Album

• October 15, 2014

  Strong Love Affair

  Album: Strong Love Affair, Qwest Records 9362-46107-2, January 1996. Recorded in Paris (instruments) and at RPM International in Los Angeles (voice). Produced by Jean-Pierre Grosz. For the personnel, follow the album link, above.

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• October 15, 2014

  Stuff Like That (With Ashford & Simpson, Chaka Khan, Brandy, Charlie Wilson)

  Album3: Quincy Jones, Q’s Jook Joint, Warner/WEA B000002MXI, November 1995. The line-up of vocalists included Ashford & Simpson, Chaka Khan, Brandy, Charlie Wilson, and Ray Charles. Greg Phillinganes played keyboards. Follow the album link above for personnel details. Quincy’s original (1978) version, in 6+ unforgettable Soul Train minutes:

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• October 15, 2014

  Summertime (With Cleo Laine)

  Album: Porgy & Bess, RCA 1831, November 1976. Cleo and Ray recorded together from 20 to 23 April 1976, and Ray’s instrumentals were recorded on 13 July, at RCA Recording Studio in Hollywood. For the line-up, click on the album’s link, above. Album: TV show 1977: Live: ’77 TV Heart

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• October 15, 2014

  Sunshine

  Album: Renaissance, Crossover 9005, June 1975. Single (B): Crossover/Atlantic 985, February 1976, b/w America The Beautiful. This song was recorded – with uncredited band and session musicians – in late 1974 or early 1975 at RPM International in Los Angeles. Complete album (this is track #6):

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• October 15, 2014

  Surrender To Love (Virtually With Laura Pausini)

  Album: Genius And Friends, Rhino/WEA, 20 September 2005. Post mortem, for this album duet partners were added to Ray’s original tracks. For more painful production details, follow the album link, above. In 2005 Rhino/Atlantic also released this track in Europe (Italy?) on a Maxi promo CD (PRO15599). Here’s a making of-clip from an Italian news program with contemporary […]

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  October 15, 2014

  Swanee River Rock (Talkin’ ‘Bout That River)

  Ad from Billboard,  7 October 1957.  Single (A): Atlantic 1154, August 1957 b/w I Want A Little Girl. Compilation (studio and Newport versions): Pure Genius, Atlantic/WEA, 20 September 2005. Recorded on 28 May 1957 in New York with Joe Bridgewater, Ricky Harper – tp; David Newman – as, ts; Emmett Dennis – bs; William Peeples – d; Edgar […]

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• October 15, 2014

  Sweet Eyes (With David Fathead Newman)

  Album: Fathead, Atlantic 1304, 1960. Recording date: November 5, 1958 at Atlantic Recording Studio, New York. Ray Charles (p), David Newman (as), Marcus Belgrave (tp); Hank Crawford (bs), Edgar Willis (b), Milt Turner (ds). Arranged by Hank Crawford. Recording engineer: Tom Dowd.

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• October 15, 2014

  Sweet Georgia Brown

  Album: Dedicated To You, ABC/Paramount 355, January 1961. Up tempo septet arrangement by Marty Paich, recorded at United Studios in Hollywood on August 23 – 24, 1960. Personnel for these sessions: John Hunt – trumpet; Hank Crawford – alto saxophone; David Fathead Newman – tenor saxophone; Leroy Cooper – baritone saxophone; Martin Banks, Bill Pittman – […]

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• October 15, 2014

  Sweet Memories (With Clydie King)

  Dutch release. Album: Love Country Style, ABC/Tangerine 707, June 1970. Single (B): ABC 11291, February 1971, b/w Don’t Change On Me. A nice duet with Sister Clydie. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles. The musicians and choir remained uncredited.

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• October 15, 2014

  Sweet Potato Pie (With James Taylor)

  Album: Genius Loves Company, Concord, August 2004. Recorded at RPM International (and some of the orchestral parts elsewhere) in Los Angeles between mid 2003 and March 2004. For an unabridged personnel listing see Wikipedia.

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• October 15, 2014

  Sweet Sixteen Bars

  Atlantic 597. Album: The Great Ray Charles, Atlantic 1259, August 1957. EP: Atlantic 597, November 1957, b/w Doodlin’.  See this. Single (B): Atlantic 2068, July 1960, b/w Tell The Truth. A moving piano blues, composed by Ray Charles. One could call it an instrumental version of A Fool For You. Recorded on 20 November 1956 at the […]

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• October 15, 2014

  A Sweet Young Thing Like You

  Album: A Portrait Of Ray, ABC/Tangerine 625, March 1968. Single (A): ABC 11133, August 1968, b/w Listen, They’re Playing My Song. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles. With The Ray Charles Orchestra, studio musicians, a string section and The Raelettes (all uncredited). Live: ’68 LC Paris ’68 LC Fresno

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