Have a Smile with Me

Have a Smile With Me
Studio album by Ray Charles
Released	June 1964
Recorded	1964
Genre	R&B, soul, country soul
Label	ABC 495
Producer	Ray Charles
Ray Charles chronology
Sweet & Sour Tears (1964) Have a Smile With Me (1964) Live in Concert (1965)
Alternative cover
1997 Rhino CD re-issue with Ingredients in a Recipe for Soul

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Have a Smile With Me is a 1964 album by Ray Charles. In a reversal of the previous concept album Sweet & Sour Tears , this album is filled with humorous songs.

In 1997, it was packaged together with 1963's Ingredients in a Recipe for Soul (and both sides of the 1965 single "Without a Song") on a two-for-one CD reissue on Rhino with historical liner notes.

Chart performance

The album debuted on Billboard magazine's Top LP's chart in the issue dated August 29, 1964, peaking at No. 36 during a sixteen-week run on the chart. ^[1]

Track listing

Side one

1. "Smack Dab in the Middle" (Charles E. Calhoun) – 3:21
2. "Feudin' and Fightin'" (Al Dubin, Burton Lane) – 2:15
3. "Two Ton Tessie" (Lou Handman, Roy Turk) – 4:00
4. "I Never See Maggie Alone" (Everett Lynton, Henry B. Tisley) – 5:46
5. "Move It On Over" (Hank Williams) – 2:40

Side two

1. "Ma (She's Making Eyes at Me)" (Sidney Clare, Con Conrad) – 3:30
2. "The Thing" (Charles Randolph Grean) – 2:28
3. "The Man with the Weird Beard" (Milton Drake, Al Hoffman, Jerry Livingston) – 3:59
4. "The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane" (Roy C. Bennett, Sid Tepper) – 3:12
5. "Who Cares (For Me)" (Don Gibson) – 2:19

Personnel

• The Ray Charles Orchestra
• Ray Charles – vocals, piano
• The Raelettes – background vocals
• Benny Carter (tracks: A1, A2, B1), Gerald Wilson (tracks: A5, B5), Johnny Parker (tracks: A3, A4, B2, B3, B4) – arrangements

Charts

Chart (1964)	Peak position
US Billboard Top LPs [1]	36

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top LPs, 1955–1972. Record Research. p. 30. Retrieved July 10, 2025.

External links

• Album review at AMG