Description

Picture disc. Limited to 500 numbered copies

Ray Charles was the musician most responsible for developing soul music. Singers like Sam Cooke and Jackie Wilson also did a great deal to pioneer the form, but Charles did even more to devise a new form of black pop by merging ’50s R&B with gospel-powered vocals, adding plenty of flavor from contemporary jazz, blues, and (in the ’60s) country. Then there was his singing; his style was among the most emotional and easily identifiable of any 20th century performer, up there with the likes of Elvis and Billie Holiday. He was also a superb keyboard player, arranger, and bandleader. The brilliance of his 1950s and ’60s work, however, can’t obscure the fact that he made few classic tracks after the mid-’60s, though he recorded often and performed until the year before his death. This special compilation picture disc was released in November of 2007 to celerbate the movie about Ray Charles

Track list:
1. She’s On The Ball
2. Kissa Me Baby
3. Heartbreaker
4. You Be My Baby
5. A Sentimental Blues
6. Sittin’ On Top Of The World
7. I’m Movin’ On
8. Tell Me How Do You Fell
9. What’d I Say
10. Ain’t That Fine
11. Someday (Blues Is My Middle Name)
12. Georgia On My Mind