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In the year of his 90th birthday (which he would have celebrated on the 23rd of September 2020 had he not died in 2004), Ray Charles is honoured with a new 90-track compilation box set. Just another compilation like all the rest? Yes and no. Ray Charles is undoubtedly one of the most-compiled artists in the history of music. Published by Tangerine, the label that the musician set up at the end of the 50s to keep the rights to his songs, this box set starts out like all the others: with the post-Atlantic hits, Georgia On My Mind, Hit The Road Jack, One Mint Julep, Busted... These are timeless treasures of proto-soul, but there doesn't seem to be much novelty here. The rest is much more interesting, and much rarer: tracks recorded between the second half of the 1960s and the 2000s, many of which were only released on vinyl, never reissued on CD and until now unavailable on digital. This is the first time that Ray Charles' lesser-known years have been given the compilation treatment in this way, and it is a revelation. In the 90s and 2000s, the production of his songs had a synthetic feel, and they did not age too well. These rarer songs are often hidden gems of southern soul, flavoured with country and wrapped in sumptuous symphonic orchestrations. Whether he is singing the Muppets (It's Ain't Easy Being Green) or Gershwin (Summertime, a duet with Cleo Laine), Ray Charles is always deeply moving. Now, the dream is to hear reissues of all these albums in their entirety. © Stéphane Deschamps/Qobuz
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Sid Feller, Producer - Ray Charles, MainArtist - Ralph Burns, Arranger - HOAGY CARMICHAEL, Composer - Stuart Gorrell, Composer
2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation 2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation
Ray Charles, MainArtist - Ricci Harper, Composer
2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation 2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation
Heinz Roemheld, Composer - Sid Feller, Producer - Ray Charles, MainArtist - MARTY PAICH, Arranger - Mitchell Parish, Composer
2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation 2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation
Ray Charles, MainArtist - Milton Ager, Composer - Jack Yellen, Composer - Bob Bigelow, Composer - Charles Bates, Composer
2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation 2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation
Ray Charles, MainArtist - Quincy Jones, Arranger - Rudy Toombs, Composer
2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation 2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation
Ray Charles, MainArtist - Ralph Burns, Arranger - ROY ALFRED, Composer
2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation 2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation
Roy Jordan, Composer - Ray Charles, MainArtist - Quincy Jones, Arranger - Casey Bill Weldon, Composer
2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation 2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation
Ray Charles, Arranger, MainArtist - Percy Mayfield, Composer
2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation 2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation
Bobby Sharp, Composer - Ray Charles, Arranger, MainArtist - Teddy Powell, Composer
2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation 2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation
Ray Charles, Arranger, MainArtist - MARTY PAICH, Conductor - FRANK LOESSER, Composer - Betty Carter, LeadVocals
2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation 2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation
Ray Charles, Arranger, MainArtist - Percy Mayfield, Composer
2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation 2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation
Sid Feller, Producer - Ray Charles, MainArtist - Don Gibson, Composer - MARTY PAICH, Conductor
2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation 2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation
Sid Feller, Producer - Ray Charles, MainArtist - MARTY PAICH, Conductor - Cindy Walker, Composer - Eddy Arnold, Composer
2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation 2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation
Charles Mitchell, Composer - Sid Feller, Producer - Ray Charles, MainArtist - Gerald Wilson, Conductor, Arranger - Jimmie Davis, Composer
2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation 2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation
Hy Heath, Composer - Sid Feller, Producer - Ray Charles, MainArtist - MARTY PAICH, Conductor, Arranger - FRED ROSE, Composer
2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation 2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation
Sid Feller, Producer - Ray Charles, MainArtist - Doc Pomus, Composer - Mort Shuman, Composer - Gerald Wilson, Conductor, Arranger
2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation 2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation
Sid Feller, Producer - Ray Charles, MainArtist - Harlan Howard, Composer - Benny Carter, Arranger
2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation 2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation
Sid Feller, Producer - Ray Charles, MainArtist - MARTY PAICH, Arranger - Haven Gillespie, Composer - Beasley Smith, Composer
2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation 2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation
Calvin Johnson, Arranger - Sid Feller, Producer - Ray Charles, MainArtist - Ned Washington, Composer - Buddy Johnson, Composer - The New Singova Rhythm, Contributor
2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation 2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation
Sid Feller, Producer - Ray Charles, MainArtist - Benny Carter, Arranger - Charles E. Calhoun, Composer
2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation 2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation
Calvin Johnson, Producer - Sid Feller, Arranger - Ray Charles, MainArtist - Carl Sigman, Composer - Percy Faith, Composer
2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation 2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation
Churchill Kohlman, Composer - Sid Feller, Producer, Arranger - Ray Charles, MainArtist
2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation 2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation
DISC 2
Sid Feller, Producer - Ray Charles, Arranger, MainArtist - Walter Donaldson, Composer - Gus Kahn, Composer
2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation 2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation
Sid Feller, Producer - Ray Charles, Composer, Arranger, MainArtist
2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation 2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation
Sid Feller, Producer - Ray Charles, Composer, Arranger, MainArtist - Renald Richard, Composer
2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation 2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation
Sid Feller, Producer - Ray Charles, Composer, Arranger, MainArtist
2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation 2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation
Ted Daffan, Composer - Sid Feller, Producer, Arranger - Ray Charles, MainArtist
2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation 2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation
Dorcas Cochran, Composer - Ray Charles, MainArtist - Lalo Schifrin, Composer - Lalo Shifrin, Arranger
2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation 2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation
Ray Charles, MainArtist - Buck Owens, Composer - Joe Adams, Producer
2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation 2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation
Sid Feller, Producer, Arranger - Ray Charles, MainArtist - Buck Owens, Composer
2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation 2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation
Ray Charles, Arranger, MainArtist - NICKOLAS ASHFORD, Composer - Valerie Simpson, Composer - Joe Adams, Producer - JOSEPHINE ARMSTEAD, Composer
2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation 2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation
Ray Charles, MainArtist - TRC, Producer - Bobby Stevens, Composer
2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation 2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation
Ray Charles, MainArtist - NICKOLAS ASHFORD, Composer - Valerie Simpson, Composer - TRC, Producer - JOSEPHINE ARMSTEAD, Composer
2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation 2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation
Sid Feller, Arranger - Ray Charles, MainArtist - TRC, Producer - Don Lanier, Composer - Red Steagall, Composer
2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation 2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation
Jimmy Holiday, Composer - Sid Feller, Arranger - Ray Charles, MainArtist - Jimmy Lewis, Composer - TRC, Producer - Cliff Chambers, Composer
2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation 2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation
Ray Charles, MainArtist - Quincy Jones, Composer, Arranger - Marilyn Bergman, Composer - Alan Bergman, Composer - TRC, Producer
2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation 2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation
Sid Feller, Arranger - Ray Charles, MainArtist - John Lennon, Composer - Paul Mccartney, Composer - TRC, Producer
2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation 2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation
Ray Charles, MainArtist - TRC, Producer - Dee Erwin, Composer
2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation 2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation
Sid Feller, Arranger - Ray Charles, MainArtist - John Lennon, Composer - Paul Mccartney, Composer - TRC, Producer
2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation 2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation
Ray Charles, Composer, MainArtist - Jimmy Lewis, Composer, Arranger - TRC, Producer
2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation 2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation
Sid Feller, Arranger - Ray Charles, MainArtist - Richard Rodgers, Composer - Lorenz Hart, Composer - TRC, Producer
2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation 2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation
Jimmy Holiday, Composer - Ray Charles, Arranger, MainArtist - TRC, Producer
2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation 2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation
Ray Charles, Arranger, MainArtist - NICKOLAS ASHFORD, Composer - Valerie Simpson, Composer - TRC, Producer - JOSEPHINE ARMSTEAD, Composer
2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation 2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation
DISC 3
Ray Charles, MainArtist - Jimmy Lewis, Composer, Arranger - TRC, Producer
2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation 2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation
Ray Charles, MainArtist - Sam Cooke, Composer - TRC, Producer
2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation 2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation
Sid Feller, Arranger - Ray Charles, MainArtist - Jimmy Lewis, Composer - TRC, Producer
2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation 2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation
Ray Charles, Composer, MainArtist - TRC, Producer
2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation 2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation
James Johnson, Composer - Ray Charles, MainArtist - Joe Adams, Producer - TRC, Conductor, Arranger - Leslie Temple, Composer
2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation 2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation
Ray Charles, MainArtist - TRC, Producer - Rudy Love, Composer - Dee Erwin, Composer - Roger Neuman, Conductor, Arranger
2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation 2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation
Sid Feller, Conductor, Arranger - Ray Charles, MainArtist - GEORGE HARRISON, Composer - Joe Adams, Producer
2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation 2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation
Album review
In the year of his 90th birthday (which he would have celebrated on the 23rd of September 2020 had he not died in 2004), Ray Charles is honoured with a new 90-track compilation box set. Just another compilation like all the rest? Yes and no. Ray Charles is undoubtedly one of the most-compiled artists in the history of music. Published by Tangerine, the label that the musician set up at the end of the 50s to keep the rights to his songs, this box set starts out like all the others: with the post-Atlantic hits, Georgia On My Mind, Hit The Road Jack, One Mint Julep, Busted... These are timeless treasures of proto-soul, but there doesn't seem to be much novelty here. The rest is much more interesting, and much rarer: tracks recorded between the second half of the 1960s and the 2000s, many of which were only released on vinyl, never reissued on CD and until now unavailable on digital. This is the first time that Ray Charles' lesser-known years have been given the compilation treatment in this way, and it is a revelation. In the 90s and 2000s, the production of his songs had a synthetic feel, and they did not age too well. These rarer songs are often hidden gems of southern soul, flavoured with country and wrapped in sumptuous symphonic orchestrations. Whether he is singing the Muppets (It's Ain't Easy Being Green) or Gershwin (Summertime, a duet with Cleo Laine), Ray Charles is always deeply moving. Now, the dream is to hear reissues of all these albums in their entirety. © Stéphane Deschamps/Qobuz
About the album
- 5 disc(s) - 90 track(s)
- Total length: 05:47:30
- Main artists: Ray Charles
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Tangerine Records
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B Soul
2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation 2021 Tangerine Records Released Under Exclusive License to Exceleration Music Partners LLC by the Ray Charles Foundation
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