The Very Best of Ray Charles [Rhino] (2000) more music like this

by Ray Charles

This 16-track budget package hits all the high notes of Brother Ray's rise to greatness. Starting in the '50s with classic Atlantic sides like "I've Got a Woman," "Hallelujah I Love Her So," "Night Time (Is the Right Time)," and "What'd I Say," the set also includes his landmark ABC country sides of the '60s ("I Can't Stop Loving You," "Georgia on ...

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Ultimate Hits Collection (1999) more music like this

by Ray Charles

James Brown may be "the hardest working man in show business," Aretha Franklin may be the Queen of Soul, but as Ultimate Hits Collection proves, the most apt nickname in all of music may belong to Ray Charles: the Genius. Forget for a moment that fitting all of Charles' hits on a mere two CDs is not remotely possible. Almost any Ray Charles ...

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The Best of Ray Charles: The Atlantic Years (1994) more music like this

by Ray Charles

Taking one of the most interesting bodies of work in the history of American music and trying to narrow it down to one 20-song compact disc would seem to be the sort of project that's doomed to failure, and there's little arguing that this collection of Ray Charles's classic Atlantic Records sides merely skims the surface of some of the most ...

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The Genius Sings the Blues (1961) more music like this

by Ray Charles

Down-home, anguished laments and moody ballads were turned into triumphs by Ray Charles. He sang these songs with the same conviction, passion, and energy that made his country and soul vocals so majestic. This has not turned up in the reissue bins. Ron Wynn, All Music Guide

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Hey Now [Direct Source] (2004) more music like this

by Ray Charles

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Definitive Ray Charles (2001) more music like this

by Ray Charles

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Ray Charles at Newport (1958) more music like this

by Ray Charles

For his appearance at the Newport Jazz Festival on July 5, 1958, Charles pulled out all the stops, performing raucous versions of "The Right Time," "I Got a Woman," and "Talkin' 'Bout You." [This album was reissued in 1973 as a two-record set, packaged with Ray Charles in Person under the title Ray Charles Live (Atlantic SD 2-503).] William ...

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Hey Now/Let's Have a Ball (2004) more music like this

by Ray Charles

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Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection (1997) more music like this

by Ray Charles

As the first comprehensive, multi-label box set assembled on Ray Charles, the five-disc, 102-song Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection is an extensive overview of one of the greatest musicians of the 20th century. Charles produced a body of work so rich and diverse that even five CDs only scratches the surface of his accomplishments. ...

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I Can't Stand It (1996) more music like this

by Soul Sisters

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Ray Charles Live [Atlantic] (1973) more music like this

by Ray Charles

A repackaging of Ray Charles In Newport and Ray Charles In Person presents concerts from 1958 and 1959 that found Charles in peak form, performing some of his best-known R&B hits. William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

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18 Greatest (2006) more music like this

by Ray Charles

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Blues + Jazz (1993) more music like this

by Ray Charles

Another easy access point for Charles' seminal Atlantic catalog. This two-disc set is evenly split between his bluesiest sides on the first disc and a selection of his greatest jazz sides on disc two (gorgeously showcasing the sax work of David "Fathead" Newman on several pieces). Charles was a masterful blues purveyor; his "I Believe to My Soul" ...

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R&B Soul (2006) more music like this

by Ray Charles

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MVP Vintage Soul, Vol. 2 (1998) more music like this

by Various Artists

An R&B salad bar with selections culled from the '50s and early/mid-'60s. Straight rhythm & blues by James Brown ("Why Do You Do Me Like You Do"), the Drifters ("Ruby Baby"), and Little Richard ("Try Some of Mine") mix with the Impressions' haunting "Gypsy Woman," Barrett Strong's "Money That's What I Want," and Dionne Warwick's understated "Walk ...

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Classic American Voices (2003) more music like this

by Ray Charles

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I Can't Stop Loving You [EP] (1963) more music like this

by Ray Charles

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The Right Time (1987) more music like this

by Ray Charles

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Tell the Truth (1984) more music like this

by Ray Charles

This is a well-chosen 16-track anthology covering Charles's Atlantic years, 1953-1959. It contains the #1 R&B hits "I've Got A Woman," "Drown In My Own Tears," and "What'd I Say," along with other memorable recordings. The only reason it is denied a rating as the place to start listening to Ray Charles is that it is a U.K. import on a small label ...

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Newport Jazz Festival: Blues in the Night, Vol. 4 (2000) more music like this

by Various Artists

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