Ray Charles

Dedicated to You + the Genius Sings the Blues (48726)

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1960

Dedicated to You + the Genius Sings the Blues

Ray Charles

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Dedicated to You + the Genius Sings the Blues

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2 LPs on 1 CD!

Two complete original conceptual albums by the great Ray
Charles: Dedicated to You (ABC Paramount ABC-355) and
The Genius Sings the Blues (Atlantic LP8052).

Dedicated to You
consists of songs with a woman’s name
in each title. It was conducted and arranged by Marty Paich.

The Genius Sings the Blues is another conceptual album
dedicated to Charles’ interpretations of the blues.

Two further blues from the same period have been added
as extra tracks.

01 HARDHEARTED HANNAH 3:18
02 NANCY 3:06
03 MARGIE 2:47
04 RUBY 3:54
05 ROSETTA 2:33
06 STELLA BY STARLIGHT 3:50
07 CHERRY 3:37
08 JOSEPHINE 2:14
09 CANDY 4:09
10 MARIE 2:21
11 DIANE 3:51
12 SWEET GEORGIA BROWN 2:30
13 EARLY IN THE MORNING 2:47*
14 HARD TIMES
(NO ONE KNOWS BETTER THAN I) 2:55*
15 THE MIDNIGHT HOUR 3:02*
16 NIGHT TIME IS THE RIGHT TIME 3:24*
17 FEELIN’ SAD 2:50*
18 RAY’S BLUES 2:54*
19 I’M MOVING ON 2:13*
20 I BELIEVE TO MY SOUL 3:01*
21 NOBODY CARES 2:40*
22 MR. CHARLES BLUES 2:47*
23 SOMEDAY BABY 3:00*
24 I WONDER WHO 2:46*
25 DON’T YOU KNOW 2:57**
26 SINNER’S PRAYER 3:24**
TT: 78:57

RAY CHARLES, vocals & piano Plus:

On tracks 2, 4, 6, 7, 9 & 11: Martin Banks, John Hunt (tp), Bennie Crawford (as),
David "Fathead" Newman (ts), Leroy Cooper (bar), Bill Pittman (g), Edgar Willis (b),
Irv Cottler (d), plus 18 strings. Los Angeles, August 23, 1960.

On tracks 1, 3, 5, 8, 10 & 12: John Hunt, Wallace Davenport, Marcus Belgrave (tp), Henderson
Chambers, Leon Comegys, John Herbert (tb), Keg Johnson (b-tb),
Rudy Powell (as, cl), Don Wilkerson (ts, fl), Bennie Crawford (as), David "Fathead" Newman (ts),
Leroy Cooper (bar), Sonny Forriest (g), Edgar Willis (b), Bruno Carr (d).
Los Angeles, August 24, 1960.

Arranged and conducted by Marty Paich

*BONUS ALBUM (13-24): THE GENIUS SINGS THE BLUES
Ray Charles, vocals, organ & piano
Featuring: Marcus Belgrave, John Hunt, Joe Bridgewater, Riley Webb (tp),
David "Fathead" Newman, Don Wilkerson (ts), Bennie Crawford (bar),
Edgar Willis (b), Oscar Moore (d), among others.
Recorded in New York, Miami & New Orleans, 1952-1959.

**Bonus tracks

All Music Guide: The Genius Sings the Blues
“Down-home, anguished laments and moody ballads were turned into
triumphs by Ray Charles. He sang these songs with the same conviction,
passion, and energy that made his country and soul vocals so majestic.
This has not turned up in the reissue bins.” (Ron Wynn)