Product Code: | KXLP 54 |
Artist: | Ray Charles |
Origin: | UK |
Label: | Musicbank |
Format: | LP |
Availability: | Enquire Now |
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Cover: M
Record: M
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Genre: | Funk , Soul N |
Brand new sealed 180 gram album.
Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer. Among friends and fellow musicians he preferred being called "Brother Ray." He was often referred to as "The Genius."[3][4] Charles was blinded during childhood due to glaucoma.[2]
Charles pioneered the soul music genre during the 1950s by combining blues, jazz, rhythm and blues, and gospel styles into the music he recorded for Atlantic.[2][5][6] He contributed to the integration of country music, rhythm and blues, and pop music during the 1960s with his crossover success on ABC Records, notably with his two Modern Sounds albums.[7][8][9] While he was with ABC, Charles became one of the first Black musicians to be granted artistic control by a mainstream record company.[5]
Charles' 1960 hit "Georgia On My Mind" was the first of his three career No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. His 1962 album Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music became his first album to top the Billboard 200.[10] Charles had multiple singles reach the Top 40 on various Billboard charts: 44 on the US R&B singles chart, 11 on the Hot 100 singles chart, 2 on the Hot Country singles charts.[11]
Charles cited Nat King Cole as a primary influence, but his music was also influenced by Louis Jordan and Charles Brown.[12] He had a lifelong friendship and occasional partnership with Quincy Jones. Frank Sinatra called Ray Charles "the only true genius in show business," although Charles downplayed this notion.[13] Billy Joel said, "This may sound like sacrilege, but I think Ray Charles was more important than Elvis Presley".[14]
For his musical contributions, Charles received the Kennedy Center Honors, the National Medal of Arts, and the Polar Music Prize. He won 17 Grammy Awards, including 5 posthumously.[10] Charles was honored with the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1987, and 10 of his recordings have been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.[10] Rolling Stone ranked Charles No. 10 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time,[3] and No. 2 on their list of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time.[15]
A1 | Your Cheatin' Heart | 3:36 |
A2 | Hit The Road Jack | 2:00 |
A3 | Georgia On My Mind | 3:41 |
A4 | C.C. Rider | 2:40 |
A5 | Mess Around | 2:40 |
A6 | This Love Of Mine | 3:02 |
A7 | I Can't Stop Loving You | 2:39 |
A8 | Careless Love | 3:48 |
B1 | You Don't Know Me | 3:15 |
B2 | It Should've Been Me | 2:43 |
B3 | Let's Have A Ball | 2:29 |
B4 | Alone In The City | 2:57 |
B5 | Honey Honey | 2:43 |
B6 | Sittin' On Top Of The World | 2:18 |
B7 | Can Anyone Ask For Me | 2:50 |
B8 | I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now | 2:23 |
B9 | Hey Now | 2:21 |