The World of Ray Charles

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

Tracklist

1CD: Greatest Hits
2CD: Greatest Hits
3CD: Ray Charles and Betty Carter
4CD: Greatest Country and Western Hits
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1Hey Good Lookin’
cover recording of:
Hey, Good Lookin’
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-03-16)
2:13
2Don’t Tell Me Your Troubles
engineer:
Johnny Cue
conductor:
Gerald Wilson (US jazz trumpeter/bandleader/composer/arranger)
performer:
The Ray Charles Big Band
arranger:
Gerald Wilson (US jazz trumpeter/bandleader/composer/arranger)
cover recording of:
Don’t Tell Me Your Troubles
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson (US songwriter and country musician)
2:09
3Just a Little Lovin’ (Will Go a Long Way)
cover recording of:
Just a Little Lovin’ (Will Go a Long Way)
writer:
Eddy Arnold and Zeke Clements (US country musician)
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
3:31
4It Makes No Difference Now
cover recording of:
It Makes No Difference Now
publisher:
Floyd Tillman (on 1938-05-25)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter) and Floyd Tillman
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (on 1939-01-02)
3:35
5I’ll Never Stand in Your Way
engineer:
Al Schmitt
vocals:
The Jack Halloran Singers
conductor:
Marty Paich
arranger:
Marty Paich
cover recording of:
I’ll Never Stand in Your Way
writer:
Hy Heath and Fred Rose (songwriter)
publisher:
Milene Music. Inc (ASCAP)
2:20
6Someday (You’ll Want Me to Want You)
engineer:
Johnny Cue
conductor:
Gerald Wilson (US jazz trumpeter/bandleader/composer/arranger)
performer:
The Ray Charles Big Band
arranger:
Gerald Wilson (US jazz trumpeter/bandleader/composer/arranger)
cover recording of:
Someday (You’ll Want Me to Want You)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Hodges (Songwriter, composer, author, producer and publisher) (in 1944)
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), MCA Music Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Main Street Songs, Inc. (on 1944-12-29)
2:43
7I Love You So Much It Hurts
cover recording of:
I Love You So Much It Hurts
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Tillman
3:36
8Careless Love
cover recording of:
Careless Love
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:46
9Oh, Lonesome Me
engineer:
Johnny Cue
conductor:
Gerald Wilson (US jazz trumpeter/bandleader/composer/arranger)
performer:
The Ray Charles Big Band
arranger:
Gerald Wilson (US jazz trumpeter/bandleader/composer/arranger)
cover recording of:
Oh Lonesome Me
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson (US songwriter and country musician)
publisher:
Acuff Rose Publications Ltd., Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI), Esperanza MV Frank Oldenburg e. K., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
2:13
10Hang Your Head in Shame
engineer:
Al Schmitt
vocals:
The Jack Halloran Singers
conductor:
Marty Paich
arranger:
Marty Paich
cover recording of:
Hang Your Head in Shame
writer:
Ed G. Nelson (Popular music songwriter and bandleader), Steve Nelson (US songwriter who co-wrote “Frosty the Snowman”) and Fred Rose (songwriter)
3:17
11Midnight
engineer:
Johnny Cue
conductor:
Gerald Wilson (US jazz trumpeter/bandleader/composer/arranger)
performer:
The Ray Charles Big Band
arranger:
Gerald Wilson (US jazz trumpeter/bandleader/composer/arranger)
cover recording of:
Midnight
writer:
Chet Atkins and Boudleaux Bryant
3:18
12No Letter Today
engineer:
Johnny Cue
conductor:
Gerald Wilson (US jazz trumpeter/bandleader/composer/arranger)
performer:
The Ray Charles Big Band
arranger:
Gerald Wilson (US jazz trumpeter/bandleader/composer/arranger)
cover recording of:
No Letter Today
lyricist and composer:
Frankie Brown
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)) and Peer International Corporation (BMI) (on 1943-05-29)
3:02
13Together Again
cover recording of:
Together Again
lyricist and composer:
Buck Owens
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation
2:41
14Don’t Let Her Know
cover recording of:
Don’t Let Her Know
writer:
Bonnie Owens (US country singer), Buck Owens and Don Rich
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp.
2:54