Blues & Rhythm Series: The Chronological Ray Charles 1953-1954

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

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Worried Life Blues
cover 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
2:58
2Low Society
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1953-05-10)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1953-05-10)
2:51
3It Should Have Been Me
recording of:
It Should Have Been Me
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:42
4Losing Hand
recording of:
Losing Hand
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
13:10
5Heartbreaker
recording of:
Heartbreaker
lyricist and composer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US songwriter/producer)
2:50
6Sinner's Prayer
cover recording of:
Sinner’s Prayer
writer:
Lowell Fulson and Lloyd Glenn
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
3:23
7Mess Around
recording of:
Mess Around
writer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US songwriter/producer)
publisher:
Progressive Music (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)
2:38
8Funny but I Still Love You
recording of:
Funny (but I Still Love You)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
3:16
9Feelin' Sad
cover recording of:
Feelin’ Sad
lyricist and composer:
Guitar Slim (Eddie Jones)
2:47
10I Wonder Who
recording of:
I Wonder Who
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:46
11Don't You Know
recording of:
Don’t You Know
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Progressive Music (publisher)
2:54
12Nobody Cares (single/LP version)
recording of:
Nobody Cares
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:37
13Ray's Blues (single/LP version)
recording of:
Ray’s Blues
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:52
14Mr. Charles Blues (single/LP version)
recording of:
Mr. Charles’ Blues
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:45
15Blackjack (single/LP version)
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)
12:17
16I 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)
4.52:48
17Greenbacks
recording of:
Greenbacks
lyricist and composer:
Renald Richard
2:48
18Come 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
3:03

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part of:Blues & Rhythm Series (The Chronological Classics) (number: 5134) (order: 135)