[1] I Got a Woman (Charles/Richard) - 2:54
[2] A Fool for You (Charles) - 3:07
[3] Drown in My Own Tears (Glover) - 3:21
[4] Hallelujah, I Love Her So (Charles) - 2:33
[5] Night Time Is the Right Time (Cadena/Herman) - 3:24
[6] What'd I Say, Parts 1 & 2 (Charles) - 6:27
[7] Sticks and Stones (Glover/Turner) - 2:14
[8] Georgia on My Mind (Carmichael/Gorrell) - 3:39
[9] One Mint Julep (Toombs) - 3:05
[10] Hit the Road Jack (Mayfield) - 1:58
[11] Unchain My Heart (Powell/Sharp) - 2:51
[12] I Can't Stop Loving You (Gibson) - 4:12
[13] You Are My Sunshine (Davis/Mitchell) - 3:00
[14] Busted (Howard) - 2:11
[15] Let's Go Get Stoned (Armstead/Ashford/Simpson) - 3:03
[16] Seven Spanish Angels (Seals/Setser) - 3:49
Ray Charles - Vocals, Electric Piano, Creative Consultant
1. I've Got A Woman
Bass - Jimmy Bell
Producer - Ahmet Ertegun, Jerry Wexler
Baritone Saxophone - David "Fathead" Newman
Tenor Saxophone - Donald Wilkerson
Written-By - Ray Charles, Renald Richard
Guitar - Wesley Jackson
Drums - Glenn Brooks
Arranged By - Ray Charles
Piano - Ray Charles
Trumpet - Charles "Clanky" Whitley, Joe Bridgewater
2. A Fool For You
Bass - Roosevelt "Whiskey" Sheffield
Producer - Ahmet Ertegun, Jerry Wexler
Tenor Saxophone - Donald Wilkerson
Written-By - Ray Charles
Saxophone [Alto, Baritone] - David "Fathead" Newman
Drums - William Peeples
Arranged By - Ray Charles
Piano - Ray Charles
Trumpet - Joe Bridgewater, Riley Webb
3. Drown In My Own Tears
Bass - Paul West
Producer - Ahmet Ertegun, Jerry Wexler
Baritone Saxophone - Cecil Payne
Tenor Saxophone - Donald Wilkerson
Written-By - Henry Glover
Drums - David "Panama" Francis
Arranged By - Ray Charles
Piano - Ray Charles
Trumpet - Joe Bridgewater, Joshua "Jack" Willis
4. Hallelujah I Love Her So
Bass - Paul West
Producer - Ahmet Ertegun, Jerry Wexler
Baritone Saxophone - Cecil Payne
Tenor Saxophone - Donald Wilkerson
Written-By - Ray Charles
Drums - David "Panama" Francis
Arranged By - Ray Charles
Piano - Ray Charles
Trumpet - Joe Bridgewater, Joshua "Jack" Willis
5. (Night Time Is) The Right Time
Electric Piano - Ray Charles
Bass - Edgar Willis
Producer - Ahmet Ertegun, Jerry Wexler
Baritone Saxophone - Bennie "Hank" Crawford
Written-By - Lew Herman, Napoleon Brown, Ozzie Cadena
Vocals - Margie Hendrix
Drums - Milt Turner
Arranged By - Ray Charles
Trumpet - Lee "Ricky" Harper, Marcus Belgrave
Backing Vocals - Raeletts, The
Alto Saxophone - David "Fathead" Newman
6. What'd I Say Parts I & II
Electric Piano - Ray Charles
Bass - Edgar Willis
Producer - Ahmet Ertegun, Jerry Wexler
Baritone Saxophone - Bennie "Hank" Crawford
Written-By - Ray Charles
Drums - Milt Turner
Arranged By - Ray Charles
Trumpet - Marcus Belgrave
Backing Vocals - Raeletts, The
7. Sticks And Stones
Electric Piano - Ray Charles
Bass - Edgar Willis
Producer - Sid Feller
Baritone Saxophone - Leroy "Hog" Cooper
Tenor Saxophone - David "Fathead" Newman
Written-By - Henry Glover, Titus Turner
Drums - Milt Turner
Arranged By - Ray Charles
Trumpet - John Hunt, Martin Banks
Backing Vocals - Raeletts, The
Alto Saxophone - Bennie "Hank" Crawford
8. Georgia On My Mind
Bass - Edgar Willis
Producer - Sid Feller
Written-By - Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell
Drums - Milton Turner
Arranged By - Ralph Burns
Piano - Ray Charles
9. One Mint Julep
Organ - Ray Charles
Producer - Creed Taylor
Baritone Saxophone - Heywood Henry
Tenor Saxophone - Albert "Budd" Johnson, Seldon Powell
Written-By - Rudolph Toombs
Guitar - Sam Herman
Trombone - George Matthews (2), Jimmy Cleveland, Frederic "Keg" Johnson, Urbie Green
Drums - Roy Haynes
Arranged By - Quincy Jones
Alto Saxophone - Earle Warren, George Dorsey
Trumpet - Clark Terry, Jimmy Nottingham, Joe Wilder, John Frosk, Philip Guilbeau
Bass - Joe Benjamin
10. Hit The Road Jack
Bass - Edgar Willis
Producer - Sid Feller
Baritone Saxophone - Leroy "Hog" Cooper
Tenor Saxophone - David "Fathead" Newman
Written-By - Percy Mayfield
Vocals - Margie Hendrix
Drums - Edward "Bruno" Carr
Arranged By - Ray Charles
Piano - Ray Charles
Trumpet - John Hunt, Philip Guilbeau
Backing Vocals - Raeletts, The
Alto Saxophone - Bennie "Hank" Crawford
11. Unchain My Heart
Bass - Edgar Willis
Producer - Sid Feller
Baritone Saxophone - Leroy "Hog" Cooper
Tenor Saxophone - David "Fathead" Newman
Written-By - Robert Sharp, Jr., Teddy Powell
Drums - Edward "Bruno" Carr
Arranged By - Ray Charles
Piano - Ray Charles
Trumpet - John Hunt, Philip Guilbeau
Backing Vocals - Raeletts, The
Alto Saxophone - Bennie "Hank" Crawford
12. I Can't Stop Loving You
Arranged By - Marty Paich
Piano - Ray Charles
Producer - Sid Feller
Written-By - Don Gibson
13. You Are My Sunshine
Bass - Edgar Willis
Producer - Sid Feller
Baritone Saxophone - Leroy "Hog" Cooper
Tenor Saxophone - David "Fathead" Newman, Donald Wilkerson
Written-By - Charles Mitchell (3), Jimmy Davis
Guitar - Elbert "Sonny" Forriest
Trombone - Henderson Chambers, James Harbert, Frederic "Keg" Johnson, Leon Comegee
Vocals - Margie Hendrix
Drums - Edward "Bruno" Carr
Arranged By - Gerald Wilson
Piano - Ray Charles
Trumpet - John Hunt, Marcus Belgrave, Philip Guilbeau, Wallace Davenport
Backing Vocals - Raeletts, The
Alto Saxophone - Bennie "Hank" Crawford, Rudy Powell
14. Busted
Bass - Edgar Willis
Producer - Sid Feller
Baritone Saxophone - Leroy "Hog" Cooper
Tenor Saxophone - David "Fathead" Newman, James Clay
Written-By - Harlan Howard
Guitar - Elbert "Sonny" Forriest
Trombone - Henderson Chambers, James Harbert, Julian Priester, Frederic "Keg" Johnson
Drums - Wilbert Hogan
Arranged By - Benny Carter
Piano - Ray Charles
Trumpet - John Hunt, Oliver Beener, Philip Guilbeau, Wallace Davenport
Alto Saxophone - Buddy Pearson, Bennie "Hank" Crawford
15. Let's Go Get Stoned
Piano - Ray Charles
Producer - Joe Adams & TRC
Backing Vocals - Raeletts, The
Organ - Billy Preston
Written-By - Valerie Simpson/Nicholas Ashford, Josephine Armsted
16. Seven Spanish Angels
Acoustic Guitar - Dale Sellers
Conductor - Bill McElhiney
Harmonica - Terry McMillan
Keyboards - Hargus "Pig" Robbins
Producer - Billy Sherrill
Strings - "A" Strings, The
Steel Guitar - Pete Drake
Vocals - Willie Nelson
Drums - Kenneth Malone
Guitar [Gut String] - Billy Sanford, Pete Bordonali
Written-By - Edward Setser, Troy Seals
Trumpet - Bill McElhiney, Jose McElhiney
Backing Vocals - Diane Tidwell, Hershel Wiginton, Lisa Silver, Louis Nunley
Bass - Robert Wray
Ozzie Cadena - Composer
Henry Glover - Composer
Lew Herman - Composer
Percy Mayfield - Composer
Willie Nelson - Performer
Teddy Powell - Composer
Bobby Sharp - Composer
Titus Turner - Composer
James Austin - Compilation Producer
Terry Howard - Engineer, Original Master Tape Digital Transfers, Balancing & Recalibration
Ken DeSantis - Assistant Engineer
Robert Pineda - Assistant Engineer
Doug Sax - Remastering
Terry Howard - Remastering
Greg Allen - Art Direction on [7]
Hugh Brown - Art Direction on [3]
Greg Allen - Design [7]
William Claxon - Photography
This 16-track budget package hits all the high notes of Brother Ray's
rise to greatness. Starting in the '50s with classic Atlantic sides
like "I've Got a Woman," "Hallelujah I Love Her So," "Night Time (Is
the Right Time)," and "What'd I Say," the set also includes his
landmark ABC country sides of the '60s ("I Can't Stop Loving You,"
"Georgia on My Mind"), finishing up with a duet with Willie Nelson on
"Seven Spanish Angels." A perfect introduction to an American musical
treasure.
Cub Koda - All Music Guide
Hard as it is to go wrong when shopping for a Brother Ray package, some
career-spanning compilations bundle the decades better than others.
Count this one, true to its title, among the very best. The track
sequencing is straight-up chronological, opening with 1954's
groundbreaking blues and gospel mingling "I've Got a Woman." From there
it charges through the late-'50s Atlantic era, rounding up classic
singles like "Hallelujah (I Love Her So)," "(Night Time Is) The Right
Time," and "What'd I Say." By the time the disc lands us in the '60s,
the Genius has saddled up to explore his country side, turning in such
popular-music-altering hits as "Georgia on My Mind" and "I Can't Stop
Loving You." A final cut jumps into the '80s for the Willie Nelson duet
"Seven Spanish Angels," leaving the listener with a solid--and deeply
satisfying--sense of Charles' bold artistic wanderings. All that's
missing is his soul-dunked rendition of "America the Beautiful."
