Presenting Ray Charles: The Essential Collection

~ Release by Ray Charles (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Alone in the City
recording of:
Alone in the City
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:58
2Can Anyone Ask for More?
recording of:
Can Anyone Ask for More
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:51
3Rockin’ Chair Blues
recording of:
Rockin’ Chair Blues
lyricist and composer:
William York
2:48
4Let’s Have a Ball
2:28
5How Long, How Long Blues
cover recording of:
How Long, How Long Blues
lyricist and composer:
Leroy Carr and J. Mayo ‘Ink’ Williams
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group)
2:35
6A Sentimental Blues
recording of:
A Sentimental Blues
lyricist and composer:
William York
2:27
7You Always Miss the Water (When the Well Runs Dry)2:52
8I’ve Had My Fun (Going Down Slow)
cover recording of:
I've Had My Fun
lyricist and writer:
James Burke Oden (blues singer and songwriter)
arranger:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
is based on:
Goin’ Down Slow
2:43
9Sitting on Top of the World (Now She’s Gone)
cover recording of:
Sitting on Top of the World (“Now she’s gone, I don’t worry…”)
writer:
Lonnie Carter and Walter Vinson
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., E. H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Mayfair Music Corp.
2:04
10Ain’t That Fine
recording of:
Ain’t That Fine
lyricist and composer:
Betty Hall Jones
3:05
11Don’t Put All Your Dreams in One Basket2:20
12Ray Charles Blues2:53
13Honey, Honey
recording of:
Honey Honey
lyricist and composer:
Velma Green
2:36
14She’s on the Ball
recording of:
She’s on the Ball
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:45
15Baby Won’t You Please Come Home
cover recording of:
Baby Won’t You Please Come Home
writer:
Charles Warfield and Clarence Williams (composer / pianist /bandleader)
publisher:
Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
2:54
16If I Give You My Love
cover recording of:
If I Give You My Love
lyricist and composer:
William York
2:32
17This Love of Mine
cover recording of:
This Love of Mine
lyricist:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”)
composer:
Sol Parker (songwriter) and Henry Sanicola
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
2:34
18Can’t You See Darling?
recording of:
Can’t You See Darling
lyricist and composer:
William York
3:05
19Someday
2:39
20I’m Going Down to the River
recording of:
I'm Going Down to the River
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
3:05
21Tell Me Baby
2:37
22I Wonder Who’s Kissing Her Now
cover recording of:
I Wonder Who’s Kissing Her Now
lyricist:
Frank R. Adams (American author, screenwriter, composer & newspaper reporter) and Will M. Hough
composer:
Joseph E. Howard and Harold Orlob
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946) and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
2:25
23I’m Going Down to the River
recording of:
I'm Going Down to the River
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
3:06
24All to Myself Alone
recording of:
All to Myself Alone
writer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:04
25See See Rider
cover recording of:
C.C. Rider
lyricist and composer:
Ma Rainey
publisher:
Leeds Music Ltd.
2:43
26Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand3:08
27Hey Now
recording of:
Hey Now
writer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:23
28I’m Glad for Your Sake2:44
29Walkin’ and Talkin’
recording of:
Walkin’ and Talkin’ (To Myself)
writer:
Cliff Jackson (jazz pianist)
3:09
30I’m Wondering and Wondering
recording of:
I’m Wondering and Wondering
writer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
3:20
31I Fond My Baby There
recording of:
I Found My Baby
lyricist and composer:
Ivory Joe Hunter (American rhythm and blues singer, songwriter and pianist)
3:27
32Guitar Blues
recording of:
Guitar Blues
writer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:33
33Some Day (Blues Is My Middle Name)
3:10
34I Used to Be So Happy
recording of:
I Used to Be So Happy
writer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:51
35Kissa Me Baby
recording of:
Kissa Me Baby (Ray Charles song)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
3:08
36I Love You, I Love You2:45
37She’s as Sweet as She Can Be
2:22