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Ray Charles - Anthology Audio CD

A fair review of the Ray Charles "Anthology" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Ray Charles reviews here, or go back to the Ray Charles tabs.

Ray Charles Band: Ray Charles
Title: Anthology
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Release Date: 1990-10-25
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Hit the Road Jack 2: Georgia on My Mind 3: Let's Go Get Stoned 4: I Don't Need No Doctor 5: Hallelujah, I Love Her So 6: One Mint Julep 7: That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day) 8: Unchain My Heart 9: Don't Set Me Free 10: I Can't Stop Loving You 11: Busted 12: Crying Time 13: Cry 14: What'd I Say 15: Here We Go Again 16: I Got a Woman 17: Eleanor Rigby 18: You Are My Sunshine 19: Born to Lose 20: America the Beautiful

Not complete, but a good selection
If you're looking for the early songs he released on Atlantic, you won't find them. This record doesn't have all of Ray's greatest hits, but it does have most of them. But most of the songs you heard on the radio in the 1950's and 1960's are here. There are even a few songs from live album releases which are refreshing changes from the standards. If you're looking for an encyclopedic collection of Ray's works, you have other choices. If you want a one-disk collection which will keep you humming and singing along, this is a good start.

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All Of Ray Charles Greatest Hits
What can you say about Ray Charles other than he is great! Aside from having most of his greatest hits, this album is one of the few that had "Born to Lose", one of my favorite songs.


Anthology
Wonderful! A must have for any fan of Ray Charles. . Also a great gift for
someone that hasn't followed his music.


Facinating but uneven
Listen to such classics as Hit the Road Jack, Let's Go Get Stoned, Unchain My Heart, Don't Set Me Free, I Don't Need No Doctor, Hallelujah I Love Her So, Busted, One Mint Julep, I Got a Woman, You Are My Sunshine (thankfully not delivered in the stupid traditional fashion), America the Beautiful and, of course, What'd I Say. At its best, this Ray Charles retrospective has some of the best stuff you're likely to hear. This brings out why Ray has been dubbed "Genius".
My only problem is that sometimes this collection will lapse into SAP. Songs such as Georgia On My Mind, Crying Time, Cry, Here We Go Again and Born to Lose are all pure, unadaultered SAP. I am sorry. And his cover of Eleanor Rigby is . . . good, loads better than Aretha's anyway, but you're better off with the original.
But the soul outweighs the sap, and Ray was a true genius at his best. So pick this up.
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Essential Collection
"Anthology" leaves the listener hungry for more from Charles' legendary "Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music" CD, but fortunately, Rhino has released that (with bonus tracks) as well. Charles' masterful sides for ABC, Atlantic, and CBS helped change the face of popular music and this CD goes a long way towards proving the case convincingly: "Georgia On My Mind," "America The Beautiful," "Born To Lose," "Hit The Road, Jack," "What'd I Say," "One Mint Julep," have influenced most every musician alive. "Anthology" is the most economical, all-inclusive collection of the output of one of the most important artists of the 20th century.

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