Legend: The Best of the Early Years

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

Tracklist

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1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Baby, Let Me Hold Your Hand
recording of:
Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
3:01
2Confession Blues
recording of:
Confession Blues
lyricist and composer:
R. C. Robinson (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:33
3All to Myself Alone
recording of:
All to Myself Alone
writer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:00
4This Love of Mine
cover recording of:
This Love of Mine
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)
3:03
5Lonely Boy
recording of:
Lonely Boy
writer:
John ‘Shifty’ Henry and Jack Lauderdale
2:50
6Kissa Me Baby
recording of:
Kissa Me Baby (Ray Charles song)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
3:10
7If I Give You My Love
cover recording of:
If I Give You My Love
lyricist and composer:
William York
2:37
8A Sentimental Blues
recording of:
A Sentimental Blues
lyricist and composer:
William York
2:26
9Late in the Evening Blues
recording of:
Late in the Evening Blues
writer:
John ‘Shifty’ Henry
3:06
10Ain’t That Fine
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1949)
performer:
The Maxim Trio
recording of:
Ain’t That Fine (in 1949)
lyricist and composer:
Betty Hall Jones
2:17
11Honey Honey
recording of:
Honey Honey
lyricist and composer:
Velma Green
2:42
12Don’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
2:51
13Rockin’ Chair Blues
recording of:
Rockin’ Chair Blues
lyricist and composer:
William York
2:46
14What Have I Done
recording of:
What Have I Done
lyricist, writer and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:33
15I Love You I Love You (I Will Never Let You Go)
2:40
16Baby Won’t You Please Come Home
cover 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
17She’s on the Ball
recording of:
She’s on the Ball
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:31
18Th’ Ego Song
recording of:
Th’ego Song
writer:
Lloyd Glenn
2:20
2▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Hey Now
recording of:
Hey Now
writer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:19
2I Wonder Who’s Kissing Her Now
cover recording of:
I Wonder Who’s Kissing Her Now
lyricist:
Frank R. Adams (American author, screenwriter, composer & newspaper reporter) and Will M. Hough
composer:
Joseph E. Howard and Harold Orlob
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946) and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
2:19
3Back Home
recording of:
Back Home
writer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:32
4Sitting 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.
2:17
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)
2:35
6C C Rider
recording of:
CC Rider
2:35
7Can’t See You, Darling?
recording of:
Can’t You See Darling
lyricist and composer:
William York
2:38
8Alone in This City
recording of:
Alone in the City
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:56
9Blues Before Sunrise
cover recording of:
Blues Before Sunrise
lyricist and composer:
Leroy Carr
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group)
2:48
10I’ve Had My Fun
cover 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
2:17
11Let’s Have a Ball
recording of:
Let's Have a Ball (Here I Am)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:32
12Someday – Blues Is My Middle Name
3:09
13You’ll Never Miss the Water ’Till the Well Runs Dry
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1949)
performer:
The Maxim Trio
recording of:
You’ll Always Miss the Water (When the Well Runs Dry) (in 1949)
lyricist and composer:
Rod Andre
42:49
14The Snow Is Falling
cover recording of:
The Snow Is Falling
writer:
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
2:49
15Can Anyone Ask for More
recording of:
Can Anyone Ask for More
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:49
16I’m Wondering and Wondering
recording of:
I’m Wondering and Wondering
writer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
3:19
17I’m Glad for Your Sake
cover recording of:
I’m Glad for Your Sake (But I’m Sorry for Mine)
writer:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) and Peter Tinturin
2:41
18I’ll Do Anything but Work
recording of:
I'll Do Anything but Work
writer:
Betty Hall Jones
2:26