Le Meilleur de Ray Charles

~ Release by Ray Charles (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Alone in the City
recording of:
Alone in the City
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:55
2Can Anyone Ask for More?
recording of:
Can Anyone Ask for More
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:47
3Rocking Chair Blues
recording of:
Rockin’ Chair Blues
lyricist and composer:
William York
2:45
4Let's Have a Ball
2:31
5How Long, How Long Blues
cover recording of:
How Long, How Long Blues
lyricist and composer:
Leroy Carr
publisher:
Compact Music and MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group)
2:34
6A Sentimental Blues
recording of:
A Sentimental Blues
lyricist and composer:
William York
2:25
7You Always Miss the Water (When the Well Runs Dry)
recording of:
You’ll Always Miss the Water (When the Well Runs Dry)
lyricist and composer:
Rod Andre
2:47
8I've Had My Fun (Going Down Slow)
recording of:
I've Had My Fun
lyricist and writer:
James Burke Oden (blues singer and songwriter)
arranger:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
is based on:
Goin’ Down Slow
2:45
9Sitting on Top of the World
cover recording of:
Sitting on Top of the World (“Now she’s gone, I don’t worry…”)
writer:
Lonnie Carter and Walter Vinson (performance name for Walter Vinson)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., E. H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Mayfair Music Corp.
2:37
10Ain't That Fine
recording of:
Ain’t That Fine
lyricist and composer:
Betty Hall Jones
2:15
11Don't Put All Your Dreams in One Basket
recording of:
Don't Put All Your Dreams in One Basket
writer:
Betty Hall Jones and Dorinda Morgan
2:47
12Ray Charles Blues
recording of:
Ray Charles Blues
writer:
William York
publisher:
New Town Sound Ltd.
2:32
13Honey, Honey
recording of:
Honey Honey
lyricist and composer:
Velma Green
2:38
14She's on the Ball
recording of:
She’s on the Ball
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:30
15Baby Won't You Please Come Home
recording of:
Baby Won’t You Please Come Home
writer:
Charles Warfield and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
publisher:
Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
2:55
16If I Give You My Love
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1949)
performer:
The Maxim Trio
cover recording of:
If I Give You My Love (in 1949)
lyricist and composer:
William York
2:33
17This Love of Mine
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1949)
performer:
The Maxim Trio
cover recording of:
This Love of Mine (in 1949)
lyricist:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”)
composer:
Sol Parker (songwriter) and Henry Sanicola
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
3:01
18Can't You See Me Darling
recording of:
Can’t You See Darling
lyricist and composer:
William York
2:36
19Someday
3:07
20I'm Going Down to the River
recording of:
I'm Going Down to the River
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
3:03