Ray Charles Greatest Hits
Ray Charles Greatest Hits | ||||
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Greatest hits album by Ray Charles | ||||
Released | August 1962[1] | |||
Genre | R&B, Soul | |||
Length | 36:32 | |||
Label | ABC-Paramount | |||
Producer | Sid Feller | |||
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Singles from Ray Charles Greatest Hits | ||||
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Ray Charles Greatest Hits is a 1962 album by Ray Charles. Although many similarly titled albums would be released over the years, this was the first, and it contained many tracks previously released by ABC only as singles.
The album is included in Robert Christgau's "Basic Record Library" of 1950s and 1960s recordings, published in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981).[2]
Track listing
Side A:
- "Them That Got" (Ricci Harper)[3] – 2:47
- "Georgia on My Mind" (Carmichael, Gorrell) – 3:37
- "Unchain My Heart" (Sharp) – 2:52
- "I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town" (Weldon) – 3:38
- "The Danger Zone" (Mayfield) – 2:22
- "I've Got News for You" (Alfred) – 4:28
Side B:
- "Hit the Road Jack" (Mayfield) – 2:00
- "Ruby" (Roemheld, Parish) – 3:51
- "I Wonder" (Gant, Leveen) – 2:30
- "Sticks and Stones" (Titus Turner) – 2:14
- "But on the Other Hand Baby" (Mayfield, Charles) – 3:11
- "One Mint Julep" (Toombs) – 3:02
Notes
A2 was released previously on The Genius Hits the Road.
B2 was released previously on Dedicated to You.
A4, A6, and B6 were released previously on Genius + Soul = Jazz.
A1, A3, A5, B1, B3, B4 and B5 were released only as singles prior to this album. All above tracks had also been released as singles.
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[4] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ "Billboard Music Week" (PDF). Billboard. August 18, 1962.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "A Basic Record Library: The Fifties and Sixties". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 0899190251. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
- ^ "Record Details 4510141". 45cat.com.
- ^ "American album certifications – Ray Charles – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America.
External links
- Ray Charles Greatest Hits at Allmusic.com
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studio creations
- Ray Charles at Newport
- Ray Charles in Person
- Live in Concert
- Ray Charles Live
compilations
- Do the Twist! with Ray Charles
- Ray Charles Greatest Hits
- A Man and His Soul
- The Best of Ray Charles
- Anthology
- The Birth of Soul
- Ray Charles in Concert
- True Genius
top 10 singles
- "What'd I Say"
- "Georgia on My Mind"
- "Hit the Road Jack"
- "One Mint Julep"
- "Unchain My Heart"
- "I Can't Stop Loving You "
- "You Don't Know Me"
- "You Are My Sunshine"
- "Busted"
- "Take These Chains from My Heart"
- "Crying Time"
#1 singles
- "I Got a Woman"
- "A Fool for You"
- "Mary Ann"
- "Drown in My Own Tears"
- "Together Again"
- "Let's Go Get Stoned"
- "Seven Spanish Angels"
- "I'll Be Good to You"
(not included above)
- "Let The Good Times Roll"
- "Living for the City"
- "A Song for You"
- "Heaven Help Us All"
- "Here We Go Again"
- Discography
- Tangerine Records
- David "Fathead" Newman
- Fathead / Ray Charles Sextet
- Hank Crawford
- The Raelettes
- Ray
- soundtrack
- Here We Go Again: Celebrating the Genius of Ray Charles
- Tribute to Uncle Ray
- "Confession Blues"
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