Ray Charles (album)

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Ray Charles
RayCharlesDebut.jpg
Studio album by
Ray Charles
ReleasedJune 1957, 1962
RecordedMay 17, 1953 - November 27, 1956
GenreR&B
Length38:55
LabelAtlantic 8006[1]
ProducerAhmet Ertegun, Jerry Wexler
Ray Charles chronology
Ray Charles
(1957) 		The Great Ray Charles
(1957)
Alternative cover
re-release cover
re-release cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 stars[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 stars[4]

Ray Charles is the first release on LP by American pianist, vocalist, and band leader Ray Charles.[3] Originally released in 1957 on Atlantic Records, it was re-released as Hallelujah I Love Her So, in 1962.

Many of the tracks had been hit singles for Charles in the preceding years, notably "Mess Around" in 1953, "A Fool for You" and "I Got A Woman" in 1955, "Drown In My Own Tears" and "Hallelujah I Love Her So" in 1956.

Critical reception[]

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]

Track listing[]

All songs written by Ray Charles except as indicated.

Side One

  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

Side Two

  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

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. 2018. p. 127.
  2. ^ "AllMusic Review by Bruce Eder". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 2: MUZE. p. 302.CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 123–124.
  • Atlantic Records 8006
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