The Collection

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

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Mess Around
producer:
Herb Abramson and Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer)
baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
Dave McRae (US clarinetist & saxophonist) (on 1953-05-17)
double bass [bass]:
Lloyd Trotman (US jazz bassist) (on 1953-05-17)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (on 1953-05-17)
guitar:
MacHouston "Mickey" Baker (on 1953-05-17)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1953-05-17)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Sam "The Man" Taylor (US jazz/blues saxophonist 1916-1990) (on 1953-05-17)
trumpet:
Jesse Drakes (on 1953-05-17)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1953-05-17) and Renald Richard (on 1953-05-17)
arranger:
Jesse Stone
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1953-05-17)
recording of:
Mess Around (on 1953-05-17)
writer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer)
publisher:
Progressive Music (publisher), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
32:40
2Heartbreaker
recording of:
Heartbreaker
lyricist and composer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer)
2:45
3It Should’ve Been Me
recording of:
It Should Have Been Me
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:44
4Don’t You Know
recording of:
Don’t You Know
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Progressive Music (publisher)
2:57
5Blackjack
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1954-11-18)
baritone saxophone:
David Newman (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1954-11-18)
bass:
Jimmy Bell (jazz bassist) (on 1954-11-18)
drums (drum set):
Glenn Brooks (on 1954-11-18)
guitar:
Wesley Jackson (US R&B guitarist) (on 1954-11-18)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1954-11-18)
tenor saxophone:
Don Wilkerson (US jazz/R&B saxophonist) (on 1954-11-18)
trumpet:
Joe Bridgewater (on 1954-11-18) and Charles Whitley (on 1954-11-18)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1954-11-18)
recording of:
Blackjack (on 1954-11-18)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Progressive Music (publisher)
2:19
6I’ve Got a Woman
recording of:
I Got a Woman
writer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) and Renald Richard
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Mijac Music, Progressive Music Pub. Co., Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
2:49
7What Have I Done?
recording of:
What Have I Done
lyricist, writer and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:33
8Walkin and Talkin’
recording of:
Walkin’ and Talkin’ (to Myself)
writer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter), Christian Diodati (songwriter; aka. Christian Dio, 411; member of Cheach Masteach, Bros 2 Da Res Q, The Magic People, Digital Freaks), Easy Irving, Cliff Jackson (jazz pianist) and Henry Stone
3:09
9Let Me Hear You Call My Name
recording of:
Let Me Hear You Call My Name
writer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
3:33
10Misery in My Heart
recording of:
Misery in My Heart
writer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
3:04
11Why Did You Go?
recording of:
Why Did You Go?
writer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:49
12All to Myself
recording of:
All to Myself Alone
writer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:01
13Lonely Boy
recording of:
Lonely Boy
writer:
John ‘Shifty’ Henry and Jack Lauderdale
2:49
14Confession Blues
recording of:
Confession Blues
lyricist and composer:
R. C. Robinson (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:31
15Baby 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
16Ain’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
17I 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)
2:20
18Blues Before Sunrise
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1949)
performer:
The Maxim Trio
cover recording of:
Blues Before Sunrise (in 1949)
lyricist and composer:
Leroy Carr
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group)
2:47