The Genius of Ray Charles

The Genius of Ray Charles
izvodi: Ray Charles
Izdan	oktobar 1959.
Snimljen	6. maj i 23. jun 1959. u New Yorku
Žanr	Rhythm and blues, pop, vocal jazz
Dužina	37:58
Producent	Nesuhi Ertegün, Jerry Wexler
Ray Charles kronologija
What'd I Say (1959) The Genius of Ray Charles (1959) Ray Charles in Person (1960)

The Genius of Ray Charles je album koga je 1959. snimio američki pjevač Ray Charles, te iste godine izdao Atlantic Records. Poznat je prije svega po tome što je Charles njime prvi put "izašao" iz svoje dotadašnje žanrovske niše vezane uz rhytm & blues, te pokazao kako može kvalitetno izvoditi tradicionalne pop pjesme.

Popis pjesama

Strana A

1. "Let the Good Times Roll" (Sam Theard, Fleecie Moore) – 2:53
2. "It Had to Be You" (Gus Kahn, Isham Jones) – 2:45
3. "Alexander's Ragtime Band" (Irving Berlin) – 2:53
4. "Two Years of Torture" (Percy Mayfield, Charles Joseph Morris) – 3:25
5. "When Your Lover Has Gone" (Einar Aaron Swan) – 2:51
6. "'Deed I Do" (Walter Hirsch, Fred Rose) – 2:27

Strana B

1. "Just for a Thrill" (Lil Hardin Armstrong, Don Raye) – 3:26
2. "You Won't Let Me Go" (Bud Allen, Buddy Johnson) – 3:22
3. "Tell Me You'll Wait for Me" (Charles Brown, Oscar Moore) – 3:25
4. "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin'" (Joe Greene) – 3:46
5. "Am I Blue?" (Grant Clarke, Harry Akst) – 3:41
6. "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen) – 3:42

Literatura/eskerni linkovi

• Atlantic 1312
• [The Genius of Ray Charles na Allmusic Album Review at AllMusic.com]
• Atlantic Records discography at jazzdisco.org