Ray Charles (album)

Ray Charles
Studio album by Ray Charles
Released	1957, 1962
Recorded	May 17, 1953 - November 27, 1956
Genre	R&B
Length	38:55
Label	Atlantic 8006
Producer	Ahmet Ertegün, Jerry Wexler
Ray Charles chronology
Ray Charles (1957) The Great Ray Charles (1957)
Alternative cover
re-release cover

Ray Charles is Ray Charles' 1957 debut album for Atlantic Records. It was re-released as Hallelujah I Love Her So in 1962. It should be noted that many of the tracks had been hit singles for Ray Charles in the preceding years, notably Mess Around in 1953, A Fool For You and I Got A Woman in 1955, Drown In My Own Tears, Lonely Avenue and Hallelujah I Love Her So in 1956.

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Track listing

All songs written by Ray Charles except as indicated.

1. "Ain't That Love" – 2:51
2. "Drown in My Own Tears" (Henry Glover) – 3:21
3. "Come Back Baby" – 3:06
4. "Sinner's Prayer" (Lloyd Glenn, Lowell Fulson) – 3:24
5. "Funny (But I Still Love You)" – 3:15
6. "Losing Hand" (Charles E. Calhoun) – 3:14
7. "A Fool for You" – 3:03
8. "Hallelujah I Love Her So" – 2:35
9. "Mess Around" (A. Nutegre) – 2:42
10. "This Little Girl of Mine" – 2:33
11. "Mary Ann" – 2:48
12. "Greenbacks" (Renald Richard) – 2:52
13. "Don't You Know" – 2:57
14. "I Got a Woman" (Charles, Richard) – 2:54

Personnel

• Ray Charles - vocals, piano
• The Ray Charles Orchestra - instrumentation
• Jerry Wexler - producer

References

• Atlantic Records 8006
• Cover - Marvin Israel