Ray Charles

This release contains all of Ray Charles’ Billboard hits between 1953 and 1959, a seminal period in the legendary musician’s career!

Live versions of Charles’ two most important hits of this period have been added as bonus tracks.

PERSONNEL:

• RAY CHARLES - vocals & piano on all tracks

• Featuring: David "Fathead" Newman (as, ts, bar), Bennie “Hank” Crawford (as, bar), Marcus Belgrave, Joe Bridgewater (tp), Edgar Willis (b), Connie Kay (d) & The Raelettes (vcl), among others.

New York, 1953-1959.

TRACKS:

• 01 WHAT’D I SAY (Parts 1 & 2)
• 02 DROWN IN MY OWN TEARS
• 03 MARY ANN
• 04 I’VE GOT A WOMAN
• 05 A FOOL FOR YOU
• 06 COME BACK BABY
• 07 (NIGHT TIME IS) THE RIGHT TIME
• 08 GREENBACKS
• 09 WHAT WOULD I DO WITHOUT YOU?
• 10 HALLELUJAH I LOVE HER SO
• 11 IT SHOULD’VE BEEN ME
• 12 LONELY AVENUE
• 13 BLACKJACK
• 14 AIN’T THAT LOVE
• 15 THIS LITTLE GIRL OF MINE
• 16 DON’T YOU KNOW
• 17 I’M MOVIN’ ON
• 18 THAT’S ENOUGH
• 19 SWANEE RIVER ROCK
• 20 LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL
• 21 ROCKHOUSE (Parts 1 & 2)
• 22 DON’T LET THE SUN CATCH YOU CRYIN’
• 23 DROWN IN MY OWN TEARS [Live Version]
• 24 WHAT’D I SAY [Live Version]