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October 30, 2014
Love Has A Mind Of Its Own
Read moreAlbum: My World, Warner Bros 26735 (CD), WE 833 (vinyl), March 1993. Recorded at Rat Cherokee, House of Soul, Capitol, Summa, Studio Ultimo, Clinton Recording Studio B, and Peter Rafelson Studio. For the names of the session musicians and singers (a.o. Mavis Staples), follow the link to the album description, above. Update 14.02.2021: the video of […]
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October 30, 2014
Love Is Here To Stay
Read moreAlbum: I’m All Yours Baby, ABC/Tangerine 675. February 1969. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles with uncredited musicians incl. strings. Produced (and arranged?) by Sid Feller.
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October 30, 2014
Love Is What We Need (With The Raelettes)
Read moreUnreleased. You can listen to the performance of the tune during the 1988 Oklahoma concert here (lead by Trudy Cohran). Who knows more about the origin of this song? Live:’78 LC Antibes – 2x’80 LC Northsea’82 LC Capital’82 LC Beacon’82 LC Washington’88 LC Oklahoma’89 LC Osaka
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October 30, 2014
Love Is Worth The Pain
Read moreAlbum: From The Pages Of My Mind, Columbia 40388, September 1986. Recorded in Nashville, and mixed in Los Angeles, at RPM International. The session musicians working on the album were: Bobby Odgin, Timmy Tappan – piano; William Puett – horns; Hargus Pig Robbins, Bobby Wood – keyboards; Pete Bordonali, Pete Drake, Jerry Kennedy, Weldon Myrick, Dale […]
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October 29, 2014
Love Makes The Changes (With Toots Thielemans & Michel Legrand)
Read morePhilips released a 7-inch (# 872936-7) in France, in 1989 (I’ve also seen a 7″ promo single from Ost, 1989).The DVD of the movie was released by Seven 7, on September 23, 2003. Cinq Jours En Juin is a film from 1989, directed by Michel Legrand, who also composed this song (lyrics by Alan & Marilyn Bergman). The recording […]
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October 29, 2014
Love Me Or Set Me Free
Read moreAlbum: Ain’t It So, Crossover/Atlantic 19251, September 1979.Single (B): Crossover/Atlantic 3634, November 1979, b/w Just Because. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles with uncredited members of the Ray Charles Orchestra, The Raelettes (probably) and session musicians. Update 14.02.2021: the video of this performance is no longer available, please let me know in the comments below […]
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October 29, 2014
Love Me Tonight (Turn Out The Lights And —)
Read moreAlbum: Ain’t It So, Crossover/Atlantic 19251, September 1979. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles with members of the Ray Charles Orchestra and session musicians. Update 14.02.2021: the video of this performance is no longer available on YouTube, please let me know in the comments below if you have any footage, thanks — Cyd
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October 29, 2014
Love Of My Life
Read moreAlbum: Do I Ever Cross Your Mind, Columbia 38990, July 1984. Recorded in Nashville and RPM International in Los Angeles. With Buddy Emmons – steel guitar; Fred Newell, Bucky Barrett, Phil Baugh, James Capps – guitar; Terry McMillan – Harmonica; Hoot Hester, Buddy Spicher – Fiddle; Matt Morris – Bass; James Gadson – drums. Arranged by […]
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October 29, 2014
Love On My Mind (With Milt Jackson)
Read moreAlbum: Soul Meeting, Atlantic 1360, February 1961 (1957 – 1958). Recorded on April 10, 1958 at the Atlantic Studio in New York City. Milt Jackson – vibraharp; Ray Charles – piano; Kenny Burrell – guitar; Percy Heath – bass; Art Taylor – drums. Update 14.02.2021: the video of this performance is no longer available on YouTube, […]
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October 29, 2014
Love Train (Ft Dorothy Berry, Ray Charles On Keyboards)
Read moreAlbum3: (Ray Charles Presents The) Raeletts, Yesterday… Today… Tomorrow, Tangerine 1515, 1972. The Raelettes (probable line-up): Vernita Moss, Susaye Green, Mable John, Dorothy Berry and Estella Yarbrough. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles, with uncredited members of the Ray Charles Orchestra (and maybe some session musicians). Live:’72 LC San Carlos’73 LC Arbor’75 LC Paris’75 LC […]
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October 29, 2014
Love Walked In
Read moreAlbum: Ray Charles Invites You To Listen, ABC/Tangerine 595, June 1967. A beautifully intense interpretation of the Gershwin song, and a world record falsetto singing. Recorded at RPM International in 1966 or 1967. With The Ray Charles Orchestra, and a strings section. Arrangement by Sid Feller.
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October 29, 2014
Lover’s Blues (By The Raelettes, Ray Charles On Piano)
Read moreSingle (B), Tangerine TRC 976, July 1967, b/w Into Something Fine.Album3: The Raelettes, Souled Out, Tangerine 1511, 1971. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles, with members of the Ray Charles Orchestra. The Raelettes (probable line-up): Merry Clayton (lead), Clydie King (contralto), Gwen Berry (alto) and Alex Brown (tenor). Ray Charles on piano. On the compilation album Hits […]