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Rare Genius

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Released
  
2010

Artist
  
Ray Charles

Producer
  
Ray Charles

Genre
  
Soul music

Length
  
41:36

Release date
  
25 October 2010

Label
  
Concord Records

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Similar
  
Ray Charles albums, Soul music albums

Ray charles rare genius the undiscovered masters


Rare Genius: The Undiscovered Masters is a posthumously created album that remixes previously unreleased Ray Charles studio recordings and demos made in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s together with some contemporary instrumental and backing vocal parts.

Contents

Ray charles the making of rare genius


Track listing

  1. "Love's Gonna Bite You Back" – 3:54
  2. "It Hurts To Be In Love" (Dixson, Toombs) – 4:53
  3. "Wheel Of Fortune" (Benjamin, Weiss) – 4:00
  4. "I'm Gonna Keep On Singin'" – 5:30
  5. "There'll Be Some Changes Made" (Blackstone, Overstreet) – 4:04
  6. "Isn't It Wonderful" (Taylor, Webster) – 4:13
  7. "I Don't Want No One But You" – 4:20
  8. "A Little Bitty Tear" (Cochran) – 3:35
  9. "She's Gone" – 3:10
  10. "Why Me Lord?" (featuring Johnny Cash) (Kristofferson) – 3:57

Personnel

Original recordings:

  • Ray Charles – vocals, piano / keyboards
  • The Raelettes – backing vocals
  • Johnny Cash – lead vocal on "Why Me Lord?"
  • others (horns, strings, etc.)

    • contemporary (2010) additions:

  • Keb' Mo' – guitar
  • George Doering – guitar
  • Bobby Sparks – organ
  • Larry Goldings – piano, organ
  • Gary Grant – trumpet
  • Alan Kaplan – trombone
  • Trey Henry – bass
  • Chuck Berghofer – bass
  • Gregg Field – drums
  • Ray Brinker – drums
  • Eric Benét – background vocal

    • Songs

    1Love's Gonna Bite You Back3:54
    2It Hurts to Be in Love4:53
    3Wheel of Fortune4:00

    References

    Rare Genius Wikipedia
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