Ray Charles - Ray Sings Basie Swings - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

RAY CHARLES - Come Live With Me (First Vinyl Reissue In Over 50 Years - CD - Come Live With Me represents a creative peak that sounds fresher in 2025 than it may have in 1974. The first album on his Crossover tag, it lives up to the tag's name by showcasing the man's singular ability to cross over to any audience by making songs from any time or genre undeniably his own. Each side of Come Live With Me sets a seamless mood Side 1 is a romantic suite of rich, latenight ballads, while a non-stop soul party is cooking on side 2. This two-sides-of-a-Saturday-night concept let's Ray Charles blend modern sounds and timeless traditions in ways no other artist ever could. Removed from the trappings and tropes of the mid-'70s music scene, and fully restored and remastered in cooperation with the Ray Charles Foundation, Come Live With Me is finally ready to be appreciated as the masterpiece it always was. Album Tracks 1. Till There Was You 2. If You Go Away 3. It Takes So Little Time 4. Come Live with Me 5. Somebody 6. Problems, Problems 7. Where Was He 8. Louise 9. Everybody Sing

The Ray Charles Singers Greatest Hits packs 28 carefully selected performances from the group's classic pop choral repertoire onto one disc in spectacular stereo sound. Includes their major hits Love Me With All Your Heart and Al-Di-La. Led by the 'other' Ray Charles, The Ray Charles Singers backed Perry Como for 35 years on radio, record and television, and pioneered a soft choral sound that transformed traditional pop standards and classic love songs into exquisite, harmony-drenched confections for the ear. The group was easy listening before the term 'easy listening' existed, enveloping their listeners with a chorus of 20 vocalists. This collection contains recordings from The Ray Charles Singers' Command Records era, when they created their best and most successful music. Recorded in glorious stereo and audiophile fidelity by Enoch Light, these songs capture the group at their peak. Album Tracks 1. Love Me with All Your Heart 2. Al-Di-La 3. Hello, Dolly! 4. Sweet Little Mountain Bird 5. Charade 6. Smile 7. I Wish You Love 8. Desafinado (Slightly Out of Tune) 9. I Left My Heart in San Francisco 10. My Love, Forgive Me (Amore, Scusami) 11. Over the Rainbow 12. The Girl from Ipanema 13. Bluesette 14. This Could Be the Start of Something 15. One More Time 16. More 17. Dominique 18. Call Me Irresponsible 19. This Is My Prayer 20. Do You Want to Know a Secret 21. Till the End of Time 22. You Are Never Far Away from Me 23. Real Live Girl 24. The Friendliest Thing 25. On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever) 26. Try to Remember 27. This Is My Song 28. One of Those Songs

In late 1964, ABC-Paramount prepared to Ray Charles Sings For You. The album was assigned catalog number ABC-500, with liner notes and artwork completed. However, the was shelved in favor of issuing Ray Charles Live in Concert in January 1965. As a result, Ray Charles Sings For You remained unreleased, and it's tracks were scattered across various compilations over the years. Now, for the first time ever, this lost album is officially restored and released as the artist originally intended. Featuring tracks like InchMy Baby Don't Dig Me,Inch InchWithout Love (There Is Nothing),Inch and InchWorried Life Blues (Someday Baby).Inch The album's significance lies in it's historical context and the quality of it's performances, offering listeners a glimpse into a prolific period of Charles's career. Album Tracks 1. My Baby Don't Dig Me 2 34 2. Without Love (There Is Nothing) 3 33 3. The Brightest Smile in Town 2 45 4. Hide Nor Hair 3 09 5. My Baby (I Love Her, Yes I Do) 3 00 6. No One 3 05 7. Don't Set Me Free 2 35 8. Something's Wrong 2 49 9. At the Club 2 57 10. Worried Life Blues 2 50 11. Who You Gonna' Love 2 01 12. My Heart Cries for You 2 32