Singles Collection 1949–1962 Plus

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

Tracklist

1▶CD: Singles 1949–1954
2▼CD: Singles 1954–1960
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1Don’t You Know
recording of:
Don’t You Know
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Progressive Music (publisher)
2:56
2I Got a Woman
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US songwriter/producer) and Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1954-11-18)
bass:
Jimmy Bell (jazz bassist) (on 1954-11-18)
drums (drum set):
Glenn Brooks (on 1954-11-18)
guitar:
Wesley Jackson (US R&B guitarist) (on 1954-11-18)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1954-11-18)
solo tenor saxophone:
Donald Wilkerson (US jazz/R&B saxophonist) (on 1954-11-18)
trumpet:
Joe Bridgewater (on 1954-11-18) and Charles "Clanky" Whitley (on 1954-11-18)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1954-11-18)
arranger:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
recorded at:
WGST Studio in Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1954-11-18)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2019) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 235)
recording of:
I Got a Woman (on 1954-11-18)
writer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) and Renald Richard
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Mijac Music, Progressive Music Pub. Co., Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
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), 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)
4.52:51
3This Little Girl of Mine
recorded in:
Miami, Florida, United States (on 1955-04-23)
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US songwriter/producer) and Jerry Wexler
alto saxophone and baritone saxophone:
David Newman (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1955-04-23)
double bass [bass]:
Roosevelt Sheffield (on 1955-04-23)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
William Peeples (on 1955-04-23)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1955-04-23)
tenor saxophone:
Don 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)
recording of:
This Little Girl of Mine (on 1955-04-23)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
32:32
4Blackjack
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1954-11-18)
baritone saxophone:
David Newman (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1954-11-18)
bass:
Jimmy Bell (jazz bassist) (on 1954-11-18)
drums (drum set):
Glenn Brooks (on 1954-11-18)
guitar:
Wesley Jackson (US R&B guitarist) (on 1954-11-18)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1954-11-18)
tenor saxophone:
Don Wilkerson (US jazz/R&B saxophonist) (on 1954-11-18)
trumpet:
Joe Bridgewater (on 1954-11-18) and Charles Whitley (on 1954-11-18)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1954-11-18)
recording of:
Blackjack (on 1954-11-18)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Progressive Music (publisher)
12:19
5Drown 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
6Hallelujah, I Love Her So
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)
solo 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)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
Hallelujah, I Love Her So (on 1955-11-30)
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.
3.352:34
7Lonely Avenue
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US songwriter/producer) and Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
Emmott Dennis (on 1956-05-16)
bass:
Roosevelt "Whiskey" Sheffield (on 1956-05-16)
drums (drum set):
William Peeples (on 1956-05-16)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1956-05-16)
solo tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1956-05-16)
trumpet:
Joe Bridgewater (on 1956-05-16) and John Hunt (trumpeter) (on 1956-05-16)
background vocals:
The Cookies (50s girl group) (on 1956-05-16)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1956-05-16)
arranger:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-05-16)
recording of:
Lonely Avenue (on 1956-05-16)
lyricist and composer:
Doc Pomus
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Great Moments in Music LLC, Pomus Songs Inc., Progressive Music (publisher), Spirit One Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., 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)
32:35
8I Want to Know
recording of:
I Want to Know
writer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:10
9It’s All Right
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US songwriter/producer) and Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
Emmott Dennis (on 1956-11-26)
bass:
Roosevelt "Whiskey" Sheffield (on 1956-11-26)
drums (drum set):
William Peeples (on 1956-11-26)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1956-11-26)
tambourine:
Jerry Wexler (on 1956-11-26)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1956-11-26)
trumpet:
Joe Bridgewater (on 1956-11-26) and John Hunt (trumpeter) (on 1956-11-26)
background vocals:
The Raelettes (on 1956-11-26)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1956-11-26)
arranger:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
recording of:
It’s All Right (on 1956-11-26)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:16
10Get on the Right Track Baby
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-11-27)
baritone saxophone:
Emmett Dennis (on 1956-11-27)
bass:
Roosevelt Sheffield (on 1956-11-27)
drums (drum set):
William Peeples (on 1956-11-27)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1956-11-27)
saxophone:
David Newman (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1956-11-27)
trumpet:
Joe Bridgewater (on 1956-11-27) and John Hunt (trumpeter) (on 1956-11-27)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1956-11-27)
cover recording of:
Get on the Right Track, Baby (on 1956-11-27)
lyricist and composer:
Titus Turner
2:18
11Swanee River Rock
cover recording of:
Swanee River Rock
writer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) and Stephen Foster (composer)
composer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
22:21
12Talkin’ ’bout You
recording of:
Talkin’ ’bout You
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
2:51
13Yes Indeed
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1958-02-20)
baritone saxophone:
Emmett Dennis (on 1958-02-20)
bass:
Edgar Willis (bass) (on 1958-02-20)
drums (drum set):
Richie Goldberg (on 1958-02-20)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1958-02-20)
saxophone:
David Newman (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1958-02-20)
trumpet:
Marcus Belgrave (on 1958-02-20) and Lee Harper (trumpet player (Ray Charles)) (on 1958-02-20)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1958-02-20) and The Raelettes (on 1958-02-20)
cover recording of:
Yes Indeed (on 1958-02-20)
lyricist and composer:
Sy Oliver
cover recording of:
Yes Indeed
composer:
Sy Oliver
32:15
14My Bonnie
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1958-02-20)
baritone saxophone:
Emmott Dennis (on 1958-02-20)
bass:
Edgar Willis (bass) (on 1958-02-20)
drums (drum set):
Richie Goldberg (on 1958-02-20)
keyboard:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1958-02-20)
saxophone:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1958-02-20)
trumpet:
Marcus Belgrave (on 1958-02-20) and Lee Harper (trumpet player (Ray Charles)) (on 1958-02-20)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1958-02-20) and The Raelettes (on 1958-02-20)
cover recording of:
My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean (on 1958-02-20)
publisher:
Charles E. Pratt (in 1881)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Unichappell Music, Inc.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 1422)
2.52:48
15Rockhouse, Parts 1 & 2
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1957-11-27)
baritone saxophone:
Emmott Dennis (on 1957-11-27)
bass:
Roosevelt Sheffield (on 1957-11-27)
drums (drum set):
William Peeples (on 1957-11-27)
keyboard:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1957-11-27)
trumpet:
Joe Bridgewater (on 1957-11-27) and John Hunt (trumpeter) (on 1957-11-27)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1957-11-27)
recording of:
Ray’s Rockhouse (on 1957-11-27)
lyricist:
Jon Hendricks
composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
13:55
16(Night Time Is) The Right Time
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US songwriter/producer), Leiber and Stoller (songwriting team) and Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
Bennie "Hank" Crawford (on 1958-10-28)
bass:
Edgar Willis (bass) (on 1958-10-28)
drums (drum set):
Milt Turner (on 1958-10-28)
electric piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1958-10-28)
solo alto saxophone [alto sax]:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1958-10-28)
trumpet:
Marcus Belgrave (on 1958-10-28) and Lee "Ricky" Harper" (Lee Harper, trumpet player (Ray Charles)) (on 1958-10-28)
background vocals:
The Raelettes (on 1958-10-28)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1958-10-28) and Margie Hendrix (on 1958-10-28)
arranger:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-10-28)
cover recording of:
Night Time Is the Right Time (on 1958-10-28)
composer:
Lew Herman
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Planemar Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd. and Tro-Essex Music
3.53:23
17Tell Me How Do You Feel
baritone saxophone:
Bennie Crawford
bass:
Edgar Willis (bass)
drums (drum set):
Teagle Fleming
keyboard:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
saxophone:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist)
trumpet:
Marcus Belgrave and John Hunt (trumpeter)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
recording of:
Tell Me How Do You Feel
writer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) and Percy Mayfield
publisher:
Percy Mayfield Pub Company and Unichappell Music, Inc.
12:43
18What’d I 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)
35:05
19I’m Movin’ On
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1959-06-26)
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US songwriter/producer) and Jerry Wexler
bass:
Edgar Willis (bass) (on 1959-06-26)
drums (drum set):
Teagle Fleming (on 1959-06-26)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1959-06-26)
saxophone [alto, baritone sax]:
Bennie Crawford (on 1959-06-26)
tenor saxophone:
David Newman (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1959-06-26)
trumpet:
Marcus Belgrave (on 1959-06-26) and John Hunt (trumpeter) (on 1959-06-26)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1959-06-26)
cover recording of:
I’m Moving On (on 1959-06-26)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Snow
publisher:
Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher) and Unichappell Music, Inc.
12:21
20Let the Good Times Roll
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US songwriter/producer), Nesuhi Ertegun and Jerry Wexler
alto saxophone:
Marshall Royal (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
flute and saxophone:
Frank Wess (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23), David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist) (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23) and Zoot Sims (US jazz saxophonist) (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23) and Melba Liston (US jazz trombonist) (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
trumpet:
Marcus Belgrave (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23), Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23), Ernie Royal (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23), Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23) and Snookie Young (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
arranger:
Quincy Jones
recorded at:
6 West Recording in New York, New York, United States (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
cover recording of:
Let the Good Times Roll (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
writer:
Fleecie Moore (in 1946) and Sam Theard (in 1946)
publisher:
Rytvoc, Inc. (ASCAP), Theard Swanson Publishing and Warock Corp.
sub-publisher:
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))
22:52
21Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun and Jerry Wexler
bass:
Wendell Marshall (on 1959-05-06)
drums (drum set):
Ted Sommers (on 1959-05-06)
guitar:
Allen Hanlon (jazz guitarist) (on 1959-05-06)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1959-05-06)
valve trombone:
Bob Brookmeyer (on 1959-05-06)
background vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1959-05-06)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1959-05-06)
arranger:
Ralph Burns
recorded at:
6 West Recording in New York, New York, United States (on 1959-05-06) and Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-05-06)
cover recording of:
Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Cryin’ (on 1959-05-06)
lyricist and composer:
Joe Greene (US songwriter Joseph Perkins Greene, 1915-1986)
publisher:
Northern Music (song publisher) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
2.53:45
22Tell the Truth
cover recording of:
Tell the Truth
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
3:02
3▶CD: Singles 1960–1962
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