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Ray Charles
The Birth Of Soul - The Complete Atlantic Rhythm & Blues Recordings 1952-1959

Compil. US 1991 on Atlantic label
R&B/Soul (Rhythm’n’Blues, Soul)

Tracks 1-1 to 1-4 rec. 11/9/1952 NYC Tracks 1-5 to 1-10 rec. 17/5/1953 NYC Tracks 1-11, 1-12 rec. 18/8/1953 New Orleans Tracks 1-13 to 1-16 rec. 4/12/1953 New Orleans Tracks 1-17 to 2-3 rec. 18/11/1954 Atlanta Tracks 2-4 to 2-7 rec. 23/4/1955 Miami Tracks 2-08 to 2-11 rec. 30/11/1955 NYC Tracks 2-12 to 2-14 rec. 16/5/1956 NYC Tracks 2-15 to 2-18 rec. 27/11/1956 NYC Tracks 3-1 to 3-5 rec. 26 & 28/5/1957 NYC Tracks 3-6 to 3-10 rec. 20/2/1958 NYC Tracks 3-11 to 3-14 rec. 28/10/1958 NYC Tracks 3-15, 3-16 rec. 18/2/1959 NYC Tracks 3-17, 3-18 rec. 26/6/1959 NYC Tracks 1-1 to 3-5 mono, 3-6 to 3-18 stereo Transfers and digital remastering 7/1991 at Sterling Sound, NYC Digital editing 7/1991 at Atlantic Studios, NYC ℗ & © 1991 Atlantic Recording Corporation for USA, WEA International Inc. for the rest of the world All tracks published by Unichappell Music, Inc. BMI except: 1-5 published by Chappell & Co., ASCAP 1-11 published by Sure Fire Music, BMI 2-9, 3-16 published by Trio Music Co., Inc./Fort Knox Music, BMI 2-14 published by Unichappell Music, Inc./Trio Music Co., Inc./Freddy Bienstock, BMI 2-17 published by Slow Dancing, BMI 3-5 published by Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., ASCAP 3-6 published by Embassy Music, BMI 3-11 published by Cherio Corp, BMI 3-12 published by Screen Gems-EMI Music Publishing, BMI

     
Musicians
PortraitRay Charles voc, p, 1930-2004 US
electric piano, wurlitzer, organ, piano, vocals, written by, album by
PortraitAuguste "Dimes" Dupont voc, as, *1928 US
alto saxophone
PortraitDavid "Fathead" Newman ts, fl, 1933-2009 US
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone
O'Neil Gerald
alto saxophone
PortraitJesse Stone p, 1901-1999 US
arranged by
PortraitCecil Payne bs, 1922-2007 US
baritone saxophone
Emmet Dennis
baritone saxophone
PortraitHank Crawford as, 1934-2009 US
baritone saxophone
Warren Bell
baritone saxophone
PortraitEdgar Willis b, US
bass
PortraitFrank Fields b, 1914-2005 US
bass
PortraitJimmy Bell b,
bass
PortraitLloyd Lambert b, 1928-1995 US
bass
PortraitLloyd Trotman b, 1923-2007 US
bass
PortraitPaul West b, *1934 US
bass
PortraitRoosevelt Sheffield b, US
bass
PortraitCandido cng, bgo, *1921 US
congas
PortraitMongo Santamaria cng, bgo, 1917-2003 CU
congas
PortraitAlonzo Stewart dr,
drums
PortraitConnie Kay dr, *1927 US
drums
PortraitGlenn Brooks voc, b, US
drums
PortraitMilt Turner dr, 1930-1993 US
drums
PortraitOscar Moore dr,
drums
PortraitPanama Francis dr, 1918-2001 US
drums
PortraitRichie Goldberg dr,
drums
PortraitTeagle Fleming dr,
drums
PortraitWilliam Peeples dr, US
drums
PortraitStephen Innocenzi , *1955 US
edited by, reissue
PortraitEdgar Blanchard g, voc, bj, 1924-1972 US
guitar
PortraitMickey Baker g, voc, acg, 1925-2012 US
guitar
PortraitWesley Jackson g, US
guitar
PortraitRobert Palmer cl, as, rec, 1945-1997 US
liner notes, essay
PortraitTed Jensen , *1954 US
mastered by, reissue
PortraitDave McRae cl, US
saxophone
PortraitFreddie Mitchell sax, 1918-2010 US
saxophone
PortraitPinky Williams bs, US
saxophone
PortraitSam Taylor ts, 1916-1990 US
saxophone
PortraitDon Wilkerson ts, 1932-1986 US
tenor saxophone
Joe Tillman
tenor saxophone
PortraitWarren Hebrew sax,
tenor saxophone
PortraitCharles Whitley tr, US
trumpet
PortraitFrank Mitchell tr,
trumpet
PortraitJesse Drakes tr, 1924-2010 US
trumpet
PortraitJoe Bridgewater tr, US
trumpet
PortraitJohn Hunt tr, US
trumpet
PortraitJoshua Willis tr, US
trumpet
PortraitLee Harper tr, 1945-2010 AT
trumpet
PortraitMarcus Belgrave tr, 1936-2015 US
trumpet
Ricky Harper
trumpet, written by
PortraitRiley Webb tr, US
trumpet
PortraitWallace Davenport tr, 1925-2004 US
trumpet
PortraitMargie Hendrix p, 1935-1973 US
vocals
PortraitMary Ann Fisher ,
vocals
Producers
Bob Defrin art direction
Carol Bobolts art direction
Red Herring Design art direction
Raelets backing vocals
The Cookies backing vocals
Ahmet Ertegun executive-producer, producer
Bob Parent photography by
Institute Of Jazz Studies, Rutgers University photography by
Lee Friedlander photography by
Michael Ochs Archives photography by
Schomburg Center For Research In Black Culture photography by
The New York Public Library photography by
William Claxton photography by
Herb Abramson producer
Jerry Wexler producer
Bob Porter reissue producer
Kim Cooke reissue producer
Yves Beauvais reissue producer
Composers
Ray Charles
Ricky Harper
Billy Moll
Charles Calhoun
Doc Pomus
Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones
Eddie Curtis
Hank Snow
Henry Glover
Leo Hickman
Lew Herman
Lloyd Glenn
Lowman Pauling
Nugetre
Sam Sweet
Sy Oliver
Titus Turner
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1The Sun's Gonna Shine AgainRay Charles2:36
2Roll With My BabyRay Charles2:35
3The Midnight HourRay Charles2:59
4Jumpin' In The MorningRay Charles2:44
5It Should Have Been MeRay Charles2:42
6Losing HandRay Charles3:11
7HeartbreakerRay Charles2:51
8Sinner's PrayerRay Charles3:21
9Mess AroundRay Charles2:38
10Funny But I Still Love YouRay Charles3:12
11Feelin' SadRay Charles2:47
12I Wonder WhoRay Charles2:47
13Don't You Know?Ray Charles2:55
14Nobody CaresRay Charles2:37
15Ray's BluesRay Charles2:52
16Mr. Charles BluesRay Charles2:45
17BlackjackRay Charles2:18
18I Got A WomanRay Charles2:50
19GreenbacksRay Charles2:48
20Come Back BabyRay Charles3:04
21A Fool For YouRay Charles3:00
22This Little Girl Of MineRay Charles2:30
23Hard TimesRay Charles2:53
24A Bit Of SoulRay Charles2:17
25Mary AnnRay Charles2:45
26Drown In My Own TearsRay Charles3:19
27Hallelujah I Love Her SoRay Charles2:34
28What Would I Do Without YouRay Charles2:34
29Lonely AvenueRay Charles2:33
30I Want To KnowRay Charles2:09
31Leave My Woman AloneRay Charles2:38
32It's AlrightRay Charles2:15
33Ain't That LoveRay Charles2:51
34Get On The Right TrackRay Charles2:17
35Rockhouse Parts 1 & 2Ray Charles3:51
36Swanee River RockRay Charles2:18
37That's EnoughRay Charles2:43
38Talkin' About YouRay Charles2:49
39What Kind Of Man Are YouRay Charles2:47
40I Want A Little GirlRay Charles2:53
41Yes IndeedRay Charles2:14
42I Had A DreamRay Charles2:52
43You Be My BabyRay Charles2:28
44Tell All The World About YouRay Charles2:01
45My BonnieRay Charles2:44
46Early In The MorningRay Charles2:43
47The Right TimeRay Charles3:26
48Carryin' The LoadRay Charles2:22
49Tell Me How Do You FeelRay Charles2:42
50What I'd Say, Parts 1 & 2Ray Charles6:26
51Tell The TruthRay Charles3:03
52I'm Movin' OnRay Charles2:20
53I Believe To My SoulRay Charles2:59
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