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Ray Charles (album)

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Released
  
1957, 1962

Length
  
38:55

Genre
  
R&B

Label
  
Atlantic 8006

Recorded
  
May 17, 1953 - November 27, 1956

Producer
  
Ahmet Ertegün, Jerry Wexler

Ray Charles is the first release on LP by American pianist, vocalist, and band leader Ray Charles. Originally released in 1957 on Atlantic Records, it was re-released as Hallelujah I Love Her So in 1962. Many of the tracks had been hit singles for Ray Charles in the preceding years, notably "Mess Around" in 1953, "A Fool for You" and "I Got A Woman" in 1955, "Drown In My Own Tears" and "Hallelujah I Love Her So" in 1956.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Ray Charles except as indicated.

  1. "Ain't That Love" – 2:51
  2. "Drown in My Own Tears" (Henry Glover) – 3:21
  3. "Come Back Baby" – 3:06
  4. "Sinner's Prayer" (Lloyd Glenn, Lowell Fulson) – 3:24
  5. "Funny (But I Still Love You)" – 3:15
  6. "Losing Hand" (Charles E. Calhoun) – 3:14
  7. "A Fool for You" – 3:03
  8. "Hallelujah I Love Her So" – 2:35
  9. "Mess Around" (Ahmet Ertegün) – 2:40
  10. "This Little Girl of Mine" – 2:33
  11. "Mary Ann" – 2:48
  12. "Greenbacks" (Renald Richard) – 2:52
  13. "Don't You Know" – 2:57
  14. "I Got a Woman" (Ray Charles, Renald Richard) – 2:54

Personnel

  • Ray Charles - vocals, piano
  • The Ray Charles Orchestra - instrumentation
  • Jerry Wexler - producer
  • Marvin Israel - cover

    • References

    Ray Charles (album) Wikipedia
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