Ray Charles discography

Ray Charles discography

This is a listing of all the albums and singles released by R&B and soul music pioneer Ray Charles.

ingles

Downbeat releases

The list of singles below are the total amount of songs Ray Charles released while on the Downbeat record label in 1949:

1949: "Confession Blues" (#2 R&B)

wingtime releases

The list of singles below are the total amount of songs Ray Charles released while on the Swingtime record label in 1951:
*1951: "Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand" (#5 R&B)

Atlantic releases

The list of singles below are songs Ray Charles released while on the Atlantic label between 1953 and 1960.

Other releases

Listed below are songs Ray Charles issued on various labels including Atlantic and Warner Bros. Records where the pop and R&B charts are concerned.

* - no R&B chart was published on "Billboard" between November 1963 and January 1965

Albums

Atlantic releases

*1957: "Ray Charles (or, Hallelujah I Love Her So)"
*1957: "The Great Ray Charles"
*1958: "Yes Indeed!"
*1958: "Soul Brothers" (with Milt Jackson)
*1958: "Soul Meeting" (with Milt Jackson)
*1959: "Ray Charles at Newport"
*1959: "What'd I Say"
*1959: "The Genius of Ray Charles"
*1960: "In Person"
*1961: "The Genius Sings the Blues"

ABC releases

*1960: "The Genius Hits the Road"
*1960: "Dedicated to You"
*1961: "Ray Charles and Betty Carter"
*1961: "Genius+Soul=Jazz"
*1962: "Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music"
*1962: "Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Volume Two"
*1963: "Ingredients in a Recipe for Soul"
*1964: "Sweet & Sour Tears"
*1964: "Have A Smile With Me"
*1965: "Live in Concert"
*1965: "Together Again"
*1966: "Crying Time"
*1966: "Ray's Moods"
*1967: "Invites You to Listen"
*1967: "A Man And His Soul"
*1968: "Portrait of Ray"
*1968: "I'm All Yours Baby!"
*1969: "Doing His Thing"
*1970: "Love Country Style"
*1970: "My Kind of Jazz"
*1971: "Volcanic Action of My Soul"
*1972: "A Message From the People"
*1972: "Through the Eyes of Love"
*1972: "Jazz Number II"
*1974: "Come Live With Me"
*1975: "Renaissance"
*1975: "My Kind of Jazz, Part 3"

Atlantic releases - Pt. 2

*1977: "True to Life"
*1978: "Love & Peace"
*1979: "Ain't It So"
*1980: "Brother Ray Is At It Again"

Columbia Records releases

*1983: "Wish You Were Here Tonight"
*1984: "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind"
*1984: "Friendship"
*1985: "The Spirit of Christmas"
*1986: "From the Pages of My Mind"
*1987: "Ray Charles Live"
*1988: "Just Between Us"
*1990: "Would You Believe?"
*1991: "The Birth of Soul'

Warner Brothers releases

*1993: "My World (Ray Charles album)"
*1996: "Strong Love Affair"

Other releases

*2002: "Thanks For Bringing Love Around Again"
*2004: "Genius Loves Company"
*2005: "Genius & Friends"
*2006: "Ray Sings, Basie Swings"

Other contributions

*2007: "Stockings By the Fire" - "Baby, it's Cold Outside"

Trivia

*Not included in the above list is an Atlantic Records "The Best of Ray Charles" (1970) featuring non-vocal tracks recorded 1956-1958.

*During the 1980s, while he never charted on either the pop or R&B chart for a number of years, he scored a number of charted hits on "Billboard"'s country chart, including a #1 duet with Willie Nelson in the 1985 song, "Seven Spanish Angels".

External links

* [http://music.yahoo.com/Ray-Charles/lyrics/272831 Ray Charles lyrics] at Yahoo! Music


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