Ray Charles

01 what'd i say (live) 04:54
02 hit the road jack (live) 02:38
03 georgia on my mind (live) 07:30
04 i've got a woman (live) 05:03
05 hallelujah i love her so (live) 03:19
06 let's go get stoned (live) 03:20
07 mess around 02:42
08 you are my sunshine (live) 03:29
09 eleanor rigby (live) 03:16
10 night time is the right time (live) 05:16

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Ray Charles - The Very Best Of Ray Charles



Tracklist:

01 - Georgia On My Mind
02 - Unchain My Heart
03 - What'd I Say (Parts I & II)
04 - Hallelujah I Love Her So
05 - Hit The Road Jack
06 - I've Got A Woman
07 - A Fool For You
08 - Drown In My Own Tears
09 - (Night Time Is) The Right Time
10 - Sticks And Stones
11 - One Mint Julep
12 - I Can't Stop Loving You
13 - You Are My Sunshine
14 - Busted
15 - Let's Go Get Stoned
16 - Seven Spanish Angels

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Ray Charles - Friendship
APE | Country| TT: appr. 30:00 | File-hoster: RS.com | appr. 154 MB (APE)
Source: the eternal hunting grounds | Monkey's Audio, log, cue, covers
Year: 2005 (Originally released 1984) | Label: Legacy


“ "Friendship" was Ray's third album after signing with Columbia in the early 80's. He had long been fond of duets, and this album gave him a chance to sing with some of the top country and western artists who were signed with Columbia and Epic Records. The album was a little slow to take off, but once "Seven Spanish Angels" with Willie Nelson hit the airwaves as a single, the single and the album quickly climbed to number one on the C & W charts.

There are some excellent songs on here. It is a fun album to listen to, and I was very happy to see it being released on CD with two new tracks. It has been a favorite of mine for years. I love all the songs, and it is really hard to pick favorites, but I'll touch on a few. "This Old Heart (Is Gonna Rise Again)" with the Oak Ridge Boys is a fast and fun song. "Seven Spanish Angels" with Willie Nelson is a heart-tugging ballad. George Jones and Ray sing about male bonding with "We Didn't See A Thing." They are each other's alibi for a guy's night out in which neither of them seen a thing. Janie Fricke lends her distinctive vocals to "Who Cares." Ricky Skaggs joins Ray for the title track, "Friendship." "Crazy Old Soldier" features Johnny Cash. This is an awesome album and will fit well in any music collection. ”


Personnel:
Ray Charles (vocals, piano); Ricky Skaggs (vocals, guitar); Billy Joel (vocals, piano); George Jones, Janie Fricke, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Mickey Gilley, The Oak Ridge Boys, B.J. Thomas, Tony Bennett, Willie Nelson, Hank Williams Jr. (vocals); Chet Atkins (guitar); Terry McMillan (harmonica); Hargus "Pig" Robbins (keyboards)

Track List:
1. Two Old Cats Like Us - (with Hank Williams Jr.)
2. This Old Heart (Is Gonna Rise Again) - (with The Oak Ridge Boys)
3. We Didn't See a Thing - (with George Jones/Chet Atkins)
4. Who Cares - (with Janie Fricke)
5. Rock 'N Roll Shoes - (with B.J. Thomas)
6. Friendship - (with Ricky Skaggs)
7. It Ain't Gonna Worry My Mind - (with Mickey Gilley)
8. Little Hotel Room - (with Merle Haggard)
9. Crazy Old Soldier - (with Johnny Cash)
10. Seven Spanish Angels - (with Willie Nelson)

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Ray Charles and Betty Carter - Dedicated To You
ABC records, 1961 | Vinyl Rip | MP3 @ 320 Kbps | Time: 51.41 | Size: 118.3 MB
Genre: Soul,Earl RNB

“ “Ray Charles's decision to cut an album of duets with then-rising jazz singer Betty Carter defines the phrase 'unerring instinct.' Charles responds to Carter's gorgeous voice and compelling melodic changes with some of his softest singing; you might say that this already masterful conduit of emotion got in touch with his feminine side on this 1961 date. The opening and closing cuts of the girls'-names theme album 'Dedicated to You' demonstrate Brother Ray's touch for transforming unlikely material into expressions of his own funky essence. His amused big-band celebrations of 'Hardhearted Hannah' and 'Sweet Georgia Brown' sit alongside sublime portraits of 'Stella by Starlight' and 'Ruby' on an underappreciated set that's a perfect match for the Charles-Carter sides.” ”


Track Listing:
1. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
2. You And I
3. Intro: Goodbye/We'll Be Together Again
4. People Will Say We're In Love
5. Cocktails For Two
6. Side By Side
7. Baby, It's Cold Outside
8. Together
9. For All We Know
10. Takes Two To Tango
11. Alone Together
12. Just You, Just Me
13. Hardhearted Hannah
14. Nancy
15. Margie
16. Ruby
17. Rosetta
18. Stella By Starlight
19. Cherry
20. Josephine

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Ray Charles - Complete Country & Western Recordings: 1959-1986 (1998)

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EAC Rip | FLAC, CUE, LOG | No Covers included | 1.7Gb
Soul, R&B, Gospel, Funk | Label: Rhino / Wea | Catalog Number: 75328 | RAR 3% Rec.

“ When Ray Charles signed his precedent-shattering contract with ABC-Paramount in 1959, he was determined to make good on an early ambition to be the most versatile recording artist the music business had ever known. Charles got to work at his new label right away, producing hits like "Georgia On My Mind" and "Hit the Road Jack" along with the classic duet album with Betty Carter in 1961. But it wasn't till 1962's MODERN SOUNDS IN COUNTRY AND WESTERN MUSIC VOLS. 1 & 2 that Charles surpassed industry expectations.
This four-CD anthology includes both of the classic MODERN SOUNDS albums as well as every country song recorded during Charles' subsequent career, including various raffish '80s duets with such legends as Hank Williams Jr., George Jones and Willie Nelson. Looking back, the most remarkable thing about Charles' country output wasn't that a southern soul artist would have a winning way with a country tune. Rather, it was that Charles popularized "pure" country music for the nation at large, black and white alike.
All tracks have been digitally remastered. ”


TRACKLIST
CD1
1. Bye Bye Love
2. You Don't Know Me
3. Half as Much
4. I Love You So Much It Hurts
5. Just a Little Lovin' (Will Go a Long Way)
6. Born to Lose
7. Worried Mind
8. It Makes No Difference Now
9. You Win Again
10. Careless Love
11. I Can't Stop Loving You
12. Hey, Good Lookin'
13. You Are My Sunshine
14. No Letter Today
15. Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)
16. Don't Tell Me Your Troubles
17. Midnight
18. Oh, Lonesome Me
19. Take These Chains from My Heart
20. Your Cheatin' Heart
21. I'll Never Stand in Your Way
22. Making Believe
23. Teardrops in My Heart
24. Hang Your Head in Shame

CD2
1. I'm Movin' On
2. Busted
3. No One to Cry To
4. Move It on Over
5. Love's Gonna Live Here (Swingova)
6. I'm a Fool to Care
7. Crying Time
8. Together Again
9. I Don't Care
10. Blue Moon of Kentucky (Swingova)
11. Don't Let Her Know
12. Please Say You're Fooling
13. She's Lonesome Again
14. Born Loser
15. Girl I Used to Know
16. Here We Go Again
17. When I Stop Dreamin'
18. If You Were Mine
19. Your Love Is So Doggone Good
20. Don't Change on Me
21. Till I Can't Take It Anymore
22. You've Still Got a Place in My Heart
23. I Keep It Hid
24. Sweet Memories
25. Good Morning Dear

CD3
1. Ring of Fire
2. What Am I Living For?
3. Three Bells
4. All I Ever Need Is You
5. Wichita Lineman
6. Down in the Valley
7. Take Me Home, Country Roads
8. Never Ending Song of Love
9. Come Live With Me
10. Sunshine
11. We Had It All
12. (Turn Out the Light And) Love Me Tonight
13. I Wish You Were Here Tonight
14. Ain't Your Memory Got No Pride at All
15. Born to Love Me
16. I Don't Want No Stranger Sleepin' in My Bed
17. Let Your Love Flow
18. You Feel Good All Over
19. You've Got the Longest Leaving Act in Town
20. String Bean

CD4
1. 3/4 Time
2. Shakin' Your Head
3. I Had It All
4. Do I Ever Cross Your Mind
5. Woman (Sensuous Woman)
6. Then I'll Be over You
7. If I Were You
8. Workin' Man's Woman
9. Two Old Cats Like Us - Ray Charles, Hank Williams, Jr.
10. This Old Heart (Is Gonna Rise Again) - Ray Charles, The Oak Ridge Boys
11. We Didn't See a Thing - Chet Atkins, Ray Charles, George Jones
12. Who Cares - Ray Charles, Janie Fricke
13. Friendship - Ray Charles, Ricky Skaggs
14. It Ain't Gonna Worry My Mind - Ray Charles, Mickey Gilley
15. Little Hotel Room - Ray Charles, Merle Haggard
16. Crazy Old Soldier - Johnny Cash, Ray Charles
17. Seven Spanish Angels - Ray Charles, Willie Nelson
18. Pages of My Mind
19. Slip Away
20. Anybody With the Blues
21. Little Bit of Heaven
22. Dixie Moon


Personnel: Ray Charles, Willie Nelson, Hank Williams Jr., The Oak Ridge Boys, Janie Fricke, Merle Haggard, Ricky Scaggs, Mickey Gilley, Johnny Cash, Chet Atkins, George Jones.



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Ray Charles - Ingredients in a Recipe for Soul/Have a Smile with Me (1997)

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EAC Secure Rip | Flac, Tracks+CUE, LOG+Scans 466 MB | MP3 320 Kbps+Scans 180 MB
Genre R&B Soul, Contemporary | Release Aug 19, 1997(Original 1963,64)
Label Rhino R2-72843 (50th Anniversary Collectors Series) | Time 60:03

“ A two-for-one pairing of albums from 1963 (Ingredients in a Recipe for Soul) and 1964 (Have a Smile With Me), with the addition of historical liner notes. Neither rate among his better albums -- both are inconsistent mixtures of hard-edged jazz/pop/soul and mainstream pop standards. Each, though, has some fine cuts, notably the Top Ten hit "Busted" (on Recipe) and a jazzy cover of Hank Williams' "Move It On Over" (on Have a Smile With Me). The CD also adds two bonus tracks: both parts of the orchestral pop "Without a Song" single from 1965.
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TRACKLIST
1 Busted - Howard, Thomas 2:06
2 Where Can I Go? - Berland, Fuld, Miller 3:29
3 Born to Be Blue - David, Maher, Reid, Torme, Wells 2:53
4 That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day) - Gillespie, Smith, Smith 4:20
5 Ol' Man River - Hammerstein, Kern 5:35
6 In the Evening (When the Sun Goes Down) - Carr, Ledbetter, Raye 5:50
7 A Stranger in Town - Torme 2:25
8 Ol' Man Time - Friend 2:25
9 Over the Rainbow - Arlen, Harburg 4:07
10 You'll Never Walk Alone - Hammerstein, Rodgers 3:53
11 Smack Dab in the Middle - Calhoun, Calhoun 3:21
12 Feudin' and Fightin' - Dubin, Lane 2:15
13 Two Ton Tessie - Hardman, Turk 4:00
14 I Never See Maggie Alone - Nicholls, Tisley 5:46
15 Move It on Over - Williams 2:40
16 Ma (She's Making Eyes at Me) - Clare, Conrad 3:30
17 The Thing - Grean 2:28
18 The Man With the Weird Beard - Drake, Hoffman, Livingston 3:59
19 The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane - Bennett, Tepper 3:12
20 Who Cares (For Me) - Gibson 2:19
21 Without a Song, Pt. 1 - Eliscu, Rose, Youmans 2:31 - Bonus Tracks
22 Without a Song, Pt. 2 - Eliscu, Rose, Youmans 4:02 - Bonus Tracks



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Ray Charles - Sweet & Sour Tears (50th Anniversary Collectors Series)

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Lossless (Seperate Flac+Cue+Log) 360 Mb | Mp3@320kbps 127 Mb | Scans@300dpi 24.1 Mb
Release: 1997(Original 1964) | Label: Rhino (US) | Catalog#: 8122-72844-2
Blues, Soul | EAC Secure Rip | Total Time: 1:00:29

"Sweet & Sour Tears" might be a concept album in that all of the songs sung by Ray Charles on this 1964 album have the words "cry," "crying" or "tears" in the title (or related terms like "weep" and "teardrops"), but it is not exactly a thematic unity. If anything Charles likes to mix up his genres, moving from jazz to country and then to soul and pop. Overall the slow and more sentimental songs do not fare as well as the more upbeat numbers such as "Don't Cry, Baby" and "Baby, Don't You Cry" (really, those are two different songs). The best of the bunch would be "Cry Me a River," which makes some nice use of the brass section behind the vocals. These songs really make the slower tracks seem rather ponderous with their use of strings and too often the sentimentality of the songs just do not work as well.
Actually, the big surprise here is that when Rhino reissued this CD the seven bonus tracks they tacked on at the end, culled from the early part of Charles' career (1956-71), have the best songs on the album. The choices all continue the original album's crying motif and the best are the 1956 R&B track Henry Glover's "Drown in My Own Tears" and the 1964 hit "I Wake Up Crying," written by the team of Bacharach & David. They also included "Crying Time," one of the earliest "country" songs that Ray Charles recorded, although it still has blues and jazz elements in it. These bonus tracks get this album up to the 4.5 star point, but I still have to round down just because the credit goes to the producers at Rhino and not Charles. This is not one of the top ten albums you would want to include in your music library, but for fans of the late great Ray Charles it certainly deserves strong consideration for selections from the second tier.


TRACKLIST
1. Cry
2. Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry
3. Tear Fell
4. No One to Cry To
5. You've Got Me Crying Again
6. After My Laughter Came Tears
7. Teardrops from My Eyes
8. Don't Cry Baby
9. Cry Me a River
10. Baby, Don't You Cry
11. Willow, Weep for Me
12. I Cried for You
Bonus Tears
13. My Heart Cries for You
14. I Wake Up Crying
15. Drown in My Own Tears
16. Teardrops in My Heart
17. Crying Time
18. No Use Crying
19. Tired of My Tears



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Ray Charles - At Newport (1958)

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EAC RIP | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG+Full Covers / MP3 - CBR 320 Kbps | 285 MB / 116 MB
Jazz, Urban Blues, Piano Blues, Early R&B, Latin, Vocal | July 5, 1958 | Audio CD (October 21, 1998) | Label: Atlantic UK


Remastered and rereleased in limited edition to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Atlantic Records, AT NEWPORT features eight of legend Ray Charles's songs recorded at the Newport Jazz Festival.
For his appearance at the Newport Jazz Festival on July 5, 1958, Charles pulled out all the stops, performing raucous versions of "The Right Time," "I Got a Woman," and "Talkin' 'Bout You."


TRACKLIST
01. The Right Time (N. Brown, O. Cadena, L. Herman) 04:01
02. In A Little Spanish Town (M. Wayne, S. Lewis, J. Young) 03:54
03. I Got A Woman (R. Charles) 06:19
04. Blues Waltz (R. Charles) 06:28
05. Hot Rod (R. Charles) 03:52
06. Talkin' 'Bout You (R. Charles) 04:19
07. Sherry (B. R. Crawford Jr) 04:23
08. A Fool For You (R. Charles) 07:10


Personnel:
Ray Charles – keyboards, vocals, alto saxophone
Marcus Belgrave – trumpet
Lee Harper – trumpet
David Newman – tenor saxophone
Bennie Crawford – baritone saxophone
Edgar Wills – bass
Richie Goldberg – drums
Marjorie Hendricks – vocals
The Raeletts – vocal group


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Ray Charles - Standards (1998)

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Blues, Soul, Jazz | Compilation Rhino - R2 75210
Remastered by Doug Sax and Terry Howard
EAC Secure Rip | FLAC+CUE, LOG 409 MB | Scans 8.68 MB | MP3 320 kbps 147 MB


Standards is a 17-track collection of Ray Charles' versions of classic pop songs, culled recordings he made for Atlantic, ABC/Paramount, ABC/TRC, and Crossover/Atlantic between 1959 and 1977. There are a handful of hits -- "Georgia on My Mind," "Ruby," "That Lucky Old Sun," "Without Love (There Is Nothing)," "Makin' Whoopee" -- but the collection concentrates on little-known album tracks and live cuts. Although the steady stream of repackages from Rhino can be a little overwhelming, the idea behind Standards is attractive, and it's executed well -- it's nice to have all these songs on one collection, even if the live cuts can be a little distracting. Certainly, anyone looking for a collection of mellow ballads from Charles will not be disappointed by this set.


TRACKLIST
1 It Had to Be You - Jones, Kahn 2:44
2 Am I Blue - Akst, Clarke 3:37
3 Come Rain or Come Shine - Arlen, Mercer 3:41
4 Georgia on My Mind - Carmichael, Gorrell 3:39
5 Moonlight in Vermont - Blackburn, Suessdorf 3:01
6 Ruby - Parish, Roemheld 3:53
7 Stella by Starlight - Washington, Young 3:50
8 Margie - Conrad, Davis, Robinson 2:46
9 That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day) - Gillespie, Smith 4:25
10 Without a Song, Pts. 1 & 2 - Eliscu, Rose, Youmans 6:34
11 Without Love (There Is Nothing) - Small 3:35
12 Makin' Whoopee [live] - Donaldson, Kahn 6:20
13 Cry - Kohlman 3:33
14 Love Is Here to Stay - Gershwin, Gershwin 3:16
15 Ol' Man River - Hammerstein, Kern 5:33
16 Willow Weep for Me - Ronell 4:37
17 Oh, What a Beautiful Morning - Hammerstein, Rodgers 4:41


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Ray Charles - Ingredients In A Recipe For Soul (1963)

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EAC: WavPack img+cue+log | 314 MB | mp3 320 kbps | 138 MB | 5% recovery inc.
Year: 1963/1990 | TT: approx. 49:48 | artwork

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 snow-white 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?." In 1997, it was paired with the 1964 LP Have a Smile With Me on a two-for-one CD reissue on Rhino, with the addition of historical liner notes.


TRACKLIST
01 Busted
02 Where Can I Go
03 Born To Be Blue
04 That Lucky Old Sun
05 Ol' Man River
06 In The Evening (When The Sun Goes Down)
07 A Stranger In Town
08 Ol' Man Time
09 Over The Rainbow
10 You'll Never Walk Alone
Special bonus tracks:
11 Something's Wrong
12 The Brightest Smile In Town
13 Worried Life Blues
14 My Baby


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Ray Charles - The Great Ray Charles

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Atlantic/Rhino 180g LP (SD 1259)
Vinyl rip in 24-bit/192kHz | FLAC | cue, m3u & Tech Log
Artwork | 760/195 mb incl. recovery | Jazz | 1957


This set is rather unusual, for it is strictly instrumental, allowing Ray Charles a rare opportunity to be a jazz-oriented pianist. Two selections are with a trio (bassist Oscar Pettiford joins Charles on "Black Coffee"), while the other six are with a septet taken from his big band of the period. Key among the sidemen are David Newman (soloing on both tenor and alto) and trumpeter Joseph Bridgewater; highlights include Quincy Jones' "The Ray," "My Melancholy Baby," "Doodlin'," and "Undecided." Ray Charles should have recorded in this setting more often in his later years.


TRACKLIST
Side A

1. "The Ray" (Quincy Jones) – 4:00
2. "My Melancholy Baby" (Ernie Burnett, George A. Norton) – 4:20
3. "Black Coffee" (Sonny Burke, Paul Webster) – 5:32
4. "There's No You" (Tom Adair, Harold Hopper) – 4:47

Side B

1. "Doodlin' (Horace Silver) – 5:54
2. "Sweet Sixteen Bars" – 4:07
3. "I Surrender Dear" (Harry Barris, Gordon Clifford) – 5:08
4. "Undecided" (Sid Robin, Charlie Shavers) – 3:40


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Ray Charles - Ray Charles (1957) - 1st Album

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FLAC-CUE-LOG | 41:39 Min | ~199.77 Mb | +Covers
Label: Atlantic Records (7567-80043-2)
Styles: R&B, Soul, Urban Blues, Piano Blues, Early R&B


One of the first handful of LPs issued by Atlantic, Ray Charles (later retitled Hallelujah I Love Her So) is a bona fide classic of its genre. Weighted about three to one in favor of Charles' own compositions, its raison d'etre was the hits "Hallelujah I Love Her So" and the pounding, soaring "Ain't That Love," which opens the LP. As with other Atlantic albums of the period, its content was determined more by Charles' recent singles than by a real plan for the LP, but even within those limitations it's an amazingly subtle record. Charles does just as well with his interpretations of others' work, most notably the ominous, gospel-focused rendition of "Sinner's Prayer" (which offers a virtuoso piano performance, and comes courtesy of the pen of Charles' former mentor Lowell Fulson) and Henry Glover's wrenching ballad "Drown in My Own Tears," which is topped out on each verse by a gorgeous chorus. "Funny (But I Still Love You)" offers a guitar break played in such an understated fashion that it almost doesn't seem so much a part of R&B as it was usually being offered in 1957 as it does a part of Charles' early career output. The second side of the LP is even better, opening with the title track, a number that is almost too ubiquitous in its various cover versions the original has a mix of urgency and playfulness that's absolutely bracing, and the album carries this mood forward with "Mess Around," an Ahmet Ertegun-authored piano and sax-driven romp with Charles at his most ebullient as a singer. "This Little Girl of Mine" offers him in a surprisingly light, almost acrobatic vocal mode, while "Greenbacks" is a knowing, clever cautionary narrative that is almost a throwback to 1940s-style R&B. "Don't You Know" is as salacious a piece of R&B as one was likely to hear in 1957, and "I Got a Woman" closes the record out on a pounding, driving note. The original album suffered from deficient sound and most reissues left a lot to be desired, but in 2003 WEA International reissued it (as Hallelujah I Love Her So) in a 24-bit remastered version in a gatefold format that is a treat to the ear and runs circles around prior reissues.


TRACKLIST
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


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Ray Charles - A Message from the People (1972)

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FLAC-CUE-LOG | 38:34 Min | ~228.43 Mb | +Covers
Original Release Date: April 1972
Audio CD Release: May 5, 2009
Label: Concord Records

A Message From the People, Ray Charles' 1972 classic, is finally available after being long out of print. As part of Concord Music Group's reissue series, the album has been digitally remastered and the results are fantastic. This is a very special album in the Charles discography, with each of the ten songs carefully chosen by the artist to express his feelings about the state of society. Never heavy-handed, the album's focus is squarely on social consciousness. Many of the sentiments expressed in these songs ring very true in these economically-challenged times.


TRACKLIST
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



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Ray Charles - Ray, rare and live

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Blues | mp3 320 Kbps | 179 MB
Comet Records 2008


TRACKLIST
01. Confession Blues
02. Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand
03. It Should've Been Me
04. Don't You Know
05. Don't Put All Your Dreams in One Basket
06. Late in the Evening Blues
07. She's on the Ball
08. Sittin' on Top of the World
09. Can't You See Darlin'
10. A Sentimental Blues
11. Kiss Me Baby
12. Heartbreaker
13. I'm Movin' On
14. Talkin' About You
15. Tell Me How Do You Feel
16. You Be My Baby
17. I Got a Woman
18. What'd I Say
19. Georgia on My Mind
20. Some Day (Blues is My Middle Name)
21. Baby Won't You Please Come Home
22. Ain't That Fine
23. This Love of Mine
24. I'm Going Down to the River


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Ray Charles - Berlin, 1962

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SOUL JAZZ | APE+CUE+IMAGE+LOG+COVERS+MP3@320 | 363MB+152MB + 14MB


"An hour of previously unreleased live music from Ray Charles in his prime. During this era he was touring with a big band including saxophonists David "Fathead" Newman and Hank Crawford, as well as background singers the Raelettes. The fidelity is excellent, and the set includes Charles standards like "One Mint Julep," "I Got a Woman," "Georgia on My Mind," "Hallelujah I Love Her So," "I Believe to My Soul," "Hit the Road, Jack," "Unchain My Heart," and "What'd I Say." Yet most fans will probably much prefer the more compact, small-combo arrangements of the studio versions. The horn charts offer an interesting contrast, but these live performances may be a little too stagey for optimum results, with some detours from hard R&B into popular standards."


TRACKLIST
1. Band Intro :48
2. Strike up the Band 2:19
3. One Mint Julep 2:54
4. I Got a Woman 6:07
5. Georgia on My Mind 6:08
6. Margie 2:17
7. Danger Zone 3:38
8. Hallelujah. I Love Her So 3:03
9. Come Rain or Come Shine 7:34
10. Hide nor Hair 2:54
11. Alexander's Ragtime Band 2:19
12. I Believe to My Soul 3:43
13. Hit the Road Jack 2:14
14. Night Time Is the Right Time 3:52
15. Bye Bye Love 1:54
16. Unchain My Heart 3:02
17. What'd I Say 3:52

Ray Charles — Piano, Vocals
David "Fathead" Newman — Flute, Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor)
Rudy Powell — Sax (Alto)
Hank Crawford — Sax (Alto)
Don Wilkerson — Sax (Tenor)
Leroy Cooper — Sax (Baritone)
Marcus Belgrave — Trumpet
Wallace Davenport — Trumpet
Philip Guilbeau — Trumpet
John Hunt — Trumpet
Dicky Wells — Trombone
Henderson Chambers — Trombone
Keg Johnson — Trombone
Sonny Forrest — Guitar
Edgar Willis — Bass
Bruno Carr — Drums
The Raelettes — Vocals (bckgr)
Darlene Love — Vocals (bckgr)
Gwen Berry — Vocals (bckgr)
Margie Hendrix — Vocals (bckgr)
Norman Granz — Producer


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Ray Charles - Singin' the Blues with Soul

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Vocal Blues | MP3 | 320 Kbps | 153 MB
Saga 2003


TRACKLIST
01. Ain't That Fine
02. How Long Blues
03. Blues Before Sunrise
04. You'll Never Miss the Water
05. I've Had My Fun
06. Sittin' on Top of the World
07. See See Rider
08. Honey Honey
09. What Have I Done
10. The Ego Song
11. Late in the Evening Blues
12. Some Day
13. Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand
14. Baby, Won't You Please Come Home
15. Kissa Me Baby
16. The Snow Is Falling
17. Hey Now
18. Misery in My Heart
19. I'm Wondering and Wondering
20. Why Did You Go
21. Jumpin' in the Morning
22. The Sun's Gonna Shine Again
23. The Midnight Hour
24. Roll with My Baby


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Ray Charles - The Spirit Of Christmas (1985)



MP3 • 256 kbps • 88 MB • 47:25

TRACKLIST
01. What Child Is This? - Ray Charles, Dix, William Chatte - 5:00
02. The Little Drummer Boy - Ray Charles, Davis, Katherine - 5:30
03. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town - Ray Charles, Coots, J. Fred - 3:29
04. This Time of the Year - Ray Charles, Owens, Cliff - 3:15
05. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - Ray Charles, Marks, Johnny - 4:04
06. That Spirit of Christmas - Ray Charles, John, Mable - 5:06
07. All I Want for Christmas - Ray Charles, Henderson, William - 4:24
08. Christmas in My Heart - Ray Charles, Fraser, Douglas - 4:14
09. Winter Wonderland - Ray Charles, Bernard, Felix - 3:32
10. Christmas Time - Ray Charles, Cole, Edward - 4:39
11. Baby, It's Cold Outside - Ray Charles, Loesser, Frank - 4:12


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