Ray Charles - The Birth Of Soul - The Complete Atlantic Rhythm & Blues Recordings 1952-1959 (CD)

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Tracks 1-1 to 1-4 rec. 11/9/1952 NYC
Tracks 1-5 to 1-10 rec. 17/5/1953 NYC
Tracks 1-11, 1-12 rec. 18/8/1953 New Orleans
Tracks 1-13 to 1-16 rec. 4/12/1953 New Orleans
Tracks 1-17 to 2-3 rec. 18/11/1954 Atlanta
Tracks 2-4 to 2-7 rec. 23/4/1955 Miami
Tracks 2-08 to 2-11 rec. 30/11/1955 NYC
Tracks 2-12 to 2-14 rec. 16/5/1956 NYC
Tracks 2-15 to 2-18 rec. 27/11/1956 NYC
Tracks 3-1 to 3-5 rec. 26 & 28/5/1957 NYC
Tracks 3-6 to 3-10 rec. 20/2/1958 NYC
Tracks 3-11 to 3-14 rec. 28/10/1958 NYC
Tracks 3-15, 3-16 rec. 18/2/1959 NYC
Tracks 3-17, 3-18 rec. 26/6/1959 NYC

Tracks 1-1 to 3-5 mono, 3-6 to 3-18 stereo
Transfers and digital remastering 7/1991 at Sterling Sound, NYC
Digital editing 7/1991 at Atlantic Studios, NYC

℗ & © 1991 Atlantic Recording Corporation for USA, WEA International Inc. for the rest of the world
All tracks published by Unichappell Music, Inc. BMI except:
1-5 published by Chappell & Co., ASCAP
1-11 published by Sure Fire Music, BMI
2-9, 3-16 published by Trio Music Co., Inc./Fort Knox Music, BMI
2-14 published by Unichappell Music, Inc./Trio Music Co., Inc./Freddy Bienstock, BMI
2-17 published by Slow Dancing, BMI
3-5 published by Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., ASCAP
3-6 published by Embassy Music, BMI
3-11 published by Cherio Corp, BMI
3-12 published by Screen Gems-EMI Music Publishing, BMI

Format: CD

Media Condition:  Very Good Plus (VG+)
Sleeve Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Country:    US  
Released:  01 Oct 1991
Genre:       Funk / Soul
Style:         Rhythm & Blues, Soul

Track listing:

1-1. The Sun's Gonna Shine Again 2:36
1-2. Roll With My Baby 2:35
1-3. The Midnight Hour 2:59
1-4. Jumpin' In The Morning 2:44
1-5. It Should Have Been Me 2:42
1-6. Losing Hand 3:11
1-7. Heartbreaker 2:51
1-8. Sinner's Prayer 3:21
1-9. Mess Around 2:38
1-10. Funny But I Still Love You 3:12
1-11. Feelin' Sad 2:47
1-12. I Wonder Who 2:47
1-13. Don't You Know? 2:55
1-14. Nobody Cares 2:37
1-15. Ray's Blues 2:52
1-16. Mr. Charles Blues 2:45
1-17. Blackjack 2:18
2-1. I Got A Woman 2:50
2-2. Greenbacks 2:48
2-3. Come Back Baby 3:04
2-4. A Fool For You 3:00
2-5. This Little Girl Of Mine 2:30
2-6. Hard Times 2:53
2-7. A Bit Of Soul 2:17
2-8. Mary Ann 2:45
2-9. Drown In My Own Tears 3:19
2-10. Hallelujah I Love Her So 2:34
2-11. What Would I Do Without You 2:34
2-12. Lonely Avenue 2:33
2-13. I Want To Know 2:09
2-14. Leave My Woman Alone 2:38
2-15. It's Alright 2:15
2-16. Ain't That Love 2:51
2-17. Get On The Right Track 2:17
2-18. Rockhouse Parts 1 & 2 3:51
3-1. Swanee River Rock 2:18
3-2. That's Enough 2:43
3-3. Talkin' About You 2:49
3-4. What Kind Of Man Are You 2:47
3-5. I Want A Little Girl 2:53
3-6. Yes Indeed 2:14
3-7. I Had A Dream 2:52
3-8. You Be My Baby 2:28
3-9. Tell All The World About You 2:01
3-10. My Bonnie 2:44
3-11. Early In The Morning 2:43
3-12. The Right Time 3:26
3-13. Carryin' The Load 2:22
3-14. Tell Me How Do You Feel 2:42
3-15. What'd I Say, Parts 1 & 2 6:26
3-16. Tell The Truth 3:03
3-17. I'm Movin' On 2:20
3-18. I Believe To My Soul 2:59

Credits: 

Alto Saxophone - Auguste "Dimes" Dupont
Alto Saxophone - David "Fathead" Newman
Alto Saxophone - O'Neil Gerald
Arranged By - Jesse Stone
Art Direction - Bob Defrin
Art Direction - Carol Bobolts
Art Direction - Red Herring Design
Backing Vocals - Raelets
Backing Vocals - The Cookies
Baritone Saxophone - Cecil Payne
Baritone Saxophone - David "Fathead" Newman
Baritone Saxophone - Emmet Dennis
Baritone Saxophone - Hank Crawford
Baritone Saxophone - Warren Bell
Bass - Edgar Willis
Bass - Frank Fields
Bass - Jimmy Bell (2)
Bass - Lloyd Lambert
Bass - Lloyd Trotman (2)
Bass - Paul West
Bass - Roosevelt Sheffield
Congas - Candido
Congas - Mongo Santamaria
Drums - Alonzo Stewart
Drums - Connie Kay
Drums - Glenn Brooks
Drums - Milt Turner
Drums - Oscar Moore (2)
Drums - Panama Francis
Drums - Richie Goldberg
Drums - Teagle Fleming
Drums - William Peeples
Edited By [Reissue] - Stephen Innocenzi
Electric Piano [Wurlitzer] - Ray Charles
Executive-Producer - Ahmet Ertegun
Guitar - Edgar Blanchard
Guitar - Mickey Baker
Guitar - Wesley Jackson (4)
Liner Notes [Essay] - Robert Palmer (3)
Mastered By [Reissue] - Ted Jensen
Organ - Ray Charles
Photography By - Bob Parent
Photography By - Institute Of Jazz Studies, Rutgers University
Photography By - Lee Friedlander
Photography By - Michael Ochs Archives
Photography By - Schomburg Center For Research In Black Culture
Photography By - The New York Public Library
Photography By - William Claxton
Piano - Ray Charles
Producer - Ahmet Ertegun
Producer - Herb Abramson
Producer - Jerry Wexler
Reissue Producer - Bob Porter
Reissue Producer - Kim Cooke
Reissue Producer - Yves Beauvais
Saxophone - Dave McRae
Saxophone - Freddie Mitchell
Saxophone - Pinky Williams
Saxophone - Sam Taylor (2)
Tenor Saxophone - David "Fathead" Newman
Tenor Saxophone - Don Wilkerson
Tenor Saxophone - Joe Tillman
Tenor Saxophone - Warren Hebrew
Trumpet - Charles Whitley
Trumpet - Frank Mitchell (5)
Trumpet - Jesse Drakes
Trumpet - Joe Bridgewater
Trumpet - John Hunt
Trumpet - Joshua Willis
Trumpet - Lee Harper
Trumpet - Marcus Belgrave
Trumpet - Ricky Harper
Trumpet - Riley Webb
Trumpet - Wallace Davenport
Vocals - Margie Hendrix
Vocals - Mary Ann Fisher
Vocals - Ray Charles