Most Famous Hits

~ Release by Ray Charles (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Barcode: 5032044065306 (cardboard box)
Barcode: 5032044653015 (CD 1)
Barcode: 5032044653022 (CD 2)
Cat. No.: 65301 (CD 1)
Cat. No.: 65302 (CD 2)
Rights Society: mcps
Matrix / Runout: MEDIATEC 65301 010103/01 (CD1)
Matrix / Runout: MEDIATEC 65302 010103/03 (CD2)

Annotation last modified on 2017-11-12 14:22 UTC.

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1See See Rider
cover recording of:
C.C. Rider
lyricist and composer:
Ma Rainey
writer:
Arent
publisher:
Leeds Music Ltd.
2:36
2Lonely Boy
recording of:
Lonely Boy
writer:
John ‘Shifty’ Henry and Jack Lauderdale
2:50
3Hey Now
recording of:
Hey Now
writer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:19
4Goin Down Show
cover recording of:
Goin’ Down Slow
lyricist and composer:
James Burke Oden (blues singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Leeds Music, MCA Music Ltd. and Unichappell Music, Inc.
2:43
5How Long Blues
cover recording of:
How Long, How Long Blues
lyricist and composer:
Leroy Carr
publisher:
Compact Music and MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group)
2:36
6Guitar Blues
recording of:
Guitar Blues
writer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:33
7Ain’t That Fine
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1949)
performer:
The Maxim Trio
recording of:
Ain’t That Fine (in 1949)
lyricist and composer:
Betty Hall Jones
2:17
8Why Did You Go
recording of:
Why Did You Go?
writer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:49
9This Love of Mine
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1949)
performer:
The Maxim Trio
cover recording of:
This Love of Mine (in 1949)
lyricist:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”)
composer:
Sol Parker (songwriter) and Henry Sanicola
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
3:03
10I Love You, I Love You
recording of:
I Love You, I Love You (I Will Never Let You Go)
writer:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
2:40
11Kiss Me Baby
recording of:
Kissa Me Baby (Ray Charles song)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
3:11
12Let Me Hear You Call
recording of:
Let Me Hear You Call My Name
writer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
3:33
13She’s on the Ball
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1950)
performer:
Ray Charles Trio
recording of:
She’s on the Ball (in 1950)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:31
14Baby Let Me Hold You
3:02
15Can’t You See Darling
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1949)
performer:
The Maxim Trio
recording of:
Can’t You See Darling (in 1949)
lyricist and composer:
William York
2:38
16Someday
3:09
▼ CD 2
#TitleRatingLength
1Walkin’ and Talkin’
recording of:
Walkin’ and Talkin’ (To Myself)
writer:
Cliff Jackson (jazz pianist)
3:10
2If I Give You My Love
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1949)
performer:
The Maxim Trio
cover recording of:
If I Give You My Love (in 1949)
lyricist and composer:
William York
2:38
3What Have I Done
recording of:
What Have I Done
lyricist, writer and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:33
4Misery in My Heart
recording of:
Misery in My Heart
writer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
3:05
5A Sentimental Blues
cover recording of:
A Sentimental Blues
lyricist and composer:
William York
32:26
6Honey Honey
recording of:
Honey Honey
lyricist and composer:
Velma Green
2:43
7Blues Before Sunrise
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1949)
performer:
The Maxim Trio
cover recording of:
Blues Before Sunrise (in 1949)
lyricist and composer:
Leroy Carr
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group)
2:49
8I’m Wondering and Wondering
recording of:
I’m Wondering and Wondering
writer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
3:20
9You Never Miss
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1949)
performer:
The Maxim Trio
recording of:
You’ll Always Miss the Water (When the Well Runs Dry) (in 1949)
lyricist and composer:
Rod Andre
42:49
10Let’s Have a Ball
recording of:
Let's Have a Ball (Here I Am)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:33
11Late in the Evening
recording of:
Late in the Evening Blues
writer:
John ‘Shifty’ Henry
3:06
12The Snow Is Falling
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1951)
performer:
Ray Charles and His Orchestra
recording of:
The Snow Is Falling
writer:
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
2:50
13Baby Won’t You Please Come Home
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1951)
performer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
cover recording of:
Baby Won’t You Please Come Home (in 1951)
writer:
Charles Warfield and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
publisher:
Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
2:55
14Don’t Put All Your Dreams in a Basket
recording of:
Don't Put All Your Dreams in One Basket
writer:
Betty Hall Jones and Dorinda Morgan
2:51
15Sittin’ on Top of the World
recording of:
Sittin’ on Top of the World (Chicago blues version by Howlin’ Wolf aka Chester Arthur Burnett)
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
version of:
Sitting on Top of the World (“Now she’s gone, I don’t worry…”)
cover recording of:
Sitting on Top of the World (“Now she’s gone, I don’t worry…”)
writer:
Lonnie Carter and Walter Vinson (performance name for Walter Vinson)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., E. H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Mayfair Music Corp.
2:18
16Back Home
recording of:
Back Home
writer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:32