Ray Charles, Volume 2: Seven Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles

~ Release by Ray Charles (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: In Person (1960) / The Genius Sings the Blues (1960)
2▼CD: Soul Meeting (1961) / The Genius After Hours (1961)
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Hallelujah, I Love Her So
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1958-04-10)
bass:
Percy Heath (on 1958-04-10)
drums (drum set):
Art Taylor (on 1958-04-10)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1958-04-10)
recording of:
Hallelujah, I Love Her So (on 1958-04-10)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Progressive Music (publisher), Unichappell Music and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Ray Charles & Milt Jackson5:26
2Blue Genius
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1958-04-10)
bass:
Percy Heath (on 1958-04-10)
drums (drum set):
Art Taylor (on 1958-04-10)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1958-04-10)
recording of:
Blue Genius
composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
Ray Charles & Milt Jackson6:35
3X-Ray Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1958-04-10)
bass:
Percy Heath (on 1958-04-10)
drums (drum set):
Art Taylor (on 1958-04-10)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1958-04-10)
recording of:
X-Ray Blues
composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
Ray Charles & Milt Jackson8:09
4Soul Meeting
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1958-04-10)
bass:
Percy Heath (on 1958-04-10)
drums (drum set):
Art Taylor (on 1958-04-10)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1958-04-10)
recording of:
Soul Meeting
composer:
Milt Jackson
Ray Charles & Milt Jackson16:01
5Love on My Mind
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1958-04-10)
bass:
Percy Heath (on 1958-04-10)
drums (drum set):
Art Taylor (on 1958-04-10)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1958-04-10)
recording of:
Love on My Mind
composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
Ray Charles & Milt Jackson23:43
6Bags of Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1957-09-12)
bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1957-09-12)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (on 1957-09-12)
recording of:
Bags of Blues
composer:
Milt Jackson
Ray Charles & Milt Jackson8:49
7The Genius After Hours
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun and Jerry Wexler
double bass:
Roosevelt Sheffield
drums (drum set):
William Peeples
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
recording of:
The Genius After Hours
composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
Ray Charles15:22
8Ain’t Misbehavin’
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun and Jerry Wexler
alto saxophone and tenor saxophone:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist) (in 1956)
baritone saxophone:
Emmott Dennis (in 1956)
double bass:
Roosevelt Sheffield (in 1956)
drums (drum set):
William Peeples (in 1956)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (in 1956)
trumpet:
Joe Bridgewater (in 1956) and John Hunt (trumpeter) (in 1956)
instrumental cover recording of:
Ain’t Misbehavin’ (in 1956)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1929)
composer:
Harry Brooks (jazz pianist & songwriter) (in 1929) and Fats Waller (in 1929)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Redwood Music and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
Ray Charles5:39
9Dawn Ray
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun and Jerry Wexler
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford
drums (drum set):
Joe Harris (jazz drummer/percussionist)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
recording of:
Dawn Ray
composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
Ray Charles5:01
10Joyride
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun and Jerry Wexler
alto saxophone:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist)
double bass:
Roosevelt Sheffield
drums (drum set):
William Peeples
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
trumpet:
John Hunt (trumpeter)
recording of:
Joyride
composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
Ray Charles4:36
11Hornful Soul
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun and Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone:
Emmott Dennis
double bass:
Roosevelt Sheffield
drums (drum set):
William Peeples
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
tenor saxophone:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist)
trumpet:
Joe Bridgewater and John Hunt (trumpeter)
recording of:
Hornful Soul
composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
Ray Charles5:27
12The Man I Love
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun and Jerry Wexler
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford
drums (drum set):
Joe Harris (jazz drummer/percussionist)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
instrumental cover recording of:
The Man I Love
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
New World Company, New World Music Corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
Ray Charles14:25
13Charlesville
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun and Jerry Wexler
double bass:
Roosevelt Sheffield
drums (drum set):
William Peeples
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
recording of:
Charlesville
composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
Ray Charles4:54
14Music, Music, Music
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun and Jerry Wexler
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford
drums (drum set):
Joe Harris (jazz drummer/percussionist)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
instrumental cover recording of:
Music! Music! Music!
writer:
Bernie Baum and Stephan Weiss
Ray Charles2:54
3▶CD: Dedicated to You (1961) / Genius + Soul = Jazz (1961)
4▶CD: Ray Charles and Betty Carter (1961) / Bonus Singles

Credits

Release group

includes:Dedicated to You
Genius + Soul = Jazz
In Person
Ray Charles and Betty Carter by Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) & Betty Carter
Soul Meeting by Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) & Milt Jackson
The Genius After Hours
The Genius Sings the Blues
part of:… Classic Albums (Real Gone Jazz) (order: 24)