Ray Charles - Eight Classic Albums (4CD-BOX) 2011

This varied, budget-priced, four-disc set collects seven of the great Ray Charles' Atlantic Records LPs, plus an LP from ABC Records in the same package, which means one hears Charles in all sorts of formats, with small combos, at the piano in an intimate setting, with full orchestras, and in live performance, and it adds up to a wide-angle look at one of the most important voices of 20th century pop music. Included are the albums Ray Charles and The Great Ray Charles, both from 1957, Yes, Indeed!! and Brothers of Soul, both from 1958, Ray Charles at Newport, What'd I Say, and The Genius of Ray Charles, all from 1959, and The Genius Hits the Road from 1960. Genius, indeed -- this is vintage Ray Charles in the middle of his legendary career.

Tracks:

CD1
Album: Ray Charles (1957)
01 - Ain't That Love
02 - Drown in My Own Tears
03 - Come Back Baby
04 - Sinner's Prayer
05 - Funny (But I Still Love You)
06 - Losing Hand
07 - A Fool for You
08 - Hallelujah I Love Her So
09 - Mess Around
10 - This Little Girl of Mine
11 - Mary Ann
12 - Greenbacks
13 - Don't You Know
14 - I Got a Women

Album:The Great Ray Charles (1957)
15 - The Ray
16 - My Melancholy Baby
17 - Black Coffee
18 - There's No You
19 - Doodlin'
20 - Sweet Sixteen Bars
21 - I Surrender Dear
22 - Undecided


CD2
Album:Yes Indeed (1958)
01 - What Would I Do Without You
02 - It's All Right
03 - I Want to Know
04 - Yes Indeed
05 - Get on the Right Track Baby
06 - Talkin' About You
07 - Swanee River Rock
08 - Lonely Avenue
09 - Blackjack
10 - The Sun's Gonna Shine Again
11 - I Had a Dream
12 - I Want a Little Girl
13 - Heartbreaker
14 - Leave My Women Alone

Album:Ray Charles At Newport (1959)
15 - Night Time Is the Right Time
16 - In a Little Spanish Town
17 - I Got a Woman
18 - Blues Waltz
19 - Hot Rod (The Spirit Feel)
20 - Talkin' 'bout You
21 - Sherry
22 - A Fool for You


CD3
Album: What'D I Say (1959)
01 - What'd I Say
02 - Jumpin' In The Morning
03 - You Be My Baby
04 - Tell Me How Do You Feel
05 - What Kind Of Man Are You
06 - Rockhouse
07 - Roll With My Baby
08 - Tell All The World About You
09 - My Bonnie
10 - That's Enough

Album: The Genius Of Ray Charles (1959)
11 - Let The Good Times Roll
12 - It Had To Be You
13 - Alexander's Ragtime Band
14 - Two Years Of Torture
15 - When Your Lover Has Gone
16 - Deed I Do
17 - Just For A Thrill
18 - You Won't Let Me Go
19 - Tell Me You'll Wait For Me
20 - Don't Let The Sun Catch You Cryin'
21 - Am I Blue
22 - Come Rain Or Come Shine


CD4
Album: Soul Brothers (1958)
01 - Soul Brothers
02 - How Long Blues
03 - Cosmic Ray
04 - Blue Funk
05 - Bag's Guitar Blues
06 - Deed I Do

Allbum: The Genius Hits The Road (1960)
07 - Alabamy Bound
08 - Georgia on My Mind
09 - Basin Street Blues
10 - Mississippi Mud
11 - Moonlight in Vermont
12 - New York's My Home
13 - California, Here I Come
14 - Moon Over Miami
15 - Deep in the Heart of Texas
16 - Carry Me Back to Old Virginia
17 - Blue Hawaii
18 - Chattanooga Choo Choo