Ray Charles (debut album)

Presented here is Ray Charles' sensational debut LP. The album includes singles dating back as far as 1953, during Charles' most inspired years. 

The pieces on this recording – most of them written by Charles himself – feature a virtual who's who of fabulous musicians, such as Sam "The Man" Taylor (tenor saxophone), Cecil Payne (baritone saxophone), Joe Bridgewater (trumpet), Mickey Baker (guitar), Paul Best (bass), and Panama Francis (drums), among others. Included are perennial hits such as "I've Got a Woman", "Hallelujah I Love Her So", "Ain't That Love", "Mary Ann", "A Fool for You", and "Drown in My Own Tears”.

Tracklist

A1    Ain't That Love
A2    Drown In My Own Tears
A3    Come Back Baby
A4    Sinner's Prayer
A5    Funny (But I Still Love You)
A6    Losing Hand
A7    Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I)
A8    Hit The Road Jack

B1    A Fool For You
B2    Hallelujah I Love Her So
B3    Mess Around
B4    This Little Girl Of Mine
B5    Mary Ann
B6    Greenbacks
B7    Don't You Know
B8    I've Got A Woman
B9    I Believe To My Soul