Ray Charles - Collection: 8 x SACD (2004-2012)

In the half-century between his earliest recordings in the 1950s and his death in 2004, Ray Charles ascended to icon status by leaving his mark on virtually every form of American popular music that emerged in the latter half of the 20th century.

Tracks:



Ray Charles - The Genius Of Ray Charles (1959) [Mobile Fidelity UDSACD 2055, SACD]
01. Let the Good Times Roll
02. It Had to Be You
03. Alexander's Ragtime Band
04. Two Years of Torture
05. When Your Lover Has Gone
06. 'Deed I Do
07. Just for a Thrill
08. You Won't Let Me Go
09. Tell Me You'll Wait for Me
10. Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin'
11. Am I Blue
12. Come Rain or Come Shine



Ray Charles - Genius+Soul=Jazz (1961) [Analogue Productions CAPP 2 SA, SACD]
01. From The Heart
02. I've Got News For You
03. Moanin'
04. Let's Go
05. One Mint Julep
06. I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town
07. Stompin' Room Only
08. Mister C
09. Strike Up The Band
10. Birth Of The Blues



Ray Charles - Ray Charles And Betty Carter (1961) [Analogue Productions CAPP 385 SA, SACD]
01. Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye 04:41
02. You and I 03:27
03. Intro: Goodbye/We’ll Be Together Again 03:20
04. People Will Say We’re In Love 02:52
05. Cocktails For Two 03:15
06. Side By Side 02:24
07. Baby, It’s Cold Outside 04:11
08. Together 01:34
09. For All We Know 03:44
10. Takes Two To Tango 03:24
11. Alone Together 04:46
12. Just You, Just Me 01:58
13. Hard Hearted Hannah 03:20



Ray Charles - The Genius After Hours (1961) [Mobile Fidelity UDSACD 2073, SACD]
01. The Genius After Hours
02. Ain’t Misbehavin’
03. Dawn Ray
04. Joy Ride
05. Hornful Soul
06. The Man I Love
07. Charlesville
08. Music, Music, Music



Ray Charles - The Genius Sings The Blues (1961) [Mobile Fidelity UDSACD 2049, SACD]
01. Early in the Mornin' (Hickman, Jordan, Bartley)
02. Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I)
03. The Midnight Hour (Sweet)
04. (Night Time Is) the Right Time (Brown, Cadena, Herman)
05. Feelin' Sad (Jones)
06. Ray's Blues
07. I'm Movin' On (Snow)
08. I Believe to My Soul
09. Nobody Cares
10. Mr. Charles' Blues
11. Some Day Baby
12. I Wonder Who



Ray Charles - Live In Concert (1964) [Analogue Productions CAPP 500 SA, SACD]
01. Opening
02. Band: Swing A Little Taste
03. I Gotta Woman
04. Margie
05. You Don't Know Me
06. Hide Nor Hair
07. Baby, Don't You Cry
08. Makin' Whoopee
09. Hallelujah I Love Her So
10. Don't Set Me Free
11. What'd I Say
12. Finale



Ray Charles - Genius Loves Company (2004) [Concord Records SACD-1033, SACD]
01. Here We Go Again (with Norah Jones)
02. Sweet Potato Pie (with James Taylor)
03. You Don't Know Me (with Diana Krall)
04. Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word (with Elton John)
05. Fever (with Natalie Cole)
06. Do I Ever Cross Your Mind? (with Bonnie Raitt)
07. It Was A Very Good Year (with Willie Nelson)
08. Hey Girl (with Michael McDonald)
09. Sinner's Prayer (with B.B. King)
10. Heaven Help Us All (with Gladys Knight)
11. Somewhere Over The Rainbow (with Johnny Mathis)
12. Crazy Love (with Van Morrison)



Ray Charles - Ray Sings-Basie Swings (2007) [Telarc Surround SACD-63679, SACD]
01. Oh, What A Beautiful Morning 4:36
02. Let The Good Times Roll 2:57
03. How Long Has This Been Going On? 6:19
04. Every Saturday Night 4:06
05. Busted 2:34
06. Crying Time 3:53
07. I Can't Stop Loving You 4:02
08. Come Live With Me 4:10
09. Feel So Bad 4:10
10. The Long And Winding Road 4:03
11. Look What They've Done To My Song 2:50
12. Georgia On My Mind 4:41