Volcanic Action of My Soul

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Volcanic Action of My Soul
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1971
StudioRPM/Tangerine Studios, Los Angeles, California
Genre R&B, soul
Length39:32
Label ABC/Tangerine
Producer Joe Adams
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Volcanic Action of My Soul is a studio album by American singer and pianist Ray Charles. It was released in April 1971 by Tangerine Records.

Contents

Track listing

Side 1
  1. "See You Then" (Jimmy Webb) – 4:19
  2. "What Am I Living For" (Art Harris, Fred Jay) – 3:36
  3. "Feel So Bad" (James Johnson, Leslie Temple) – 3:14
  4. "The Long and Winding Road" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 3:04
  5. "The Three Bells" (Bert Reisfeld, Jean Villard) – 4:19
Side 2
  1. "All I Ever Need Is You" (Eddie Reeves, Jimmy Holiday) – 4:00
  2. "Wichita Lineman" (Jimmy Webb) – 4:03
  3. "Something" (George Harrison) – 4:00
  4. "I May Be Wrong (but I Think You're Wonderful)" (Henry Sullivan, Harry Ruskin) – 2.59
  5. "Down In The Valley" (Traditional) – 4:35

Personnel

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References

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  2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Ray Charles: Volcanic Action of My Soul". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   0899190251 . Retrieved December 22, 2018.
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