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Media Type: CD
Artist: CHARLES,RAY
Title: VERY BEST OF RAY CHARLES
Street Release Date: 03/14/2000
<Domestic or Import: Domestic
Genre: BLUESAmazon.com
Hard as it is to go wrong when shopping for a Brother Ray package, some career-spanning compilations bundle the decades better than others. Count this one, true to its title, among the very best. The track sequencing is straight-up chronological, opening with 1954’s groundbreaking blues and gospel mingling “I’ve Got a Woman.” From there it charges through the late-’50s Atlantic era, rounding up classic singles like “Hallelujah (I Love Her So),” “(Night Time Is) The Right Time,” and “What’d I Say.” By the time the disc lands us in the ’60s, the Genius has saddled up to explore his country side, turning in such popular-music-altering hits as “Georgia on My Mind” and “I Can’t Stop Loving You.” A final cut jumps into the ’80s for the Willie Nelson duet “Seven Spanish Angels,” leaving the listener with a solid–and deeply satisfying–sense of Charles’ bold artistic wanderings. All that’s missing is his soul-dunked rendition of “America the Beautiful.” -Tammy La Gorce
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I bought it as a gift, not my kind of music.
Rating: 3 / 5
Georgia on My Mind is the reason I purchased this C.D. Enough said!
Rating: 5 / 5
Have always loved Ray Charles’ music. His music is the greatest. Love his sound.
Rating: 5 / 5
THIS IS ONE OF THE GREATEST GENIUSES OF ALL TIME. I LOVE RAY CHARLES ESPECIALLY HIS MUSIC. HE WAS IMMENSELY TALENTED. THANKS FOR ALL OF THE GOOD MUSIC. I LOVE THIS ALBUM IT CONTAINS ALL OF MY FAVORITES BY RAY IT DOESN’T CONTAIN “AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL”. I THINK THAT RAY SINGS THE BEST VERSION OF “AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL” THANKS SO MUCH RAY FOR SUCH BEAUTIFUL MUSIC THANKS SO MUCH FOR REPRESENTING THE BLACK RACE IN A GREAT WAY AND THANKS FOR BEING ONE OF THE BEST ARTISTS AND DOING IT VERY WELL. MY FAVORITE SONG FROM RAY IS THE NIGHT TIME IS THE RIGHT TIME. I FIRST HEARD THIS SONG ON THE COSBY SHOW ; WHEN THE CAST HAD PERFORMED THE SONG FOR THE GRANDPARENTS AT AN ANNIVERSARRY DINNER AND HAVE LOVED THE SONG EVER SINCE. I LOVE ALL OF THE SONGS ON THIS ALBUM. MY FAVORITE SONGS ON HERE ARE GEORGIA ON MY MIND,THE NIGHT TIME IS THE RIGHT TIME, HIT THE ROAD JACK, WHAT I’D SAY, AND MANY OTHER GREAT SONGS. THIS IS A PERFECT CD IT JUST DOESN’T HAVE “AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL”. WHAT A GREAT CD TO OWN AND I RECOMMEND THIS CD TO ANY RAY CHARLES FAN.
Rating: 5 / 5
I was very satisfied with the product and service.
Rating: 4 / 5