Ray Charles (album)

Ray Charles
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Studio album by Ray Charles
Released	1957, 1962
Recorded	May 17, 1953 - November 27, 1956
Genre	R&B
Length	38:55
Label	Atlantic 8006
Producer	Ahmet Ertegün, Jerry Wexler
Ray Charles chronology
Ray Charles (1957) The Great Ray Charles (1957)The Great Ray Charles1957
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Ray Charles is the debut album by American musician Ray Charles. Originally released in 1957 on Atlantic Records, it was re-released as Hallelujah I Love Her So in 1962. Many of the tracks had been hit singles for Ray Charles in the preceding years, notably "Mess Around" in 1953, "A Fool for You" and "I Got A Woman" in 1955, "Drown In My Own Tears" and "Hallelujah I Love Her So" in 1956.

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Allmusic	link
RS Album Guide	link
RedRecords	(70/100) link

Track listing

All songs written by Ray Charles except as indicated.

1. "Ain't That Love" – 2:51
2. "Drown in My Own Tears" (Henry Glover) – 3:21
3. "Come Back Baby" – 3:06
4. "Sinner's Prayer" (Lloyd Glenn, Lowell Fulson) – 3:24
5. "Funny (But I Still Love You)" – 3:15
6. "Losing Hand" (Charles E. Calhoun) – 3:14
7. "A Fool for You" – 3:03
8. "Hallelujah I Love Her So" – 2:35
9. "Mess Around" (Ahmet Ertegün) – 2:40
10. "This Little Girl of Mine" – 2:33
11. "Mary Ann" – 2:48
12. "Greenbacks" (Renald Richard) – 2:52
13. "Don't You Know" – 2:57
14. "I Got a Woman" (Ray Charles, Renald Richard) – 2:54

Personnel

• Ray Charles - vocals, piano
• The Ray Charles Orchestra - instrumentation
• Jerry Wexler - producer
• Marvin Israel - cover

References

• Atlantic Records 8006
• Cover - Marvin Israel