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List Price: $5.98 | | Label: Blues Forever
Salesrank: 283222
Released: August 10, 2004 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Ray Charles Sings and Plays the Blues Track Listing:
1. How Long
2. Ray Charles Blues
3. Blues Before Sunrise
4. Honey, Honey
5. All to Myself Alone
6. I'm Going Down to the River
7. Rockin' Chair Blues - Maxin Trio
8. You Always Miss the Water (When the Well Runs Dry)
9. I've Had My Fun (Going Down Slow)
10. Ain't That Fine
11. Someday
12. Let's Have a Ball (Here Am I) - Maxin Trio
13. Sentimental Blues
14. Confession Blues - Maxin Trio
15. Sitting on Top of the World (Now She's Gone)
16. Hey Now
Ray Charles Sings and Plays the Blues Reviews:
These appear to be at least 13 of his 41 songs from 1949-1952. 
2007-04-03 - You can tell by the song titles. There are at minimum, 27 different releases on 24 different labels of his Swing Time & Down Beat Recordings from 1949-1952 when he was 19 to 22 years old. The great beauty of these songs is that he sounds like a man, not a kid and when there's horns they blast. 'I'm Goin' Down To the River' and 'All To Myself Alone' are both so emotional. The first one's a suicide note cuz he lost his love. This is the sweet stuff, before Atlantic Records which is great stuff. This is his earliest material and well worth it. There's apparently 41 to 42 released songs from this period and they appear on 1) The Complete Swing Time & Down Beat Recordings 1949-1952, 2) Ray Charles 45 Great Performances and 3) Mess Around. All three are 2xCD sets. This stuff rocks, in the classic Ray way.
Wonderul Obscure Music
2006-07-27 - This is a great collection of little known tunes by Brother Ray. Recommended for anyone who enjoys Ray's well known works but would like to explore more of his vast catalogue of music. Make special note of 'Hey Now' and his version of The Mississippi Sheiks's 'Sitting On Top of the World'.
