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What'd I Say (album)

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Released
  
October 19, 1959

Artist
  
Ray Charles

Label
  
Atlantic Records

Length
  
30:08

Release date
  
October 1959

Genre
  
Rhythm and blues

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Recorded
  
September 11, 1952 - February 18, 1959, New York City

What'd I Say (1959)
  
The Genius of Ray Charles (1959)

Producers
  
Ahmet Ertegun, Jerry Wexler

Similar
  
Ray Charles albums, Rhythm and blues albums

What'd I Say is the fifth studio album recorded by Ray Charles, and was released in 1959. The release popularized Charles' first top 10 hit, "What'd I Say", and became his first gold record.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks composed by Ray Charles; except where indicated

  1. "What'd I Say" Parts 1 & 2
  2. "Jumpin' in the Mornin'"
  3. "You Be My Baby" (Charles, Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman)
  4. "Tell Me How Do You Feel" (Percy Mayfield)
  5. "What Kind of Man Are You" (duet with Mary Ann Fisher)
  6. "Rockhouse" Parts 1 & 2
  7. "Roll with My Baby" (Sam Sweet)
  8. "Tell All the World About You"
  9. "My Bonnie"
  10. "That's Enough"

Personnel

  • Ray Charles – keyboards, vocals
  • David Newman – tenor saxophone, alto saxophone (tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
  • Emmett Dennis – baritone saxophone (tracks 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
  • Bennie Crawford – baritone saxophone (tracks 1, 4)
  • Marcus Belgrave – trumpet (tracks 3, 4, 8, 9)
  • Lee Harper – trumpet (tracks 3, 8, 9)
  • Ricky Harper – trumpet (tracks 5, 10)
  • Joe Bridgewater – trumpet (tracks 5, 6, 10)
  • John Hunt – trumpet (tracks 4, 6)
  • Edgar Willis – bass (tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10)
  • Roosevelt Sheffield – bass (track 6)
  • Richie Goldberg – drums (tracks 3, 8, 9)
  • William Peeples – drums (tracks 5, 6, 10)
  • Teagle Fleming – drums (track 4)
  • Milt Turner – drums (track 1)
  • Mary Ann Fisher – vocals (tracks 5, 10)
  • The Raelets – vocal group (tracks 3, 5, 8, 9, 10)
  • unknown – trumpet, saxophone, bass, drums (tracks 2, 7)

    • Songs

    1What'd I Say5:05
    2Jumpin' in the Morning2:48
    3You Be My Baby2:31

    References

    What'd I Say (album) Wikipedia
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