The Gold Collection

~ Release by Ray Charles (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

(P) 1997 Proper / Retro
Under exclusive license from RETRO
In association with the
International Jazz & Blues Artists Foundation
Sound Recordings: The Museum of Old Masters, Creative Sounds Inc., Sound Archives

Annotation last modified on 2011-10-05 19:48 UTC.

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Let the Good Times Roll
cover recording of:
Let the Good Times Roll
writer:
Fleecie Moore (in 1946) and Sam Theard (in 1946)
publisher:
Rytvoc, Inc. (ASCAP), Theard Swanson Publishing and Warock Corp.
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
2:36
2Georgia on My Mind
live cover recording of:
Georgia on My Mind (on 1966-10-22)
anthem of:
Georgia, United States (from 1979 to present)
lyricist:
Stuart Gorrell (in 1930)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1930)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI), Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI), Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (from 1930 to present) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (from 1930 to present)
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
arrangement of:
Georgia on My Mind (Solo piano arrangement)
7:30
3I Believe To My Soul
live recording of:
I Believe to My Soul (on 1966-10-22)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher) and Unichappell Music, Inc.
3:48
4Come Rain or Come Shine
live cover recording of:
Come Rain or Come Shine (on 1966-10-22)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1946)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1946)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), S.A. Music Co. and Warner/Chappell Music Scandinavia AB
6:59
5Hallelujah, I Love Her So
live recording of:
Hallelujah, I Love Her So (on 1966-10-22)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Progressive Music (publisher), Unichappell Music and Unichappell Music, Inc.
recording of:
Hallelujah, I Love Her So
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Progressive Music (publisher), Unichappell Music and Unichappell Music, Inc.
3:23
6Alexander’s Ragtime Band
live cover recording of:
Alexander’s Ragtime Band (on 1966-10-22)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1911)
publisher:
Williamson Music, Inc.
2:35
7I’m Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town
live cover recording of:
I’m Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town (on 1966-10-22)
writer:
Roy Jordan and William Weldon (blues slide guitar player)
publisher:
MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996)
5:15
8Hit the Road Jack
live recording of:
Hit the Road Jack (on 1966-10-22)
lyricist and composer:
Percy Mayfield
publisher:
Tangerine Music, Tangerine Music Corp. and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
2:38
9Margie
cover recording of:
Margie (aka “My Little Margie”)
lyricist:
Benny Davis (US vaudeville performer and songwriter) (in 1920)
composer:
Con Conrad (in 1920) and J. Russel Robinson (in 1920)
2:34
10I Wonder
live cover recording of:
I Wonder (on 1966-10-22)
writer:
Cecil Gant and Raymond Leveen
publisher:
Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
is based on:
I Wonder
3:57
11What’d I Say
recording of:
What’d I Say
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Mijac Music, MUAC Music, Progressive Music (publisher), Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corporation, publisher; do NOT use as release label)
6:22
12All to Myself Alone
recording of:
All to Myself Alone
writer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:02
13Ain’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
2:18
14Hey Now
recording of:
Hey Now
writer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:19
15Ray Charles Blues
recording of:
Ray Charles Blues
writer:
William York
publisher:
New Town Sound Ltd.
2:35
16Sitting 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.
2:19
17I’m Glad for Your Sake
cover recording of:
I’m Glad for Your Sake (But I’m Sorry for Mine)
writer:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) and Peter Tinturin
2:47
18They’re Crazy About Me
recording of:
They're Crazy About Me
writer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:21
19Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand
recording of:
Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
3:08
20Snow 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
2:51
▼ CD 2
#TitleRatingLength
1Baby 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!)
2:54
2The Ego Song
recording of:
Th’ego Song
writer:
Lloyd Glenn
2:20
3You Always Miss the Water (When the Well Runs Dry)
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
42:48
4I Will Not Let You Go
recording of:
I Will Not Let You Go (Ray Charles song)
2:44
5What Have I Done?
recording of:
What Have I Done
lyricist, writer and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:36
6C.C. Rider
2:36
7Going Down Slow
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.
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.
2:18
8Honey, Honey
recording of:
Honey Honey
lyricist and composer:
Velma Green
2:43
9Can’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
2:41
10I Wonder Who’s Kissing Her Now?
cover recording of:
I Wonder Who’s Kissing Her Now
lyricist:
Frank R. Adams (American author, screenwriter, composer & newspaper reporter) and Will M. Hough
composer:
Joseph E. Howard and Harold Orlob
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946) and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
2:24
11She’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)
2:32
12If 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
13I’m Going Down to the River
recording of:
I'm Going Down to the River
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
3:00
14Let’s Have a Ball
recording of:
Let's Have a Ball (Here I Am)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:28
15A Sentimental Blues
cover recording of:
A Sentimental Blues
lyricist and composer:
William York
32:26
16I Used to Be So Happy
recording of:
I Used to Be So Happy
writer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:52
17Rockin’ Chair Blues
recording of:
Rockin’ Chair Blues
lyricist and composer:
William York
2:48
18This 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)
3:07
19St. Pete’s Blues
2:39
20Blues Is My Middle Name
recording of:
Blues Is My Middle Name
writer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
3:11

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ASIN:US: B000005RHX [info]