Ray Charles discography

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Ray Charles discography
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Studio albums62
Live albums7
Compilation albums39
Singles127

This is a discography of American musician Ray Charles.

Contents

Overview

Ray Charles first appeared on a Billboard chart in 1949, when — as part of the Maxin Trio with G.D. McKee and Milton Garred — he charted his first single with "Confession Blues." It reached No. 2 on the R&B chart, then called the Most-Played Juke Box Race Records. In 1952, Charles signed with Atlantic Records and went on to top Billboard's pop, country, R&B, jazz, and dance charts. [1] [2]

In the early 1960s, after leaving Atlantic Records to sign with ABC–Paramount, he negotiated for ownership of his own master recordings. He also established his own labels. Tangerine came first, which evolved into CrossOver Records. As a songwriter, Charles penned nearly 200 songs. He also operated his own publishing companies, Tangerine Music and Racer Music.

On the Billboard Hot 100, Charles had 80 hits between 1958 (the year the chart began) and 1990, when "I'll Be Good to You" became his last Hot 100 single, reaching No. 18. His biggest hit, "I Can't Stop Loving You", spent five weeks at No. 1 in 1962. He also topped the Hot 100 with the singles "Hit the Road Jack" and "Georgia on My Mind". [3] Among all acts, he charted the third-most singles on the Hot 100; only Elvis Presley (with 108) and James Brown (91) had more. [1]

On Billboard's R&B chart, Charles had 86 hits, including 11 chart-toppers such as "I've Got a Woman", "What'd I Say (Part 1)", "Hit the Road Jack", and "You Are My Sunshine." [1]

Charles also reached No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart in 1985 with "Seven Spanish Angels", a duet with Willie Nelson. The single appears on Charles' duets album, Friendship , which reached No. 1 on Top Country Albums. His 1962 album, Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music , became his first album to top the Billboard 200. [1]

In 1990, Charles had a No. 1 on the Hot Dance Club Songs chart with "I'll Be Good to You", a collaboration with Quincy Jones and Chaka Khan. [1]

Albums

The Atlantic years

YearAlbumPeak positionsLabel
US
[3]
1957 Ray Charles 35Atlantic
The Great Ray Charles 68
1958 Soul Brothers (with Milt Jackson)
Yes Indeed! 32
Ray Charles at Newport (live)54
1959 What'd I Say 20
The Genius of Ray Charles 17
1960 Ray Charles in Person (live)13
1961 Soul Meeting (with Milt Jackson)
The Genius After Hours 49
The Genius Sings the Blues 73
"—" denotes a releases that did not chart.

The ABC years

YearAlbumPeak positionsCertificationsUS Label
US
[3]
US
R&B

[3]
UK
[4]
1960 The Genius Hits the Road 9ABC
1961 Dedicated to You 11
Genius + Soul = Jazz 4
Ray Charles and Betty Carter 52
1962 Ray Charles Greatest Hits 516
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music 16
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Volume Two 215
  • RIAA: Gold [5]
1963 Ingredients in a Recipe for Soul 2
1964 Sweet & Sour Tears 9
Have a Smile with Me 36
1965 Live in Concert 809
Together Again 116
1966 Crying Time 151
Ray's Moods 527ABC / Tangerine [6]
1967 Ray Charles Invites You to Listen 769
1968 A Portrait of Ray 515
1969 I'm All Yours Baby! 16725
Doing His Thing 17234
1970 My Kind of Jazz 15537Tangerine [7]
Love Country Style 15534ABC / Tangerine
1971 Volcanic Action of My Soul 5216
1972 A Message from the People 5222
Through the Eyes of Love 18643
1973 Jazz Number II 19448Tangerine
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

1973–2004

YearAlbumPeak positionsCertificationsLabel
US
[3]
US
R&B

[3]
US Country
[3]
AUS
[8] [9]
CAN UK
[4]
1974Come Live with Me10634CrossOver [10]
1975Renaissance17534
My Kind of Jazz Part 3 55
1976Porgy and Bess(with Cleo Laine)1383063RCA
1977 True to Life 7823Atlantic
1978 Love & Peace 18135
1979Ain't It So59
1980Brother Ray Is at It Again19340
1983 Wish You Were Here Tonight 29Columbia
1984Do I Ever Cross Your Mind55
Friendship 7518781
The Spirit of Christmas42
1986 From the Pages of My Mind 16
1988 Just Between Us 68
1990 Would You Believe? 61Qwest/Warner Bros.
1993 My World 14553
1996 Strong Love Affair 65
2002Thanks for Bringing Love Around Again17830E-Nate/Welk Music Group; XIII Bis
2004 Genius Loves Company 144118Concord
Celebrates a Gospel Christmas
with The Voices of Jubilation
12143Madacy
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Posthumous albums

YearAlbumPeak positionsLabel
US
[3]
US
R&B

[3]
US Jazz
[1]
CANUK
[4]
2004The Jazz Biography Series7031United Audio
2005 Genius & Friends 3614272142Rhino
2010 Rare Genius: The Undiscovered Masters 19828Concord
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilations

Hundreds of Ray Charles compilations and "Greatest Hits/Best Of" albums have been released and continue to be produced and released by various labels around the world. Some of the more notable compilations include:[ citation needed ]

  • 1958: Ray Charles (Coronet)
  • 1959: The Original Ray Charles (Hollywood)
  • 1959: The Fabulous Ray Charles (Hollywood)
  • 1961: Do the Twist! with Ray Charles (Atlantic) [reissued as The Greatest Ray Charles]
  • 1962: The Ray Charles Story, Volume One (Atlantic)
  • 1962: The Ray Charles Story, Volume Two (Atlantic)
  • 1963: The Ray Charles Story, Volume Three (Atlantic)
  • 1964: The Ray Charles Story, Volume Four (Atlantic)
  • 1967: A Man And His Soul (ABC)
  • 1970: The Best of Ray Charles (Atlantic) (BPI: Silver) [11]
  • 1971: A 25th Anniversary in Show Business Salute to Ray Charles (ABC)
  • 1973: Ray Charles Live (Atlantic)
  • 1978: The Tender Side of Ray Charles (Suffolk Marketing, Inc.)
  • 1980: Heart to Heart (Endeavour) (AUS #46) [8]
  • 1987: Ray Charles – His Greatest Hits, Volume 1/Volume 2 (DCC Compact Classics)
  • 1988: Ray Charles Anthology (Rhino) [1960–1972 ABC material]
  • 1989: Seven Spanish Angels and Other Hits (Columbia)
  • 1990: The Collection (Castle Communications) (AUS #34) [9]
  • 1991: The Classic Years (Castle Communications) (AUS #19) [9]
  • 1991: The Birth of Soul: The Complete Atlantic R&B Recordings 1952–1959 (Atlantic)
  • 1993: Ray Charles – Blues + Jazz (Rhino)
  • 1994: The Best of Ray Charles: The Atlantic Years (Rhino)
  • 1995: Jazz & Blues Collection, Vol. 3 (Charly/Editions Atlas)
  • 1997: Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection (Rhino)
  • 1997: The Complete Swing Time & Down Beat Recordings 1949–1952 (Night Train International)
  • 1998: The Complete Country & Western Recordings, 1959–1986 (Rhino)
  • 1999: Ultimate Hits Collection (Rhino/WEA)
  • 2000: The Very Best of Ray Charles, Volume 1/Volume 2 (Rhino/WEA)
  • 2001: The Definitive Ray Charles (Rhino/WEA) (BPI: Gold) [11]
  • 2002: Ray Charles Sings for America (Rhino)
  • 2003: Ray Charles in Concert (Rhino Handmade)
  • 2004: RAY (Rhino/WEA) (AUS #7) [9] (BPI: Gold) [11]
  • 2004: The Best of Ray Charles Live (Essentials)
  • 2005: Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1952–1959) (Atlantic)
  • 2009: Genius! The Ultimate Ray Charles Collection (Concord)
  • 2011: Singular Genius: The Complete ABC Singles (Concord)
  • 2011: The Complete Early Recordings 1949–1952 (JSP Records)
  • 2017: An Introduction to Ray Charles (Atlantic)
  • 2020: One Two Three Songs
  • 2021: True Genius (Tangerine) 6-CD 'limited edition' boxed set

Singles

Down Beat, Swing Beat, Swing Time releases

1949: The McSon Trio (a.k.a. Maxin Trio and Maxim Trio): [12]

"Confession Blues" reached No. 2 on the U.S. R&B charts.

1949–1953: Ray Charles, The Ray Charles Trio:

"Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand" reached No. 5 on the U.S. R&B charts.
"Kissa Me Baby" reached No. 8 on the U.S. R&B charts.

Atlantic releases

The list of singles below are songs Ray Charles released while on the Atlantic label between 1952 and 1980.

YearSinglePeak positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
[3]
US
R&B

[3]
1952"Roll with My Baby"
b/w "The Midnight Hour" (from The Genius Sings the Blues)
What'd I Say
1953"The Sun's Gonna Shine Again"
b/w "Jumpin' in the Mornin'" (from What'd I Say)
Yes Indeed!
"Mess Around"
b/w "Funny (But I Still Love You)"
3Ray Charles
"Feelin' Sad"
b/w "Heartbreaker" (from Yes Indeed!)
The Genius Sings the Blues
1954"It Should've Been Me"
b/w "Sinner's Prayer" (from Ray Charles)
5The Ray Charles Story (Volume One)
"Don't You Know"
b/w "Losing Hand"
10Ray Charles
"I've Got a Woman" /1
"Come Back"4
1955"This Little Girl of Mine" /9
"A Fool for You"1
"Blackjack" /8Yes Indeed!
"Greenbacks"5Ray Charles
1956"Drown in My Own Tears" /1
"Mary Ann"1
"Hallelujah I Love Her So" /5
"What Would I Do Without You"5Yes Indeed!
"Lonely Avenue"
b/w "Leave My Woman Alone"
6
1957"Ain't That Love"
b/w "I Want to Know" (from Yes Indeed!)
9Ray Charles
"It's All Right"
b/w "Get on the Right Track Baby"
Yes Indeed!
"Swanee River Rock"
b/w "I Want a Little Girl"
3414
1958"Talkin' 'bout You"
b/w "What Kind of Man Are You" (from What'd I Say)
"Yes Indeed"
b/w "I Had a Dream"
"My Bonnie"
b/w "You Be My Baby"
What'd I Say
"Rockhouse (Part 2)"
b/w "Rockhouse (Part 1)"
7914
1959"Night Time Is the Right Time"
b/w "Tell All the World About You" (from What'd I Say)
955The Genius Sings the Blues
"That's Enough"
b/w "Tell Me How Do You Feel"
19What'd I Say
"What'd I Say (Part 1)"
b/w "What'd I Say (Part 2)"
61
"I'm Movin' On"
b/w "I Believe to My Soul"
4011The Genius Sings the Blues
1960"Let the Good Times Roll" /78The Genius of Ray Charles
"Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin'" /9517
"Just for a Thrill"
b/w "Heartbreaker" (from Yes Indeed!)
16
"Tell the Truth"
b/w "Sweet Sixteen Bars" (from The Ray Charles Story (Volume One))
13Do the Twist with Ray Charles
"Come Rain or Come Shine"
b/w "Tell Me You'll Wait for Me"
83The Genius of Ray Charles
"Doodlin' (Part 1)"
b/w "Doodlin (Part 2)"
The Great Ray Charles
1961"Early in the Mornin'"
b/w "A Bit of Soul" (from The Ray Charles Story Volume 4)
The Genius Sings the Blues
"Am I Blue"
b/w "It Should've Been Me" (from The Ray Charles Story (Volume One))
The Genius of Ray Charles
"Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I)"
b/w "I Wonder Who"
The Genius Sings the Blues
1963"Feelin' Sad"
b/w "Carrying That Load" (from The Great Hits of Ray Charles)
113
1964"Talkin' 'bout You""
b/w "In a Little Spanish Town" (from The Ray Charles Story Volume 4)
Yes Indeed!
1968"Come Rain or Come Shine" (Reissue)
b/w "Tell Me You'll Wait for Me"
9830The Genius of Ray Charles
1977"I Can See Clearly Now"
b/w "Anonymous Love"
25True to Life
1978"Game Number Nine"
b/w "A Peace That We Never Before Could Enjoy" (from Love & Peace)
37
"Ridin' Thumb"
b/w "You Forgot Your Memory" (Non-album track)
32Love & Peace
1979"Some Enchanted Evening"
b/w "You 20th Century Fox" (from Love & Peace)
40Ain't It So
"Just Because"
b/w "Love Me or Set Me Free"
78
1980"Compared to What"
b/w "Now That We've Found Each Other"
33Brother Ray Is at It Again!
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

ABC releases

This list below is of songs Ray Charles released on the ABC-Paramount, ABC, and subsidiary Impulse and Tangerine/TRC labels from 1960 to 1973.

YearSingle
Both sides from same album except where indicated
Peak positionsSalesCertificationsAlbum
US
[3]
US R&B
[3]
US AC
[3]
CAN CAN AC UK
[4]
1960"My Baby! (I Love Her, Yes I Do)"
b/w "Who You Gonna Love"
Non-album tracks
"Sticks and Stones"
b/w "Worried Life Blues" (Non-album track)
402Ray Charles' Greatest Hits
"Georgia on My Mind"
b/w "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny"
1324The Genius Hits the Road
"Ruby" /2810Dedicated to You
"Hardhearted Hannah"55
"Them That Got"
b/w "I Wonder"
5810Ray Charles' Greatest Hits
1961"One Mint Julep"
b/w "Let's Go"
81Genius + Soul = Jazz
"I've Got News for You" /668Genius + Soul = Jazz
"I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town"8425Genius + Soul = Jazz
"Hit the Road Jack"
b/w "The Danger Zone"
116Ray Charles' Greatest Hits
"Unchain My Heart" /91
"But on the Other Hand Baby"7210
1962"Baby, It's Cold Outside"
b/w "We'll Be Together Again"
(Both tracks with Betty Carter)
91Ray Charles & Betty Carter
"Hide Nor Hair" /207Non-album tracks
"At the Club"447
"I Can't Stop Loving You" /11111Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
"Born to Lose"4113
"You Don't Know Me" /2519
"Careless Love"6019
"You Are My Sunshine" /71Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, Volume Two
"Your Cheatin' Heart"2923713
1963"Don't Set Me Free" /20937Non-album tracks
"The Brightest Smile in Town"92
"Take These Chains from My Heart" /8735Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, Volume Two
"No Letter Today"105
"No One" /219635Non-album tracks
"Without Love (There Is Nothing)"2915
"Busted" /4321Ingredients in a Recipe for Soul
"Making Believe"102Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, Volume Two
1964"That Lucky Old Sun"
b/w "Old Man Time"
2010Ingredients in a Recipe for Soul
"My Heart Cries for You" /38 [A] 912Non-album track
"Baby, Don't You Cry"39 [A] 7Sweet and Sour Tears
"My Baby Don't Dig Me"
b/w "Something's Wrong"
51 [A] 13Non-album tracks
"A Tear Fell" /50 [A] 13639Sweet and Sour Tears
"No One to Cry To"55 [A] 148
"Smack Dab in the Middle"
b/w "I Wake Up Crying" (Non-album track)
52 [A] 1913Have a Smile with Me
1965"Makin' Whoopee"
b/w "Makin' Whoopee" (Instrumental)
46 [A] 101142Live In Concert
"Cry" /581144Sweet and Sour Tears
"Teardrops from My Eyes"112
"I Gotta Woman" (Part One)
b/w "I Gotta Woman" (Part Two)
79Live in Concert
"Without a Song" (Part 1)
b/w "Without a Song" (Part 2)
112Non-album tracks
"I'm a Fool to Care"
b/w "Love's Gonna Live Here (Swingola)"
842226
"The Cincinnati Kid"
b/w "That's All I Am to You"
11519
1966"Crying Time"
b/w "When My Dreamboat Comes Home" (Non-album track)
651450Crying Time
"Together Again" /191011748Country and Western Meets Rhythm and Blues
"You're Just About to Lose Your Clown"91Crying Time
"Let's Go Get Stoned"
b/w "The Train" (Non-album track)
31157
"I Chose to Sing the Blues"
b/w "Hopelessly" (Non-album track)
322244A Man and His Soul
"Please Say You're Fooling" /643068Ray's Moods
"I Don't Need No Doctor"7245A Man and His Soul
1967"I Want to Talk About You" /98Non-album tracks
"Something Inside Me"112
"Here We Go Again" /1553812Ray Charles Invites You to Listen
"Somebody Ought to Write a Book About It"105Non-album tracks
"In the Heat of the Night"
b/w "Something's Got to Change"
332136
"Yesterday"
b/w "Never Had Enough of Nothing Yet" (Non-album track)
2592444Ray Charles Invites You to Listen
1968"That's a Lie"
b/w "Go On Home"
6411Non-album tracks
"Eleanor Rigby" /3530334536A Portrait of Ray
"Understanding"4613
"Sweet Young Thing Like You" /8357
"Listen, They're Playing My Song"92Non-album track
1969"If It Wasn't for Bad Luck" /
(with Jimmy Lewis)
772166Doing His Thing
"When I Stop Dreaming"11225A Portrait of Ray
"I Didn't Know What Time It Was"
b/w "I'll Be Your Servant" (Non-album track)
1057418I'm All Yours Baby!
"Let Me Love You"
b/w "I'm Satisfied"
942864Non-album tracks
"We Can Make It"
b/w ""I Can't Stop Loving You Baby" (Non-album track)
1013193Doing His Thing
1970"Claudie Mae"
b/w "Someone to Watch over Me"
111Non-album tracks
"Laughin and Clownin"
b/w "That Thing Called Love" (from Doing His Thing)
9818
"If You Were Mine"
b/w "Till I Can't Take It Anymore"
41192665Love Country Style
1971"Don't Change on Me" /361322
"Sweet Memories"275
"Booty Butt"
b/w "Sidewinder"
(Both tracks as The Ray Charles Orchestra)
3613My Kind of Jazz
"Feel So Bad"
b/w "Your Love Is So Doggone Good" (from Love Country Style)
6816Volcanic Action of My Soul
1972"What Am I Living For"
b/w "Tired of My Tears" (Non-album track)
5420
"Look What They've Done to My Song, Ma"
b/w "America the Beautiful"
6525A Message from the People
"Hey Mister"
b/w "There'll Be No Peace Without All Men as One"
11547A Message from the People
1973"I Can Make It Thru the Days (But Oh Those Lonely Nights)"
b/w "Ring of Fire" (From Love Country Style)
8121Through the Eyes of Love
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

CrossOver releases

This list below is of songs Ray Charles released while on the CrossOver label from 1973 to 1976.

YearSinglePeak positionsAlbum
US
[3]
US R&B
[3]
US AC
[3]
CAN CAN AC UK
[4]
1973"Come Live with Me"
b/w "Everybody Sing"
82302030Come Live with Me
1974"Louise"
b/w "Somebody"
77
1975"Living for the City"
b/w "Then We'll Be Home"
9122Renaissance
1976"America the Beautiful"
b/w "Sunshine" (from Renaissance)
98Non-album track
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Columbia releases (all country music)

Listed below are songs Ray Charles released during his Columbia Records tenure which was spent on the country singles chart.

YearSinglePeak positionsAlbum
US Country
[3]
CAN Country
1983"Born to Love Me"2025Wish You Were Here Tonight
"Ain't Your Memory Got No Pride at All"82
"3/4 Time"37
1984"We Didn't See a Thing"
(with George Jones & Chet Atkins)
67Friendship
"Do I Ever Cross Your Mind"50Do I Ever Cross Your Mind
"Rock and Roll Shoes"
(with B.J. Thomas)
1415Friendship
1985"Seven Spanish Angels"
(with Willie Nelson)
11
"It Ain't Gonna Worry My Mind"
(with Mickey Gilley)
1231
"Two Old Cats Like Us"
(with Hank Williams, Jr.)
1418
1986"The Pages of My Mind"3454From the Pages of My Mind
"Dixie Moon"66
1987"A Little Bit of Heaven"76
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other releases

Listed below are songs Ray Charles issued on various labels where the pop and R&B charts are concerned.

YearSinglePeak positions
US
[3]
US R&B
[3]
US AC
[3]
US Dance [3] CAN CAN AC UK Japan
1986"Baby Grand"
(with Billy Joel)
753
1989"Ellie My Love"
(Southern All Stars cover)
403
1990"I'll Be Good to You"
(with Quincy Jones & Chaka Khan)
18130121
1993"A Song for You"104579351223
"Please (You Got That ...)"
(with INXS)
950
2002"Mother"72
2005"You Don't Know Me"
(with Diana Krall)
3821
2006"Walkin' & Talkin'"6
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Billboard Year-end performances

YearSongYear-end
position
1959 "What'd I Say"50
1960 "Georgia on My Mind"78
1961 "Hit the Road Jack"19
"One Mint Julep"60
1962 "I Can't Stop Loving You"2
"You Don't Know Me"54
1963 "Busted"45
"Take These Chains from My Heart"81
1966 "Crying Time"45
1967 "Here We Go Again"80

Video performances

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"Here We Go Again" is a country music standard written by Don Lanier and Red Steagall that first became notable as a rhythm and blues single by Ray Charles from his 1967 album Ray Charles Invites You to Listen. It was produced by Joe Adams for ABC Records/Tangerine Records. To date, this version of the song has been the biggest commercial success, spending twelve consecutive weeks on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number 15.

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<i>Souled Out</i> (Raelets with Ike & Tina Turner album) 1970 compilation album by The Raelets with Ike & Tina Turner

Souled Out is a compilation album by the Raelets with Ike & Tina Turner. The album was released on Ray Charles' Tangerine label in 1970. It is the first album by Charles' girl group, the Raelets who were also his backing vocalists.

<i>Through the Eyes of Love</i> (Ray Charles album) 1972 studio album by Ray Charles

Through the Eyes of Love is a 1972 studio album by American rhythm and blues musician Ray Charles. It was Charles' last release in collaboration with ABC Records and his vanity label Tangerine, founded a decade earlier and has received positive reviews from critics. He followed this with a months-long break from recording and performing, and then moved to a new personal label, CrossOver Records with Decca Records. Only one single was released from this album, "I Can Make It Through the Days ", coming out in 1973 and charting on the Best Soul Singles.

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