Ray Charles - Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection (Audio CD - 09/16/1997) [Box Set]

As the first comprehensive, multi-label box set assembled on Ray Charles, the five-disc, 102-song Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection is an extensive overview of one of the greatest musicians of the 20th century. Charles produced a body of work so rich and diverse that even five CDs only scratches the surface of his accomplishments. None of his instrumentals are on Genius & Soul, nor are his jazz and traditional pop efforts spotlighted. Instead, the box traces the evolution of his career, as he moves from an R&B pioneer to a mainstream pop crooner to a country-pop vocalist to a contemporary soul singer. Charles was a gripping, captivating vocalist, capable of making even bland music sound vital, but the fact is, his '70s and '80s recordings pale in comparison to his seminal '50s and '60s sides. Which means that the set becomes less compelling as it reaches the fifth disc, but the first three and a half discs are filled with timeless music that remains exciting, vital and altogether wondrous.

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TRACK LISTINGS

Disc: 1
1. Confession Blues - The Maxin Trio
2. Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand - Ray Charles Trio
3. Kissa Me Baby
4. It Should've Been Me
5. Don't You Know
6. Come Back Baby
7. I've Got A Woman
8. A Fool For You
9. This Little Girl Of Mine
10. Blackjack
11. Greenbacks
12. Drown In My Own Tears
13. Hallelujah I Love Her So
14. Lonely Avenue
15. Leave My Woman Alone
16. Ain't That Love
17. Swanee River Rock
18. My Bonnie
19. Rockhouse Parts 1 & 2
20. (Night Time Is) The Right Time
21. What'd I Say Parts l & ll
22. Tell The Truth
23. I Believe To My Soul
24. Don't Let The Sun Catch You Cryin'

Disc: 2
1. Let The Good Times Roll
2. Come Rain Or Come Shine
3. Tell The Truth
4. Drown In My Own Tears
5. I'm Movin' On
6. My Baby! (I Love Her, Yes I Do)
7. Sticks And Stones
8. I Wonder
9. Georgia On My Mind
10. Them That Got
11. Ruby
12. Hardhearted Hannah
13. I've Got News For You
14. One Mint Julep
15. I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town
16. Hit The Road Jack
17. The Danger Zone
18. Unchain My Heart
19. But On The Other Hand Baby
20. Baby, It's Cold Outside - Ray Charles/Betty Carter
21. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye - Ray Charles/Betty Carter
22. At The Club

Disc: 3
1. Hid 'Nor Hair
2. I Can't Stop Loving You
3. Bye Bye, Love
4. Born To Lose
5. You Don't Know Me
6. You Are My Sunshine
7. Your Cheating Heart
8. Take These Chains From My Heart
9. The Brightest Smile In Town
10. Without Love (There Is Nothing)
11. Busted
12. That Lucky Old Sun
13. Ol' Man River
14. Smack Dab In The Middle
15. Makin' Whoopee
16. Without A Song (Parts 1 & 2)
17. The Cincinnati Kid
18. Crying Time
19. Let's Go Get Stoned
20. I Chose To Sing The Blues
21. Together Again
22. I Don't Need No Doctor

Disc: 4
1. Eleanor Rigby
2. Yesterday
3. Understanding
4. Drifting Blues
5. Here We Go Again
6. In The Heat Of The Night
7. Gee, Baby Ain't I Good To You
8. I Didn't Know What Time It Was
9. If It Wasn't For Bad Luck - Ray Charles/Jimmy Lewis
10. We Can Make It
11. Con't Change On Me
12. Feel So Bad
13. Look What They've Done To My Song, Ma
14. Spirit In The Dark (Reprise) - Ray CharlesAretha Franklin
15. Booty Butt
16. I Can Make It Thru The Days (But Oh Those Lonely..
17. Rainy Night In Georgia
18. America The Beautiful/(Hidden Track)Coca Cola Commercial

Disc: 5
1. Living For The City
2. Till There Was You
3. Am I Blue
4. How Long Has This Been Going On
5. The Jealous Kind
6. Is There Anyone Out There?
7. Don't You Love Me Anymore?
8. One Of These Days
9. Seven Spanish Angels - Ray Charles/Willie Nelson
10. We Didn't See A Thing - Ray Charles/George Jones
11. Two Old Cats Like Us - Ray Charles/Hank Williams, Jr.
12. Shake Your Tallfeather - Ray Charles/The Blues Brothers
13. I'll Be Good To You - Quincy Jones
14. That's Where It's At - Lou Rawls/Ray Charles
15. A Song For You
16. Still Crazy After All These Years/(Hidden Track)Olympia Beer Commercial