. Charles Blues
11. Some Day Baby
12. I Wonder Who


Zurich 1961: Swiss Radio Days Vol. 41 (2016)
01. Happy Faces
02. Along Came Betty
03. My Baby
04. Sticks And Stones
05. Georgia On My Mind
06. Blue Stone
07. Margie
08. Hit The Road, Jack
09. The Birth Of A Band
10. I Remember Clifford
11. Come Rain Or Come Shine
12. Ghana
13. I Believe To My Soul
14. I’ve Got News For You
15. Misty
16. I Wonder
17. Ray Minor Ray


 
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