A Man and His Soul

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A Man and His Soul
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Compilation album by
Ray Charles
Released1967
RecordedVarious
Genre Rhythm and blues, soul
Length79:29
Label ABC 590
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A Man and His Soul is a 1967 compilation of studio and live performances by Ray Charles. The LP version includes an album size booklet containing biographical information, photos, and details on his recordings.

Contents

Track listing

Side 1

  1. "I Can't Stop Loving You" (Don Gibson) – 4:13
  2. "What'd I Say" [Live] (Ray Charles) – 4:30
  3. "Ol' Man River" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein) – 5:33
  4. "One Mint Julep" (Randolph Toombs) – 3:02
  5. "Crying Time" (Buck Owens) – 2:54
  6. "Makin' Whoopee" [Live] (Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson) – 2:16 [1]

Side 2

  1. "Busted" (Harlan Howard) – 2:06
  2. "Takes Two to Tango" (Al Hoffman, Dick Manning) – 3:17
  3. "Ruby" (Mitchell Parish, Heinz Roemheld) – 3:51
  4. "Let's Go Get Stoned" (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson, Josie Armstead) – 2:57
  5. "Cry" (Churchill Kohlman) – 3:31
  6. "Unchain My Heart" (A. Jones, F. James) [2] [3]  – 2:52

Side 3

  1. "Georgia on My Mind" (Stuart Gorrell, Hoagy Carmichael) – 3:37
  2. "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (Frank Loesser) – 4:05
  3. "Worried Mind" (Jimmie Davis, Ted Daffan) – 2.54
  4. "I Chose to Sing the Blues" (Jimmy Holiday, Charles) – 2:28
  5. "I Don't Need No Doctor" (Ashford, Simpson) – 2:29
  6. "Born to Lose" (Frankie Brown) – 3:15

Side 4

  1. "Hit the Road Jack" (Percy Mayfield) – 2:00
  2. "You Are My Sunshine" (Jimmie Davis, Charles Mitchell) – 2:58
  3. "From the Heart" (Charles) – 3:30
  4. "Teardrops from My Eyes" (Toombs) – 3:22
  5. "No Use Crying" (Roy Gaines, Johnny B. Daniels, Freddy Kober) – 3:15
  6. "Chitlin's With Canned Yams" (Charles) – 4:34

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [4] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. ↑ (presumably a typographical error on the album sleeve, as the song is over a minute longer)
  2. ↑ Generally attributed to Bobby Sharp and/or Teddy Powell ASCAP Title Code: 510012201
  3. ↑ [ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ "American album certifications – Ray Charles – A man and his soul". Recording Industry Association of America.


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