Album
Genius (The Ultimate Ray Charles Collection)
2009 · Funk / Soul, Blues
Rare pressing on Gatefold
Genius (The Ultimate Ray Charles Collection) is a Soul & Funk album by Ray Charles, originally released in 2009. On Gatefold: 9 pressings tracked.
About
With 1959’s <i>The Genius of Ray Charles</i>, the maestro produced a cinematic expansion of his rollicking, heartrending R&B. In the first half, big-band arrangements transform “’Deed I Do” and “Let the Good Times Roll” from beat-up pickup trucks into shiny, new Cadillacs. In the second half, a string orchestra elevates ballads like “Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying” and “Am I Blue” into luxurious expressions of loss and loneliness. Through it all, Ray’s voice channels the rough-hewn emotion that was often lacking in an era of candy-flavored crooners.
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Tracklist
- 1Let the Good Times Roll2:53
- 2It Had to Be You2:44
- 3Alexander's Ragtime Band2:54
- 4Two Years of Torture3:23
- 5When Your Lover Has Gone2:49
- 6'Deed I Do2:28
- 7Just for a Thrill3:25
- 8You Won't Let Me Go3:21
- 9Tell Me You'll Wait for Me3:25
- 10Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying3:45
- 11Am I Blue3:39
- 12Come Rain or Come Shine3:41
Sound DNA
- Soul & Funk
- Classic Soul
- raw
- earnest
- soulful
Credits
The people behind it.
Production & Engineering
- Chris CloughCOMPILATION PRODUCER
- John BurkEXECUTIVE PRODUCER
- John BurkEXECUTIVE-PRODUCER
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 9 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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