Greatest Hits of Ray Charles, Vol. 1

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

Tracklist

1Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Bags of Blues
recording of:
Bags of Blues
composer:
Milt Jackson
8:46
2Love on My Mind
recording of:
Love on My Mind
composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
3:44
3Soul Meeting
recording of:
Soul Meeting
composer:
Milt Jackson
6:01
4X‐Ray Blues
recording of:
X-Ray Blues
composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
8:09
5Blue Genius
recording of:
Blue Genius
composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
6:35
6Hallelujah I Love Her So
recording of:
Hallelujah, I Love Her So
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.
5:27
7Cosmic Ray
5:21
8How 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)
9:13
9Soul Brothers
9:32
10Deed I Do
recording of:
’Deed I Do
lyricist:
Walter Hirsch
composer:
Fred Rose (songwriter)
publisher:
Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
5:46
11Bag’s Guitar Blues
6:27
12Blue Funk
recording of:
Blue Funk
composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
8:06
13Hang Your Head in Shame
cover recording of:
Hang Your Head in Shame
writer:
Ed G. Nelson (Popular music songwriter and bandleader), Steve Nelson (US songwriter who co-wrote “Frosty the Snowman”) and Fred Rose (songwriter)
3:15
14Teardrops in My Heart
cover recording of:
Teardrops in My Heart
lyricist and composer:
Vaughn Horton
3:05
15Making Believe
cover recording of:
Making Believe
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Work (Country music singer and songwriter)
2:50
16I’ll Never Stand in Your Way
cover recording of:
I’ll Never Stand in Your Way
writer:
Hy Heath and Fred Rose (songwriter)
publisher:
Milene Music. Inc (ASCAP)
2:18
17Your Cheating Heart
cover recording of:
Your Cheatin’ Heart
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff Rose Music Ltd. (UK), Fred Rose Music (BMI-affiliated), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1952-10-31), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) (from 2002 until 2021-01-06) and Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995) (from 2021-01-06 to present)
3:36
18Take These Chains From My Heart
cover recording of:
Take These Chains From My Heart
writer:
Hy Heath and Fred Rose (songwriter)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1952-10-31)
2:56
19Oh, Lonesome Me
cover recording of:
Oh Lonesome Me
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson (US songwriter and country musician)
publisher:
Acuff Rose Publications Ltd., Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI), Esperanza MV Frank Oldenburg e. K., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
2:08
20Midnight
cover recording of:
Midnight
writer:
Chet Atkins and Boudleaux Bryant
3:18
21Don’t Tell Me Your Troubles
cover recording of:
Don’t Tell Me Your Troubles
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson (US songwriter and country musician)
2:04
22Someday (You’ll Want Me to Want You)
2:39
23No Letter Today
cover recording of:
No Letter Today
lyricist and composer:
Frankie Brown
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)) and Peer International Corporation (BMI) (on 1943-05-29)
3:00
24You Are My Sunshine
recording of:
You Are My Sunshine
anthem of:
Louisiana, United States
writer:
Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter) and Charles Mitchell (1940s songwriter and steel guitarist)
publisher:
Peer International (BMI) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (on 1940-01-30)
3:00
25Hey Good Lookin’
cover recording of:
Hey, Good Lookin’
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-03-16)
2:11
26I Can’t Stop Loving You
recording of:
I Can’t Stop Lovin’ You
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson (US songwriter and country musician)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose-Opryland Music Limited (UK), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1958-02-07)
4:14
27Careless Love
cover recording of:
Careless Love
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:57
28You Win Again
cover recording of:
You Win Again
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1952-09-03)
3:31
29It Makes No Difference
cover recording of:
It Makes No Difference Now
publisher:
Floyd Tillman (on 1938-05-25)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter) and Floyd Tillman
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (on 1939-01-02)
3:32
30Worried Mind
recording of:
Worried Mind
writer:
Ted Daffan and Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter)
2:54
31Born to Lose
cover recording of:
Born to Lose
lyricist and composer:
Frankie Brown
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI) (on 1943-05-29)
3:15
32Just a Little Lovin’
cover recording of:
Just a Little Lovin’ (Will Go a Long Way)
writer:
Eddy Arnold and Zeke Clements (US country musician)
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
3:28
33I Love You So Much It Hurts
recording of:
I Love You So Much It Hurts
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Tillman
3:33
34Half as Much
cover recording of:
Half as Much
lyricist and composer:
Curley Williams (in 1951)
publisher:
Fred Rose Music, Inc. (in 1951) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-10-17)
3:25
35You Don’t Know Me
cover recording of:
You Don’t Know Me
writer:
Eddy Arnold and Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son, Unichappell Music, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), Unichappell Music, Inc. (in 1955), Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher) (on 1955-08-19) and Mijac Music (in 2006)
sub-publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 2006)
3:16
36Bye Bye Love2:10
37But on the Other Hand Baby3:10
38Unchain My Heart
recording of:
Unchain My Heart
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Sharp
writer:
Teddy Powell
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and B Sharp Music (owned by Bobby Sharp, for publisher and copyrights use) (in 1987)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
2:50
39The Danger Zone
2:23
40Hit the Road Jack
recording of:
Hit the Road Jack
lyricist and composer:
Percy Mayfield
publisher:
Tangerine Music, Tangerine Music Corp. and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
1:59
41I Wonder
recording of:
I Wonder
writer:
Cecil Gant and Raymond Leveen (Composer, songwriter and author)
publisher:
Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
is based on:
I Wonder
2:34
42Them That Got
recording of:
Them That Got
composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:49
43Worried Life Blues
recording of:
Worried Life Blues
writer:
Sleepy John Estes and Maceo Merriweather
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), Universal Duchess Music Corp. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
version of:
Someday Baby Blues
3:07
44Sticks and Stones
recording of:
Sticks and Stones
lyricist and composer:
Titus Turner
publisher:
Piccadilly Music Corporation, Tangerine Music Corp. and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
2:15
45Who You Gonna Love
2:03
46My Baby (I Love Her, Yes I Do)
3:03
47Just You, Just Me
cover recording of:
Just You, Just Me
lyricist:
Raymond Klages (in 1929)
composer:
Jesse Greer (in 1929)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd., Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.) and Robbins Music Corporation
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
1:55
48Alone Together
recording of:
Alone Together
lyricist:
Howard Dietz (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
publisher:
Arthur Schwartz Music Ltd., Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
4:43
49Takes Two to Tango
cover recording of:
Takes Two to Tango
writer:
Al Hoffman (in 1952) and Dick Manning (American songwriter) (in 1952)
3:21
50For All We Know
cover recording of:
For All We Know (1934 song)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) (in 1934)
composer:
J. Fred Coots (in 1934)
publisher:
Bienstock Publishing Company (ASCAP affiliated) (ended), Cromwell Music, Inc. (ended), EMI Feist Catalog Inc. (ended), Leo Feist, Inc. (ended), Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) (ended), Tro-Cromwell Music, Inc. (ended), John F. Coots Jr. Trust Music, Sis ’n Bro Music Company and Toy Town Tunes, Inc.
3:41
51Together1:32
52Baby It’s Cold Outside
recording of:
Baby, It’s Cold Outside (1948 song by Frank Loesser)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp., Kobalt Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), MPL UK Publishing, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
part of:
The 22nd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1949 winner)
4:08
53Side by Side
cover recording of:
Side by Side
lyricist and composer:
Harry M. Woods (American 1920/30s songwriter) (in 1927)
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部 (Shinko Music Entertainment, A Division)
2:21
54Cocktails for Two
recording of:
Cocktails for Two
lyricist:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
composer:
Sam Coslow
3:13
55People Will Say We’re in Love
cover recording of:
People Will Say We’re in Love
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett (American composer and arranger)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Rodgers & Hammerstein Theatrical Europe Ltd., Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
Oklahoma! (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
2:49
56Goodbye/We’ll Be Together Again
3:16
57You and I
cover recording of:
You and I (1941 Meredith Willson song, popularized by Bing Crosby)
lyricist and composer:
Meredith Willson
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
3:24
58Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye
recording of:
Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye (Seven Lively Arts musical revue)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1944)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Co. Inc. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
4:38
59Birth of the Blues
cover recording of:
Birth of the Blues
lyricist:
Lew Brown and Buddy DeSylva
composer:
Ray Henderson
5:07
60Strike Up the Band
cover recording of:
Strike Up the Band (1927 Gershwin song)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1927)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1927)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
part of:
Strike up the Band (1927 Gershwin musical)
2:35
61Mister “C”
recording of:
Mister C
composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
4:29
62Stompin’ Room Only
cover recording of:
Stompin’ Room Only
writer:
Howard Marks (Writer of "Stompin' Room Only") (in 1940)
3:44
63I’m Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town
cover recording of:
I’m Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town
writer:
Roy Jordan and William Weldon (blues slide guitar player)
publisher:
MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996)
3:41
64One Mint Julep
recording of:
One Mint Julep
lyricist and composer:
Rudolph Toombs
publisher:
Regent Music (BMI) and Unichappell Music
3:04
65Let’s Go
recording of:
Let’s Go
composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:42
66Moanin’
cover recording of:
Moanin’ (lyrics by Jon Hendricks)
lyricist:
Jon Hendricks
composer:
Bobby Timmons
publisher:
Key Music Ltd. (PRS-affiliated)
version of:
Moanin’
3:17
67I’ve Got News for You
recording of:
I’ve Got News for You
lyricist and composer:
Roy Alfred (Tin Pan Alley lyricist and composer)
publisher:
AVCO Embassy Music Publishing Inc. (ended), Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
4:31
68From the Heart
recording of:
From the Heart
composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
3:34
69Sweet Georgia Brown
cover recording of:
Sweet Georgia Brown
lyricist:
Kenneth Casey (in 1925)
composer:
Ben Bernie (in 1925) and Maceo Pinkard (in 1925)
publisher:
Francis Day (publisher), Remick Music Corp. and Warner Bros. Music (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
2:29
70Diane
recording of:
Diane (from 1927 film “Seventh Heaven”)
lyricist:
Lew Pollack
composer:
Ernö Rapée
part of:
The Girl’s Suite
3:48
71Marie
recording of:
Marie
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Company
2:19
72Candy
cover recording of:
Candy
lyricist:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter) (in 1944) and Joan Whitney (in 1944)
writer:
David (American lyricist and songwriter), Kramer and Whitney
composer:
Alex Kramer (in 1944)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), EMI Feist Catalog Inc., Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
4:07
73Josephine
recording of:
Josephine
writer:
Burke Bivens, Gus Kahn and Wayne King
2:12
74Cherry
cover recording of:
Cherry
lyricist:
Ray Gilbert
composer:
Ray Gilbert and Don Redman
publisher:
Ipanema Music Corp., Peer Musikverlag GmbH and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic)
3:35
75Stella by Starlight
cover recording of:
Stella by Starlight
lyricist:
Ned Washington (in 1946)
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor) (in 1944)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
3:49
76Rosetta
cover recording of:
Rosetta
lyricist:
William Henri Woode
composer:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader)
2:30
77Ruby
cover recording of:
Ruby
orchestrator:
Marty Paich
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
composer:
Heinz Roemheld
publisher:
Miller Music (publisher) (in 1960)
3:52
78Margie
recording of:
Margie (aka “My Little Margie”)
lyricist:
Benny Davis (US vaudeville performer and songwriter) (in 1920)
composer:
Con Conrad (songwriter and producer) (in 1920) and J. Russel Robinson (in 1920)
2:45
79Nancy (With the Laughing Face)
3:04
80Hard Hearted Hannah3:16
81Music, Music, Music2:52
82Charlesville
recording of:
Charlesville
composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
4:55
83The Man I Love
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)
4:26
84Hornful Soul
recording of:
Hornful Soul
composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
5:28
85Joy Ride
recording of:
Joyride
composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
4:38
86Dawn Ray
recording of:
Dawn Ray
composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
5:02
87Ain’t Misbehavin’
recording of:
Ain’t Misbehavin’
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)
5:40
88The Genius After Hours
recording of:
The Genius After Hours
composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
5:23
89Tell the Truth
recording of:
Tell the Truth
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
3:36
90Drown in My Own Tears6:25
91Frenesi
baritone saxophone:
Bennie Crawford (on 1959-05-28)
bass:
Edgar Willis (bass) (on 1959-05-28)
drums (drum set):
Teagle Fleming (on 1959-05-28)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1959-05-28)
saxophone [tenor, alto sax]:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1959-05-28)
trumpet:
Marcus Belgrave (on 1959-05-28) and John Hunt (trumpeter) (on 1959-05-28)
vocals:
Marjorie Hendricks (on 1959-05-28)
recorded at:
Herndon Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1959-05-28)
live cover recording of:
Frenesí (on 1959-05-28)
lyricist and composer:
Alberto Domínguez
cover recording of:
Frenesí
lyricist and composer:
Alberto Domínguez
5:05
92The Spirit‐Feel
recording of:
The Spirit-Feel
composer:
Milt Jackson
4:23

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