ArtistInfo Logo  ArtistInfo

Album Cover
Ray Charles
Genius & Friends

Album 2005 on Rhino Records label
Blues

℗ & © 2005 Digipak with separate 12-pages booklet. On disk: ℗ Rino Entertainment Manufatured in the E.U. 8122 73255 2 On back: ℗ & © Rhino Entertainemnt Comapny Manufactured in the E.U. Track 1: Produced for Perfection Light Productions Angie Stone appears courtesy of J Records ℗ 2005 Rhino Entertainment Company Track 2: ℗ 2005 Rhino Entertainment Company Track 3: Mary J. Blige appears courtesy of Geffen Records ℗ 2005 Rhino Entertainment Company Track 4: Gladys Knight appears courtesy of Geffen Records ℗ 2005 Rhino Entertainment Company Track 5: Ruben Studdard appears courtesy of 19 Recordings Limited/J Records ℗ 2005 Ray Charles Enterprises, under license from Ray Charles Enterprises Track 6: Leela James appears courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc. ℗ 2005 Rhino Entertainment Company Track 7: From the motion picture The Favor ℗ 1994 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., courtesy of MGM Music Inc., under license from Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. Track 8: Produced for Perfection Light Productions ℗ 2005 Rhino Entertainment Company Track 9: Produced for Perfection Light Productions ℗ 2005 Rhino Entertainment Company Track 10: Produced for Perfection Light Productions John Legend appears courtesy of Sony Urban/Columbia Records ℗ 2005 Rhino Entertainment Company Track 11: Produced for Perfection Light Productions Patti LaBelle appears courtesy of Island Def Jam Music Group; The Andrae Crouch Singers appear courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc. ℗ 2005 Rhino Entertainment Company Track 12: Laura Pausini appears courtesy of Warner Music Italy ℗ 2005 Rhino Entertainment Company Track 13: From the TV special Ray Charles: 50 Years In Music, produced by Willenborg Productions, Inc. (Original Air Date: 10/91) Willie Nelson appears courtesy of Columbia Records ℗ 2005 Ray Charles Enterprises, under license from Ray Charles Enterprises Track 14: From the NFL Super Bowl XXXIX Pre-Game Show (2/05), Executive Producer: Don Mischer Alicia Keys appears courtesy of J Records ℗ 2005 Capstone Entertainment, LLC & Minor Productions, Inc., under license from Capstone Entertainment, LLC & Minor Productions, Inc. Copies exist with SIAE sticker on rear sleeve.

     
Musicians
PortraitRay Charles voc, p, 1930-2004 US
album by
Michele Venturi
photography by, laura pausini
PortraitHoward Morehead ,
photography by, ray charles
PortraitJamshied Sharifi syn, *1960 US
conductor, programmed by, additional, arranged by, additional, conductor, programmed by, arranged by, additional
PortraitNarada Michael Walden dr, voc, *1952 US
producer, arranged by, original arrangement, written by
PortraitJill Dell'Abate key,
production manager, contractor, music contractor
PortraitRodney Alejandro ,
programmed by, original programming
PortraitAaron Zigman , *1963 US
programmed by
PortraitRay Charles with Ruben Studdard ,
performer on track
PortraitJolie Levine ,
contractor, music contractor
PortraitMike Post key, *1944 US
arranged by, original arrangement
PortraitSteve Tyrell voc, *1944 US
producer, arranged by, written by
PortraitDarin McKinney ,
programmed by, written by
PortraitRay Charles with Patti LaBelle ,
performer on track
PortraitCharlie Calello voc, p, syn,
arranged by, conductor
PortraitDavid Stout str, tb,
arranged by, horns, arranged by, rhythm
PortraitRickey Minor ,
arranged by, rhythm
PortraitErnie Fields sax,
contractor, music contractor
PortraitValerie Pinkston bvoc, voc, US
contractor, vocal contractor (choir)
PortraitRay Brown tr, *1946 US
copyist
PortraitStuart Benjamin ,
producer, ray charles vocals
Producers
Masaki Koike design, cover
Ahmet Ertegun executive-producer
Peter Funsten executive-producer
Quincy Jones executive-producer
Lisa Glines layout, layout design
James Austin liner notes, producer, associate
Andrea Craig management, project assistance
James O'Toole management, project assistance
Jim Hliboki management, project assistance
John Adams management, project assistance
Kairi Brown management, project assistance
Karen LeBlanc management, project assistance
Maria McKenna management, project assistance
Mark Fleming management, project assistance
Michael Wesley Johnson management, project assistance
Nancy Munoz management, project assistance
Reggie Collins management, project assistance
Sig Sigworth management, project assistance
Stephani Lopez management, project assistance
Mike Engstrom management, project management
Darcy Proper mastered by
WireImage photography by, all others (jemal countedd & lester cohen)
Phil Ramone producer, album producer, producer, mix production, mixed by
Kevin Gore producer, associate
Kevin Liles producer, associate
Rachael Bickerton producer, associate
BJ Ramone edited by, digital editing
Andrew Felluss engineer, assistant, edited by, digital editing
Angie Teo engineer, assistant
Jay Spears engineer, assistant
Justin Shturtz engineer, assistant
Tim Whitney engineer, assistant
Ron Weisner executive-producer
Frank Filipetti mixed by, recorded by
David Frazer recorded by, mixed by
Marc Reyburn recorded by, engineer, assistant
Mark Valentine recorded by
Ray Charles recorded by, producer
Terry Howard recorded by
Jerry Hey producer
Jill Dell'Abate production manager
Eric Schilling recorded by
Tommy Vicari recorded by
Erwan Le Marc producer
Jean-Pierre Grosz producer
Paul Breslin producer
Steve Forward producer
James Bevelle recorded by
Al Schmitt recorded by
Robert Gratts recorded by
David Schober recorded by, mixed by
Narada Michael Walden producer
Andy Manganello recorded by
Dinky Bingham recorded by
Tom Flye recorded by
Gabrielle Gigli recorded by
Gregory H. Willenborg executive-producer
Ray Charles Jr. executive-producer, co-executive producer
Al Kooper music director
Dirk Vanoucek engineer, digital audio engineer
Steve Genewick mixed by, recorded by
Rickey Minor producer
Deborah Chase producer, production coordinator
Paul Lapinski recorded by
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1All I Want To DoRay CharlesDarin McKinney, Narada Michael Walden
2You Are My SunshineRay CharlesCharles Mitchell, Jimmie Davis
3It All Goes By So FastRay CharlesJay Levy, Ken Hirsch
4You Were ThereRay Charles
5ImagineRay Charles with Ruben StuddardJohn Lennon
6Compared To WhatRay CharlesEugene McDaniels
7Big Bad LoveRay CharlesJoe Sample, Stephanie Tyrell, Steve Tyrell
8I Will Be ThereRay CharlesNarada Michael Walden, Sally Jo Dakota
9Blame It On The SunRay CharlesStevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright
10TouchRay CharlesDarin McKinney, Narada Michael Walden, Taylor Brooks
11ShoutRay Charles with Patti LaBelleNarada Michael Walden, Sunny Hilden
12Surrender To LoveRay Charles
13Busted (Live)Ray CharlesHarlan Howard
14America The BeautifulRay CharlesKatharine Lee Bates, Samuel Augustus Ward
External Links
Discogs Logo Discogs
ArtistInfo App
ArtistInfo for iOS and ArtistInfo for Mac are presenting musicians, composers and producers that are envolved in the musical work that you are listening to in Apple Music, iTunes, or Spotify. Discover new music via the network among artists. Manage your favorite musicians and albums via iCloud and share recommendations with your friends via email, AirDrop, or Social Media.

App Store Logo     Mac App Store Logo

Acknowledgements
To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.
ArtistInfo for Mac, iPad, and iPhone
ArtistInfo App
Universal Link: https://music.metason.net/artistinfo?name=Ray%20Charles&title=Genius%20%26%20Friends
ArtistInfo Community
Most seen topics within ArtistInfo:

Top 10 Artists    Top 20 Albums
 
What others are currently looking for:

Recent Artists    Recent Albums

ArtistInfo Logo ArtistInfo by Metason © 2015-2020 Metason Logo