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The Genius Hits the Road is a 1960 album by Ray Charles. The concept album focuses on songs written about various parts of the United States. It peaked at number nine on the pop album charts and produced a US #1 single, " Georgia on My Mind ".
"Rainy Night in Georgia" is a song written by Tony Joe White in 1967 and popularized by R&B vocalist Brook Benton in 1970. It was originally released by White on his 1969 album, Continued , on Monument Records, shortly before Benton's hit single was issued.
"If You Don't Know Me by Now" is a song written by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, and recorded by the Philadelphia soul musical group Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes. It became their first hit after being released as a single in September 1972, topping the US R&B chart and peaking at number 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 .
"My First Night Alone Without You" – 3:40 "I Can Make It Through the Days (But Oh Those Lonely Nights)" (Ray Charles, Dee Ervin, and Ruth Robinson) – 3:52 "Someone to Watch Over Me" (George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin) – 3:20 "A Perfect Love" (Paul Williams) – 4:07
In 1953, "Mess Around" became his first small hit for Atlantic; during the next year, he had hits with "It Should've Been Me" and "Don't You Know". [33] He also recorded the songs "Midnight Hour" and "Sinner's Prayer" around this time. Late in 1954, Charles recorded "I've Got a Woman". The lyrics were written by bandleader Renald Richard.
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]
The Genius Sings the Blues is an album by Ray Charles, released in October 1961 on Atlantic Records. [5] The album was his last release for Atlantic, compiling twelve blues songs from various sessions during his tenure for the label. The album showcases Charles's stylistic development with a combination of piano blues, jazz, and southern R&B.
The Genius of Ray Charles is a 1959 Ray Charles album, released in October by Atlantic Records, the seventh album since the debut Ray Charles in 1957. The album consists of swinging pop with big band arrangements. [1] It comprises a first half of big band songs and a second half of string-backed ballads. [4]