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Released: November 1961. Ray Charles Greatest Hits is a 1962 album by Ray Charles. Although many similarly titled albums would be released over the years, this was the first, and it contained many tracks previously released by ABC only as singles . The album is included in Robert Christgau 's "Basic Record Library" of 1950s and 1960s recordings ...
1971: A 25th Anniversary in Show Business Salute to Ray Charles (ABC) 1973: Ray Charles Live (Atlantic) 1978: The Tender Side of Ray Charles (Suffolk Marketing, Inc.) 1980: Heart to Heart (Endeavour) (AUS #46) [8] 1987: Ray Charles – His Greatest Hits, Volume 1/Volume 2 (DCC Compact Classics)
Ray Charles. Ray Charles Robinson Sr. (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. [a] He is regarded as one of the most iconic and influential musicians in history, and was often referred to by contemporaries as "The Genius". Among friends and fellow musicians he preferred being called "Brother Ray".
Ray Charles singles chronology. "Careless Love". (1961) " Unchain My Heart ". (1961) "I Can't Stop Loving You". (1962) " Unchain My Heart " is a song written by Bobby Sharp and recorded first in 1961 by Ray Charles [1] and in 1963 by Trini Lopez [2] and later by many others. Sharp, a drug addict at the time, sold the song to Teddy Powell for ...
Released: July 1962. Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music is a studio album by American singer and pianist Ray Charles. It was recorded in February 1962 at Capitol Studios in New York City and United Western Recorders in Hollywood, and released in April of that year by ABC-Paramount Records . The album departed further stylistically from ...
Ray Charles singles chronology. "One Mint Julep". (1961) " Hit the Road Jack ". (1961) "I Can’t Stop Loving You". (1962) " Hit the Road Jack " is a song written by the rhythm and blues singer Percy Mayfield and recorded by Ray Charles. The song was a US number 1 hit in 1961, [4] and won a Grammy Award for Best Rhythm and Blues Recording ...
Genre. R&B, Jazz. Length. 34:06. Label. Atlantic. The Best of Ray Charles is a compilation album released in 1970 on the Atlantic Jazz label, featuring previously released instrumental (non-vocal) tracks recorded by Ray Charles between November 1956 and November 1958. The instrumental, "Rockhouse" would later be covered, as "Ray's Rockhouse ...
Ray Charles is the debut studio album by American pianist, vocalist, and band leader Ray Charles. [3] Originally released in June 1957 on Atlantic Records, it was re-released under the title Hallelujah I Love Her So in 1962. Although routinely identified as a debut album, Ray Charles could more accurately be identified as a greatest hits ...