Charles, Ray True Genius LP Vinyl

Double vinyl LP pressing. Ray Charles is both one of the most iconic artists of all time as well as one of the hardest to define by genre. At the beginning of his career, he was dubbed the Genius of Soul for boldly combining traditional R&B with Gospel music and giving birth to Soul music. Yet this momentous musical accomplishment was just the beginning of a five-decade career in which he uniquely succeeded in virtually every genre. Ray's unique mastery of music allowed him to continue to explore all forms of music, freely floating between jazz, blues, pop, rock, soul and country while continuing to combine them in new, unprecedented ways. This two (2) disc vinyl collection illustrates the many musical "sides" of Ray by focusing each album side on some of the broader genre categories he visited most.

1. Hit The Road Jack - SIDE ONE - SOUL 2. I Don’t Need No Doctor - SIDE ONE - SOUL 3. Unchain My Heart - SIDE ONE - SOUL 4. No One - SIDE ONE - SOUL 5. Hide Nor Hair - SIDE ONE - SOUL 6. I’ve Got A Woman (Live) - SIDE ONE - SOUL 7. Let’s Go Get Stoned - SIDE TWO – JAZZ ; BLUES 8. I’m Gonna Moce To The Outskirts Of Town - SIDE TWO – JAZZ ; BLUES 9. Smack Dab In The Middle - SIDE TWO – JAZZ ; BLUES 10. Them That Got - SIDE TWO – JAZZ ; BLUES 11. One Mint Julep - SIDE TWO – JAZZ ; BLUES 12. I’ve Got News For You - SIDE TWO – JAZZ ; BLUES 13. Here We Go Again - SIDE THREE - COUNTRY 14. You Are My Sunshine - SIDE THREE - COUNTRY 15. Crying Time - SIDE THREE - COUNTRY 16. Take These Chaing From My Heart - SIDE THREE - COUNTRY 17. Ring Of Fire - SIDE THREE - COUNTRY 18. I Can’t Stop Loving You - SIDE THREE - COUNTRY 19. Georgia On My Mind - SIDE FOUR – POP CLASSICS 20. Eleanor Rigby - SIDE FOUR – POP CLASSICS 21. Busted - SIDE FOUR – POP CLASSICS 22. Till There Was You - SIDE FOUR – POP CLASSICS 23. Hallelujah I Love Her So (Live) - SIDE FOUR – POP CLASSICS 24. A Song For You - SIDE FOUR – POP CLASSICS