Ray Sings, Basie Swings

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Ray Sings, Basie Swings
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Compilation album by
Ray Charles, Count Basie Orchestra
ReleasedOctober 3, 2006 (2006-10-03)
RecordedMid-1970s, February - May 2006
StudioLos Angeles
Genre Soul, jazz, Swing
Label Concord/Hear Music
Producer Gregg Field
Ray Charles chronology
Genius & Friends
(2005)		Ray Sings, Basie Swings
(2006)		 Rare Genius: The Undiscovered Masters
(2010)

Ray Sings, Basie Swings is an album that mixes previously unreleased Ray Charles vocal performances from 1973 with newly recorded instrumental tracks by the contemporary Count Basie Orchestra. [1]

Contents

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Track listing

  1. "Oh, What a Beautiful Morning" (Oscar Hammerstein, Richard Rodgers) – 4:35
  2. "Let the Good Times Roll" (Sam Theard, Fleecie Moore) – 2:57
  3. "How Long Has This Been Going On?" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 6:19
  4. "Every Saturday Night" (Jerry West, Silas Hogan) – 4:05
  5. "Busted" (Harlan Howard) – 2:35
  6. "Crying Time" (Buck Owens) – 3:53
  7. "I Can't Stop Loving You" (Don Gibson) – 4:02
  8. "Come Live with Me" (Felice Bryant, Boudleaux Bryant) – 4:10
  9. "Feel So Bad" (James Johnson, Leslie Temple) – 4:10
  10. "The Long and Winding Road" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 4:04
  11. "Look What They've Done to My Song (Melanie Safka) – 2:51
  12. "Georgia on My Mind" (Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell) – 4:40

Source: [1]

Personnel

Backing vocals

Additional musicians

Technical

Source: [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Tamarkin, Jeff. "Ray Charles: Ray Sings, Basie Swings". AllMusic . Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Ray Sings, Basie Swings - Ray Charles | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
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