True Genius
Ray Charles · 2021
3 min · 99 tracks · country · jazz · R&B
A rich tapestry of blues, jazz, and soul that showcases Ray Charles' unparalleled vocal prowess and emotional depth.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- steady progression through themes
- rich emotional vocal delivery
- for nostalgic evenings
- background warmth for gatherings
- live recordings spark joy
Maybe skip if you want
- prefer fast-paced listening
- seek standalone catchy tracks
Where this album fits
- Career context
- Released in September 2021, 'True Genius' arrives during a time when Ray Charles was celebrated as a foundational figure in American music, posthumously influencing countless artists. This compilation highlights his extensive catalog, encapsulating the evolution of his sound from the early days of rhythm and blues to his later gospel-infused works.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Sam Cooke· Otis Redding· Aretha Franklin
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
Disc 1
- 1 Georgia on My Mind
- 2 Them That Got
- 3 Ruby
- 4 Hardhearted Hannah
- 5 One Mint Julep
- 6 I’ve Got News for You
- 7 I’m Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town
- 8 Hit the Road Jack
- 9 Unchain My Heart
- 10 Baby It’s Cold Outside
- 11 Hide nor Hair
- 12 I Can’t Stop Loving You
- 13 You Don’t Know Me
- 14 You Are My Sunshine
- 15 Take These Chains From My Heart
- 16 No One
- 17 Busted
- 18 That Lucky Old Sun
- 19 Baby Don’t You Cry (The New Swingova Rhythm)
- 20 Smack Dab in the Middle
- 21 My Heart Cries for You
- 22 Cry
Disc 2
- 1 Makin’ Whoopie (live)
- 2 Hallelujah I Love Her So (live)
- 3 I’ve Got a Woman (live)
- 4 What’d I Say (live)
- 5 I’m a Fool to Care
- 6 The Cincinnati Kid
- 7 Crying Time
- 8 Together Again
- 9 Let’s Go Get Stoned
- 10 Please Say You’re Fooling
- 11 I Don’t Need No Doctor
- 12 Here We Go Again
- 13 Somebody Ought to Write a Book About It
- 14 In the Heat of the Night
- 15 Yesterday
- 16 Sweet Young Thing Like You
- 17 Eleanor Rigby
- 18 If It Wasn’t for Bad Luck
- 19 I Didn’t Know What Time It Was
- 20 Let Me Love You
- 21 I’m Satisfied
Disc 3
- 1 We Can Make It
- 2 Laughin’ and Clownin’
- 3 If You Were Mine
- 4 Booty Butt
- 5 Feel So Bad
- 6 Your Love Is So Doggone Good
- 7 Something
- 8 America the Beautiful 3:37
- 9 Look What They’ve Done to My Song, Ma
- 10 There’ll Be No Peace Without All Men as One
- 11 Every Saturday Night
- 12 Our Suite
- 13 I Can Make It Thru the Days (But Oh Those Lonely Nights)
- 14 Ring of Fire
- 15 Come Live With Me
- 16 Somebody
- 17 Till There Was You
Disc 4
- 1 Living for the City
- 2 It Ain’t Easy Being Green
- 3 3/4 of the Time
- 4 Summertime
- 5 Take Me Home Country Roads (live)
- 6 Am I Blue? (live)
- 7 I Can See Clearly Now
- 8 How Long Has This Been Going On?
- 9 Let It Be
- 10 Is There Anyone Out There
- 11 Drift Away
- 12 Blues in the Night
- 13 3/4 Time
- 14 Compared to What
Disc 5
- 1 Do I Ever Cross Your Mind
- 2 Two Old Cats Like Us
- 3 Seven Spanish Angels
- 4 Anybody With the Blues
- 5 Baby Grand
- 6 Stranger in My Own Home Town
- 7 Save the Bones for Henry Jones
- 8 Ellie My Love
- 9 I’ll Be Good to You
- 10 A Song for You
- 11 Still Crazy After All These Years
- 12 If I Could
- 13 None of Us Are Free
- 14 Imagine
- 15 Here We Go Again
- 16 The Long and Winding Road
Disc 6
- 1 Alexander’s Ragtime Band
- 2 What’d I Say
- 3 I’ve Had My Fun
- 4 Raelettes Introduction
- 5 Games People Play
- 6 Don’t Change on Me
- 7 I Can’t Stop Loving You
- 8 Marie
- 9 I’ve Got a Woman
Reference: Wikipedia · MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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