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Amazon.com essential recordingRay Charles is the Genius of Soul, but he's always had a bit of country boy in him, too. Between playing hillbilly piano when he was a kid and landing several duets on the country charts in the '80s, Charles released this 1962 classic, taking 12 country standards and proving that great songs can remain great
Amazon.com essential recording Ray Charles is the Genius of Soul, but he's always had a bit of country boy in him, too. Between playing hillbilly piano when he was a kid and landing several duets on the country charts in the '80s, Charles released this 1962 classic, taking 12 country standards and proving that great songs can remain great, no matter what the setting. Behind blaring brass and thrilling strings, Brother Ray transforms "Hey, Good Lookin'" and "Bye Bye Love" into big-band swing; "You Win Again" into the Nashville Sound; and "I Love You So Much It Hurts" into the most elegant of pop. "I Can't Stop Loving You" was the big hit, but everything else here is just as timeless and beautiful. --David Cantwell
Ray broke barriers. In the '50s he invented soul by mixing the sacred and profane of black music: R & B and gospel. In 1962 he went completely crazy, interpreting classic country. It was one of his finest moments. From the start the record is an oddity. A big band pumps, female background singers rip through a chorus of "Bye Bye Love," and Ray brings high energy to the Everly Bros. teeny-bop lyrics. Some songs suffer from syrupy choir and string arrangements, but Ray is always there to set things straight. He gives country some funk, and erases, for a day, all questions of black and white. --Steve Tignor
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Track listing1. Bye Bye Love 2. You Don't Know Me 3. Half as Much 4. I Love You So Much It Hurts 5. Just a Little Lovin' (Will Go a Long Way) 6. Born to Lose 7. Worried Mind 8. It Makes No Difference Now 9. You Win Again 10. Careless Love 11. I Can't Stop Loving You 12. Hey, Good Lookin' 13. You Are My Sunshine [*] 14. Here We Go Again [*] 15. That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day) [*]
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