Complete Country & Western Recordings 1959-1986 (1998)

About this title: Ray Charles' explorations into country music were no mere dalliance. They have their genesis in "I'm Movin' On," the last record he made for Atlantic before moving on to ABC Paramount in 1960. But it was with the enormously successful Modern Sounds in Country & Western series of albums in 1962 (and the career making single "I Can't Stop Lovin' You") that made their mark, crossing over genre boundaries that were unthinkable at the time. An African-American doing hillbilly music was not a first, nor were uptown arrangements of hillbilly songs, but here was the Genius of Soul validating the ... read more

Tracks:

1. Bye Bye Love [Bryant/Bryant]
2. You Don't Know Me [Walker/Arnold]
3. Half as Much [Williams]
4. I Love You So Much It Hurts [Tillman]
5. Just a Little Lovin' (Will Go a Long Way) [Clements/Arnold]
6. Born to Lose [Brown/Daffan]
7. Worried Mind [Davis/Daffan]
8. It Makes No Difference Now [Davis/Tillman]
9. You Win Again [Williams]
10. Careless Love [Handy/Koenig/Willia]
11. I Can't Stop Loving You [Gibson]
12. Hey, Good Lookin' [Williams]
13. You Are My Sunshine [Davis/Mitchell]
14. No Letter Today [Daffan]
15. Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You) [Hodges]
16. Don't Tell Me Your Troubles [Gibson]
17. Midnight [Bryant/Atkins]
18. Oh, Lonesome Me [Gibson]
19. Take These Chains from My Heart [Rose/Heath]
20. Your Cheatin' Heart [Williams]
21. I'll Never Stand in Your Way [Rose/Heath]
22. Making Believe [Work]
23. Teardrops in My Heart [Horton]
24. Hang Your Head in Shame [Rose/Nelson/Nelson]
25. I'm Movin' On [Snow]
26. Busted [Howard]
27. No One to Cry To [Willing/Robin]
28. Move It on Over [Williams]
29. Love's Gonna Live Here (Swingova) [Owens]
30. I'm a Fool to Care [Daffan]
31. Crying Time [Owens]
32. Together Again [Owens]
33. I Don't Care [Owens]
34. Blue Moon of Kentucky (Swingova) [Monroe]
35. Don't Let Her Know [Owens/Rich/Owens]
36. Please Say You're Fooling [Stevenson]
37. She's Lonesome Again [Riddle]
38. A Born Loser [Gibson]
39. A Girl I Used to Know [Clement]
40. Here We Go Again [Steagall/Lanier]
41. When I Stop Dreamin' [Louvin/Louvin]
42. If You Were Mine [Lewis]
43. Your Love Is So Doggone Good [Ervin/Love]
44. Don't Change on Me [Holiday/Reeves]
45. Till I Can't Take It Anymore [Burton/Otis]
46. You've Still Got a Place in My Heart [Payne]
47. I Keep It Hid [Webb]
48. Sweet Memories [Newbury]
49. Good Morning Dear [Newbury]
50. Ring of Fire [Kilgore/Cash]
51. What Am I Living For? [Harris/Jacobson]
52. The Three Bells [Reisfeld/Villard]
53. All I Ever Need Is You [Reeves/Holiday]
54. Wichita Lineman [Webb]
55. Down in the Valley [Traditional]
56. Take Me Home, Country Roads [Danoff/Denver/Niver]
57. Never Ending Song of Love [Bramlett/Bramlett]
58. Come Live With Me [Bryant/Bryant]
59. Sunshine [Newbury]
60. We Had It All [Fritts/Seals]
61. (Turn Out the Light And) Love Me Tonight [McDill]
62. I Wish You Were Here Tonight [Sullins]
63. Ain't Your Memory Got No Pride at All [Lane/Porter/Jones]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.