Collaborations
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November 6, 2014
I Want Your Love (With The Raelettes, Ft Estella Yarbrough)
Read moreUnreleased. Estella Yarbrough picked up thic Chic tune when it came out, and sang it until the end. Live:’79 LC Antibes’80 LC Northsea’81 LC Barcelona’81 LC Sanremo’82 LC Antibes’83 CL Antibes’84 LC Warsaw’85 LC NewHaven’85 LC Antibes’86 LC Lugano’89 LC Ghent’95 LC Greenville’95 LC Tramps’99 LC Rome NM00 LC Basel
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November 6, 2014
I Will Be There (Virtually With Idina Menzel)
Read moreAlbum: Genius And Friends, Rhino/WEA, 20 September 2005. Ray Charles laid down most of the songs for this album at his own studio, RPM International in Los Angeles, in 1997 and 1998. Post mortem, duet parts of these tunes were dubbed in by virtual duet partners.
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November 6, 2014
I Wish I Didn’t Love You So (By Jimmy Scott, Ray Charles On Piano)
Read moreAlbum3: 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 6, 2014
If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight) (By Rita Graham, Ray Charles On Piano)
Read moreAlbum: Rita Graham, Vibrations, Tangerine TRCS 1507, 1969. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles, with unnamed musicians.
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November 6, 2014
If I Should Lose You (By Jimmy Scott, Ray Charles On Piano)
Read moreAlbum3: Jimmy Scott: Falling In Love Is Wonderful, Tangerine, TRC 1501, 1963. Recorded at the United Recordings Studios in Hollywood, in 1962. As arranger Gerald Wilson told it in the liner notes to the 2003 reissue of the album, “Ray supervised, but he did so from the piano. He played on every track. And he made […]
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November 6, 2014
If I Should Lose You (With Milt Jackson)
Read moreUnreleased. Recorded on 12 September 1957. Cf. this.
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November 6, 2014
If It Wasn’t For Bad Luck (With Jimmy Lewis)
Read moreSingle (A): ABC 11170, November 1968, b/w When I Stop Dreaming.Album: Ray Charles Doing His Thing, ABC/Tangerine 695, May 1969. Recorded on October 26, 1968 at RPM Studios in Los Angeles. Ray Charles (vocals, piano); Jimmy Lewis (vocals); Phil Guilbeau, Wallace Davenport (trumpet); David Phelps, Henry Coker (trombone); Maurice Spears (bass trombone); Andy Ennis, Buddy Terry (tenor […]
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November 6, 2014
If You Give Me Your Heart (With Peggy Scott-Adams)
Read moreAlbum: Strong Love Affair, Qwest Records 9362-46107-2, January 1996. Instruments recorded in Paris and voices mixed in at RPM International in Los Angeles. Produced by Jean-Pierre Grosz. For the personnel, follow the album link, above. Update 13.02.2021: the video of this performance is no longer available on YouTube, please let me know in the comments below […]
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November 5, 2014
If You Love Me Like You Say (By Clydie King, Ray Charles On Piano)
Read moreAlbum3: Clydie King – The Imperial & Minit Years, Stateside EMI 5099950958122, 2007. Ray Charles (on piano) and his band are on Clydie King’s one-off Tangerine recording of this song, which wasn’t released until 2007, as part of Clydie King – The Imperial & Minit Years, from a previously unreleased Tangerine master taped in 1968 (session info here). Live: ’67 LC […]
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November 5, 2014
If You Wanna Keep Him (aka If You Want To Keep Him) (By The Raelettes, Ray Charles On Keyboards)
Read moreSingle (A): Tangerine 1031, 1973 (b/w Jimmy Cliff, Many Rivers To Cross).Album3: The Raelettes, Hits And Rarities, Titanic TR-CD 4422, 1993. The Raelettes (probable line-up): Vernita Moss, Susaye Green, Mable John, Dorothy Berry and Estella Yarbrough. Recorded at RPM International, Los Angeles, with uncredited musicians (all or most from the Ray Charles Orchestra).
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November 5, 2014
I’ll Be Good To You (With Chaka Khan, Quincy Jones)
Read moreSingle3 (A, part 1; B, part 2): Qwest 22697, October 1989.Single3 (12″ Maxi CD): Quest 0-21408, 1989.Music clip: see this.Album3 (LP, CD): Quincy Jones, Back On The Block, Quest 26020, 1989. Lead vocals – Chaka Khan, Ray Charles; guitar – George Johnson; bass – Louis Johnson; keyboards – David Paich, Greg Phillinganes, Ian Prince; drums – Harvey […]
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November 5, 2014
I’ll Fly Away (With Loretta Lynn)
Read moreUnreleased. The gospel duet which Ray Charles performed with Loretta Lynn when they both guested on the TV show Country Comes Home in 1981 (see this for more context), turned out to contain the Hank Williams-penned ‘southern gospel’ tune I’ll Fly Away, Amazing Grace, and a still unidentified third gospel song. The Country Music Hall Of Fame took the footage down. It’s a shame how […]