Love Songs: Special Edition

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

Tracklist

▼Digital Media 1
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1Georgia on My Mind
cover recording of:
Georgia on My Mind
anthem of:
Georgia, United States (from 1979 to present)
lyricist:
Stuart Gorrell (in 1930)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1930)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI), ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion), Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (from 1930 to present) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (from 1930 to present)
arrangement of:
Georgia On My Mind (Solo piano arrangement)
3:40
2Funny, but I Still Love You
recording of:
Funny (but I Still Love You)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
3:14
3Heartbreaker
recording of:
Heartbreaker
lyricist and composer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer)
2:52
4I 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
5Ain’t That Love
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer) and Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
Emmott Dennis (on 1956-11-26)
bass:
Roosevelt "Whiskey" Sheffield (on 1956-11-26)
drums (drum set):
William Peeples (on 1956-11-26)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1956-11-26)
tambourine:
Jerry Wexler (on 1956-11-26)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1956-11-26)
trumpet:
Joe Bridgewater (on 1956-11-26) and John Hunt (trumpeter) (on 1956-11-26)
background vocals:
The Raelettes (on 1956-11-26)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1956-11-26)
arranger:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
recording of:
Ain’t That Love (on 1956-11-26)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Progressive Music (publisher)
2:53
6Hallelujah, I Love Her So
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer) and Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
Cecil Payne (on 1955-11-30)
bass:
Paul West (bass) (on 1955-11-30)
drums (drum set):
David "Panama" Francis (US swing jazz drummer) (on 1955-11-30)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1955-11-30)
solo tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Donald Wilkerson (US jazz/R&B saxophonist) (on 1955-11-30)
trumpet:
Joe Bridgewater (on 1955-11-30) and Joshua "Jack" Willis (trumpet) (on 1955-11-30)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1955-11-30)
arranger:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-11-30)
recording of:
Hallelujah, I Love Her So (on 1955-11-30)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Hill and Range Songs, Inc., Progressive Music (publisher), Unichappell Music and Unichappell Music, Inc.
22:31
7Deed I Do
cover recording of:
’Deed I Do
lyricist:
Walter Hirsch
composer:
Fred Rose (songwriter)
publisher:
Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
2:24
8Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand
recording of:
Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand
writer:
Henry Roeland Byrd
3:00
9I Surrender Dear
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-11-20)
recording engineer:
Earle Brown (American composer, engineer) and Tom Dowd
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun and Jerry Wexler
alto saxophone and tenor saxophone:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1956-11-20)
baritone saxophone:
Emmott Dennis (on 1956-11-20)
celesta and piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1956-11-20)
double bass:
Roosevelt Sheffield (on 1956-11-20)
drums (drum set):
William Peeples (on 1956-11-20)
trumpet:
Joe Bridgewater (on 1956-11-20) and John Hunt (trumpeter) (on 1956-11-20)
instrumental cover recording of:
I Surrender Dear (on 1956-11-20)
lyricist:
Gordon Clifford (in 1931)
composer:
Harry Barris (in 1931)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
5:06
10Kissa Me Baby
recording of:
Kissa Me Baby (Ray Charles song)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
3:10
11Black Coffee
cover recording of:
Black Coffee (1948 song)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster (in 1948)
composer:
Sonny Burke (producer, songwriter and Big Band leader) (in 1948)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing (NYC-based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it), Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Sondot Music Corp. and Webster Music Co.
5:30
12Drown in My Own Tears
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer) and Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
Cecil Payne (on 1955-11-30)
bass:
Paul West (bass) (on 1955-11-30)
drums (drum set):
David "Panama" Francis (US swing jazz drummer) (on 1955-11-30)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1955-11-30)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Donald Wilkerson (US jazz/R&B saxophonist) (on 1955-11-30)
trumpet:
Joe Bridgewater (on 1955-11-30) and Joshua "Jack" Willis (trumpet) (on 1955-11-30)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1955-11-30)
arranger:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-11-30)
cover recording of:
Drown in My Own Tears (on 1955-11-30)
lyricist and composer:
Henry Glover
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Inc., Jay & Cee, Jay and Cee Music Corp., Jaycee Music and Trio Music Co., Inc.
43:21
13Come Back, Baby
cover recording of:
Come Back Baby
writer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) and Walter Davis (American blues singer and pianist)
publisher:
Progressive Music (publisher), Rightsong Music and Unichappell Music, Inc.
version of:
Come Back Baby
3:06
14If I Give You My Love
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1949)
performer:
The Maxim Trio
cover recording of:
If I Give You My Love (in 1949)
lyricist and composer:
William York
2:38
15Can’t You See Darling
recording of:
Can’t You See Darling
lyricist and composer:
William York
2:37
16Late in the Evening Blues
recording of:
Late in the Evening Blues
writer:
John ‘Shifty’ Henry
3:05
17I’m Wondering and Wondering
recording of:
I’m Wondering and Wondering
writer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
3:20
18Moon Over Miami
bass:
John Levy (on 1949-01-31)
drums (drum set):
Denzil Best (on 1949-01-31)
guitar:
Chuck Wayne (on 1949-01-31)
piano:
George Shearing (on 1949-01-31)
vibraphone:
Marjorie Hyams (on 1949-01-31)
recording of:
Moon Over Miami
lyricist:
Edgar Leslie
composer:
Joe Burke (American composer)
3:17
19Am I Blue?
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun and Jerry Wexler
bass:
Wendell Marshall (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
valve trombone:
Bob Brookmeyer (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
arranger:
Ralph Burns
recorded at:
6 West Recording in New York, New York, United States (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
cover recording of:
Am I Blue? (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
lyricist:
Grant Clarke
composer:
Harry Akst
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
3:37
20Diane
cover recording of:
Diane (from 1927 film “Seventh Heaven”) (on 1960-08-23)
lyricist:
Lew Pollack
composer:
Ernö Rapée
part of:
The Girl’s Suite
3:47
21Cherry
cover recording of:
Cherry (on 1960-08-23)
lyricist:
Ray Gilbert
composer:
Ray Gilbert and Don Redman
publisher:
Ipanema Music Corp., Peer Musikverlag GmbH and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic)
3:35
22Leave My Woman Alone
recording of:
Leave My Woman Alone
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:40
23I Believe to My Soul
recording of:
I Believe to My Soul
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Hill and Range Songs, Inc. and Unichappell Music, Inc.
3:00
24Nancy
3:04
25Honey Honey
recording of:
Honey Honey
lyricist and composer:
Velma Green
2:42
26It Should’ve Been Me
recording of:
It Should Have Been Me
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:44
27Lonely Avenue
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer) and Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
Emmott Dennis (on 1956-05-16)
bass:
Roosevelt "Whiskey" Sheffield (on 1956-05-16)
drums (drum set):
William Peeples (on 1956-05-16)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1956-05-16)
solo tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1956-05-16)
trumpet:
Joe Bridgewater (on 1956-05-16) and John Hunt (trumpeter) (on 1956-05-16)
background vocals:
The Cookies (50s girl group) (on 1956-05-16)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1956-05-16)
arranger:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-05-16)
recording of:
Lonely Avenue (on 1956-05-16)
lyricist and composer:
Doc Pomus
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Pomus Songs Inc., Progressive Music (publisher), Unichappell Music, Inc., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
2:34
28This Love of Mine
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1949)
performer:
The Maxim Trio
cover recording of:
This Love of Mine (in 1949)
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)
3:04
29A Fool for You
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer) and Jerry Wexler
alto saxophone [alto sax] and baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1955-04-23)
bass:
Roosevelt "Whiskey" Sheffield (on 1955-04-23)
drums (drum set):
William Peeples (on 1955-04-23)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1955-04-23)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Donald Wilkerson (US jazz/R&B saxophonist) (on 1955-04-23)
trumpet:
Joe Bridgewater (on 1955-04-23) and Riley Webb (on 1955-04-23)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1955-04-23)
arranger:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
recording of:
A Fool for You (on 1955-04-23)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
3:02
30It’s All Right
recording of:
It’s All Right
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:17
31Stella by Starlight
cover recording of:
Stella by Starlight (on 1960-08-23)
lyricist:
Ned Washington (in 1946)
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor) (in 1944)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
3:49
32The Midnight Hour
recording of:
The Midnight Hour
lyricist and composer:
Sam Sweet
3:01
33What Would I Do Without You
recording of:
What Would I Do Without You?
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Progressive Music (publisher), Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company - do not use as release label)
2:37
34I Had a Dream
2:53
35(Night Time Is) The Right Time
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer) and Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
Bennie "Hank" Crawford (on 1958-10-28)
bass:
Edgar Willis (bass) (on 1958-10-28)
drums (drum set):
Milt Turner (on 1958-10-28)
electric piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1958-10-28)
solo alto saxophone [alto sax]:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1958-10-28)
trumpet:
Marcus Belgrave (on 1958-10-28) and Lee "Ricky" Harper" (trumpet player (Ray Charles)) (on 1958-10-28)
background vocals:
The Raelettes (on 1958-10-28)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1958-10-28) and Margie Hendrix (on 1958-10-28)
arranger:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-10-28)
cover recording of:
Night Time Is the Right Time (on 1958-10-28)
composer:
Lew Herman
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Planemar Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd. and Tro-Essex Music
53:26
36Come Rain or Come Shine
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun and Jerry Wexler
bass:
Wendell Marshall (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
valve trombone:
Bob Brookmeyer (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
arranger:
Ralph Burns
recorded at:
6 West Recording in New York, New York, United States (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
cover recording of:
Come Rain or Come Shine (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1946)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1946)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), S.A. Music Co. and Warner/Chappell Music Scandinavia AB
3:40
37Ruby
cover recording of:
Ruby
orchestrator:
Marty Paich
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
composer:
Heinz Roemheld
publisher:
Miller Music (publisher) (in 1960)
3:53
38I Wonder Who
recording of:
I Wonder Who
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:47
39Let Me Hear You Call My Name
recording of:
Let Me Hear You Call My Name
writer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
3:33
40Don’t You Know
recording of:
Don’t You Know
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Progressive Music (publisher)
2:57
41Can Anyone Ask for More?
recording of:
Can Anyone Ask for More
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:50
42My Melancholy Baby
cover recording of:
My Melancholy Baby
lyricist:
George A. Norton (in 1912)
composer:
Ernie Burnett (in 1911)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
version of:
Melancholy (original 1911 version of "My Melancholy Baby", lyrics by Maybelle E. Watson)
4:21
43Get on the Right Track, Baby
cover recording of:
Get on the Right Track, Baby
lyricist and composer:
Titus Turner
2:20
44Losing Hand
recording of:
Losing Hand
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
3:13
45Moonlight in Vermont
cover recording of:
Moonlight in Vermont
lyricist:
John Blackburn (songwriter)
composer:
Karl Suessdorf
publisher:
Johnny R. Music, Michael H. Goldsen Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
33:00
46I Want to Know
recording of:
I Want to Know
writer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:11
47Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Cryin’
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun and Jerry Wexler
bass:
Wendell Marshall (on 1959-05-06)
drums (drum set):
Ted Sommers (on 1959-05-06)
guitar:
Allen Hanlon (jazz guitarist) (on 1959-05-06)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1959-05-06)
valve trombone:
Bob Brookmeyer (on 1959-05-06)
background vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1959-05-06)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1959-05-06)
arranger:
Ralph Burns
recorded at:
6 West Recording in New York, New York, United States (on 1959-05-06) and Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-05-06)
cover recording of:
Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Cryin’ (on 1959-05-06)
lyricist and composer:
Joe Greene (US songwriter Joseph Perkins Greene, 1915-1986)
publisher:
Northern Music (song publisher) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
43:44
48Candy
cover recording of:
Candy (on 1960-08-23)
lyricist:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter) (in 1944) and Joan Whitney (in 1944)
composer:
Alex Kramer (in 1944)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), EMI Feist Catalog Inc., Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label)
4:07
49Just for a Thrill
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun and Jerry Wexler
bass:
Wendell Marshall (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
valve trombone:
Bob Brookmeyer (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
arranger:
Ralph Burns
recorded at:
6 West Recording in New York, New York, United States (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
cover recording of:
Just for a Thrill (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
lyricist:
Don Raye
composer:
Lil Hardin Armstrong
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
3:23
50What Have I Done?
recording of:
What Have I Done
lyricist, writer and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:33
51You Won’t Let Me Go
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun and Jerry Wexler
bass:
Wendell Marshall (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
valve trombone:
Bob Brookmeyer (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
arranger:
Ralph Burns
recorded at:
6 West Recording in New York, New York, United States (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
recording of:
You Won’t Let Me Go
writer:
Bud Allen and Buddy Johnson
3:18
52Tell Me You’ll Wait for Me
recording of:
Tell Me You’ll Wait for Me
writer:
Charles Brown (blues musician) and Oscar Moore
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
3:23
53Misery in My Heart
engineer:
Al Schmitt
vocals:
The Jack Halloran Singers
conductor:
Marty Paich
arranger:
Marty Paich
cover recording of:
Teardrops in My Heart
lyricist and composer:
Vaughn Horton
3:04
54Don’t Put All Your Dreams in One Basket
recording of:
Don't Put All Your Dreams in One Basket
writer:
Betty Hall Jones and Dorinda Morgan
2:51
55I’ve Had My Fun
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
2:44
56Someday
3:09
57I Love You, I Love You (I Will Never Let You Go)
recording of:
I Love You, I Love You (I Will Never Let You Go)
writer:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
2:40
58Baby 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!)
2:55
59It Had to Be You
cover recording of:
It Had to Be You
lyricist:
Gus Kahn (in 1924)
composer:
Isham Jones (in 1924)
publisher:
Bantam Music Publishing Co., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Gilbert Keyes Music Company, The Songwriters Guild, Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Jerome H. Remick & Co. (on 1924-05-09)
2:42
60When Your Lover Has Gone
cover recording of:
When Your Lover Has Gone
lyricist and composer:
Einar Aaron Swan
publisher:
Remick Music Corp. and Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division)
2:49

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