2000
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October 17, 2014
Silent Night
Read moreAlbum (VHS, DVD): Ray Charles Celebrates A Gospel Christmas, Urban Works, 23 November 2004; CD: EMI Records, 27 November 2006. Recorded on 8 December 2002 at the Resch Center in Green Bay (WI) with the Voices of Jubilation Gospel Choir.
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October 17, 2014
Sinner’s Prayer
Read moreSingle (A): Atlantic 1021, March 1954, b/w It Should’ve Been Me. Compilation album: Ray Charles, Atlantic 8006, June 1957. Taped in New York on 17 May 1953 with Jesse Drakes – trumpet; Sam Taylor- tenor sax; Dave McRae – bari; Connie Kay – drums; Mickey Baker – guitar; Lloyd Trotman – bass. B.B. King, at the session. […]
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October 16, 2014
Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word (With Elton John)
Read moreAlbum: Genius Loves Company, Concord, August 2004. Ray’s last recording, at RPM International in Los Angeles in March 2004. For an unabridged personnel listing check Wikipedia. Making of:
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October 15, 2014
Surrender To Love (Virtually With Laura Pausini)
Read moreAlbum: 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
Sweet Potato Pie (With James Taylor)
Read moreAlbum: 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 14, 2014
Tempo
Read moreAlbum3 (DVD): Blues Clues: Blue’s Big Musical Movie, Paramount, 3 October 2000. Album3 (CD + Book): Rhino/WEA, 17 October 2000. I’ve also seen VHS and Playstation versions. Performed by Ray Charles (in his audio-only role as G-Clef) and The Persuasions. The tracks Notes, Rhythm, and Tempo (and Dynamics, to which Ray didn’t contribute) represent a basic element of music, […]
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October 13, 2014
Thanks For Bringing Love Around Again
Read moreAlbum: Thanks For Bringing Love Around Again, Crossover 4000, May 2002. Recorded at Ouistiti Studios and Plus XXX Studios in Paris, RPM International in Los Angeles, and Lighthouse Recording Studio, Studio City. For the line-up, follow the album link, above.
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October 11, 2014
The Way You Look Tonight
Read moreAlbum (CD): Ray Charles à L’Olympia, XIII Bis Records 640543 2, 11 January 2005 (2000). On August 10, 1999 the Jazz In Marciac festival announced a surprise package: the “Ray Charles Quartet – with special guest David ‘Fathead’ Newman”. Having to record this song with Steve Turre just a few days later (be it in a different arrangement), gave Ray […]
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October 11, 2014
There It Is!
Read moreAlbum3 (DVD): Blues Clues: Blue’s Big Musical Movie, Paramount, 3 October 2000. Album3 (CD + Book): Rhino/WEA, 17 October 2000. I’ve also seen VHS and Playstation versions. Performed by Ray Charles (in his audio-only role as G-Clef) and The Persuasions. HQ audio, album version: (Video + LQ audio:)
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October 11, 2014
They Can’t Take That Away From Me
Read moreAlbum (VHS): Ray Charles – Live 1991 [at the McCallum theater], Atlantic/WEA, 11 June 1991. Compilation album: Ray Charles Forever, Concord, 24 September 2013. This was one of Ray’s favorite tunes for ‘symphony gigs’. He evidently somehow ‘forgot’ to put this song out on vinyl or CD. Live: ’86 LC London ’87 LC Bourges 87 TV Dave ’88 […]
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October 10, 2014
Touch (Virtually With John Legend)
Read moreAlbum: Genius And Friends, Rhino/WEA, 20 September 2005. This ‘virtual duet’ was produced post mortem.
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October 10, 2014
Unchain My Heart
Read moreSingle (A): ABC 10266, 20 November 1961, b/w But On The Other Hand, Baby. Compilation album: Singular Genius, Concord Records, 15 November 2011. Steve Hoffman wrote that “Ray Charles recorded both Hit The Road Jack and Unchain My Heart on one 30-minute reel of tape in real ‘reel’ time. In other words, both songs finished, recorded […]