Released September 20, 2005 Artists Ray Charles, Angie Stone Producer Phil Ramone Genre Soul music | Recorded 1997–2005 Release date 20 September 2005 Label Rhino Entertainment | |
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Genius & Friends
(2005) Ray Sings, Basie Swings
(2006) Similar Ray Charles albums, Soul music albums | ||
Genius & Friends is a 2005 studio album by rhythm and blues musician Ray Charles, consisting of previously unreleased duets between Charles and musicians recorded during 1997 to 2005. The contributing artists were personally chosen by Charles.
Contents
Track listing
- "All I Want to Do" (Walden/McKinney) with Angie Stone
- "You Are My Sunshine" (Davis/Mitchell) with Chris Isaak
- "It All Goes By So Fast" (Ken Hirsch/Jay Levy) with Mary J. Blige
- "You Were There" with Gladys Knight
- "Imagine" (Lennon) with Ruben Studdard and The Harlem Gospel Singers
- "Compared to What" (Gene McDaniels) with Leela James
- "Big Bad Love" (Tyrell/Tyrell/Sample) with Diana Ross
- "I Will Be There" (Walden/Dakota) with Idina Menzel
- "Blame It on the Sun" (Wonder/Wright) with George Michael
- "Touch" (Walden/Brooks/McKinney) with John Legend
- "Shout" (Walden/Hilden) with Patti LaBelle and the Andrae Crouch Singers
- "Surrender to Love" with Laura Pausini
- "Busted" (Live) (Howard) with Willie Nelson
- "America the Beautiful" (Bates/Ward) with Alicia Keys
Songs
1All I Want to Do4:00
2You Are My SunshineChris Isaak3:49
3It All Goes by So FastMary J Blige5:08
References
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