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Released | 1957, 1962 | |||
Recorded | May 17, 1953 - November 27, 1956 | |||
Genre | Soul, R&B | |||
Length | 41:30 | |||
Label | Atlantic 8006 [1] | |||
Producer | Ahmet Ertegun, Jerry Wexler | |||
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Ray Charles is the debut studio album by American pianist,vocalist,and band leader Ray Charles. [3] Originally released in June 1957 on Atlantic Records,it was re-released under the title Hallelujah I Love Her So in 1962.
Although routinely identified as a debut album,Ray Charles could more accurately be identified as a greatest hits compilation,as all tracks had been previously issued and no fewer than 11 of its 14 tracks had been top 10 hits on the R&B chart between 1953 and 1957. In order,they were:"Mess Around" (#3,1953),"Don't You Know" (#10,1954),"I Got a Woman" (#1,1955),"Come Back" (#4,1955),"This Little Girl of Mine" (#9,1955),"A Fool for You" (#1,1955),"Greenbacks" (#5,1955),"Drown in My Own Tears" (#1,1956),"Mary Ann" (#1,1956),"Hallelujah I Love Her So" (#5,1956) and "Ain't That Love" (#9,early 1957).
The three remaining tracks ("Funny (But I Still Love You)","Sinner's Prayer" and "Losing Hand") were non-charting B-sides originally issued in 1953-54. No tracks were recorded specifically for an album release.
The Rolling Stone Album Guide thought that "lesser tunes like 'Funny but I Still Love You' and 'Losing Hand' are just as interesting" as the hits. [4]
All music is composed by Ray Charles, except where indicated.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Ain't That Love" | 2:51 | |
2. | "Drown in My Own Tears" | Henry Glover | 3:21 |
3. | "Come Back Baby" | 3:06 | |
4. | "Sinner's Prayer" | Lloyd Glenn, Lowell Fulson | 3:24 |
5. | "Funny (But I Still Love You)" | 3:15 | |
6. | "Losing Hand" | Charles E. Calhoun | 3:14 |
7. | "A Fool for You" | 3:03 | |
Total length: | 22:14 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Hallelujah I Love Her So" | 2:35 | |
2. | "Mess Around" | A. Nugetre | 2:40 |
3. | "This Little Girl of Mine" | 2:33 | |
4. | "Mary Ann" | 2:48 | |
5. | "Greenbacks" | Renald Richard | 2:52 |
6. | "Don't You Know" | 2:57 | |
7. | "I Got a Woman" | Ray Charles, Renald Richard | 2:51 |
Total length: | 19:16 |
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