The Definitive Ray Charles | 
 enlarge | Artist: Ray Charles
Label: Wsm
Category: Music
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Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 3494
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 4.9 x 0.4
UPC: 881227355629
EAN: 0881227355629
ASIN: B00005O3YU
Release Date: September 26, 2005
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Mess around | | • | It should've been me | | • | I've got a woman | | • | This little girl of mine | | • | Fool for | | • | Drown in my own tears | | • | Leave my woman alone you | | • | Hallelujah I love her so | | • | Lonely avenue | | • | Night time is the right time | | • | What I say (parts 1 & 2) | | • | I believe to my soul | | • | I'm movin' on | | • | Come rain or come shine | | • | Don't let the sun catch you crying | | • | Sticks and stones | | • | Georgia on my mind | | • | Ruby | | • | One mint julep | | • | I'm gonna move to the outskirts of town | | • | Hit the road Jack | | • | Unchain my heart | | • | Baby it's cold outside | | • | At the club |
Disc 2
| • | I can't stop loving you | | • | Born to lose | | • | You don't know me | | • | You are my sunshine | | • | Your cheatin' heart | | • | Take these chains from my heart | | • | Busted | | • | That lucky old sun | | • | Crying time | | • | Cincinnati kid | | • | Let's go get stoned | | • | I don't need no doctor | | • | In the heat of the night | | • | Yesterday | | • | Eleanor Rigby | | • | I can make it thru' the days | | • | Rainy night in Georgia | | • | Jealous kind | | • | Shake your tailfeather - Charles, Ray & The Blues Brothers | | • | Seven Spanish girls | | • | I'll be good to you | | • | Imagine |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
All Ray Charles fans will want to check out The Definitive Ray Charles, because it's the first time a compiler has been able to combine the chart-topping hits from his Atlantic and ABC-Paramount years into one package. This means that we get the Genius's hits from 1953's "Mess Around" right through his golden R&B Atlantic era ("I've Got a Woman", "Drown in My Own Tears", "Hallelujah I Love Her So", "I Believe To My Soul", "What'd I Say" and so on) alongside tracks that were not only massive worldwide hits but helped redefine popular music. "Georgia on My Mind", "Hit The Road Jack", "Unchain My Heart", "I Can't Stop Loving You" and "You Don't Know Me" not only combined superior standards and country songs with Charles's patented soul-gospel vocal style, but they were couched in an orchestral or big band setting that had simply never been utilised in this way prior to Charles's arrival. Those who know of his thorough musical background will not be surprised by this development, one that kept him high in the charts until the mid-60s. This compilation thins out after the classic "In The Heat of the Night", as well it should, his latter-day duets with the Blues Brothers and Willie Nelson tidying thing up nicely. Genius plus compilation good taste: an unbeatable combination. --Keith Shadwick
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| Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews...
Soul began here April 13, 2008
Richard (Blackpool England)
The first hit single in the U K by Ray Charles was Georgia on my mid in 1960 and this disc made No 24.Charles was on a new label by then and the Atlantic sides while issued here meant nothing until the Age of Merseybeat.
Hit the road Jack went top 5 and it was nothing but up from then with the Modern Sounds of Country & Western spawning a number of hit singles.
Ray's earlier work on Swingtime began apperaing on a label called Society.
This CD is a pretty comprehensive overview of the most essential recordings which include his Beatles covers and ends with his version of Imagine.
Theres never been any shortage of albums by Ray Charles and I think the first was What'd I say-which was probably too far away from general tastes at the time because America was so far in front.
 inspiring February 16, 2008
Mr. Jr Green
My whole career as a sound engineer started from the inspiring music from Ray Charles. Pure talent and passion. What better way to celebrate it than to have this superb CD.
A True Legend July 11, 2007
Charlie Douglas (UK)
Ray Charles is a true legend and this album is a perfect example of what he was capable of. If you are new to his music then this is a great intorduction and if you are a seasoned fan like me then this has the best of what you want to hear.
Sometimes these kind of albums are put together with a number of 'filler' tracks on them but not this one. Every track is a great tune and it is something you will want to listen to time and time again.
Definitive February 24, 2007
Spider Monkey (UK)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This truly is the definitive Ray Charles. You get a wide selection of his output from his early recordings to his eighties duets with the likes of Chaka Khan as featured on Quincy Jones' 'Back on the Block' album. Ray Charles' songwriting is superb, with the early stuff very clearly influenced by Gospel and church music of the time, but with his own twist. If you've seen the film 'Ray' you will know just what to expect and this doesn't disappoint. If you haven't seen the film, buy this anyway as it has some great blues and soul on here and should be in anyone's collection. I also recommend the film for those who like this album, as it provides a good insight into Ray and his music. This truly is the definitive collection and is a joy to listen to.
Genius at Work! December 31, 2004
robojam
83 out of 83 found this review helpful
It seems that if anyone passes away these days, they are proclaimed a genius for the weeks following their death. With Ray Charles though, his sad loss was not what prompted the genius tag, but the real and tangible genius that he possessed.I did not own any Ray Charles CD's before his untimely death, but always loved his music. I bought this, and gave myself the proverbial kick up the backside for not buying some of his work earlier. This is a great collection of all his best work, from his first hits up to some of his last material recorded. It doesn't cover his very early material, but then how can you produce a complete collection when someone has recorded so many great songs? The early hits are very interesting in that they are so unlike the material that we have come to know him for, but as you listen to song after song on this CD, you can hear a man developing his style from the early trio of piano, bass and drums to the more complex arrangements that we all know so well. The earlier material then gets a country feel to it, but in his lifetime he rarely got any recognition from the snobbish Country and Western fans in the US. His rendition of songs like 'I Can't Stop Loving You' just blow away the original. As he started getting wide recognition, the songs just grew in stature, and it seemed like there was no style of music that he couldn't utilise. Brilliant versions of other people's songs such as 'Rainy Night in Georgia' just make you marvel at his arranging skills. I for one will be buying more Ray Charles, but this CD is the perfect place to start.
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