Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music [Bonus Tracks] (1988)

About this title: Less modern for its country-R&B blend (Elvis Presley and company did it in 1955) and lushly produced C&W tone (the Nashville sound cropped up in the late '50s) than for its place as a high-profile crossover hit, Modern Sounds in Country and Western fit right in with Ray Charles' expansive musical ways while on the Atlantic label in the '50s. In need of even more room to explore, Charles signed with ABC Paramount and eventually took full advantage of his contract's "full artistic freedom clause" with this collection of revamped country classics. Covering a period from 1939 to the early '60s, ... 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. Here We Go Again [Lanier/Steagall]
15. That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day) [Gillespie/Smith]

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