Album

• November 8, 2014

  I Can’t Get Enough

  Album: Would You Believe? Warner Bros 26343, October 1990.Single (B): Warner Bros. 18611, March 1993, b/w A Song For You. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles. Musicians remained uncredited. I Can’t Get Enough by Ray Charles on Grooveshark

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• November 8, 2014

  I Can’t Stop Loving You

  Single (A): ABC 10330, April 1962, b/w Born To Lose.Album: Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music, ABC/Paramount 410, April 1962. The album was recorded  on  5 and 7 February 1962 at the Capitol Studios in New York City, and on 15 February at the United Recording Studios in Hollywood. Arranged by Marty Paich. For the little […]

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• November 8, 2014

  I Can’t Stop Loving You, Baby

  Single (B): ABC 11239, August 1969, b/w We Can Make It.Compilation album: Singular Genius, Concord Records, 15 November 2011. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles. With a-typical male backing vocals (by Jimmy Lewis?).

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  November 8, 2014

  I Chose To Sing The Blues

  Single (A): ABC 10840, August 1966, b/w Hopelessly.Compilation album: Singular Genius, Concord Records, 15 November 2011. Recorded in June 1966 at RPM in Los Angeles. Carol Kaye played bass. She remembered: “We cut [this tune] about the same time as I Don’t Need No Doctor – mid 60s; live band in the studio… Raelettes were there […]. A […]

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• November 8, 2014

  I Cried For You

  Album: Sweet And Sour Tears, ABC/Paramount 480, August 1964. One of the brassiest, happiest tunes from this tearful album, recorded on 8 May 1964 at the United Studios in Hollywood, and arranged by Calvin Jackson. 30-second sample here. 

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• November 8, 2014

  I Didn’t Know What Time It Was

  Album: I’m All Yours Baby, ABC/Tangerine 675, February 1969.Single (B): ABC 11193, February 1969, b/w I’ll Be Your Servant. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles with uncredited musicians (incl. strings). Produced by Sid Feller. Live:’69 LC Paris

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• November 7, 2014

  I Didn’t Know What Time It Was (By Jimmy Scott, Ray Charles On Piano)

  Album3: Jimmy Scott, Falling In Love Is Wonderful, Tangerine TRC 1501, 1963. Recorded at the United Recordings Studios in Hollywood, in 1962. Arranged by Gerald Wilson.

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• November 7, 2014

  I Don’t Care

  Album: Country And Western Meets Rhythm And Blues (aka Together Again), ABC/Paramount 520, August 1965. Recorded at RPM International, Los Angeles. The musicians were not credited. The Jack Halloran Singers and The Raelettes took care of backing vocals. Arranged by Sid Feller. Update 13.02.2021: the video of this performance is no longer available on YouTube, please let […]

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• November 7, 2014

  I Don’t Need No Doctor

  Single (B): ABC 10865, October 1966, b/w Please Say You’re Fooling.Compilation album: Singular Genius, Concord Records, 15 November 2011. Radio DJs received a promo single with a rare, much longer (5’09”), version. But making this hypnotizing tune a B-side probably wasn’t the smartest release decision ever made. Don’t miss the marvelous performance in Stockholm (below). Recorded at […]

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• November 7, 2014

  I Don’t Want No One But You

  Compilation album: Rare Genius – The Undiscovered Masters, Concord Records, 25 October 2010. Recorded with uncredited (band and sesson) musicians at RPM International in Los Angeles from the ’70s to the ’90s. According to the album’s press release, “Adding a little sweetening to some of the sparse, stripped-down tracks was a team of top-notch musicians and […]

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• November 7, 2014

  I Don’t Want No Stranger Sleepin’ In My Bed

  Album: Wish You Were Here Tonight, Columbia 38293, March 1983. Recorded between 1981 and 1983 with uncredited session musicians in Nashville, finished at RPM International in Los Angeles. The demo that Ray used to brief Sid Feller on the arrangement has survived. Update 13.02.2021: the video of this performance is no longer available on YouTube, please […]

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• November 7, 2014

  I Dream Of You (More Than You Dream I Do)

  Album: I’m All Yours Baby, ABC/Tangerine 675, February 1969. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles with uncredited musicians (incl. strings). Produced by Sid Feller. Update 13.02.2021: the video of this performance is no longer available, please let me know in the comments below if you have any footage, thanks — Cyd

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