The Absolutely Essential Collection

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Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Confession Blues
recording of:
Confession Blues
lyricist and composer:
R. C. Robinson (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:31
2Sitting on Top of the World
cover recording of:
Sitting on Top of the World (“Now she’s gone, I don’t worry…”)
writer:
Lonnie Carter and Walter Vinson (performance name for Walter Vinson)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., E. H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Mayfair Music Corp.
2:39
3Leave My Woman Alone
recording of:
Leave My Woman Alone
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:41
4Drown in My Own Tears
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US songwriter/producer) and Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
Cecil Payne (on 1955-11-30)
double bass [bass]:
Paul West (bass) (on 1955-11-30)
drums (drum set):
David "Panama" Francis (US swing jazz drummer) (on 1955-11-30)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1955-11-30)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Donald Wilkerson (US jazz/R&B saxophonist) (on 1955-11-30)
trumpet:
Joe Bridgewater (on 1955-11-30) and Joshua "Jack" Willis (trumpet) (on 1955-11-30)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1955-11-30)
arranger:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-11-30)
cover recording of:
Drown in My Own Tears (on 1955-11-30)
lyricist and composer:
Henry Glover
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Inc., Jay & Cee, Jay and Cee Music Corp., Jaycee Music and Trio Music Co., Inc.
3.353:21
5All to Myself
recording of:
All to Myself Alone
writer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
3:04
6How Long Blues
cover recording of:
How Long, How Long Blues
lyricist and composer:
Leroy Carr
publisher:
Compact Music and MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group)
12:36
7What I’d Say, Parts 1 & 2
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US songwriter/producer) and Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
Bennie "Hank" Crawford (on 1959-02-18)
bass:
Edgar Willis (bass) (on 1959-02-18)
drums (drum set):
Milt Turner (on 1959-02-18)
electric piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1959-02-18)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1959-02-18)
trumpet:
Marcus Belgrave (on 1959-02-18)
background vocals:
The Raelettes (on 1959-02-18)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1959-02-18)
arranger:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 10) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 80)
recording of:
What’d I Say (on 1959-02-18)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Mijac Music, MUAC Music, Progressive Music (publisher), Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
36:28
8She’s on the Ball
recording of:
She’s on the Ball
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:31
9You’ll Never Miss the Water (Until the Well Runs Dry)
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1949)
performer:
The Maxim Trio
recording of:
You’ll Always Miss the Water (When the Well Runs Dry) (in 1949)
lyricist and composer:
Rod Andre
42:48
10Alone in the City
recording of:
Alone in the City
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
32:57
11Come Back Baby
cover recording of:
Come Back Baby
writer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) and Walter Davis (American blues singer and pianist)
publisher:
Progressive Music (publisher), Rightsong Music and Unichappell Music, Inc.
version of:
Come Back Baby
3:06
12I Wonder Who’s Kissing Her Now
cover recording of:
I Wonder Who’s Kissing Her Now
lyricist:
Frank R. Adams (American author, screenwriter, composer & newspaper reporter) and Will M. Hough
composer:
Joseph E. Howard and Harold Orlob
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946) and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
2:19
13I Got a Break Baby
recording of:
I Got a Break Baby
writer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) and T‐Bone Walker (US blues musician & songwriter, 1910–1975)
2:48
14Sinner’s Prayer
cover recording of:
Sinner’s Prayer
writer:
Lowell Fulson and Lloyd Glenn
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
2.53:23
15I’ve Had My Fun
cover recording of:
I've Had My Fun
lyricist and writer:
James Burke Oden (blues singer and songwriter)
arranger:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
is based on:
Goin’ Down Slow
2:47
16The Snow Is Falling
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1951)
performer:
Ray Charles and His Orchestra
recording of:
The Snow Is Falling
writer:
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
2:49
17Funny (But I Still Love You)
recording of:
Funny (but I Still Love You)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
13:15
18Blues Before Sunrise
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1949)
performer:
The Maxim Trio
cover recording of:
Blues Before Sunrise (in 1949)
lyricist and composer:
Leroy Carr
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group)
2:48
19Losing Hand
recording of:
Losing Hand
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
13:12
20A Fool for You
recorded in:
Miami, Florida, United States (on 1955-04-23)
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US songwriter/producer) and Jerry Wexler
alto saxophone [alto sax] and baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1955-04-23)
bass:
Roosevelt "Whiskey" Sheffield (on 1955-04-23)
drums (drum set):
William Peeples (on 1955-04-23)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1955-04-23)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Donald Wilkerson (US jazz/R&B saxophonist) (on 1955-04-23)
trumpet:
Joe Bridgewater (on 1955-04-23) and Riley Webb (on 1955-04-23)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1955-04-23)
arranger:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
recording of:
A Fool for You (on 1955-04-23)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
23:01
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Release

ASIN:US: B0030EWBDC [info]

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part of:The Absolute Essential 3 CD Collection (order: 1)