Unchain My Heart The Best Of

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

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1I Can't Stop Loving You
cover recording of:
I Can’t Stop Lovin’ You
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson (US songwriter and country musician)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose-Opryland Music Limited (UK), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1958-02-07)
4:13
2Georgia On My Mind
producer:
Sid Feller
bass guitar:
Edgar Willis (bass) (on 1960-03-25)
drums (drum set):
Milton Turner (on 1960-03-25)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1960-03-25)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1960-03-25)
arranger:
Ralph Burns
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1960-03-25)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1960 (number: 16), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 44) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 283)
cover recording of:
Georgia on My Mind (on 1960-03-25)
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)
4.23:38
3Yesterday
bass:
Edgar Willis (bass) (in 1967-01)
organ and piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (in 1967-01)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (in 1967-01)
arranger:
Sid Feller
engineered at:
RPM International Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1967-01)
cover recording of:
Yesterday (original by The Beatles) (in 1967-01)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Northern Songs, Sony/ATV, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney) (from 1965 to present)
2:49
4Take These Chains From My Heart
engineer:
Al Schmitt
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1962-09-07)
background vocals:
The Jack Halloran Singers (on 1962-09-07)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1962-09-07)
conductor:
Marty Paich (on 1962-09-07)
arranger:
Marty Paich
cover recording of:
Take These Chains From My Heart (on 1962-09-07)
writer:
Hy Heath and Fred Rose (songwriter)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1952-10-31)
42:56
5What'd I Say
live 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. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4:30
6Here We Go Again
recording of:
Here We Go Again (Country music standard, popularized by Ray Charles)
lyricist and composer:
Don Lanier (in 1967) and Red Steagall (country) (in 1967)
publisher:
Dirk Music Co. (publisher) (in 1970)
3:19
7Unchain My Heart
producer:
Sid Feller
alto saxophone [alto sax]:
Bennie "Hank" Crawford (on 1961-07-05)
baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
Leroy "Hog" Cooper (saxophonist) (on 1961-07-05)
bass:
Edgar Willis (bass) (on 1961-07-05)
drums (drum set):
Edward "Bruno" Carr (on 1961-07-05)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1961-07-05)
solo tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1961-07-05)
trumpet:
Phillip Guilbeau (on 1961-07-05) and John Hunt (trumpeter) (on 1961-07-05)
background vocals:
The Raelettes (on 1961-07-05)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1961-07-05)
arranger:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
recorded at:
Bell Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-07-05)
cover recording of:
Unchain My Heart (on 1961-07-05)
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Sharp
writer:
Teddy Powell
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and B Sharp Music (owned by Bobby Sharp, for publisher and copyrights use) (in 1987)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
42:50
8Eleanor Rigby
cover recording of:
Eleanor Rigby
written in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1965) and Weybridge, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (from 1965 until 1966)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Maclen Publishing Co. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
written at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1966)
3:00
9Ruby
producer:
Sid Feller
bass guitar:
Edgar Willis (bass) (on 1960-08-23)
drums (drum set):
Irving Cottler (on 1960-08-23)
guitar:
Bill Pittman (on 1960-08-23)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1960-08-23)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1960-08-23)
arranger:
Marty Paich
recorded at:
United Recorders (@ 6050 Sunset Blvd., part of United Western Recorders studio complex 1957–1985) in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1960-08-23)
cover recording of:
Ruby (on 1960-08-23)
orchestrator:
Marty Paich
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
composer:
Heinz Roemheld
publisher:
Miller Music (publisher) (in 1960)
3:52
10Busted
engineer:
Bob Arnold (engineer) and Bill Putnam
producer:
Sid Feller
alto saxophone [alto sax]:
Bennie "Hank" Crawford (on 1963-07-24) and Buddy Pearson (sax player) (on 1963-07-24)
baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
Leroy "Hog" Cooper (saxophonist) (on 1963-07-24)
bass guitar:
Edgar Willis (bass) (on 1963-07-24)
drums (drum set):
Wilbert Hogan (jazz drummer) (on 1963-07-24)
guitar:
Elbert "Sonny" Forriest (on 1963-07-24)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1963-07-24)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
James Clay (on 1963-07-24) and David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1963-07-24)
trombone:
Henderson Chambers (on 1963-07-24), Frederic "Keg" Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1963-07-24), James Harbert (on 1963-07-24) and Julian Priester (on 1963-07-24)
trumpet:
Oliver Beener (trumpeter) (on 1963-07-24), Wallace Davenport (on 1963-07-24) and Phillip Guilbeau (on 1963-07-24)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1963-07-24)
performer:
The Ray Charles Big Band
arranger:
Benny Carter
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1963-07-24)
cover recording of:
Busted (on 1963-07-24)
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard
2:07
11Hit The Road Jack
producer:
Sid Feller
alto saxophone [alto sax]:
Bennie "Hank" Crawford (on 1961-07-05)
baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
Leroy "Hog" Cooper (saxophonist) (on 1961-07-05)
bass:
Edgar Willis (bass) (on 1961-07-05)
drums (drum set):
Edward "Bruno" Carr (on 1961-07-05)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1961-07-05)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1961-07-05)
trumpet:
Phillip Guilbeau (on 1961-07-05) and John Hunt (trumpeter) (on 1961-07-05)
background vocals:
The Raelettes (on 1961-07-05)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1961-07-05) and Margie Hendrix (on 1961-07-05)
arranger:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
recorded at:
Bell Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-07-05)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1961 (number: 6) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 248)
recording of:
Hit the Road Jack (on 1961-07-05)
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)
4.41:59
12Together Again
producer:
Sid Feller
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (in 1965-01)
background vocals:
The Jack Halloran Singers (in 1965-01)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (in 1965-01)
arranger:
Sid Feller
recorded at:
United Recorders (@ 6050 Sunset Blvd., part of United Western Recorders studio complex 1957–1985) in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1965-01)
cover recording of:
Together Again (in 1965-01)
lyricist and composer:
Buck Owens
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation
2:40
13Born To Lose
engineer:
Bill Putnam
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
arranger:
Marty Paich
cover recording of:
Born to Lose
lyricist and composer:
Frankie Brown
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI) (on 1943-05-29)
3:15
14Crying Time
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (in 1965-06)
background vocals:
The Jack Halloran Singers (in 1965-06)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (in 1965-06)
arranger:
Sid Feller
cover recording of:
Crying Time (in 1965-06)
lyricist and composer:
Buck Owens (in 1964)
publisher:
Beachaven Music Corporation and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
42:58
15I Got A Woman
recording of:
I Got a Woman
writer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) and Renald Richard
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Mijac Music, Progressive Music Pub. Co., Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
sub-publisher:
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), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
6:20
16Baby, It's Cold Outside
cover recording of:
Baby, It’s Cold Outside (1948 song by Frank Loesser)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp., Kobalt Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), MPL UK Publishing, 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))
part of:
The 22nd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1949 winner)
4:11
17Makin' Whoopee
cover recording of:
Makin’ Whoopee!
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Walter Donaldson
translator:
Harrie Geelen
publisher:
Beth Dryer Music, Donaldson Publishing Co., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Gilbert Keyes Music Company, Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd., Tobago Music Co. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
6:18
18Let's Go Get Stoned
organ:
Billy Preston (in 1965)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (in 1965)
background vocals:
The Raelettes (in 1965)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (in 1965)
recorded at:
RPM International Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1965)
cover recording of:
Let’s Go Get Stoned (in 1965)
lyricist and composer:
Jo Armstead, Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
3:01
19Makin' Believe
cover recording of:
Making Believe
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Work (Country music singer and songwriter)
2:51
20Don't Set Me Free
producer:
Sid Feller
alto saxophone [alto sax]:
Bennie "Hank" Crawford (on 1963-01-03) and Rudy Powell (on 1963-01-03)
baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
Leroy "Hog" Cooper (saxophonist) (on 1963-01-03)
bass:
Edgar Willis (bass) (on 1963-01-03)
drums (drum set):
Wilbert Hogan (jazz drummer) (on 1963-01-03)
guitar:
Elbert "Sonny" Forriest (on 1963-01-03)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1963-01-03)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1963-01-03) and Harold Vick (on 1963-01-03)
trombone:
Ed Burke (trombonist) (on 1963-01-03), Henderson Chambers (on 1963-01-03), Frederic "Keg" Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1963-01-03) and James Harbert (on 1963-01-03)
trumpet:
Marcus Belgrave (on 1963-01-03), Wallace Davenport (on 1963-01-03), Phillip Guilbeau (on 1963-01-03) and John Hunt (trumpeter) (on 1963-01-03)
background vocals:
The Raelettes (on 1963-01-03)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1963-01-03) and Margie Hendrix (on 1963-01-03)
arranger:
Gerald Wilson (US jazz trumpeter/bandleader/composer/arranger)
recording of:
Don’t Set Me Free
writer:
Teddy Powell and Bobby Sharp
2:35