The Complete Country & Western Recordings: 1959-1986

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

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Bye, Bye Love
cover recording of:
Bye Bye Love
writer:
Boudleaux Bryant and Felice Bryant
publisher:
House of Bryant Publications (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Sony ATV Acuff Rose Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
22:14
2You Don’t Know Me
engineer:
Bill Putnam
producer:
Marty Paich
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1962-02-15)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1962-02-15)
arranger:
Marty Paich
recorded at:
United Recorders (@ 6050 Sunset Blvd., part of United Western Recorders studio complex 1957–1985) in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1962-02-15)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 6)
cover recording of:
You Don’t Know Me (on 1962-02-15)
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)
33:15
3Half 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)
13:27
4I Love You So Much It Hurts
engineer:
Bill Putnam
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
arranger:
Marty Paich
recording of:
I Love You So Much It Hurts
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Tillman
cover recording of:
I Love You So Much It Hurts
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Tillman
13:35
5Just a Little Lovin’
engineer:
Frank Abbey (engineer / producer)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
solo tenor saxophone:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
arranger:
Gerald Wilson (US jazz trumpeter/bandleader/composer/arranger)
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.
13:29
6Born to Lose
engineer:
Bill Putnam
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
arranger:
Marty Paich
cover recording of:
Born to Lose
lyricist and composer:
Frankie Brown
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI) (on 1943-05-29)
13:15
7Worried Mind
engineer:
Bill Putnam
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
arranger:
Marty Paich
cover recording of:
Worried Mind
writer:
Ted Daffan and Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter)
12:55
8It Makes No Difference Now
engineer:
Frank Abbey (engineer / producer)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
arranger:
Walter “Gil” Fuller (jazz composer & arranger)
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)
13:34
9You Win Again
engineer:
Bill Putnam
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
arranger:
Marty Paich
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)
13:31
10Careless Love
engineer:
Frank Abbey (engineer / producer)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
arranger:
Gerald Wilson (US jazz trumpeter/bandleader/composer/arranger)
cover recording of:
Careless Love (in 1962-02)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2.54:00
11I Can’t Stop Loving You
engineer:
Bill Putnam
producer:
Sid Feller
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1962-02-15)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1962-02-15)
arranger:
Marty Paich
recorded at:
United Recorders (@ 6050 Sunset Blvd., part of United Western Recorders studio complex 1957–1985) in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1962-02-15)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 161)
cover recording of:
I Can’t Stop Lovin’ You (on 1962-02-15)
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)
3.654:13
12Hey, Good Lookin’
engineer:
Frank Abbey (engineer / producer)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
arranger:
Gerald Wilson (US jazz trumpeter/bandleader/composer/arranger)
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)
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)
12:13
13You Are My Sunshine
producer:
Sid Feller
alto saxophone [alto sax]:
Bennie "Hank" Crawford (on 1962-09-05) and Rudy Powell (on 1962-09-05)
baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
Leroy "Hog" Cooper (saxophonist) (on 1962-09-05)
bass:
Edgar Willis (bass) (on 1962-09-05)
drums (drum set):
Edward "Bruno" Carr (on 1962-09-05)
guitar:
Elbert "Sonny" Forriest (on 1962-09-05)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1962-09-05)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Donald Wilkerson (US jazz/R&B saxophonist) (on 1962-09-05) and David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1962-09-05)
trombone:
Henderson Chambers (on 1962-09-05), Frederic "Keg" Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1962-09-05), James Harbert (on 1962-09-05) and Leon Comegee (on 1962-09-05)
trumpet:
Marcus Belgrave (on 1962-09-05), Wallace Davenport (on 1962-09-05), Phillip Guilbeau (on 1962-09-05) and John Hunt (trumpeter) (on 1962-09-05)
background vocals:
The Raelettes (on 1962-09-05)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1962-09-05) and Margie Hendrix (on 1962-09-05)
arranger:
Gerald Wilson (US jazz trumpeter/bandleader/composer/arranger)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (New York City) in New York, New York, United States (on 1962-09-05)
cover recording of:
You Are My Sunshine (on 1962-09-05)
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)
23:01
14No Letter Today
cover recording of:
No Letter Today (in 1962-09)
lyricist and composer:
Frankie Brown
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)) and Peer International Corporation (BMI) (on 1943-05-29)
3:01
15Someday (You’ll Want Me to Want You)
cover recording of:
Someday (You’ll Want Me to Want You)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Hodges (Songwriter, composer, author, producer and publisher) (in 1944)
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), MCA Music Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Main Street Songs, Inc. (on 1944-12-29)
2:41
16Don’t Tell Me Your Troubles
cover recording of:
Don’t Tell Me Your Troubles
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson (US songwriter and country musician)
2:07
17Midnight
cover recording of:
Midnight
writer:
Chet Atkins and Boudleaux Bryant
13:17
18Oh, Lonesome Me
engineer:
Johnny Cue
conductor:
Gerald Wilson (US jazz trumpeter/bandleader/composer/arranger)
performer:
The Ray Charles Big Band
arranger:
Gerald Wilson (US jazz trumpeter/bandleader/composer/arranger)
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)
12:10
19Take These Chains From My Heart
engineer:
Al Schmitt
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1962-09-07)
background vocals:
The Jack Halloran Singers (on 1962-09-07)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1962-09-07)
conductor:
Marty Paich (on 1962-09-07)
arranger:
Marty Paich
cover recording of:
Take These Chains From My Heart (on 1962-09-07)
writer:
Hy Heath and Fred Rose (songwriter)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1952-10-31)
32:57
20Your Cheating Heart
engineer:
Al Schmitt
vocals:
The Jack Halloran Singers
conductor:
Marty Paich
arranger:
Marty Paich
cover recording of:
Your Cheatin’ Heart (on 1962-09-08)
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)
13:35
21I’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)
2:20
22Making Believe
cover recording of:
Making Believe
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Work (Country music singer and songwriter)
12:53
23Teardrops in My Heart
cover recording of:
Teardrops in My Heart
lyricist and composer:
Vaughn Horton
3:04
24Hang 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)
3:16
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ASIN:US: B00000C41G [info]