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"Mary Ann" is a song written and performed by Ray Charles and released in 1956 as a single on the Atlantic Records label. It was the fourth Ray Charles song to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Best Selling Rhythm & Blues chart. The song is set to a Latin beat, but switches into a swing rhythm, an alternation that adds fun for the dancers. [1]
Following this formula, RCA paired "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind" with another re-recorded single--"I Will Always Love You", from the Best Little Whorehouse in Texas soundtrack album [4] —previously released on Parton's 1974 album Jolene. Released on July 12, 1982, the double-A side was well-received.
Wish You Were Here Tonight is an album by the American musician Ray Charles, released in 1983. [1] [2] Charles shot videos for the title track and "3/4 Time"; both were nominated for American Video Awards. [3] "Born to Love Me" was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Country Vocal Performance, Male". [4]
Genius Loves Company is the final studio album by rhythm and blues and soul musician Ray Charles, posthumously released August 31, 2004, on Concord Records. [1] Recording sessions for the album took place between June 2003 and March 2004. [2]
Ray Charles Robinson [a] (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist.He is regarded as one of the most iconic and influential musicians in history, and was often referred to by contemporaries as "The Genius".
"Do I Ever Cross Your Mind" 50 — Do I Ever Cross Your Mind "Rock and Roll Shoes" (with B.J. Thomas) 14 15 Friendship: 1985 "Seven Spanish Angels" (with Willie Nelson) 1 1 "It Ain't Gonna Worry My Mind" (with Mickey Gilley) 12 31 "Two Old Cats Like Us" (with Hank Williams, Jr.) 14 18 1986 "The Pages of My Mind" 34 54 From the Pages of My Mind ...
According to Stephen Thomas Erlewine, the album was "a big hit, really the last genuine hit when Charles was alive", as well as "the pinnacle of his '80s country-pop records, the one where Ray truly captured the sound of the era". [1] It was later reissued by Columbia as Ray Charles and Friends' Super Hits. [5]
From the Pages of My Mind is an album by the American musician Ray Charles, released in 1986. [1] [2] It was Charles's final album dedicated to country music. [3] From the Pages of My Mind peaked at No. 16 on the Top Country Albums chart. [4] "Class Reunion" was released as a single. [5]