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]